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| Achievement Awards & Honorary Orders/Best Selection | Directed Animation | Produced Works | Works in which Yamamura was involved as a staff member | Awards for Picture Book/Academic Awards/Other Award |

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Achievement Awards to Yamamura Koji – 9

Prix Klingsor - for lifetime achievement, Biennial of Animation Bratislava Committee Slovakia, 2022

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28th Kineko Honorary Award, Japan, 2022

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Medal with Purple Ribbon, Japan, 2019

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Art Encouragement Prize, Japan, 2018

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Pulcinella Special Award - 21st Festival Cartoons on the Bay, Italy, 2017

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Special prize for the contribution of the art of animation, animanima International Animation Festival 2016, Serbia, 2016

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Prize of the Cultural Department of the City of Wiesbaden, Germany, 2014

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30th Kawakita Prize, Japan, 2012

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ALBÍN BRUNOVSKÝ HONORARY MEDAL, Slovakia, 2008

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Individual Awards to Yamamura Koji - 4

Kuwazawa Gakuen Award, Japan, 2020

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Distinguished Artist Award of 2006, Asian Animation Film Festival Columbia College Chicago, US, 2006

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Kuwazawa Design School Award – Tokyo, Japan, 2004

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24th Blue Bird Prize, Japan, 1980

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Best Historic Selections – 5

Yamamura Koji: 2 place at 25 top short animated films directors over the last 25 years at Animac, the International Animation Showcase of Catalonia, 2021 »List

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Mt. Head: 50 Best Animated Films for 50 Years of ASIFA, 19th rank, Poland, 2010 »List

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Mt. Head: 100 Films for a Century of Animation, 70th rank, France, 2007 »List

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Mt. Head: 100 selections in Japanese Media Art: Animation category, 8th rank, Japan (Agency for Cultural Affairs), 2006

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Mt. Head: World and Japanese Animation Best 150, 90th rank, Japan, 2003

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Best Selections for a Year – 3

Mt. Headr: Cultural Film 10th rank : 77th Kinema-Junpo Best Ten, 2004

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Winter Day: Cultural Film 4th rank : 77th Kinema-Junpo Best Ten, 2004

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Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor: Cultural Film 7th rank : 81th Kinema-Junpo Best Ten, 2008

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My Inner Ear Quartet, 2023 – 6 Awards

Asia Digital Art Award: 23rd Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA, Japan, 2023.11
The Minister of METI Award: 23rd Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA, Japan, 2023.11
Virtual Reality Winner: 47th Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 2023.09
VR category Special Prize: 13th Advanced Imaging Society Lumiere Japan Awards, Japan, 2023.11
Cinequest Award Winner: Cinequest Film Festival, US, 2024.03
Media Art Category Silver Award: 29th ifva Festival, China, 2024.03

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Dozens of Norths, 2021 – 9 Awards

Grand Prize（ 2 ）
Grand Prize for Feature Animation: 46h Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 2022.09
Contrechamp Crystal Award: 61st Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France, 2022.06

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Best Prize（ 2 ）
Best Feature animated film award (over 45 min): 13rd International Animation Film Festival - Golden Kuker Sofia, Bulgaria, 2022.05
Best Animated Film: Mavoy Movie Awards 2023, Poland, 2023.03

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Exsellence Prize ( 1 )
Excellence Award: 25th Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan, 2022.03

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Jury Prize（ 2 ）
Jury Prize: 24th Bucheon International Animation Festival, Korea, 2022.10
Special Jury Award for the Feature Films: 8th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Japan, 2021.11

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Mansion（ 1 ）
Special Mansion: 46th World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb, Croatia, 2022.06

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Audience Award（ 1 ）
Audience Award in Kyoto: 36th Image Forum Festival, Japan, 2022.10

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Polar Bear Bears Boredom, 2021 – 7 Awards

Best Prize（ 3 ）
Best International Animation Short: 1st North London Animation Festival, UK, 2021.11
BEST OF FEST for SEPTEMBER: 7th Animalis Fabula Film Festival, US, 2021.09
Best Kid’s Animation: 2nd International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo, Japan, 2022.02

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Audience Award（ 1 ）
Audience award for Best Film for All Ages: 2nd FluXus Animation Film Festival, Netherlands, 2022.08

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Special Mention （ 3 ）
Special Mention: 6th Animation Marathon, Greece, 2021.11
Special Mention: 10th Insternational animation film festival Tindirindis, Lithuania, 2021.12
Jury Selections: 25th Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan, 2022.03

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Dreams Into Drawing, 2019 – 11 Awards

