Meet The Filmmaker #1: NeW NeW – Emerging Japanese Animators
Doi Nobuaki is the producer of Japanese production/distribution company New Deer as well as Japan’s leading international animation festival, the Hiroshima Animation Season (HAS). He has been a good friend to MIAF and to Australian animation, reaching out to us for assistance in identifying up and coming animators here to feature at HAS.
His passion for emerging Japanese animators and the work they create is boundless and makes his voice an invaluable one as we seek out new work being produced in Japan.
Nobuaki will travel to Melbourne for MIAF this year, bringing along program featuring work from the likes of Ryo Hirano, Kazuki Sekiguchi, and Isaku Kaneko, all of whom have been supported by a newly established program called NeW NeW. And, of course, he brings with him a wealth of knowledge of what is happening in the Japanese animation scene right now which we will be asking him to share.
This is a rare opportunity to talk to an internationally important animation curator, and at the same time get a peek into where contemporary Japanese animation is heading.
Krasue
Ryo Hirano
Japan, 12’05, 2021
Facing a bloody conflict with local gangs, a young Yakuza encounters a ghoulish ghost with a taste for his blood.
Self-Honest Me
Kazuki Sekiguchi
Japan, 4’55, 2017
Not everybody sitting around the TV hated the film as much as our new friend.
The Balloon Catcher
Isaku Kaneko
Japan, 6’10, 2020
The police are keeping a close eye on the Axe Human coz he is scaring the balloon people living in the city.
This session is classified: Unclassified (M) Mature, not recommended for viewers under 15 years.
Please note that Backlot is NOT fully accessible. There are stairs with handrails, but no lift to the second floor where the cinema is located.