Synopsis： A woman traces her memories through a pearl ring, and comes upon her mother gazing at the same ring. But her memories soon lose their outline and become enclosed within the pearl.
Fuse and Collide: Japan-China-Korea Student Animation Co-work
(Online Symposium)
Co-work is a program in which animation students from graduate programs in Japan, China and Korea collaboratively create short animation works from the development stage to completion. Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo Geidai), Korea National University of Arts (K’Arts) and Communication University of China (CUC) take part in this venture which marked its 11th iteration in 2020. In addition, from 2016 through 2020 Co-work received support from the Campus Asia program, a trilateral program to encourage exchange among university studies in Japan, Korea and China. This event will focus on the achievements of Co-work over the past 11 years, as well as consider trilateral exchange within the context of Campus Asia.
●Date: January 22 (Fri) 2021, 13:00-16:30 (Japan time)
●Organizer: Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media ●Cooperation: Korea National University of Arts (K’Arts), Communication University of China (CUC)
●Admission: Free
●Languages: Simultaneous interpretation between Japanese, Korean and Chinese
Program 13:00 Part 1 ▷Opening remarks Mr. Kuniaki Sato, Chief Director for University Reform and Director, Office for International Planning, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan ▷Keynote address Ms. Eiko Tanaka, founder, CEO and president of STUDIO4°C ▷Presentation of Co-work2020
15:00 Part 2 ▷Panel Discussion “Co-work’s Achievements and Future Prospects” Panelists: Mr. Shozo Ichiyama (Director, TOKYO FILMeX), Prof. Jung Min Lee (K’Arts), Prof. Xiuqing Jia (CUC), Prof. Mitsuko Okamoto (Tokyo Geidai)
＊Program is subject to change without notice
For more information about Co-work, please visit: caica.online