2nd Prize ( 1 )
Silver award: 13th Xiamen International Animation Festival, China, 2020.11

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Best Short Film ( 2 )
Best International Animated Short Film: 1st Animation Celebration Fest, US, Wisconsin, 2020.10
Best Animation: 15th Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market, Japan, Sapporo, 2020.10

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Best Arts award ( 1 )
Best Arts award: 13th Xiamen International Animation Festival, China, 2020.11

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Best Animated Film in category ( 2 )
Best Animated Short Film (from 1 to 10 min): 11th International Animation Film Festival - Golden Kuker Sofia, Bulgaria, 2020.0
Best Animated Short in the “Animated Documentaries”, 3rd Palm Spring International Animation Festival & Expo, US, CA, 2020.12

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Audience Award ( 2 )
Audience Award: 10th Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival, UK, 2020.10
Online Fun Award: 15th Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Japan, 2020.11

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Mention ( 3 )
Special Mention of the Jury: “for the artistic value of animation”: 18th Imaginaria – Int. animated film festival, Italy, Conversano, 2020.08
Honorable Mention: 3rd TIAF - Tbilisi International Animation Festival, Georgia, 2020.12
Jury Selections: 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan, 2020.09

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WildAid Hankograph, 2019 – 13 Awards

Gold / Design / Craft / Animation: One Show 2020

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Bronze / Digital Craft / Visual & Audio Craft Animation: One Show 2020

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Merit / Online Film& Video / Long Form: One Show 2020

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Merit / Online Film& Video / Sound Design: One Show 2020

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Yellow Pencil: D&AD Awards 2020

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Gold・Film Craft_Animation, Silver・Film Craft_Sound design, Bronze・Film Craft_Art direction_production design, Silver・Non Branded Videos: AD STARS 2019, Korea, 2019.08

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Sliver Spikes: Spikes Asia 2019

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Film Craft / Animation / Gold, Artistry & Craft in Advertising / Silver: Now York Festival 2020, US

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Water Dream, 2017 – 1 Award

Grand Prize: 9th Festival Ciné Poème, France, 2020.03

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Satie's "Parade", 2016 – 14 Awards

Grand Prix (1)
Golden Brick: 6th Animax Skopje Fest, Macedonia, 2016

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Best Short Film ( 7 )
Golden Pencil Award: 7th DRAWTASTIC's 2D OR NOT 2D Animation Festival, US, 2017
Best of Festival - Animated Short: 6th Richmond International Film Festival , Richmond, VA, US, 2017
1st Vienna Independent Film Festival VIFF 2016, Best Animated Film, Austria, 2016
12th BuSho The Budapest Short International Film Festival 2016, Best Animation, Hungary, 2016
Best Animated Film: 2nd Edition of the Less 15 minutes International MiniMovie Film Festival, US, 2017
1st NEAR NAZARETH FESTIVAL, Animation Winner, Israel, 2016
3rd Locomocion Experimental Animation Festival: Crónica - Proesional trigger (Best of Professional chronicle category), Mexico, 2016

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2nd Place ( 1 )
Best Animated Short 2nd Place; 1st North Bay Art & Film Festival (NBAFF), US, 2016

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Special Jury Prize ( 1 )
18th Animated Dreams 2016, Estonia, 2016

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Special Prize ( 1 )
16th INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL HIROSHIMA 2016, Special Prize, Japan, 2016

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Specialized Awards ( 1 )
1st NON STOP ART FESTIVAL/BA2016(International Film and Art Festival) , Best Editing Animation, Argentina, 2016

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Special Mention ( 1 )
15th Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Nicosia, Jury Special Mention by Theodore Ushev, Cyprus, 2016

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Jury Selections: 20th Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan, 2016

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Notes on Monstropedia, 2016 – 2 Awards

Mention ( 2 )
Honourable Mention, 24th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland, 2017
Distinction, 3rd ANIMATION MARATHON, Greece, 2017

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Muybridge's Strings, 2011 – 10 Awards

Best Short Film ( 1 )
36th Hong Kong International Film Festival, Firebird Award, China, 2012

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Excellent Prize (2)
15th Agency for Cultural Affairs; Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan, 2011
15th Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan, 2012

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2nd Prize ( 1 )
53rd International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, SILVER MIKELDI FOR ANIMATION, Spain, 2011

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Special Jury Prize ( 2 )
35th CINANIMA Interantional Animated Film Festival, Special Prize of the Jury (Grande Prémio do Júri), Portugal, 2011
14th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Animated Dreams, Jury’s Special Mentioning II, Estonia, 2011

