The animated short film “KRASUE” has been selected at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022!
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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 14th Yebisu International Festival for Art and Alternative Visions (2022)
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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 & Alternative Visions examines the history of the (moving) image and expositions from the 19th and 20th century up to the present. In addition to displays and screenings of pieces by contemporary artists, and related events, the program was expanded with the aim to further explore the possibilities of visual media. Among others, this time it encompasses a project in which guest curator Kohara Masashi links documents related to the history of expositions to the museum’s own collection; an online movie project by the up-and-coming filmmaker Endo Maiko; and educational programs aimed to connect visitors to a rather broad range of works.
☝️I also created the character design and GIFs for “yebizo-kun,” the character that will adorn the film festival!
Dates: February 4 (Fri.) – February 20 (Sun.), 2022, 10:00 – 20:00 (until 18:00 on the last day)
The museum will be closed on February 7 (Mon.) and 14 (Mon.).
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Yebisu Garden Place, Center Plaza, and other locations in collaboration with local communities
Official website:https://www.yebizo.com/en/
In addition to the short animated film “KRASUE”, a giant “KRASUE” air doll and other materials used in the production of the animation will be on display.
There are also headphones available for viewing. Please take this opportunity to see it!
Produced a manners commercial for Uplink Kichijoji
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We previously produced a manners commercial for Uplink Shibuya, and this time we produced a manners commercial for Uplink Kichijoji, which just opened this month on the B2F of Kichijoji PARCO.
Please enjoy the excitement before the main event. We will also have a small selection of Ryo Hirano merchandise available at the theater, so please be sure to check that out as well.
“Uta Techne” is the first music video produced in a long time
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Hirano Ryo participated in a unique project that only "Techne" can undertake, which was to breathe new life into famous Japanese songs from the 60s and 70s through music videos.
Hirano will provide the music video for Sachiko Nishida's song "Kurenai Hotel."
Nishida Sachiko is one of the Showa era divas known for her Japanese version of "Kohilumba" and "Acacia no Ame ga Yamu Toki" (When the Acacia Rain Stops), a song that is famous for expressing the social climate of the 1960s during the Security Treaty crisis. Other skilled videographers are also participating in this project.
It will be aired on NHK Educational TV from 18:15 on January 2nd, so don't miss it!
Please enjoy the excitement before the main event. We will also have a small selection of Ryo Hirano merchandise available at the theater, so please be sure to check that out as well.
