ÅŒfuji NoburÅ Award
The Ofuji - Noburo Prize (Japanese大 藤 信 郎 赏, Ofuji Noburo - shō ) is an award that is awarded under the Mainichi Eiga Concours since 1962 and according to the animator Noburo Ofuji ( 1900-1961 ) is named. The award is presented artistically outstanding animated films.
As in the 1980s, more and more productions from major film studios instead of as originally, small, experimental animated films among the prizewinners, it was decided to award a second prize for animation films at the Mainichi Eiga Concours. Since 1989, entertaining mainstream films in the category " Best Animated Film" (アニメーション 映画 賞, animēshon eiga - shō ) awarded and the Ofuji - Noburo Prize is restricted to smaller, artistically outstanding productions.
Except for the winner of 1999, The Old Man and the Sea by Russian director Alexander Petrov, all previous winners were Japanese films ( anime). Most often - five times each - films have received, directed by Hayao Miyazaki and Kihachiro Kawamoto.