December 15, 2006

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society, directed by Kenji Kamiyama and released in Japan in November 2006, has been nominated Jury Recommended Work in the Animation Division of the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society, the latest chapter from the world million-selling Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex franchise, is a full-length 105 minute theatrical-quality feature set in 2034, two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9.

Four Production I.G's works received recognitions in the past editions. In 2000, Blood: The Last Vampire (director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo) was awarded with the Animation Division Grand Prize, and in 2002, Episode 2 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (director: Kenji Kamiyama) received the Excellence Prize in the same category. In 2004, both Innocence (director: Mamoru Oshii) and Otogi Zoshi (director: Mizuho Nishikubo) were nominated Jury Recommended Works. In this 10th edition, the bisque doll reproducing D'Eon de Beaumont (from Kazuhiro Furuhashi' TV series Le Chevalier D'Eon) was also appointed Jury Recommended Work in the Entertainment Division.

Started in 1997, the Japan Media Arts Festival is a "Contest" that praises creative media art works utilizing the latest expression technology, and it is also a "Festival" that supports creative activity and broadly presents various art works. At the same time, the event is promoting the development of media arts in Japan by providing the opportunities of appreciation, such as Exhibitions and Sanctioned Events.

Japan Media Arts Festival official website:
http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/