Ishinomaki City branded movie "Ishinomaki: A changing city, a city that can change. feat. Jun," which we were involved in producing, won the Grand Prix at the Eibunren Awards 2022 (sponsored by the Japan Video Culture Producers Association).
The EIBUNREN Awards actively seeks out and recognizes "works worthy of professional work, chosen by professionals," thereby aiming to revitalize the short Video industry and discover new talent (students and individuals) who will lead the next generation, thereby also functioning as an incubator for the Video industry.
The winner of this year's Grand Prix, "A Changing Town, A Town That Can Change, Ishinomaki. feat. Jun," was selected as the most outstanding work from among all the submitted works after a first round of judging by experienced producers and directors, and a second round of judging by film directors, advertising professionals, and Video critics.
Going forward, we will continue to utilize Video and Spatial Production techniques to improve the added value of spaces so that we can contribute to our customers' businesses and solve social issues.
This work is currently available to watch under the title "Jun: Spring Needles" in Video theater at Ishinomori Manga Museum, where we helped create the space. Please come and see it.
Best Work Award (Grand Prix)
"Ishinomaki, a city that can change, a city that can change. feat. Jun"
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【overview】
"Jun" is one of the masterpieces of manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, which has attracted much attention as a work that strongly appeals to the reader's imagination, with limited dialogue, bold and experimental frame layouts, and lyrical illustrations. This movie is an art animation based on Shotaro Ishinomori's "Jun", which was said to be difficult to Video. It has no dialogue, and uses only music and sound effects, making it a work that speaks to the heart of people of all ages and nationalities. The movie overlaps Jun's story with Ishinomaki City, which is moving forward toward recovery from the sense of loss caused by the earthquake, and artistically expresses the idea that dreams can come true if you don't give up, even in difficult situations, through Jun's growth.
[Owner/Producer]
Ishinomaki City
[Supervision]
Ishimori Productions
【plan】
Ishinomaki City, Urban Development Manbou, Tanseisha Co., Ltd.
【cooperation】
Katsuhisa Ogawa (Wakayama University/Osaka University of Arts)
[Our Person in Charge]
Planning: Sawabata Toshinari, Koyama Masashi / Story concept and script: Hirata Kenya
[Awards]
・Excellent Award in the Regional Development Content Category at the Tohoku Video Festival 2022 Video Contest
Related information
・Our company also assisted in the production of the behind-the-scenes Video for this film.
"Jun ~Spring Needle~" Video of video (YouTube Ishinomori Manga Museum official channel)
・ Winners of the "2022 Eibunren Awards" have been decided! (Public Interest Incorporated Association Video Culture Producers Association website)
Related Projects
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