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48 Industry Leaders
Congregate in Singapore for JAPAN ANIME NOW Exhibition |
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Jointly organised by NAFA and
the Association of Japanese Animations, the exhibition will be the
largest of its kind outside Japan |
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The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) will
be jointly organising the JAPAN ANIME NOW in Singapore exhibition with
the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA), in conjunction with the
40th year celebration of diplomatic relations between Singapore and
Japan. |
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Mr Hirofumi Morikawa, Director of Japan
Information & Culture Centre, will officiate the opening ceremony of
this exhibition as the Guest-of-Honour on 7 September 2006 (Thursday),
6.30pm, at NAFA Galleries 1 & 2 (NAFA Campus 1, 80 Bencoolen Street). |
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The exhibition will run from 7-26 September
2006, 10am-7pm daily at the above venue. |
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Japanese Anime has become a world-wide
phenomenon, even drawing interest from professionals in the design,
digital art and contemporary culture circles. |
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The exhibition will chart the development of
Japanese animation from the 1950¡¯s till present, as well as introduce
Japanese animation from both historical and practical point of views. |
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48 industry leaders from Japan are creators
of popular animations such as DORAEMON, Detective CONAN, Digimon, The
Cat Returns, Crayon Shinchan, Prince of Tennis and many more. |
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The largest of its kind outside Japan, the
exhibition will present the process and technology involved in the
creation of these well-loved animations. |
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There will also be showcases of originals
and replicas of ¡®rough drawing¡¯, ¡®layout¡¯, ¡®the original pictures¡¯,
¡®motion pictures¡¯, ¡®background /landscape¡¯, ¡®character design
catalogues¡¯, ¡®art design catalogues¡¯, ¡®scripts¡¯, and ¡®cells¡¯ that are
used in the Anime making process of familiar Japanese animations
including Mighty Atom, Gundam Seed Destiny, The Cat Returns, Crayon
Shinchan and Inuyasya. |
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In addition, the public can view a film
presentation on original animation made for TV broadcast, an AJA
documentary about the development of Manga into Anime, Anime costumes
and limited screenings of animated programmes. |
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Ms Bridget Tracy Tan, NAFA¡¯s Director
for Gallery and Theatre said, ¡°Japanese animation has had an
illustrious history. Its popularity has made a huge impact on both
the cultural environment, as well as the education climate in
Singapore. Apart from enjoying animation for its storytelling
forms and pleasure, a generation of youth in Singapore has
fostered a strong interest in digital art, design and animation as
a discipline and form of study.¡± |
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Another key highlight will be a seminar
entitled Miracles of Japanese Anime by Mr Yasuo Yamaguchi, Executive
Director of AJA on 9 September, 11am at NAFA (School of Visual Arts,
seminar room). |
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Mr Yamaguchi has been an acclaimed producer
of significant Anime production for decades, Candy Candy being one of
his most memorable works. Pre-registration is required for the seminar. |
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Exhibition Details |
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Exhibition period: 7 - 24 September
2006 |
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Opening hours: 10:00am - 7:00pm daily |
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Venue: NAFA Galleries 1 & 2, NAFA
Campus 1, 80 Bencoolen Street, S189655 |
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Admission: FREE |
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Enquiries:
artgalleries@nafa.edu.sg
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Miracles of Japanese Anime Seminar
by Mr Yasuo Yamaguchi |
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Pre-registration is required for this
seminar (limited seating for 30 pax). |
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Date: 9 September 2006 |
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Time: 11:00am |
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Venue: School of Visual Arts, Seminar
Room, 80 Bencoolen Street, S189655 |
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Registration: |
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Norvin Teo (email:
mwteo@nafa.edu.sg / DID:
6512 4013) |
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Andy Lew (email:
sslew@nafa.edu.sg / DID:
6512 4022) |
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About the Association of Japan
Animation (AJA) |
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The Association of Japan Animation was
established in 2003. Located in Tokyo, it now has 48 members, which
are the companies of animation productions and agencies in Japan. AJA
leads continued development of animation industry in Japan,
integrating the direction of the animation industries and
collaborating with related corporations and associations. |
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Since AJA's establishment, it has
committed itself to the promotion and education of animation domestically and
internationally. AJA is also working on the development of new
technology for production, the research and practice of copyright
protection, talent development and collaboration projects. AJA is
committed to establishing and managing Tokyo Anime Centre and Suginami
Animation Museum in Tokyo. The website is located at
http://www.aja.gr.jp/index.html. |
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www.nafa.edu.sg |
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