Jun Wada Atsushi Wada

Faculty

Faculty of Architecture & Arts

Major

Film and animation

job title

Professor

degree

Master's degree

Research Field

Arts and Expression

Research Topics

Animation Production

comment

His main themes are "space" and "pleasant movement," and he mainly creates hand-drawn animated short films.

Awards

"Anomalies"
・Tokyo Anime Award Festival KLab Award winner
・Judges' recommendation for the Japan Media Arts Festival

"The Great Rabbit"
・Silver Bear Award for Short Films at the Berlin International Film Festival
・Circuit Off Film Festival Off International (Grand Prix) Award
・Awarded Excellence in the Japan Media Arts Festival by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
・Special Jury Award, Zagreb International Animation Film Festival
・Hiroshima International Animation Film Festival Excellence Award
・Fantouche International Animation Film Festival Best Story Award

"The Mechanism of Spring"
・Ann Arbor Film Festival Funniest Film
・AniFest Best Work Award (Short Film Category: 5 minutes or less)
・Special Mention at Animatou International Animation Film Festival

"The Unaware Pig"
・Fantouche International Animation Film Festival Best Work
・London International Animation Film Festival Grand Prix
・Kavalan International Short Film Festival Best Animated Short
・Vila do Conde International Film Festival Best Animation
・Awarded Excellence in the Japan Media Arts Festival by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
・Student CG Contest Excellence Award
・Etuda & Anima International Film Festival: The Silver Jabberwock
・Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival Best Short Film
・Ann Arbor Film Festival Funniest Film
・Roanne Animation Festival, Experimental Section Grand Prix
・Toronto Reel Asia International Film Festival Animagia Award
・Animated Dreams Jury Special Award I
・Special Award at the China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival
・25FPS International Experimental Film Festival Honorable Mention

"Those kind of glasses"
・Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival Best Young Jury Award

"Nose Day"
・Norwich International Animation Festival Best Short Film
・Image Forum Festival Encouragement Award

"Worm Dancer"
・ASK Film Festival Grand Prize

others
・Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Filmmaker Category Jury Special Award (Haruomi Hosono)
・Kobe City Cultural Encouragement Award
・Hyogo Prefecture Art Encouragement Award

Main classes taught

"Introduction to Animation Technology," "Digital Illustration," and "Video Basics"