Elli Vuorinen chosen to participate “Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo 2012-2013”

22.11.2012

Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo – project is organized and run by the Japan Image Council on behalf of the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Project gives talented creators of media art from other countries the opportunity to pursue their art while visiting Japan.

Elli Vuorinen, graduate of the Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences in 2011, was selected among 112 applicants from 43 countries.

These artists will spend 70 days living in Tokyo early January and mid-March 2013, during which time they will each produce a new work of art while participating in various programs including training sessions, screenings, visits to studios and the ateliers of animation artists, and exchanges with educational institutions. Other two selected are Caleb Wood (USA) and Emma De Swaef (BELGIUM).

Read more in Japic website

Elli Vuorinen received widespread attention in the animation world for two works made while she was still a student: Benigni (2009/co-directed with Pinja Partanen and Jasmiini Ottelin) and The Tongueling (2010). The Tongueling won the Tricky Women Award of the city of Vienna (main prize) and the award for
Best Student Animation at Anifest 2011 in the Czech Republic.
Website http://ellivuorinen.com/