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The 9th Creator's World - The Leading Creators of the Next Generation
The "Creator's World" held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair promotes the leading creators of the next generation and supports their career to help them succeed in the major field. It offers business opportunities to highly talented creators including the anime award winners and young creators actively at work in the animation industry.
Through the past Creator's World held eight times so far, in which a total of eighty-nine individuals/groups of creators participated, they were able to extend their business acquaintance with buyers, productions and anime-related companies from Japan and abroad.
In the ninth Creator's World this year, a total of eight creators are participating for the first time, who have been enthusiastically engaged in their production and activities.
At the booths, each creator will put his/her works on the screen and exhibit projects.
Turn your attention at any cost to the "Creator's World" where creators themselves will conduct presentations and propose their abundant and multifarious contents.
Creator
Ai Ikegaya
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©Ai Ikegaya |
■Catch Copy: Slipping into children's mind ■Main Technique: FLASH / 2D ■Field of Work: Animation / Character / Illustration / Web contents / Cell phone contents ■Profile: 1979 Born in Shizuoka prefecture. 2004 Graduated from the College of Art and Design at the Musashino Art University majored in Imaging Arts and Sciences. Started to produce animations based on illustrator and flash while at college. 2009 Won a prize at Shizuoka Digital Contents Grand prix. 2009 Won a prize at NHK Mini-Mini Movie Award 2010 Won G-mode prize at Tokyo Contents Market. ■Contents of Exhibits: My new and earlier works of the rabbit gentleman series will be mainly exhibited and screened. In addition, storyboards and character settings from my earlier works and a new work "Starving Waitress" will also be shown and exhibited. ■PR Comment: I am producing classical and somewhat eccentric animations which amuse you at a glance and catch your attention as you watch it for a moment. From a storyboard through editing I consistently produce my works including short animations, eyecatches for TV programs, CM animations and character productions. I aim to animate my characters in a way which enables viewers to see through the character's personality and feelings and imagine the world beyond. ■URL = http://gaya-anime.com/ |
irodori
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©irodori |
■Catch Copy: 2x3=6 animations which reach up to stories ! ■Main Technique: 3D / 2D ■Field of Work: Animation / Character / Illustration / Game / Background arts ■Profile: Represented by: Tatsuki Omoto Tatsuki Omoto, the representative. Born in Kyoto and resides in Tokyo. After graduating from the Kyoto University of Art and Design in 2007, got involved in the production of animations at Sunrise Ogikubo Studio. Started irodori while at college aiming to create continuous original animations. Currently five extremely enthusiastic creators are at work. Since each member is engaged in his own work such as animations, games and background arts, we work on our productions in our spare moments. We think that "our work is valuable only when people have fun watching it," so we keep uploading our works to the video sharing website. Of all our works uploaded, the "glasses" which we renewed twelve times had an access of over 100,000 times, and was well received also at such events like the Indies Anime Festa and DoGA CG Anime Contest. We also make each of our works available on DVD for sales. ■Contents of Exhibits: We will exhibit our previous works and the latest one as well as the settings, storyboards and production tools behind the finished works. We will also give a demonstration of animations! … perhaps. ■PR Comments: - We love to create stories and characters. - We love to express using cells by mixing 3D with 2D. - We have production techniques on a commercial basis as well as passion for individual production. - We are omnivorous creators full of curiosity and are willing to work at any tasks with delight. - Each member has been growing at all times through the work in the respective field. - We love to talk about creating things. ■URL = http://www.iro-dori.jp/ |
Gaku Kinoshita
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©Gaku Kinoshita |
■Catch Copy: Always over 100%! Major Awards |
happyproject
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©2011 happyproject,inc. |
■Catch Copy: Peculiar characters & amusing animations ■Main Technique: 3D / 2D / Puppet Animation / Live action compositing ■Field of Work: Animation / Character / Illustration / Game / Web contents / TVCM ■Profile: Represented by: Kiminori Tanoue happyproject is a design company based in Fukuoka, mainly engaged in TVCM, CG parts of motion pictures and character design. In spare moments from our work, we make original animations and characters and release them on our website and You Tube to expand our sphere of activity! ■Contents of Exhibits: The original animations, "Fruity Samurai," "Baban ga Panda" and "Dokkan Bunny" as well as the actual result of our work and original characters will be exhibited. ■PR Comment: We are a group skillfully handling TVCM and CG parts of motion pictures' VFX and animations as well as the planning and production of CG animations. We release the original contents irregularly, just like bringing our own handmade lunch, by adding an amusing story to a peculiar character drawn by Kiminori Tanoue, the representative of the group. Taking this opportunity of exhibiting our works, we hope to extend the field of our work as a character contents maker. ■URL = http://www.happyproject.jp http://www.chalab.jp |
PICOGRAPH
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©PICOGRAPH |
■Catch Copy: Creative Colony ■Main Techniques: 2D / 3D ■Field of Work: Animation / Character / Illustration / Planning, Directing and Scriptwriting ■Profile: Represented by: Ota Makoto Established in 2001, it currently consists of four members who are all graduates of the Hokkaido University of Education majored in fine arts. Based in Hokkaido, we've been engaged in producing animations such as TVCF and PV. In 2007 our original animation "TAILENDERS" was appointed as the fifth term candidate by ANIME INNOVATION TOKYO. Having been screened at the 4th Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market, in January 2011 the animation on Blu-ray and DVD went on the market by Kadokawa Group Publishing. In 2010 "A Great War of Spirits, Totemia" which was a project to produce animation along with the original transforming toys won a Judging Committee Special Prize at the TCM Award 2010. ■Contents of Exhibits: Our latest work will be presented, and the original animation plan will be exhibited. ■PR Comment: We have an operation system taking advantage from the merits of both "individual production" and "team production." Each member individually has a work such as illustration, comics, DTP design, Web design, production of transforming toy models and lecturering at a vocational school, and when working as a team, each takes charge of a field of one's specialty. We suit our manner of production, handwriting and 3D, efficiently and effectively at all times in order to maintain both the quality of our work and our labor saving efforts. ■URL = http://www.picograph.com/ |
Yuko Miyajima
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©Yuko Miyajima |
■Catch Copy: Expressing lights, shadows and nostalgia by stop motion animations Awards (A man raking up fallen leaves) |
JUNICHI YAMAMOTO / falcon-one
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©JUNICHI YAMAMOTO |
■Catch Copy: From planning/scriptwriting to production of 2D/3D animations ■Main Technique: 2D / 3D / Live action compositing ■Field of Work: Animation / Character / Illustration / Comics ■Profile: Born in 1985 in Fukuoka. In 2005 entered the Department of Visual Communication Design, School of Design at the Kyushu University. Learned designing, live action, hand-drawn animations and the overall 3DCG. In 2009 entered the Graduate School of Design at the Kyushu University majored in Design Strategy. While in school, I produced original animations and accepted orders to make them. ■Contents of Exhibits: My previous works and commercial works will be screened, and the material such as storyboards will be exhibited. My new original animation "Anemone" will be released. On the public days goods such as postcards will be on sale. ■PR Comment: I am capable of creating not only short stories but long ones, and am good at using 2D hand-drawn animation together with 3DCG animation. I can also change my style and design complying with a request. Also, I can direct both the individual and team production of animations. ■URL = http://falcon-one.net/ |
Soubi Yamamoto
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©Soubi Yamamoto |
■Catch Copy: Never mind even if it's painful and hopeless Main Awards: |
