The winning entries for the "Virtual Open Zone" competition have been decided!!
Captivate with the power of art!
For healthcare workers and other essential workers (*)
We have selected the winning entries for the support video contest.
We moved the venue for "Magical Open Zone," a space on Nihon-Odori in front of the Prefectural Office where people can freely present music, dance, and other performances, which is currently suspended, to online and implemented "Virtual Open Zone," an initiative to solicit and distribute videos of all genres of culture and art. In this "Virtual Open Zone," with the theme of supporting and expressing gratitude to everyone working to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we solicited videos of all genres of culture and art, and selected four winning works from 244 general video submissions.
(*) Essential worker: A person engaged in work that is indispensable to social life.
《1. Award-winning works》
Out of 244 entries, the top 20 entries based on the number of views as of August 31st were selected.
■1st Place (Prize Money: 500,000 yen) "To You Who Fight" / Ayumi Watanabe
■2nd Place (Prize Money: 300,000 yen) "My Own Flower ~Thank you Essential Worker ver.~" / HANDSIGN
■3rd Place (Prize Money: 100,000 yen) "Amabie" / Team "Amabie Daisakusen"
■Prefectural Citizen's Award (Prize money: 100,000 yen) "Lapis Lazuli Earth" / Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School Choir
《2. Jury Prize Winning Works (excluding winning entries)》
From 244 entries, the judges selected their recommended works (no prize money).
■ Jury Prize
"Social Distance" / Hide Maeda
"Sand Art 'Thank You Flower'" / Masako Iimen
"Finlandia" / Musica Yokohama-ma
《3. Winning Entries Website》
https://kaihouku.pref.kanagawa.jp/
(4. Judges)
- Yuichi Ito, Representative of I.TOON Co., Ltd. (Professor, Department of Animation, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts)
Yoichi Tajima, Producer, Regional Media Division, Jupiter Telecom Co., Ltd.
- Kazuyuki Kajiya, Director of Performing Arts, Kanagawa Prefectural International Cultural Tourism Bureau
[Reference] Overview of the "Virtual Open Zone" Implementation
(1) Application period
From Monday, June 1st, 2020 to Friday, July 31st, 2020
(2) Recruitment conditions
- No restrictions on professional or amateur status, or place of residence.
- The video must be in the cultural and artistic field and its theme must be support for and appreciation of essential workers.
- Videos should generally be 5 minutes or less in length.
- To represent and display "Kanagawa 'Virtual Open Zone'" in a video.
- The video avoids the "three Cs" (closed spaces, crowded places, and close-contact settings).
(3) Total number of applications
255 items (General videos: 244, Guest videos: 11... *2)
*2 General videos: Works eligible for review
Guest Videos: Supporting works from artists who endorse the project's concept.
(Including Michiko Godai (Yokohama Yumeza), Mari Kumamoto (Magical Ambassador), Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, etc.)
(4) Play count measurement period
Applications will be accepted until 6 PM on Monday, August 31st.
Please note that the video will be available until Wednesday, March 31, 2021, so please take a look.
