Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition
Rank Film Director ( s ) Country Prize
Grand Prix The Kitchen Ben Ferris Australia ¥2,000,000
Second Place ( Saga Prefecture Governor Award ) Making Life Work Maximilian Jezo-Parovsky United States ¥1,000,000
Second Place ( Rikkyo University Award ) Nagi Takatoshi Arai Japan ¥1,000,000
Incentive Award Hi No Tsugi Ha Rekishi Inan Oener Japan ¥300,000
Incentive Award Hanzubon No Ojisan Kota Nagaoka Japan ¥300,000
Incentive Award Dirty Work Blues Satoko Okita Japan ¥300,000
2004-2005
The Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition 2004-2005 Final Round and Award Ceremony was held in the Asahi Hall ( Yurakucho Marion Build . 12F ) on 4 September 2005 . [ 3 ]
The Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition is a major international short film awards ceremony, run by the Akira Kurosawa Foundation. Since the inaugural 2004-2005 competition, the Grand Prix and numerous other prizes have been awarded on an annual basis.