Mainichi Film Awards
Series of annual film awards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mainichi Film Awards (毎日映画コンクール, Mainichi Eiga Konkūru) are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shimbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan.[1]
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Mainichi Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in film making |
Country | Japan |
Presented by | Mainichi Shimbun |
First awarded | 1946 |
Website | mainichi |
The origins of the contest date back to 1935, when the Mainichi Shinbun organized a festival then called Zen Nihon eiga konkūru (全日本映画コンク ー ル? ). It was interrupted during World War 2. The current form of the Mainichi Film Awards officially came into being in 1946.[1]
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