TEAM NEWCHITOSE
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Tomoko Ono
Tomoko Ono (1976, Sapporo) has been working as Chief Director for New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival (Chitose Hokkaido) since the first edition. She has also planned many screening events of independent movies, animated films, and workshops in Hokkaido. She is the coordinator of Sapporo International Art Festival 2017.
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Hirotoshi Iwasaki
Born in Japan in 1981. Hirotoshi Iwasaki is video artist using experimental animation, graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts with Doctor’s degree in Fine Arts 2019. His research theme is about comparing Rotoscoping with 20th century avant-garde art movement, and also focuses and explores the disposition of co-presence. He received Grand Prix non-narrative short at Holland Animation Film Festival 2015. As a commissioned work, he created animations for the Calvin Klein campaign, an animation for an essay published in The New York Times.
https://hirotoshiiwasaki.com/
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Manabu Kato
President, MONSTAR design Inc. After working in the web operation for Kodansha Magazine, Manabu joined a startup of mixi’s Monster Strike as a character director. He has also worked as a producer for various events utilizing Japanese TV anime series. Most recently, he has been collaborating with anime series, which have allowed him to create products that have churned out quite the hype. No matter the extent of his creativity and imagination, the world waits with anticipation for what he has yet to produce.
https://mon-star.net/
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Enleysha CO., LTD.
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Tetsuji Kurashige
Born in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan in 1972. Graduated from Kyushu Institute of Design, and finished Image Forum’s workshop. He has published animation and media art works since 2000, such as “U-SA-GUI”, “Scripting Ghost”, “Room with a view – a story concerning borders or skin”, “ombre jack”, “DIGITAL-CINECALLIGRAPHY” and so on. An associate professor at Hokkaido University of Education at present.
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Daisuke Tanaka
Abstract Film and Motion Graphics history researcher. While researching the history of animation, since 2018 the editor-in-chief of websites "tampen.jp" about Japanese short animation film. Introduces and interviews with Japanese short animation filmmaker, while organizing screening or lecture about animation. Have written articles for "ecrit-o web" "Criteria" "IGN Japan" etc.
http://tampen.jp/
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Takeshi Nagata, Kazue Monno [TOCHKA]
In 1998, they formed the filmmaker/creative duo "TOCHKA". They invented the animation production method "PiKA PiKA", which combines the techniques of long exposure photography and stop motion animation. By using light to draw lines in the air, anyone can create animation. TOCHKA's fields of activity range from experimental animation to contemporary art.
Their film "PiKA PiKA Lightning Doodle Project" won the Grand Prix in the Lab Competition at International Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand 2008. Their film "TRACK" won the Grand Prix in the non-narrative short category at Holland Animation Film Festival 2016
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Sarina Nihei
Sarina Nihei (she/her) is a freelance animation director from Japan. Being obsessed with Estonian animation, she decided to pursue a career in animation. She is a graduate of London's Royal College of Art. Her graduation film from the RCA, 'Small People with Hats', won prizes at festivals around the world including the Ottawa International Animation Festival, HAFF, and British Animation Awards. Specialising in hand-drawn animation, she loves to make surreal stories.
https://cargocollective.com/sarinanihei
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Asuka Yotsumoto
Asuka Yotsumoto is an animation producer at ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS INC., a film production company based in Tokyo. Her production credits include a lot of animation films, such as branding movies, advertisements and TV programmes for children such as NHK ETV "Otoppe”, "What is Normal, anyway?”, and ”Blue•Yellow”. She has also produced exhibition movies for SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO, etc.
https://www.robot.co.jp/
Advisor
Takeshi Nagata, Kazue Monno [TOCHKA]
Programming Team
Tomoko Ono
Daisuke Tanaka
Manabu Kato
Enleysha Co., Ltd.
Selection Committee for Short Films
Tomoko Ono
Hirotoshi Iwasaki
Tetsuji Kurashige
Daisuke Tanaka
TOCHKA
Sarina Nihei
Selection Committee for Feature Films
Daisuke Tanaka
Sarina Nihei
Asuka Yotsumoto