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Specialized Awards ( 3 )
18th International Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima", The Great (Under) estimated Award, Poland, 2011
15th Toronto Reel Asian International film festival, NFB Best Canadian Film or Video Award, Canada, 2011
35th CINANIMA International Animated Film Festival, Prize RTP2: Onda Curta, Portugal, 2011

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Mention ( 1 )
54th Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Honorary Mention, Germany, 2011

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A Child's Metaphysics, 2007 – 3 Awards

Exsellence Prize ( 1 )
12nd Agency for Cultural Affairs; Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan, 2008

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Special Jury Prize ( 1 )
Hida International Animation Festival of Folktales and Fables, Japan, 2008

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Specialized Awards ( 1 )
MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival, Prémio ONDA CURTA, Portugal, 2009

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Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor, 2007 – 14 Awards

Grand Prix ( 8 )
22nd Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 2007
13th Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan, 2008
MONSTORA Lisbon Animated Film Festival, Portugal, 2008
Internationales TrickFilm Festival STUTTGART, Germany, 2008
I Castelli Animati, Italy, 2008
International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Golden Jabberwocky, Poland, 2008
KROK International Animation Festival, Russia, 2008 Mainichi Film Awards, Ōfuji Noburō Award, Japan, 2007

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Best Short Film ( 2 )
ANIMADRID, Spain, 2008
AniFest – Trebon, Czech, 2008

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Exsellence Prize ( 1 )
11th Agency for Cultural Affairs; Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan, 2008

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2nd Prize ( 2 )
International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Silver Dove, Germany, 2008
animanima International Animation Festival in Servia, Silver Peg Bar, Servia, 2008

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Greenpeace Man & Whale, 2007 – 3 Awards

2nd Prize: Asia Pacific Advertising Festival, Silver New Director (Short Film), Thailand, 2009

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Specialized Awards: EARTH VISION - The Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival, EARTH VISION Prize for Children's Film – Tokyo, Japan, 2008

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Special Jury Prize, 5th China International Animation & Digital Arts Festival, China, 2008

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The Old Crocodile, 2005 – 7 Awards

Grand Prix ( 2 )
Hida International Animation Festival of Folktales and Fables, Grand Prix, Japan, 2005
3rd International Animated Film Festival in Vilnius Vilnius –Tindirindis, Lietuvos Respublika, 2005

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Best Short Film ( 2 )
9th Agency for Cultural Affairs; Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan, 2005
12th Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan, 2006

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Specialized Award ( 2 )
29th CINANIMA International Animated Film Festival, The Best Film in Category B, Portugal, 2005
Festival BIMINI, Diploma for its sharp observations of life, Latvia, 2005

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Best Script ( 1 )
Wissembourg Animated Film Festival (RICA), France, 2005

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Renku animation “Winter Day”, 2003 – 3 Awards

18th Digital Content Grand Prix Genre Award, Art Award

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2003 Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Grand Prize

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58th Mainichi Film Contest Nobuo Ohto Prize

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Mt. Head, 2002 – 22 Awards

Academy Nominations ( 1 )
75th Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, US, 2003

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Grand Prix ( 6 )
39th Annecy International Animation Film Festival Crystal Award, France, 2003
16th International Animation Film Festival Animafest, Croatia, 2003
10th Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan, 2004
15th Filmfest Dresden, Germany, 2003
MadiaWaver, Hungary, 2003
Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma d'Animation de Wissembourg, France, 2003

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Best Short Film ( 3 )
Festival Internacional de Filmets de Badalona, Spain, 2003
2nd International festival of animated films AniFest, Czech, 2003
Kinofilm 8th Manchester International Short Film Festival, UK, 2004

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Excellent Prize ( 2 )
6th Agency for Cultural Affairs; Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan, 2002
19th Interfilm short film festival Belrin, Germany, 2004

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2nd Prize ( 4 )
Ars Electronica Festival, Austria, 2003
46th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany, 2004
Festival Internazionale Cinema d'Animazione e Fumetto, Italy, 2004
45th Krakow International Film Festival, Poland, 2005

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Special Jury Prize ( 3 )
1st CHIAVARI INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL, Italy, 2005
International Animated Film Festival in Vilnius, Lietuvos Respublika, 2004
8th I CASTELLI ANIMATI, Italy, 2004

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Jury Special Mention ( 1 )
Holland Animation Film Festival, Guilty Pleasures from each member of the jury (from Konstantin Bronzit), Holland, 2004

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Audience Prize ( 1 )
9th CINEMA TOUT ECRAN Festival, Switzerland, 2004

