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Makoto Shinkai Biography

Birth Name:Makoto Niitsu

Birth Place:Koumi, Nagano, Japan

Profession Writer, Director, Editor, Art department, Cinematographer, Assistant director, Animation department, Producer, Camera department, Sound department, Art director, Special effects, Visual effects, Actor, Soundtrack

Awards

  • 2005Mainichi Film Concours-Best Animation Film: winner
  • 2005Asian New Talent Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Cristal-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2012Golden Raven-: nominated
  • 2012Nippon Cinema Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013Silver Mirror Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2016Best Film-Official Competition: nominated
  • 2016Special Award-: winner
  • 2016LAFCA Award-Best Animation: winner
  • 2016Anima't Award-Best Animated Feature Film: winner
  • 2017Annie-Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2017Asian Film Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2017NETPAC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2017Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Director: nominated
  • 2017Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2017Special Award-: winner
  • 2017DFCC-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2017INOCA-Best Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2017SFCS Award-Best Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2017Best Director-Film Category: winner
  • 2017VVFP Award-Best Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2019Audience Award-City of Donostia Audience Award: nominated
  • 2020Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2020Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
  • 2020Huading Award-Best Global Animated Feature Film: nominated
  • 2020FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
  • 2021Robert-Best Non-English Language Film (Årets ikke-engelsksprogede film): nominated
  • 2023Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Animated Film: nominated
  • 2023Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
  • 2023Silver Raven-International Competition: winner
  • 2023International Animation Award-: winner
  • 2024Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2024Annie-Outstanding Achievement in Writing for an Animated Feature: nominated
  • 2024ICS Award-Best Animated Film: nominated
  • 2024SFCS Award-Best Animated Film: nominated