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Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition 04-05
FINAL RESULTS
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| 1. Theme |
"Life" |
| 2. Film Length |
10 Minutes |
| 3.Submissions |
September 2004 – April 2005 |
| 4. Number of Submissions |
377 Titles (Japan)
101 Titles (Overseas)
TOTAL: 478 Titles |
5. Final Screening /
Award Ceremony |
September 4, 2005
Asahi Hall (Yurakucho Marion Build. 12F) |
| 6. Award Winning Works: |
| Grand Prize (2M cash prize, trophy) |
| Entry No. 562 THE KITCHEN |
| A depiction of two families falling apart.. |
| Director：Ben Ferris |
Zagreb International One Take Festival, Grand Prize (2004)
Paris Etruge Film Festival, Final Round (2004)
Zagreb International One Take Film Festival, Final Round (2003) |
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Second Prize
Saga Prefecture Governor Award(1.5M cash prize, trophy, Arita-ware trophy) |
| Entry No. 396 MAKING LIFE WORK |
| A story of a man who changed his life forever in the process of inventing a new product. |
| Director：Maximilian Jezo-Parovsky |
| Born in Vienna, Austria. After working as commercial/ music video director for 4 years, studied Narrative Film at the American Film Institute (Los Angeles, USA). Received numerous international film awards with his debut film SHUIMEN. |
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| Rikkyo University Award (1M cash prize, trophy) |
| Entry No. 292 NAGI |
| A father who just lost his beloved wife is troubled by his son's delinquent behavior. The son corrects himself after a certain point, but the distance between them is too great. Then, an incident occurs. |
| Director：Takatoshi Arai |
| 19 years old. Actor since 2004. Acted in Confessions of a Dog (2005). Nagi is his debut work as film director. |
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| Incentive Awards (300,000JPY cash award, crystal trophy) |
(Incentive Award)
Entry No. 142 HI NO TSUGI HA REKISHI |
| Short film depicting a day of a young woman who goes to arts school. An ordinary day is filled with art and film history. A day soon becomes part of the next art and film history. This process is called “life”. |
| Director：Inan Orner |
| Born in 1974 in Berlin. Lived in Tarsus. In 1994, completed his studies at University of Arkansas in Japanese Literature. Continues his studies in Japan in 1996. Completes his Masters at University of Tokyo in Language and Information Science. Takes part in various fields that spans from filmmaking, stage technology to earthquake prevention. |
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(Incentive Award)
Entry No. 268 HANZUBON NO OJISAN |
| Two young men working on traffic census. Nishijima wishes to be like Hase, who has no hopes and visions, and works only to get by day to day. They talk about “a man in short pants” who frequently appears to where they work. This man is famous for being dressed in summer clothes even during the middle of winter. But no one ever talks about him in the summer… |
| Director：Kota Nagaoka |
| Born in 1977. Originally from Gunma prefecture. Launched his own production, Asian Siblings Theater Production, while studying Theater at Nihon University College of Arts. Lead, screen played and directed 5 works under this production. Begins to seriously work to produce films after disbanding the production. His Ogon no Tsuki on prizes at the 2002 Pia Festival. |
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(Incentive Award)
Entry No. 447 DIRTY WORK BLUES |
| Work comes with living. A work that one hates. People blame it on others for not enjoying their work. Gotta work to pay the bills. My boss/ family doesn't let me quit. Delusions of not being able to quit turns into frustration and impatience. Life doesn't always go as planned. On the other hand, life is not forced by someone else; it lies on your own choice. This is a story of a man who hates his job. |
| Director：Satoko Okita |
| Currently a student at Musashino Art University, College of Art and Design, Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences. |
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