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Tuesday, June 04 2019 - 15:00
AsiaNet
"Honda 'ORIGAMI'," Honda Motor's Brand Movie Produced by CyberAgent, Receives Awards at Three International Ad Festivals
TOKYO, June 4, 2019 /Kyodo JBN - AsiaNet/ --

- First Prize in Film-craft Section of "2019 New York Festivals Advertising 
Awards," Silver Award in Film-craft Section of "ADFEST 2019," and Bronze Award 
in Branding Section of "2019 AME Award" -

CyberAgent, Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange Code: 4751) announced on June 4 that 
"Honda 'ORIGAMI'," a brand movie for commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 
establishment of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., which was produced by CyberAgent's 
Internet Ad Business Division, has received the First Prize Award in the 
film-craft section and a prize in the film section of "2019 New York Festivals 
Advertising Awards," the Silver Award in the film-craft section of "ADFEST 
2019," and the Bronze Award in the branding section of "2019 AME Award."

The brand movie Honda "ORIGAMI" is a stop-motion one filmed while moving 
origami (paper-folding art) works representing Honda's products handmade one by 
one. The folding lines were infused with the ambition and technology 
accumulated by Honda. This movie pursues the overwhelming craftsmanship while 
endeavoring to depict everything, including the background, with origami works 
without using CG. 

Image1: Brand movie: Honda "ORIGAMI"
https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105277/201905317036/_prw_PI1lg_7dSNfS8P.jpg


(Images2: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/201905317036?p=images)

- Original version of Honda "ORIGAMI"
https://youtu.be/T_mNHM5qIVw 

- Behind-the-scenes footage of Honda "ORIGAMI"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDojiV_YRXc

Client company: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Ad agency: CyberAgent, Inc.
Production company: Niban-Kobo Production Corp. 

Creative Director: Atsushi Nakahashi
Planner: Satoshi Shigematsu
         Sena Kuwabara

- What is "New York Festivals Advertising Awards"?

https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/NYFA/2019/pieces.php?iid=545400&pid=1

New York Festivals Advertising, commonly known as NYFA, is the world's largest 
international ad contest held in New York. It is an ad award created in 1957 in 
one section of NEW YORK FESTIVALS.

- What is "Asia Pacific Advertising Festival"?

http://www.adfest.com/index.php/Home/Awards/winnersshowcase.html?category=5&awards=all&page=2

Asia Pacific Advertising Festival, commonly known as ADFEST, is the most 
prestigious ad award in the Asia-Pacific region, which was created in 1998 and 
is held in Pattaya, Thailand.

- What is "World's Best Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness Awards"?

https://www.ameawards.com/winners-gallery-1/honda-origami

This is commonly known as AME Awards. It is an ad award created in 1957 in one 
section of "NEW YORK FESTIVALS," the world's largest international ad contest 
held in New York.

- Corporate profile of CyberAgent
Corporate name: CyberAgent, Inc.
Location: Abema Towers, 40-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Established: March 18, 1998
Capital: 7,203 million yen (as of the end of December 2018)
Representative: Susumu Fujita, President
Nature of business: Media business, Internet advertisement business, game 
                    business, and investment development business


Source: CyberAgent, Inc.