Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition
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The Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition is a major international short film awards ceremony, run by the Akira Kurosawa Foundation. Since the inaugural 2004-2005 competition, the Grand Prix and numerous other prizes have been awarded on an annual basis.
[edit] 2006
The Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition 2006 Final Round and Award Ceremony was held in Yurakucho, Tokyo on Friday 17th November 2006.[1]
| Rank | Film | Director(s) | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | otomi | William Henne | Belgium | ¥2,000,000 |
| Second Place (Saga Prefecture Governor Award) | Left | Alexandre Philippe | USA | ¥1,000,000 |
| Second Place (Rikkyo University Award) | Passing Moments | Toshiharu Yaegashi | Japan | ¥1,000,000 |
| Honourable Mention | Pillow Talk | Araya Suriharn | Thailand | ¥500,000 |
| Honourable Mention | War Next Door | Peter Politzer | Hungary | ¥500,000 |
| Honourable Mention | The Room 316 | William Tan | Japan | ¥500,000 |
| Incentive Award | Bokyo | Hiroki Butsugan | Japan | ¥200,000 |
| Incentive Award | usotuki yumichan | Masaki Miyamoto | Japan | ¥200,000 |
| Incentive Award | Passenger | Green Zeng | Singapore | ¥200,000 |
| Incentive Award | Sister Moonlight | Shigeaki Kobayashi | Japan | ¥200,000 |
| Nominated | Meaningful Touches | Sarah Steel | Australia | |
| Nominated | Tulips for Daisy | Michael Dominic | USA | |
| Nominated | All That You Want | Per Hanefjord | Sweden | |
| Nominated | The Life | Jin Ho Ryu | South Korea | |
| Shortlisted | Amelia and Michael | Daniel Cormack | United Kingdom | |
| Shortlisted | di （little brother） | Leong huat kam | Singapore | |
| Shortlisted | Brothers | John Altobello III | USA | |
| Shortlisted | My Scarlet Letter | Karen Dee Carpenter | USA | |
| Shortlisted | Look at Me | Chawalit Khanawutikarn | Thailand | |
| Shortlisted | Latent Sorrow | Shon Kim | USA | |
| Shortlisted | Positive | Ash Nukui | USA | |
| Shortlisted | Between Us | T.Arthur Cottam | USA | |
| Shortlisted | Paris 1951 | Jasmin Gordon | USA | |
| Shortlisted | Film Diary | David Borengasser | USA | |
| Shortlisted | Yonin | Ken Makio | Singapore |
[edit] 2004-2005
The Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition 2004-2005 Final Round and Award Ceremony was held in the Asahi Hall (Yurakucho Marion Build. 12F) on 4th September 2005.[2]
| Rank | Film | Director(s) | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | The Kitchen | Ben Ferris | Australia | ¥2,000,000 |
| Second Place (Saga Prefecture Governor Award) | Making Life Work | Maximilian Jezo-Parovsky | USA | ¥1,000,000 |
| Second Place (Rikkyo University Award) | Nagi | Takatoshi Arai | Japan | ¥1,000,000 |
| Incentive Award | Hi No Tsugi Ha Rekishi | Inan Orner | Japan | ¥300,000 |
| Incentive Award | Hanzubon No Ojisan | Kota Nagaoka | Japan | ¥300,000 |
| Incentive Award | Dirty Work Blues | Satoko Okita | Japan | ¥300,000 |
[edit] References
- ^ (Japanese) SFC2006 : Final Results
- ^ SFC 2006 ニュース - 001
