Arisa Wakami
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While in college, started to work on experimental video creation. Recently, created poetic sand picture animation "chorus" using a glass foundation, "blessing" stop motion animation celebrating birth. While creating animations for children's program and teaching materials, focusing on workshops in which children and experience animation production. Children's animation films Arisa instructed are screened at overseas in six nations, including Chicago International Children's Film Festival.
Board member of Japan Animation Association, Member of International Animation Film Association, Member of Japan Society of Animation Studies, Member of Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences, adjunct instructor of Department of Cross-Disciplinary of Joshibi University of Art and Design, animation course of Nagoya Zokei University
Ilan NGUYEN
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Born in 1975, Paris. Japanese - French translator / interpreter. Animation research.
Cultural program coordinator for film festivals and exhibitions.
Adjunct instructor of Tokyo University of Arts, Postgraduate Course, Animation Study, Animation School in France.
He travels back and forth between Japan and France to convey Japanese animations, mangas and various pop cultures to Europe. He has been acting as the "bridge" of cultures. Ilan has been promoting the works of many unknown young artists to famous animation creators in France now by translating the cultural backgrounds and artistic characters. Ilan avoids to stand out but his enthusiasm and achievements in today's animation popularity and recognition in France cannot be ignored.
Masataka Kawai
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Joined MADHOUSE (Animation Production Company) in 1997.
Became freelance from 2001. Participated in works of Pierott. OLM and J.C. STAFF.
Lectures at Nihon Kogakuin.
At present, as a teaching staff of Nihon Kogakuin Creators College creates and produces animations.
Tatsuyuki Tanaka
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Japanese animation director.
Illustrator in the name of CANNNABIS.
Works not only in animation field but in music video, film, commercial and manga fields.
Representative Works: "AKIRA" original drawing, "Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water" image board, PV " Utada - FLUXIMATION" "#12 Wonder 'Bout" director & original drawing, 1997 game "Linda³ - Again" character design (under CANNNABIS,) NIKE - LEBRON JAMES IN CHAMBER OF FEAR - "TEMPTATION" director, arts, storyboard, animation director
Vincenzo De Masi
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Vincenzo De Masi is an Italian researcher and a film director, he is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Zurich (CH) and his specialization is in the Asia creative industry focusing on animation and videogames. He has got a Master degree in Media management at the University of Lugano (CH), he is graduated in D.A.M.S. Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Bologna (IT) and he has also got a certificate at the “Scuola Civica di Cinema, TV and New Media” of Milano; in 2009 he was a member of the staff organization of the IX Summer school of the Film Festival of Locarno (CH), edition devoted to the Japanese anima. He is a film director, camera operator and director of photography of various works(vdemas@gmail.com,www.vincenzodemasi.com).