2023 - 1minute Projection Mapping Competition 公式 Website

11th 1minute Projection Mapping Competition in TOKYO LIGHTS 2023

Friday, September 8, 2023 – Sunday, September 10, 2023

Meiji Jingu Gaien Seito Memorial Art Museum

Films to be screened

AWARD WINNERS

Grand Prix Entry

Legacy Links

Vali Chincișan Romania

Award-winning works

Runner-up / TOKYO LIGHTS Award

Touch

Elektrick.me Bulgaria

Judges' Special Prize

Human

Ari Dykier Poland

Tokyo Tokyo Award

Umbra

Resorb Germany

Audience Prize

A Neon Owl Symphony

Clockwork Poland

FINALISTS.

Finalists' works

Title / Team Name / Country or Region
※In order of entry

AEON

Adam Zeke Hungary

Umbra

Resorb Germany

Merge

nullpixel Mexico

Mashtab

Alexander Dzhezus Lithuania

Thousand -SEN-

BBC Design Japan

Universe

Kuan-Wen Liu Taiwan

Touch

Elektrick.me Bulgaria

Contrasting Concurrences

MOTION HOUSE THAILAND Thailand

Eco-nnections: Flow

George Berlin Studios United States

Respiro

Julia Set Lab Italy

The World In Your Hands

Christopher Harrison United Kingdom

Mythropy

PHOTINO Japan

Ties

Kurbas Production Ukraine

Symbiosis

VPM Creative Lab Spain

A Neon Owl Symphony

Clockwork Poland

Human

Ari Dykier Poland

Entropy

DotNDash Studio China

Unseen Bonds -Miezaru Enishi-

DecideKit Thailand

Legacy Links

Vali Chincișan Romania

GRADATION

CINERHYTHM Japan

GUESTS

Guest Creators

Eudaimonia ｜AVA Animation & Visual Arts (Canada)

"Eudaimonia" is a word meaning happiness. In this world, we are all connected, and every action has a reaction. All humans, plants, and animals have purpose, and we all depend on and influence each other in invisible ways. We imagine these invisible connections and express their mechanisms as a complex puzzle, like dominoes. We visualized how good actions trigger positive, captivating chain reactions, how happiness spreads like an infection, and how it gradually changes the world's colors.

reshape ｜ László Zsolt Bordos (Hungary)

This "reshape" represents the potential to alter a building's appearance by projecting images onto it. Using projector light, the images can virtually reshape the structure, altering how the building is perceived and experienced through projection, bringing new interpretations and contexts. Just as light transforms space, this work expresses the transformation of architecture through imagery. To enhance this experience, it synchronizes sound and animation, stimulating both auditory and visual senses simultaneously.

Ambassador

GReeeeN

HIDE, navi, 92, and SOH are the four male members of this vocal group formed in Fukushima Prefecture. All members hold dental licenses and perform with their faces concealed to balance their medical careers. Since their debut, they have produced numerous hit songs including “Aiuta," "Kiseki," "Haruka," and "Orange." "Kiseki" still holds the Guinness World Record for the most downloaded single in Japan. They are currently holding 49 performances nationwide for their GReeeeN LIVE TOUR 2023 "The."

Special Guest

Yumi Wakatsuki

Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1994. Passed the first-generation audition for the idol group Nogizaka46 in 2011. Graduated from the group in November 2018. Currently active as an actress, primarily in films and dramas. Also serves as the exclusive beauty model for the magazine "Oggi" starting with its June 2020 issue. Appeared in dramas such as "Today I Start!!" (Nippon TV) and "My Housekeeper Nagisa-san" (TBS). Her film credits include numerous works such as "Today I Start!! The Movie" and "Radiation House: The Movie". She is currently appearing in the drama "What Day of the Week Were You Born?" (ABC TV, TV Asahi). She has also demonstrated talent in art, being selected for the Nika Exhibition a total of 9 times and winning her first Special Selection award in 2022.

Award Ceremony MC

Harry Sugiyama

Born in Tokyo in 1985 and raised in the UK. Has a British father and a Japanese mother. Multilingual, speaking Japanese, English, Chinese, and French. Hosted NHK BS1's "Hot Asia" Wednesday through Friday from 2012 to 2013. Served as a regular on Nippon TV's "Anything World Ranking: Nep Imoto's World Rankings" until 2016. Regular appearances on Fuji TV's "Nonstop," J-WAVE's "POP OF THE WORLD," and NHK E TV's "Basic English for Hospitality."

JURORS

Jurors

Kenji Kobashi

Japan

Served as Creative Director for ULTRA JAPAN and Executive Producer for STAR ISLAND. His night sky spectacle show CONTACT, featuring 500 drones, won the Grand Prize (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award) at the JACE Event Awards. Appointed Show Director for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony and Event Planning Producer for the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo). Additionally, he is involved in regional revitalization and urban development.

Mariko Nishimura

Japan

Started my career as an IT engineer at IBM Japan. After working as a Field Marketing Manager at Adobe Systems, joined the creative agency VASQUEL as a Producer in 2011. Won a Cannes Lions Gold Lion. Co-founded HEART CATCH Inc. in 2014. Co-founded HEART CATCH LA in Los Angeles, USA, in 2020. Leveraging his technology and creative career, he is heavily involved in planning new business projects for corporations and local governments.