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Best Soundtrack ( 1 )
CLERMONT-FERRAND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, France, 2004

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Special Mention ( 1 )
12nd Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart, Germany, 2004

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Space Shower TV Station ID WE LOVE MUSIC, 2001– 1 Award

2nd Prize ( 1 )
PROMAX&BDA, Silver, US, 1999

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Takarajima-sha “Kuromaru”, 1999 – 1 Award

2nd Prize ( 1 )
Asia Pacific Advertising Festival, Silver, 1999

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JUBILEE, 1999 – 2 Awards

Special Jury Prize ( 1 )
Holland Animation Film Festival, Guilty Pleasures-Marc Glassman Prize, Holland, 1999

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Specialized Award ( 1 )
4th Music Video Awards '99, BEST MALE VIDEO, Japan, 1999

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VIBE-ID, 1999 – 1 Award

Special Jury Prize ( 1 )
Holland Animation Film Festival, Guilty Pleasures-Mikhail Aldashin prize, Holland, 1999

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Your Choice!, 1999 – 5 Awards

Jury Prize ( 2 )
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, The first prize chosen by the adult juries, US, 1999
4th Seoul International Family Film Festival, Korea, 1999

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Specialized Awards ( 3 )
Ottawa International Animation Festival, The Category Prize was awarded to Film for children, Canada, 2000
International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart, Children's animation film SPECIAL PRIZE, Germany, 1999
1st Laputa Animation Festival, Encourage PRIZE, Japan, 2000

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Bavel's Book, 1996 – 2 Awards

Jury Prize ( 1 )
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, US, 1997

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Specialized Award ( 1 )
1st Seoul Animation Expo, Prize for Outstanding film Animation for T.V. Category, Korea, 1997

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Kipling Jr., 1995 – 1 Award

Jury Special Mention ( 1 )
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Honorable Mention Short Animation Film by Festival's Adult July, US, 1995

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Karo and Piyobpt, 1992 – 3 Awards

Best Director ( 1 )
Animation Film Chicago International Children's Film Festival, US, 1994

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Specialized Award ( 1 )
Zlin Film Festival, The Prize of ANIFILM Praha for unconventional and inventive technigue of animated film, Czech, 1994

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2nd prize ( 1 )
5th International Animation Festival Hiroshima, the Second Prize of Category C, Japan, 1994

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The Elevator, 1991 – 1 Award

Special Prize ( 1 )
4th International Animation Festival Hiroshima, The 1st Prize of Category C, Japan, 1992

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Japanese-English Pictionary, 1989 – 1 Award

Special Jury Prize ( 1 )s
Image Forum Festival '90 in Tokyo, Special Jury Prize, Japan, 1990

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Aquatic, 1987 – 1 Award

Specialized Award ( 1 )
Hi-vision Award '92, Prize by the president of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication, Japan, 1992

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A Bite of Bone (Dir.: Yano Honami), 2021 – 28 Awards

Grand Prize（ 5 ）
Grand Prize for Short Animation: 45th Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 2021.10
Grand Prize: 23rd DigiCon6 ASIA, Japan, 2021.11
Japan Gold: 23rd DigiCon6 ASIA, Japan, 2021.10
Gold Award (Animation Category): 27th ifva Awards, Chine, HongKong, 2022.02
General Category Grand Prize: 7th 4K･VR Tokushima Movie Festival 2021, Japan, 2021.11

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Best Prize（ 6 ）
Best Animation Short: 29th Raindance Film Festival, UK, 2021.10
Best of TAIS Showcase award: 15th TAIS Animation Showcase 2021, Canada, 2021.10
Excellent Film Awards (Semi-Grand Prix): JAAP International Short Film Festival, Japan, 2021.11
A Couplet of Deep Thoughts: 1st Place: 7th Florida Animation Festival, US, 2022.06
Frame by Frame / Traditional 1st Place: 7th Florida Animation Festival, US, 2022.06
Best Short film of the International competition for youngsters from 12 y.o.: 8th Le Festival Cinéma Jeune Public, Switzerland, 2022.11

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3rd Place （ 1 ）
3rd ΑΝΙΜΑΤΙΟΝ MARATHON AWARD: 6th Animation Marathon, Greece, 2021.11

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Best Director （ 1 ）
Best Director Award: 13rd We Like 'Em Short - Animation and Comedy Film Festival, US, 2022.08

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New Face Award （ 1 ）
New Face Award: 25th Japan Media Arts Festival , 2022.03

