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Creator

Kimie Tanaka

Kimie Tanaka

Director
English level
Native speaker
Career
From Nagoya, Japan. MFA in New York University Tisch Asia School of the Arts. B.A. in Economics in the University of Tokyo. After working in offices in Tokyo, India and Chile, she moved to NYC to start filmmaking. In December 2019, her feature-length fiction screenplay “Paris Syndrome” received the grant for rewrite (aide à réécriture) from CNC. Based in Paris.

Outstanding works

Category Year Title Notes
Movie (Live-Action) 2021 COFFEE MEN
Stream (Live-Action) 2019 JOSE’S TOUR DE TOKYO Short. Commissioned by the Tokyo government.
Movie (Live-Action) 2015 HIDE & SEEK Short. Screened in Toronto International Film Festival
Movie (Live-Action) 2013 KOTOBUKI Short.

Awards List

Year Title of Award Title
2020 Outstanding Editing Award by Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival JOSE’S TOUR DE TOKYO
2016 Best Short Film Award by Sguardi Altrove Film Festival HIDE & SEEK
2013 Best Short Award, Governor of Tokyo Award by Short Short Film Festival KOTOBUKI