Gill Minervini

Australia

With over 30 years of experience directing festivals and large-scale events. Has overseen numerous major event programs including Dark Mofo, the Adelaide Festival, the Chinese New Year Festival, and the international public art festival Art & About Sydney. Appointed Festival Director of Vivid Sydney in March 2021, he directed the 2022 and 2023 festivals. This year's festival recorded 3.4 million visitors, making it the largest and most successful edition to date.

Julien Pavillard

France

Event Director for the City of Lyon, serving as Director and Artistic Director of the "Fête des Lumières" since 2020. Founded the Congo Bleu agency, working on numerous international and cultural events worldwide for lighting and video projection in cities including Tokyo, Brussels, Moscow, and Geneva.

László Zsolt Bordos

Hungary

A Hungarian artist born in Romania. He has been creating works using projection mapping since 2000. He is recognized as one of the pioneers of this genre through his abstract 3D animations and projection mapping works utilizing unprecedented expressions. In 2020-2021, he co-founded the Art Of Light Organization (ALO) and initiated the Light Art Manifesto. He is also a main board member of the International KEPES Association.

AVA Animation & Visual Arts

Canada

An animation studio based in Toronto, Canada, whose creed is ”delivering joy to people through experience and visuals.” They handle comprehensive production utilizing both creative and technical expertise. Serving clients internationally, including tourism boards, advertising agencies, theme parks, light festivals, and diverse events, their work is created under the conviction that "art can transform spaces and stimulate economies." Their projects continue to engage local communities and provide spaces where people experience joy.

Ishita Michiyuki

Japan

Executive Producer of the Event Representative Director, Projection Mapping Association (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) Representative Director, Colors Creation Inc. An artist who captures video as light and creates spatial performances, active both domestically and internationally. Founded the Projection Mapping Association in 2011, overseeing the world's largest international projection mapping competition and various projects. As a creative director and producer with an artistic perspective, he has created numerous unique projects. He is an internationally recognized leader frequently invited to produce for international festivals and national projects overseas, as well as to lecture and serve as a judge.

extra prize

Prize Plate

The prize plate for the 1minute Projection Mapping Competition is a special plate, a symbol of the competition's honor, obtainable only by a very select few. It is meticulously crafted each time to embody the value befitting such a prestigious award.

This year, the traditional glass craft technique "Edo Kiriko," recognized as both a Tokyo Metropolitan Traditional Craft and a Nationally Designated Traditional Craft, was adopted. Its production was handled by Mr. Tetsu Horiguchi, the third-generation master craftsman of "Horiguchi Kiriko," who carries on the tradition and prestige of manufacturing and selling Edo Kiriko.
The intricate patterns carry meaning: the 'Kiku Tsunagi Mon' and 'Kikuka Mon' patterns, derived from 'Kiku = Kiku' (chrysanthemum = joy), express the wish for joy to endure and connect forever; the 'Asanoha Mon' pattern symbolizes the wish for growth as straight, swift, and strong as hemp; and the 'Hakkaku Kagome Mon' pattern, with its shape said to draw good fortune from all eight directions, embodies the wish to hold happiness within.

extra prize

For the 2023 competition, Barco Corporation, a pioneer in projector manufacturing, sponsored the Grand Prix supplementary prize with its latest single-chip laser projector, the “Barco G50 Series DLP Laser Projectors.” This model, selected as Best of Show at “InfoComm”—America's largest audiovisual trade show held this past June—embodies the vision of President and CEO Hironori Kato: "to further expand the scope of moving experiences through mapping," "to support creators producing mapping content worldwide," and "to make the '1minute Projection Mapping Competition' a globally appealing mapping event."

Additionally, in addition to the prize plate and cash prize, all winners of the Grand Prix and the other five awards will receive a set from garageCube consisting of MadMapper—specialized projection mapping software—and its extension MadLaser, which enables laser mapping using a laser projector (each with a one-year license).

This supplementary prize supports the exploration of further possibilities for creators and the expansion of their opportunities for activity.

The 11th 1minute Projection Mapping Competition was held as part of TOKYO LIGHTS 2023.

organizing	TOKYO LIGHTS 2023 Executive Committee
joint sponsorship	Tokyo Metropolitan area
support	Shinjuku Ward
planning cooperation	Projection Mapping Association of Japan
Production / Operation	Hakuhodo Products Inc.
1 minute Projection Mapping Competition general producer	Ishita Michiyuki
Venue	Meiji Jingu Gaien Seitoku Kinen Picture Gallery (1-1 Kasumigaoka-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）
Schedule	Friday, September 8, 2023 – Sunday, September 10, 2023
Ambassador	GReeeeN
Special Navigator	Noritake Kinashi
Special Guest	Yumi Wakatsuki
Award Ceremony MC	Harry Sugiyama

OUR PARTNERS

TOKYO LIGHTS Sponsor

1minute Projection Mapping Competition Sponsor