Short films

[Aaron Gerow]

>The International Cinema & Television Festival "CINEMA TOUT ECRAN" which
>will take place in Geneva from October 30 to November 5 this year is
>looking for Japanese short films produced in 1999 and 2000. Are there any
>organisations in Japan (e.g. film institutes or film schools) specializing
>in the production and/or distribution of shorts? And does anybody know
>interesting new shorts and whom to contact in order to get them? Your help
>is greatly appreciated.

Beat,

For institutions that teach film, try the following:

Tama Art University, Department of Moving Images and Performing Arts
     geigaku2 at tamabi.ac.jp

     or one of the profs there, Suzuki Shiroyasu
     srys at m1.catnet.ne.jp

Tokyo Zokei University, attn: Prof. Hatano Tetsuro
     Fax: 81-426-37-8110

Nihon University College of Art, Department of Cinema
2-42-1 Asahioka
Nerima-ku, TOKYO 176-8525
JAPAN

Musashino Art University, Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences
     ias at musabi.ac.jp

Kyoto University of Art and Design, Department of Visual and Performing 
Arts
     2-116 Uryuzan, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8271 JAPAN
     takahisa at office.kyoto-art.ac.jp

Japan Film Academy
     info at eiga.ac.jp

Eiga Bigakko/Film School of Tokyo
     Katakura Building, 1F
     3-1-2 Kyobashi
     Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Also contact Pia for some of the films that have shown at the Pia Film 
Festival:
     Fax: 81-3-3265-5659, attn Araki Keiko

For companies that do handle experimental work, try:

Uplink:
     uplink at uplink.co.jp

Stance Company:
     info at stance.co.jp

Hope this helps.

Aaron Gerow
Yokohama National University
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