Aug 19th (Wed) 13:15～ @JMS ASTER PLAZA Medium Hall
The HAM Competition: HAM HAM selects offbeat works with a unique sense of humor. In addition to an international jury choosing the Best Film for this category, they will also determine the HAM Competition Grand Prix, awarded to one standout film selected from across all three categories.
Gest: Takeshi Nakamura, Mayu Hachiya, Hattori-Graphics, Sota Fukushima
MC: Daisuke Tanaka
The spaced-out Cheese-kun stretches all the way to Neptune Cheese-kun to become friends. He is almost eaten, but his words, "Don't eat me, chi!" save him, and they become friends. However, the chef eats him up bit by bit until nothing is left. But then, a brand-new Cheese-kun emerges from a cow, looking completely spaced-out.
I am a 6th grade elementary school student.
A man shoplifts a prize, only to find that it is a jigsaw puzzle.
A young girl wants it, but the man refuses her.
Graduated from the Animation Department of Osaka Designer Academy.
In her ordinary, unchanging daily life, she takes medicine to fit into the "mold" that society demands.
A tiny, lovely flower blooms on her, and as the flowers continue to multiply, they vividly color her world... but...
Animation filmmaker. Self-taught in animation, valuing the feeling of crafting each frame by hand. Interested in "human nature"—such as the absurdities and social perspectives felt in life, as well as contradictions, foolishness, and simplicity—and substituting these into different things to create visual stories that do not rely on dialogue. The recent theme is the indefinable tension and discomfort felt by the minds of women living in modern society. By hand-drawing every single line on paper, attempting to create a raw and warm expression within the work.
A Little Story of a Little Wild Boar Piglet
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1980. Studied moving images at Osaka Kyoiku University, Image Forum Institute of the Moving Image, and the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts. Began creating animation around 2002, and continues to produce work under the major themes of "ma" (pacing/timing) and "satisfying movement." Short films include The Mechanism of Spring (10), In a Pig's Eye (10), The Great Rabbit (12), and Bird in the Peninsula (22), which have won awards both in Japan and internationally, including the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival (Short Film category), the Grand Prix at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, and the Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. Additionally, activities outside of short filmmaking are increasing, such as releasing the game My Exercise (20), exhibiting the video installation My Marsh (17) at the Yokohama Museum of Art and the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, and directing the TV anime series Ikimono-san (23) and the VR work If You See the Cat.
A trilogy of parody videos titled "Time-Efficient Folktales Series," which challenges the extreme compression of information by utilizing ultra-low-resolution pixel art animation techniques and the familiarity of Japanese folktales.
・Momotaro (Peach Boy) Finished in 20 Seconds
・Urashima Taro Returning to Earth in 16 Seconds
・The Crab and the Monkey Settled in 30 Seconds
A low-resolution video artist. Utilizing the pixel art skills acquired in game development, he continuously creates low-resolution animations, primarily on social media, and also works on music videos and TV commercials. He views pixel art as the most free and primal art material for digital natives, transcending the boundaries of computer games, and engages in experimental video expression.
God is Dog is an experimental audio-visual film by Tokyo artist Jeremy Yamamura and London sound artist Joe Zeitlin, where every bark and growl becomes music, and animation moves in sync with sound. A chaotic hymn to friendship and hope.
Born in 1981, Jeremy Yamamura is a Tokyo-based artist whose creative journey began in the early 2000s with graffiti and a street-born dog that became his lifelong muse. After studying motion graphics, he moved to London in 2004, working as a VJ and designer before relocating to Tokyo in 2006 to direct visual projects for MTV, Beats by Dre, Kouhaku Uta Gassen, and Fred Perry.
Since 2019, Yamamura has dedicated himself fully to his art practice—producing bold paintings, immersive installations, and murals featuring his signature dog character. His work has been exhibited across Japan, China, Europe, and the US, with collaborations including Converse, Manhattan Portage, and Sesame Street. In 2023, he released his first art book at Ginza Six in Tokyo.
Mushrooms are reportedly highly social creatures that communicate with one another through a network of mycelium spread like a mesh underground. If so, might they not also harbor frustrated feelings toward social life, just as humans do? Furthermore, how do they sublimate those feelings? Through play, violence, eating, or romance?
In our lives, we sometimes grow weary of overconsuming fleeting pleasures, suddenly losing sight of what we like or what we want to aim for. Through a certain activity of the mushrooms, this film attempts a satirical depiction of ourselves.
Born in Miyazaki Prefecture in 2001. Filmmaker and animator. Graduated from the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University. Member of the creative house mimoid inc. Drawing inspiration from the tropical climate and culture of childhood years, characteristics include a sense of "temperature and humidity" created through high-saturation and unique color schemes, as well as settings based on independent interpretations of folklore and indigenous culture.
Tsumurin and his friends living in the forest spent their days enjoying meals, soaking up the sun, and energetically rolling around.
But one day, out of nowhere, a meteorite approaches...!
Knowing nothing of what lies ahead, what will become of them?!
In the face of their friends' looming crisis, can they overcome this trial by caring for one another and joining forces?
A heartwarming adventure begins, testing the wisdom and courage of Tsumurin and his friends!
After gaining experience at a home appliance manufacturer and other companies as a product designer, belonged to the 3DCG production team of a video production company, engaging in video production. Currently active under the artist name "room 29-Q," producing videos with a primary focus on 3DCG. Also creates and distributes "Niku-Q to Eizo Tsukurou ze! (Let's make videos with Niku-Q!)," a tutorial project aimed at video production and mastering operation techniques using CG software.