This 12 months’s characteristic competitors obtained 31 submissions from 26 international locations and territories whereas the quick competitors received 872 submissions from 63 international locations and territories. 4 options and 29 shorts had been then chosen to display on the competition.
Tokyo Anime’s characteristic animation jury was stuffed out by producer Fukashi Azuma (Gin Tama, Naruto: Shippuden), director Ryuichi Kimura (Gurren Lagann, Beyblade), director Cesar Cabral (Bob Spit – We Do Not Like Individuals, Storm), and journalist Haery Kim.
Brief animation jury members included director Kenji Kodama (Cat’s Eye, Detective Conan), producer Tetsuro Satomi (Galaxy Angel, Samurai Champloo), director Charlie Belin (Le Coin, Humorous Birds), and the Nationwide Movie Board of Canada’s head of festivals and viewers improvement Elise Labbé.
2023 Tokyo Anime Award Pageant Winners
Characteristic Animation
Grand Prize
No Canine or Italians Allowed – Alain Ughetto (France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Portugal)
Award of Excellence
Titina – Kajsa Næss (Belgium, Norway)
Brief Animation
Grand Prize
The Borderline – Christian Arredondo Narváez (Mexico)
Award of Excellence
The Queen of the Foxes – Marina Rosset (Switzerland)
Toshima Metropolis Award
Swing to the Moon – Marie Bordessoule, Adriana Bouissie, Nadine De Boer, Elisa Drique, Chloé Lauzu, Vincent Levrero, Solenne Moreau (France)
Scholar Movie
3 Gut Street, Fish Island – Moe Wakabayashi (Japan)