A short animated film created by students from three art universities in Japan, China and South Korea was shown at an online symposium recently held by Tokyo University of the Arts, one of the institutions involved in the project.
About 30 graduate students from Tokyo University of the Arts, Korea National University of Arts and Communication University of China collaborated on the animation project, production of which took place solely online last August due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, according to the art university in Tokyo.
The annual project called "Co-work," launched in 2010 to build a network of young creators to lead the future of Asian animation culture, was in its 11th year in 2020. The project's activities over the past years were discussed at the symposium held on Jan. 22, the university said.