6 Word Video Contest Awards

We challenged people to create a 6 to 60 second video that tells a Japanese-themed relationship story in just 6 words. Here are the winners of the ¥75,000 prize pool.

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And the winners are…

Thank you to everyone who submitted entries!

We are truly grateful and impressed by the quantity and quality of submissions. Our judging panel carefully considered the submissions and wished to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who took the time to share their stories and video creation skills with the GaijinPot community.

For information about the contest guidelines, please visit the event announcement page.

Finally, a huge congratulations to all the nominees and winners!

Best Picture

Best Shortest Film

6 words, not seconds…. This video managed to stay within the rules while still making a video that was impactfully entertaining and most incredibly… very, very short.

Best Production Design

We’re not in Kanto Anymore. This video went far and wide to make dreams into reality with its impressive creative talent and design skills.

Best Actor/Actress

Polaris would be jealous. This actor shined the brightest and showed a dazzling performance in the art of expression. 

Best Cinematography

Master of light and glass, DaVinci would be proud. This video displayed the very best images. You could screencap the shots and make an art exhibit out of them. Bravo!

Notable Mentions

We wanted to showcase some other great submissions from our community. Thanks for participating!