Yoshihisa Nakanishi (中西義久, b. 1965) is an independent stop motion animator, video producer and graphic designer from Tokyo. He has a degree in design from Musashino Art University (Musabi). His paper craft animation has appeared on the NHK's Petit Petit Anime (NHKプチプチアニメ) series.
This playlist features the first year works by the Geidai (Tokyo University of the Arts) Graduate Animation Class of 2014. To learn more about these young artists, read my overview of the DVD Geidai Animation: 5th Graduate Works 2014 or click on the links below to check out their websites and social media accounts. Only the trailer to Mari Miyazawa's Twins in the Bakery (2013) is currently available online.Takashi Shibuya and Tsumugi Harunari graduated with the class of 2015.
This is a YouTube Playlist of the graduate films of the Tokyo University of Arts (Geidai) master's animation class of 2013 starting with the trailer. To learn more about this artists, read my overview of the year: Geidai Animation: 4th Graduate Works 2013 (DVD). I have also included links below to the artists' websites and social media pages.
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 a selection of the best works by students at TamaGra this year. You can also click on links to individual films below. So far, I have only been able to find social media profiles for Eri Sasaki, but I will update this post when these young, up-and-coming artists establish a web presence.
Essay in the Desert さばくのエッセイ
dir. Eri SASAKI / 佐々木恵理 twitter / tumblr
