Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022, the world’s largest animation film festival, will be held in Annecy, France. My short film “Krasue” has been selected as an Official Short Film in Competition. (Official Short Films in Competition-Krasue) the Official Selection: the shortfilms here.   Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022 https://www.annecy.org/home

A short animation film “KRASUE (2021)” will be screened and exhibited at “14th Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions” under the theme of “AFTER THE SPECTACLES”. The pandemic, an event that none of us had ever experienced before, has caused significant changes in everyday life. The visual media that are increasingly penetrating our daily routine, have become familiar tools for reflecting the various transformations in the realms of society, politics, economics and culture. In this day and age, easy access to visual media on multiple levels and dimensions, through communication on social media platforms in particular, has made information on any kind of event – be it a festive occasion, a war or a natural disaster – come across as a spectacle of sorts.* The term “spectacle” is commonly used for describing a magnificent landscape or scenery, and often also some kind of show event. Being partly an optical technical term, the original Latin word “spectaculum” referred at once to such extraordinary natural occurrences as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. With the emergence of modern states in the 19th century, our perception of natural disasters was transformed by expositions, photographs and movies, through visual recreations of such events as great spectacles and magnificent sights. Themed “After the Spectacle,” the 14th edition of the Yebisu International Festival for Art & […]

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. アップリンク渋谷でも以前マナーCMを制作させていただきましたが、今度は吉祥寺PARCOのB2Fに今月オープンしたばかりのアップリンク吉祥寺のマナーCMを制作しました。 本編前にその迫力をご堪能下さい。ひらのりょうのグッズもちょっとだけ劇場に置かせていただいてますので、そちらのチェックも宜しくお願いします。 アップリンク吉祥寺

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. 60年代&70年代の日本の名曲にMVで新たな息吹を、という「テクネ」ならではユニークな企画にひらのりょうが参加させていただきました。 ひらのは西田佐知子さんの「くれないホテル」という楽曲にMVを提供します。 西田佐知子さんは、「コーヒルンバ」の日本語版や60年代安保当時の世相を表す曲として有名な「アカシアの雨がやむときは」で知られる昭和の歌姫の一人です。他にも腕利きの映像作家さんが参加されているこの企画、 1月2日の18:15からEテレでオンエアされますのでお見逃しなく！ うたテクネHP