Short Length Competition
Schedule …Audio Visual Hall …Convention Hall
<Year/Country or Region/Duration>
— Short1・Short2・Short3・Short4 —
Short2 (Total 70min.)
Famiry/Transferring/ORANGE
7.14(Sun) 14:30 7.17(Wed) 10:30
Famiry
<2012/Japan/20min.>
Hiroko, a high school student, witnesses a scene that suggests her father’s infidelity. Her mother also seems anxious and troubled. Hiroko decides to restore her dysfunctional family, which has become just a façade.
Director:Taishi Shioide
Cast:Ayumi Nigo, Yuki Okamoto, Sayuri Igarashi, Hisami Shimokawabe, Masamichi Hagiwara
Director/Taishi Shioide
Born April 7th, 1980 in Hyogo, Shiode studied at New Cinema Workshop and took the Creator Advanced Course. He formed a filmmaker collaborative Grand Master Company and directed various films and promotional videos.
Transferring
<2012/Japan/20min.>
Yoko is an outcast in her class. One day, a transfer student Risa shows up and announces that she wouldn’t get along with anyone. Yoko takes interest in the mysterious Risa.
Director:Junichi Kanai
Cast:Aoi Morikawa, Riko Masuda, Tomoki Fujiwara
Director/Junichi Kanai
Born 1983 in Saitama. Kanai’s first feature film Courtship (2009) screened at SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL. He also directed a short Pedaru no yukue (2009) as part of the New Directions in Japanese Cinema program and another short Transferring, which won various awards at domestic and international festivals. His second feature film Yurusenai aitai will open theatrically this year.
ORANGE
<2012/Japan,Philippines/30min.>
Taka lost his parents in a tsunami and now lives in a temporal housing complex. A letter from his wife and his daughter, who live in the Philippines, is delivered late and Taka decides to visit them.
Director:Masaya Matsui
Cast:Wataru Shihodo, Mikaera Malibiran, Marites de Dios, Crystal Faye Flores
Director/Masaya Matsui
Born in Gifu, Matsui graduated form Waseda University and worked as a graphic designer. After working in a production company, he established Flower, his own production company, and directed commercials and promotional videos. He continues to work on films based on original scripts.