Japan Media Arts Festival 1997-2022: 25 Years of History

---------- The first Japan Media Arts Festival, organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, was held in 1997, and will conclude in 2022. This 800-page record showcases media arts that have developed alongside the development of digital technology, tracing its growth into an international festival.

[Jury Discussion/Interview] ・Art Division: Hiroshi Harashima (Researcher/Chair of the 4th-6th Jury Committee/Jury Committee Member of the 10th-12th Jury Committee) x Tomoe Moriyama (Media Arts Curator/Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo/Jury Committee Member of the 20th-22nd Jury Committee) ・Entertainment Division: Gavin Ito (Editor/Creative Director/Jury Committee Member of the 14th-16th Jury Committee) x Sayawaka (Writer/Narrative Critic/Jury Committee Member of the 24th-25th Jury Committee) ・Animation Division: Ryusuke Hikawa (Anime/Special Effects Researcher/Jury Committee Member of the 14th-16th Jury Committee) x Ryota Fujitsu (Anime Critic/Jury Committee Member of the 25th Jury Committee) ・Manga Division: Machiko Satonaka (Manga Artist/Jury Committee Member of the 1st-3rd Jury Committee (Animation and Manga Divisions), 7th-9th Jury Committee) ・Manga Division: Shima Kadokura (Writer/Jury Committee Member of the 19th-21st Jury Committee)

[Winner Interview] ・Art Division: Kimoto Keiko (Artist/10th Art Division Grand Prize) ・Art and Entertainment Divisions: Daito Manabe (Artist/15th Art Division Excellence Award, etc.) x Motoi Ishibashi (Engineer/15th Art Division Excellence Award, etc.) ・Entertainment Division: Fumito Ueda (Game Designer/21st Entertainment Division Grand Prize, etc.) ・Animation Division: Masaaki Yuasa (Animation Director/8th, 14th, 21st, and 24th Animation Division Grand Prize, etc.) ・Animation and Manga Divisions: Haruko Kuno (Artist/17th Animation Division Newcomer Award, 21st Manga Division Newcomer Award, etc.) ・Manga Division: Naoki Urasawa (Manga Artist/1st, 6th, and 9th Manga Division Excellence Award, etc.) ・Award-winning Artist Index ・Event Overview for the 1st through 25th Competitions / Related Projects (Overseas Expansion / Domestic Expansion / Media Arts Creator Development Support Project) ・Application Status for the 1st through 25th Competitions