In December, U.S. magazine Artforum published a list of top ten films in 2006 chosen by Barbara London, the Associate Curator in the Department of Film and Video at the New York Museum of Modern Art. At the top of her list was the award-winning animated film "Tekkon Kinkreet." Now it has been announced that the film will be screened at MoMA's Gramercy Theatre. The screenings will run for six days starting on April 25.

A series of commercials for the Sony Ericsson SO903i will be turned into a movie to be released this spring. There are four commercials in all, each of which tells a small part of a story. The first one started airing on New Year's Day, and the second one is currently on air. The third segment is scheduled to begin airing on the 13th, with the final piece scheduled for March. Since the commercials began, many viewers have inquired about the details of the story, leading to the decision of turning it into a film.

The commercials star actress Yuko Takeuchi, and are directed by Isao Yukisada. The two previously worked together for the film "Spring Snow." Producer Kei Haruna said that the Sony commercials only used about 5% of the footage they shot. With the rest of the footage and additional filming, the story will be expanded into approximately a 60-minute short film.

This spring, Fuji TV will air a sequel to the 2005 drama series, "Oniyome Nikki." The new series, titled "Oniyome Nikki Ii Yu da na," will be broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00pm.

Alisa Mizuki and Gori return as the comedic couple from the first series. This time, the rest of the cast includes Yuri Ebihara, Noboru Takachi, Naomi Kawashima, and Yoko Nogiwa.

The 2007 Elan d'or Awards ceremony was held on Thursday at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The awards are sponsored by the All Nippon Producers Association and extend to both television and film.

The Newcomer Award was given to Yu Aoi, Haruka Ayase, Juri Ueno, Hitori Gekidan, Hiroshi Tamaki, and Kenichi Matsuyama. Best Film went to "Hula Girl," while Best Drama was awarded to NHK's taiga drama "Komyo ga Tsuji."

The Best Producer awards were given to Hitomi Ishihara and Akimasa Oka, while honorable mention went to Yumiko Shigeoka and Hisaaki Wakaizumi.

Special awards were presented to directors Teruhiko Kuze and Akio Jissoji, who both died last year. The drama production team for "Nodame Cantabile" was also honored with a special prize.

Starting on the 10th, popular singer BoA will be appearing in commercials for Toshiba's new au W52T cell phone. The image song will be "SO REAL" from BoA's recent album, "Made in Twenty."

Talento Shoko Nakagawa has been chosen as a commercial character to promote "Super Robot Wars W" (on sale March 1) for the Nintendo DS. Nakagawa is known for her love of cosplay and for being an otaku, which is rare among idols.

In its most recent investor relations report, broadcaster TBS revealed some information about its lineup for the spring season. In addition to the previously announced "Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go," three other dramas were mentioned.

"Meotomichi" (Thursday 9:00pm) is a home drama produced by Mitsuru Yanai, who worked on the "3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei" series.

"Kodoku no Kake" (Thursday 10:00pm) is about a love-hate relationship between an influential man in the financial world and an ambitious and beautiful woman. It has been reported that Hideaki Ito and Kyoko Hasegawa will play the lead roles, though no official announcement has been made.

A family comedy (currently untitled) will air on Sundays at 9:00pm.

The report also mentions two new variety programs, tentatively titled "Sekai Dream School!" (Saturday 7:00pm) and "Five Powers" (Saturday 8:00pm).