SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2009
Music Short Competition-1
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Artist / SOUL STAR / Director / Jang Jae-hyuk / KOREA / 7:11 / 2005
A man who dreams of becoming an artist, an owner of a used record shop, and a composer in love with a ballet dancer …
Director Profile- Jang Jae-hyuk
Jae-hyuk's short film "Me… Steak" received popular acclaim at the Hamburg International Film Festival in 1998. He is Korea's No.1 music video director, and has won many awards. He currently has his own company creating primarily TV commercials.
Artist Profile - SOUL STAR
Soul Star is a three man vocal group that debuted in 2005. They have released one album and two singles. Currently not active.
Artist / GLAY / Director / TOSHIRO SONODA / JAPAN / 14:34 / 2008
When Asai sees boys playing soccer, memories of his POW days come back to him. Hard labor, a soccer game played for life or death, and John, a soldier of the Allied Forces...
Director Profile - TOSHIRO SONODA
Presently active as director of music videos and commercials, Toshiro's short film, "Shirotaku" won the Asahi Super Dry Award at SSFF & ASIA 2005.
Artist Profile - GLAY
GLAY debuted in 1994. Their album "Review" sold a record breaking 5 million copies. In 1999, they performed to a crowd of 200,000. They hold a number of records in Japanese music history.
Artist / KIMAGUREN / Director / KENSAKU KAKIMOTO / JAPAN / 5:40 / 2008
When Taro goes for a walk, he sees a couple riding a bicycle. Suddenly feelings start to rise from the deep within and the times he spent with his girlfriend come gushing forth.
Director Profile - KENSAKU KAKIMOTO
Kensaku made his first feature film, "Colors," at age 22. He has directed many films, music videos and commercials and has since broadened his field of work to include DOP, photographer and art director.
Artist Profile - KIMAGUREN
Iseki and Kurei, two childhood friends formed Kimaguren in 2005. Their lyrics have three themes - love, life, and local, and their music is an eclectic mix of various genres.
Artist / Kim DongRyul / Director / Yu Kwang Geng / KOREA / 5:00 / 2008
She had to give up her dream of becoming a ballerina. He couldn't give her any more support. A dream about waking up from a dream.
Director Profile-Yu Kwang Geng
Kwang Geng is a director of commercials and music videos known for his remarkably good visual sense. He graduated from the Art Department of Hongik University and has won many awards.
Dong Ryul began his career as a solo artist in 1998. In 1999, he went to the U.S. to attend the Berklee College of Music. He is also a popular radio DJ.
Artist / Manami Kurose / Director / MASAKI KOBAYASHI / JAPAN,TAIWAN / 44:00 / 2008
17-year old high school student Manami is an actress and artist. She goes on her first trip abroad to Taiwan. This is a documentary capturing her efforts to do a live street performance.
Director Profile - MASAKI KOBAYASHI
Masaki is a member of TV Man Union, Inc. and has worked on many documentaries, dramas, promotional videos and films.
Artist Profile - Manami Kurose
17 year-old Manami won the Grand Prize in the Toho Cinderella Audition 2006 and debuted as a film actress in 2006 in "Rough." She began her singing career playing piano, writing lyrics and composing as well.
Artist / Bajune Tobeta / Director / Bajune Tobeta, Takae Koyanag / Japan / 4:00 / 2008
There are children who can't sleep nights because of illness or stress caused by wars and conflicts. One night, a bedridden girl has a dream. The world was a strange place, like an imaginary painting.
Director Profile - Takae Koyanag
He works on a wide variety of projects including animation, illustrations and designs. He is also an assistant professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University.
Director Profile - Bajune Tobeta
Refer to the artist profile.
Artist Profile - Bajune Tobeta
Bajune is a musician, "multi-creator," and member of "LLP10℃" founded by Ryuichi Sakamoto. He released a major label album titled "Aoi Cho" from the "HATS UNLIMITED" label.