Young Animator Training Project

The Young Animator Training Project (若手アニメーター育成プロジェクト Wakate Animētā Ikusei Purojekuto) is an annual project launched in 2010, and funded by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs in order to support training animators. The project culminates in a series of anime shorts produced by various animation studios each year called:

History

The project was launched by Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) in 2010. The animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (about US$2.27 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios to train young animators on-the-job during the year. One of the reasons for the support of the Agency for Cultural Affairs is the concern that more of the Japanese animation process is being outsourced overseas—thus leading to a decline in opportunities to teach animation techniques within Japan. In 2011 the Agency once again provided funding for JAniCA to select more young training projects under the same budgets.[1][2][3][4]

In April 2014, JAniCA announced that they are no longer running the initiative. Later it was announced that The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) will run the project.[5]

Animations

The following animations were created out of the funding provided by the Young Animator Training Project. Animation studios bid for funding, and each year, four studios are selected to produce short films. All short films air in theaters each year in March.

Project A

The following shorts were produced in 2010.[6][7]

Anime Mirai 2012

The following shorts were produced in 2011.[8][9]

Anime Mirai 2013

The following shorts were produced in 2012.[10][11][12]

Aruvu Rezuru replaced an intended short, TV Kazoku Channel Jacker, that was to be produced by Pierrot.

Anime Mirai 2014

The following shorts were produced in 2013.[13][14]

Anime Mirai 2015

The following shorts were produced in 2014.[16][17]

Anime Tamago 2016

The following shorts were produced in 2015. This is the first year after The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) took over this project and renamed it to Anime Tamago.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.janica.jp/press/press100428.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.janica.jp/11topics.html#jinzaiikusei20100430
  3. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-04/japan-to-spend-214.5-million-yen-to-train-animators Japan to Spend 214.5 Million Yen to Train Animators
  4. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-27/4-anime-selected-for-2011-young-animator-training-project
  5. ↑ http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/06/23-1/anime-mirai-accepting-proposals-through-june-27th
  6. ↑ http://animemirai.jp/archive/2010/main.html
  7. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-16/4-anime-selected-for-young-animator-training-project
  8. ↑ http://animemirai.jp/index2012.html
  9. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-27/4-anime-selected-for-2011-young-animator-training-project
  10. ↑ http://animemirai.jp/index2013.php
  11. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-06/gonzo-trigger-pierrot-madhouse-make-anime-mirai-2013
  12. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-06/zexcs-aruvu-rezuru-replaces-pierrot-short-in-anime-mirai
  13. ↑ http://animemirai.jp/2014/
  14. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-21/ultra-super-pictures-a-1-shinei-studio-4c-make-anime-mirai-2014
  15. ↑ http://anifav.com/animemirai/20131203_2370.html
  16. ↑ http://animemirai.jp/index.html
  17. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-10/anime-mirai-announces-projects-for-2015/.76507
  18. ↑ http://animetamago.jp/piece/
  19. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-09/anime-mirai-returns-as-anime-tamago-announces-2016-projects/.89062

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