Japan Creative Centre (JCC), in collaboration with the Japan Foundation and LASALLE College of the Arts, is pleased to present the first Artist’s Talk and CG Anime Film Screening of Jun Awazu in Singapore, one of Japan's most renowned anime film directors. This event will provide an excellent opportunity to deepen the understanding of Japan’s creativity and the creative process of producing a CG anime film from the eyes of the director.

(c) Jun Awazu/MEDIA FACTORY/CoMix Wave Films

SUMMARY OF EVENT:

Artist's Talk and CG Anime Film Screening
DATE: Thursday, 1st March 2012
TIME: 7:00pm to 9.30pm ( begins at 6:30pm)
VENUE: SIA Theatre, LASALLE College of the Arts, 1 McNally Street S (187940)
Click HERE to RSVP by 28th February

Two popular CG anime films by Jun Awazu, “NEGADON: the Monster from Mars” and “PLANZET”, will be screened at the event. NEGADON is the acclaimed 2005 CG-Animated Movie homage to Japanese great monster movies of good old time of Japan (ie. “Godzilla”). PLANZET, the follow-up to his trademark Retro VFX dubbed as “Japanese VFX for New Generation”, features a mind-blowing rendition of drama of yesteryear movies with Cutting-Edge CG Animation. The bold, dynamic drama and cliffhanger thrill of Japanese old special effects movies is resurrected while construction off universe is enhanced by mat painting, and the original digital filter to recreate the “film reel”.

During the Artist’s Talk, Mr. Awazu will be joined by Mr. Kazuki Sunami, Board Director of CoMix Wave Films. They will share their thoughts on the pursuit of innovative film expression and how Mr. Awazu extracted the best of new and old movie technologies to create the retro-special effect of PLANZET. The Q&A session will also present a rare opportunity for professionals within the industry and students-alike to learn about the creative process of a CG anime blockbuster production in Japan.

Images from PLANZET:

(c) Jun Awazu/MEDIA FACTORY/CoMix Wave Films

(c) Jun Awazu/MEDIA FACTORY/CoMix Wave Films

(c) Jun Awazu/MEDIA FACTORY/CoMix Wave Films

(c) Jun Awazu/MEDIA FACTORY/CoMix Wave Films

PROFILE OF JUN AWAZU

(c) Jun Awazu/MEDIA FACTORY/CoMix Wave Films

Jun Awazu was born in Aichi, Japan, in 1974. After finishing a Master of Art degree from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, he joined Malin Post Productions and worked as VFX artist on Godzilla × MechGodzilla, Kamen Rider 555, and Power Rangers: Dino Thunder. In March 2003, Mr. Awazu became a freelancer to found his own production to realize NEGADON: The Monster from Mars and it was completed 2 years later. After NEGADON was released, Mr. Awazu worked as a freelance on video games and movies including The Sword of Alexander, while he undertook production of PLANZET.

PROFILE OF KAZUKI SUNAMI

Mr. Sunami was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1972. After graduating from the University of Minnesota, USA, he joined CoMix Wave Films Inc. and he was in charge of the overseas sales of “cwfilms”. In 2005 he produced “Negadon” and in 2010 “Planzet”, both of which were directed by Mr Jun Awazu. In 2007 he was assigned his current position as Board Director of CoMix Wave Films. Mr. Sunami was also designated as a member of selection committee of human　resources　development　program　for　creators, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2007 to 2010.

Please kindly RSVP your interest in the above events HERE by 28th February. Please register early to avoid disappointment. We regret to inform that as there are limited seating, seats will be confirmed only upon receipt of confirmation email from JCC. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE.