Results of 1st Beautiful Japan Cultural Grand Prix Announced.Tokyo, Japan, June 20, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Beautiful Japan Cultural Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. LLIC LLIC Large Low-Income Country and Pride One Entertainment Co., Ltd,, the company producing the event, today announced the results of the 1st Beautiful Japan Cultural Grand Prix, held in Hiroshima throughout the month of May. The exhibition and Grand Prix were held with a view to eliciting outstanding works of art and discovering new artists, with "Japan's Beautiful Seasons; Urban Landscapes" taken as this year's theme. Entrants were recieved in 24 categories and in 8 genres. Following intensive scrutiny, the final round of judging was completed on June 9, and the results for each category were announced today. Yasushi Akutagawa Yasushi Akutagawa (芥川 也寸志 Japanese: Akutagawa Yasushi of Pride One Entertainment Co., Ltd, the company responsible for planning and producing the event, says: "I was greatly moved and impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: by the many different forms in which so many artists from Japan and from overseas expressed the theme of 'Hiroshima', a city that may be regarded as the starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the of postwar post·war adj. Belonging to the period after a war: postwar resettlement; a postwar house. postwar Adjective occurring or existing after a war Adj. 1. Japan. "Since September last year, we have been honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. with the participation of judges from a wide range of artistic fields. Being the first experiment of its kind, the Grand Prix has been a long process of trial and error. We're very encouraged to receive so many entries for this first Grand Prix, and we hope to see all those who took part enter the contest again." The Grand Prix is a rare experiment in which copyright and copyright management are separated, and works entered for the contest do not become the property of the organizers, so as to protect the rights of the creator. The winners of the Hiroshima event are: Photography Category: Hideo Haga Prize (Grand Prix) Title: "Encounter" Artist: Mr. Atsushi Imada Resident of: Hiroshima Prefecture Photography Category: Runner Up Title: "I shall never forget that day: the children's eyes were so beautiful" Artist: Mr. Yoshio Nishikawa Resident of: Tokyo Photography Category: Runner Up Title: "O-tori no Hi" [The Passing Day] Artist: Mr. Yuji Kagimoto Resident of: Hiroshima Prefecture Western Painting Category: Runner Up Title: "Hiroshima: black ink stained on white paper" Artist: Mr. Stephane Leroux Resident of: Tokyo (native of French Republic) To see the winning entries, go to: http://www.prideone-entertainment.com/CULTURE/result.html Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Contact: Ms. Erika Hosoi Beautiful Japan Cultural Grand Prix Executive Committee Pride One Entertainment Co., Ltd. Mail: info@prideone-entertainment.com Phone: +81-3-3503-5555 Fax: +81-3-3503-5558 Web: http://www.prideone-entertainment.com Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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