The Pinnacle of ~2,000 Graduation Projects Decided! Grand Prix of 'DIGITAL FRONTIER GRAND PRIX 2026' Creative Award Goes to Full CG Animation 'EMOLI'

Creative Award for Outstanding Works, Grand Prix winning work 'EMOLI'

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd. (Headquarters/Main Campus: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masanori Fujii), which operates schools, universities, and graduate schools for nurturing talent in IT-related and digital content fields, held its 31st 'DIGITAL FRONTIER GRAND PRIX 2026' (2026 Digital Hollywood Joint Entrance Ceremony / 2025 Outstanding Works Creative Award), a traditional event since its founding, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (Shibuya Public Hall). We are pleased to announce the winning works of each category and the Grand Prix of the 'Creative Award for Outstanding Works' as a preliminary report.

DIGITAL FRONTIER GRAND PRIX 2026 (DF2026): https://www.dhw.co.jp/df2026/

The Grand Prix winner from among the graduation projects of all educational institutions developed by Digital Hollywood is the full CG animation work 'EMOLI,' a joint production by Ryo Hatano and Kanami Onishi of Digital Hollywood University.

The work was praised by the judges for its outstanding quality in animation, direction, and sheer volume, as well as its finely detailed story design, resulting in a very high level of perfection as a complete work.

https://youtu.be/POYpe4kv7Ig?si=3U-zOSQik85WOiX1

The moment the Grand Prix was announced