SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2009
Music Short Competition-2
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Artist / THE ONE / Director / Jang Jae-hyuk / KOREA / 6:39 / 2004
Gain only has a few days left to live. He meets a man with a camera in the park and asks him to take pictures until his last breath is taken. Dedicated to Japanese director Shunji Iwai.
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 - THE ONE
"The One" debuted in 2002. He was discovered by a top Korean music producer, Hyun Chul Kim. He is working now primarily in the soundtrack arena, participating in dramas like "Miya~Love Palace~" and "Only You."
Artist / RIP SLYME / Director / Katsuji Kondo / JAPAN / 4:18 / 2008
RIP SLYME are completely blown away by a beautiful girl that they see at a beach party, and each member tries to seduce her.
Director Profile - Katsuji Kondo
After a time with TV Man Union, Katsuji became a freelance director. He is currently active as an art director, a producer of puppet animation as well as a still photographer for CD jackets and posters.
Artist Profile - RIP SLYME
Top Japanese hip-hop group RIP SLYIME made their major debut in March of 2001 with "Stepper's Delight." They will release their seventh album, "JOURNEY" on June 10, 2009. Also scheduled is a 16-city Japan tour.
Artist / Jun Shibata / Director / Tsuki Inoue / JAPAN / 25:00 / 2006
Kazuki meets Jun, a mysterious female singer of romantic songs. He realizes that he still has strong feelings for his ex-girlfriend, Hiromi, with whom he broke up under false pretenses.
Director Profile - Tsuki Inoue
Tsuki Inoue's film "The Woman Who is Beating the Earth" won awards at the 2008 Yubari Film Festival and the 2009 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. Her first feature length film, "Fuwaku no Adagio" is scheduled to be shown in film festivals in Japan and abroad.
Artist Profile - Jun Shibata
Jun was born in 1976. Her soaring voice coupled with a strong sense of melody and sensitive lyrics give her a distinct style. She is also active as writer and narrator.
Artist / Lee Juck / Director / Yang Gino / KOREA / 4:30
What goes on in the hearts of a couple when their love is over? An experimental film expressing broken love by de-constructing a one-room set.
Director Profile - Yang Gino
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A former member of the rock band, PANIC, Lee Jyuk became a solo artist after serving in the military. He won two Korean Music Awards for his album released in Korea last year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
Artist / GENKI ROCKETS / Director / etsuya Mizuguchi,Yu Maruno,Yuichi Kodama / Japan / 3:56 / 2008
19-year old Lumi is the first baby ever born in outer space, 30 years in the future. She has never seen the Earth, but she imagines it and sings of the hope and love that she has for the planet.
Director Profile - etsuya Mizuguchi,,Yu Maruno,Yuichi Kodama
[Representative Tetsuya Mizuguchi] With a reputation for fusing video games and music, in 2007, he produced and directed the hologram opening act on the Tokyo stage of "Live Earth," a eco and music event initiated by Al Gore. In 06, he was named one of the "Digital 50."
Artist Profile - GENKI ROCKETS
Genki Rockets is a conceptual band who is fronted by 19-year-old Lumi. They made their major debut in the summer of 07.
Artist / Motohiro Hata / Director / Daisuke Shimada / Japan / 6:47 / 2008
He stays close by and watches over his girlfriend who cannot get over having lost him to a tragic illness. Wanting her to start a new life, he bids her farewell on the river promenade where they used to take their strolls.
Director Profile - Daisuke Shimada
Director of Qotori Film, Daisuke's works include promotional videos for Mr. Children, Kaera Kimura and Chara, as well as commercials for Uniqlo, Docomo and Sapporo. He is also a photographer and member of a performance art group.
Artist Profile - Motohiro Hata
Motohiro was born in Miyazaki and debuted in 2006. The theme song, "Asa ga kuru maeni" debuted at number 5 on the Oricon charts. His first Budokan concert on March 6 was sold-out and a huge success.
KALEIDOSCOPE -Hyakuiro Megane-
Artist / Ringo Shiina / Director / Shuichi Banba / Japan / 30:00 / 2003
In the Taisho era a detective is hired by the police to investigate the true identity of an actress, but he falls for her. With a sense of duty and curiosity he stakes out the actress's house. Peeking through a hole in the wall, he sees something he could never have imagined...
Director Profile - Shuichi Banba
A filmmaker active in the creation of music videos, Shuichi directed his first music video, "Sleeper" for FANATIC CRISIS in 1997，and has since created numerous videos in his own unique style, including "Furyo no Mori", "Derringer", "Saturday Night" for THE BLANKEY JET CITY, "Gips", "STEM~Daimyo Asobi Hen~",Mayonaka wa Junketsu", "Kaleidoscope - Hyakuiro Megane" (short film) for Ringo Shiina, and "Shuraba" for Tokyo Jihen. He has also produced all the music videos and videos of live performances for Bump of Chicken.
Artist Profile - Ringo Shiina
Ringo debuted with her single, "Kofukuron" and then formed her band, Tokyo Jihen. She was the music director for the film "Sakuran" and in 2007 released "Heisei Fuzoku", an album which carries the same theme as the movie "Sakuran". She is a musician who expresses a unique world.