Nandodemo Wasureyou

some films (anime shorts) from students of Tokyo University of the Arts

Pia Film Festival (PFF) takes place at the National Film Archive of Japan in September. The PFF celebrates the culture of Self-Produced Film (Jishu-Eiga) and provides many opportunities of rich experience of cinema to both young filmmakers and audiences through various programs since the establishment in 1977.

PFF’s competition was introduced in 1988, and is open to any film completed after March in the previous year. There is no restriction on length, format, genre, nationality or the gender of the filmmaker. Given the problem of defining “Self-Produced Film” in these changing times, PFF opts to accept as “Self-Produced” any film so defined by its director. The submission of films for competition closes in March each year, and every title is seen by at least three members of a fifteen-member pre-selection committee. The rule is: no stopping or fast-forwarding once a film has started. In the second stage of selection, all films which have survived the first stage are seen by all fifteen members of the pre-selection committee. This committee then finalises the choice of films for competition. These films are seen in the festival by an invited jury of professional artists, who deliberate and decide on the prize-winners. The result is announced at a ceremony during the festival.

(Source: Official Site)

Award Archive: https://pff.jp/jp/award/archives/

This is a compilation of Avante-Garde shorts that are unique, mind-blowing and addicting. These will give you a different POV on the world of animation.
Includes short films, short series, commercials, station IDs, and specials.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23559
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23560
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23563
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23564
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23566
Part 6: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23567
Part 7: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23568
Part 8: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23569
Part 9: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23571
Part 10: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23573
Part 11: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23575

I'm trying to keep the characters as young as possible because these works tend to present more imaginative, even incoherent, segments, often due to a limited perspective or understanding of the world inhabited by the characters. Typically, this entails engagement with the unknown or unfamiliar or scenarios that are not fully grasped, and tapping into that feeling is easiest with children. This can include ordinary life expressed in an abstract way in Googuri Googuri, the augmented reality of Dennou Coil, or the dream world of Little Nemo. Initially, the list was meant to catalog independent short films with imaginative transitions, as I feel these capture the tone of what I'm going for best, but there aren't enough good ones that meet my criteria.

Former candidates and removed entries:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2290/Superflat_Monogram
https://myanimelist.net/anime/1979/Tobira_wo_Akete_1995
https://myanimelist.net/anime/8333/Kodomo_no_Keijijougaku
https://myanimelist.net/anime/34634/Sakana_no_Iu_Koto_wo_Kiku
https://myanimelist.net/anime/3760/Grimm_Douwa__Kin_no_Tori