TamaGra Animation 2016 (タマグラアニメーション2016)
Thursday, July 27, 2017
TamaGra is an abbreviation of the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University (Tamabi). Under the late Prof. Masahiro Katayama (1955-2011), TamaGra inspired a new generation of innovative animators including Oscar-winner Kato Kunio, renowned New York-based artist Akino Kondoh, and independent animators Mirai Mizue, Shin Hashimoto, Ryo Okawara, and Masaki Okuda.
Since 2012, Prof. Tatsutoshi Nomura (b. 1964), himself a Tamabi graduate, has led the TamaGra animation programme. Under Nomura’s leadership, TamaGra graduates have won international animation prizes. Notable examples include Yoko Kuno, who won the New Face Award at the 2013 Japanese Media Arts Festival and Sawako Kabuki, who won the Jury Award for Summer’s Puke is Winter’s Delight at Annecy 2017. Some graduates are working as independent or freelance animators, while others have gone on to work for animation studios or in the gaming industry.
Above is the official Tama Art University playlist for animation made by TamaGra students in 2016. There are links below directing you to each individual film. To learn more about the artists, click on the links to the artists' websites or social media profiles.
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dir. Eri OKAZAKI / 岡崎恵理
Oldman Youngman
dir. Ryoya KAGA / 加賀遼也
Kaiju Bath
怪獣風呂
dir. Shinya HASHIZUME / 橋爪伸弥
In the Forest
森
dir. Maiko FUKADA / 深田舞衣子
A Friend in the Memories
dir. Yui NOMURA / 野村結
Illuminate
dir. Shoko NAYUKI / 名雪晶子
Balloon Vendor and Weeping Girl
風船売りと泣く少女
dir. Takuya AIKOU / 愛甲拓哉
So Near Yet So Far
dir. Komitsu FUJIHATA / 藤幡小光
Ohana + Osora
オハナとオソラ
dir. Kanna FUKASAWA / 深澤かんな
BONKEI - Miniature Garden
盆景
dir. Yuki MAEDA / 前田柚綺
Drowsily
うつらうつら
dir. Rie OSHIMA / 大島理恵
Summer’s Puke is Winter’s Delight
夏のゲロは冬の肴
dir. Sawako KABUKI / 冠木佐和子
Gimme Milk
おちちをすいたい
dir. Minori YAMADA / 山田みのり
Moment of Truth
人面桃花
dir. Xi CHEN / チンキ
TAN -The Dream of a Young Actor-
旦
dir. Jixin ZHOU / シュウジキン
2017 Cathy Munroe Hotes