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Jury's Special（ 2 ）
Jury's Special Award for Short Films: 8th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Japan, 2021.11
Jury's Special Nomination for Animation Week Award: 3rd Feinaki Beijing Animation Week 2021, China, 2021.12

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Sponsorship Award （ 2 ）
Hokkaido Bank Award: 8th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Japan, 2021.11
PARALLAX AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE: 12th Los Angeles Animation Festival, US, 2021.12

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Audience Awared （ 3 ）
Audience Choice 'Star of Festival': 17th Korean Independent Animation Film Festival Indie-AniFest2021, Korea, 2021.09
Prix du Public / Audience award: 14th Paris International Animation Film Festival, France, 2022.01
Audience Favorite 1st Place: 7th Florida Animation Festival, US, 2022.06

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Mention （ 7 ）
Special Mention: 9th Prime The Animation! New Talent International Festival, Spain, 2021.10
Honourable Mentioned: 11th Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taiwan, 2021.10
Special Mention: 6th Animation Marathon, Greece, 2021.11
Jury Mention: T-hort Festival, Latvia, 2022.03
Jury Award: SPECIAL MENTION: 17th GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation, Canada, 2021.11
Juror Citation - Siqi Song: 9th Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, US, 2021.11
Special Jury Mention: 15th Big Cartoon Festival, Russian, Moscow, 2021.12

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In the Big Yard Inside the Teeny-Weeny Pocket, 2022 – 9 Awards

Grand Prize（ 1 ）
TDC Grand Prix 2023: The Tokyo Type Directors Club Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2023, Japan, 2023.01

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Best Prize（ 2 ）
Best in the International Film category: 4th Mobile Animation Film Festival - MAFF, US, 2022.09
Best Animated Short Film in the 7th seasons [August 2022]: 1st Golden Horse International Film Festival, India, 2022.08

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Jury's Special（ 1 ）
Jury's Personal Pick: Sarina Nihei: 1st Hiroshima Animation Season, Japan, 2022.08

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Audience Award（ 1 ）
Audience Award: Best Hand Drawn Animation: 5th FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival, US, 2022.09

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Sponsorship Award （ 1 ）
DNP Award: 9th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Japan, 2022.11

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Special Mention（ 3 ）
Special Mention: 16th Fest Anča International Animation Festival, Slovakia, 2023.07
Honourable Mention: 16th Annual TAIS Animation Showcase, Canada, 2022.10
Honourable Mention for Poetic Chaos: 8th GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation, Canada, 2022.11

JR East Japan Railway Company Goup (Dir.: Mkino Motohiko), 2017 – 1 Award

Silver prize: 57th Bussiness CM Awards, Japan, 2018

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Yona Yona Ale (Dir.:Nariki Jun), 1997 – 1 Award

Special Prize: ACC Special prize for local CM Japan, 1999

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Short and Happy Life of a Goldfish (Dir.:Inudo Isshin), 1993 – 1 Award

Grand Prize : Kirin Contemporary Award '93

Awards for Picture Book - 4 Awards

Viva Vegetables !, 2010 – 1 Award
MOE Children's Picture Book Store Award, 4th place, Japan, 2010

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Rain Won't, 2013 – 1 Award
Orion Shobo Picture Book Grand Prix December 2013, This month's Eh-ha! Picture Book of the Month

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Tiny, Giant Tree, 2015 – 1 Award
65th Shogakukan Award for Children's Literature, Japan, 2016

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For the Sake of Mr. Whale, We'll Do Whatever It Takes, 2015 – 1 Award
22nd Nippon Ehon Prize, Japan, 2017

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Academic Awards – 4 Awards

23th Zagreb World Animation Festival, Best Animation School: Tokyo University of the Arts, Croatia, 2010
To an educational institution for the best choice of films submitted The Tokyo school was a real surprise, in my view we are looking at a future animation celebrity. Koji Yamamura’s influence is obvious, however, I believe they successfully managed to find an expression of their own. The Student Competition selection committee thus decided to grant the Award to an educational institution for the best choice of films submitted for pre-selection to the Tokyo University of Arts.

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25th Ottawa International Animation Festival 2010, The Best Animation School Showreel: Tokyo University of the Arts, Canada, 2010

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29th Ottawa International Animation Festival 2014, Honorable Mention: Tokyo University of the Arts, Canada, 2007

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Japan Society for Animation Studies, Academic Special Award for 10 years of series Open lecture "Introduction to Contemporary Animation," Japan, 2019

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Other Award – 1 Award

2021 New York Press Club Award in the Critical Arts Review category: "The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation"(supervision and ideas)

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