[Follow-up] Judo gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda has been selected as a presenter at the International Projection Mapping Tournament! [9/16] *Projection Mapping Association*
Press release: September 5, 2024
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[Follow-up] Judo gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda has been selected as a presenter at the International Projection Mapping Tournament! [9/16] *~ One of the world’s best athletes will take the stage, further adding color to Japan’s proud festival of lights ~*
* 1minute Projection Mapping, one of the world’s largest international projection mapping competitions originating from Japan, will be held for the 12th time this year.
2024 Paris Olympics 48kg class gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda (SBC It has been decided that Shonan Beauty Clinic) will be on stage as a presenter. *
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As a result, the previously announced breaking player Shigekix (Dai-ichi Life), trampoline player Hikaru Mori (TOKIO
Inkarami/Kanazawa Gakuin University Club), and TOKYO
LIGHTS’s first finalist*
* All teams (18 groups from 14 countries around the world) and a gorgeous lineup of MCs will gather in Tokyo. *
* This international award ceremony will be held at the Meiji Jingu Gaien Shotoku Memorial Picture Gallery on Monday, September 16th, with MCs Harry Sugiyama and Aki Shibuya. *
This international competition has been planned and held since 2012 by the Projection Mapping Association (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Michiyuki Ishita), and continues from the previous event to become a new light tradition in Tokyo. Festival “TOKYO
LIGHTS” will be carried out as the main content.
Advance ticket reservations are required to attend. There is a free standing area, but if you reserve and purchase a paid ticket, you can enjoy the powerful video work while sitting in the audience seats. Please check ticket information for details.
– Ticket reservations and purchases can be made from the TOKYO LIGHTS official website: https://tokyolights.jp/
▼About the international competition “1minute Projection Mapping Competition” 1minute Projection Mapping
Competition is an international projection mapping competition that is prestigious and has a long history worldwide, and is now in its 12th year.
This year, we received 278 entries from 56 countries and regions around the world. With the theme of “Mirror,” participants will compete to be the best in the world this year with short video works of 1 minute and 59 seconds in length.
Official website: https://1minute-pm.com/
1minute Projection Mapping Competition 2024
The 12th 1minute Projection Mapping Competition finalists have been decided! The finalists for the 12th 1minute Projection Mapping Competition have been decided.
This year, 18 teams from 14 countries will compete to be the best in the world with their video works.
1minute Projection Mapping Competition 2024 Finalist List
* ◆ Team name (country name) list*
Machinist
(Malaysia & Indonesia) Ari Dykier
(Poland) Svitlana Reinish
(Ukraine)
Photonic Tonic
(Mexico) RodarStudio
(Chile) Wong
(China)
Kajiken
(Japan) BBCDesign
(Japan) Kentaro Tanaka
(Japan)
Dreamcatcher Studios
(India) ruestungsschmie.de
(Germany) Eloi Fevrier
(France)
St.Frax
(Italy) C.L.V.X
(Indonesia) OOOPStudio
(Italy)
Elektrick.me
(Bulgaria) Uneven workshop
(China) VLOOPY
(Romania)
▼ About international competition judges
The judging panel for the international competition will welcome experts from the projection mapping and industry from Japan and abroad, and will conduct a rigorous judging process.
I will do it.
2024 International Competition Judge
◆ Judge and invited artist (name/title/country)
Filip Roca / Digital Media Artist / Spain
Vali Chincișan / Multimedia Artist specializing in Videomapping / Romania ◆ Judge (name/title/country)
Antoine Manier / Director, Rencontres Audiovisuelles / France Mariko Nishimura / HEART CATCH Representative Director / Japan Tomu Kawada / Developer / AR Three Brothers / Japan
Keisuke Toyoda / Specially Appointed Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, NOIZ, gluon / Japan Michiyuki Ishita / Creative director, video creator, spatial director, event planner / Japan
▼ About tournament general producer/chief judge Michiyuki Ishita He is active in Japan and abroad as an artist who creates spaces by capturing images as light. Established the Projection Mapping Association in 2011, and is an international leader who has been invited to plan and direct the world’s largest international projection mapping competition, to plan and produce national projects, and to give lectures and serve as a judge at international festivals overseas. person.
As a creative director and producer with an artistic perspective, I work as a light festival TOKYO LIGHTS, a night that lights up the waves on the coast.
He has created many unique projects such as WAVE.
Tournament general producer/chief judge Michiyuki Ishita
▼ About TOKYO LIGHTS 2024 TOKYO LIGHTS 2024
TOKYO
LIGHTS is one of the largest “light festivals” in Japan, set at Meiji Jingu Gaien, and sends a shining message from Tokyo to the world. Enjoy immersive light experiences that combine cutting-edge technology and entertainment, such as the International Projection Mapping Competition, where the world’s top video creators compete.
Official website: https://tokyolights.jp/
TOKYO LIGHTS 2024
▶ TOKYO LIGHTS 2024 Overview
Name: TOKYO LIGHTS 2024
Period: September 14th (Sat) to September 16th (Monday/Holiday), 2020 Time: Doors open at 18:00 / Closed at 21:00 *Only the dining area opens at 16:00 Venue: Meiji Jingu Gaien Shotoku Memorial Picture Gallery (1-1 Kasumigaoka-cho, Shinjuku-ku) and Meiji Jingu Gaien Softball Stadium * * A special screening for the press will be held on Thursday, September 12th * *
The International Projection Mapping Competition and award ceremony will be streamed online so that those who are unable to attend can still enjoy the event.
This project is promoting environmentally friendly initiatives. (In-house power generation using biofuel)
* We are planning to hold an exhibition in November. We will inform you of the details again. *
▶ Constituent organizations/related sites, SNS
Organizer: TOKYO LIGHTS 2024 Executive Committee, Co-host: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Supporter: Shinjuku City
Planning cooperation: Projection Mapping Association
Planning/Production/Management: Sony Music Solutions Inc.
▶ About the Projection Mapping Association
As an industry organization created mainly by various creators, it was established in 2011 with Michiyuki Ishita as its representative, and became a general incorporated foundation in 2012.
We are involved in the dissemination and enlightenment of projection mapping expressions, expanding the field of expression using new technology, and creating tourism resources and regional branding through collaboration with governments and local organizations. In addition, we are contributing to the expansion of the industry both domestically and internationally, by promoting the pursuit of expression and developing human resources, and by holding the world’s largest international projection mapping competition for many years. Official website:
https://projection-mapping.jp/