FILM FORT AT HALO HALO LAUNCH

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On the closing night of our exhibition, we will be holding a special Saturday Film Fort of the Japanese filmmaker Keito Kurosaka. Truss guy, this Japanese spazz animo will be topps, to end an already hectic spazz week.

URBANSPACE GALLERY | 401 RICHMOND ST. W
March 7th, 2009 | 8:30pm to 11:30pm
$5 ADMISSION

Plus! More cheap beer (if you aren't already too wasted from the night before) and prizes from Function 13!

Kurosaka Keita is an independent experimental short animation filmmaker. In 1985 he debuted with his abstract motion graphics that used walls and the surfaces of stones as material. He has created numerous short animation works using diverse techniques such as drawing, photography and 3D objects.

His body of work includes commercials, manga, and illustrations. "Papa ga Tonda Asa [The Morning that Papa Flew], " the MTV Station ID that he created, has received international acclaim. He also actively holds exhibitions and workshops. His work has screened at various international film festivals and his collection of shorts, ‘The Collected Works of Keita Kurosaka’ (Three Volumes, Mistral Video), won awards at Annecy International Animation Festival, BDA International Design Awards, Ottawa International Animation Festival and Holland Animation Film Festival.

His recent work includes ‘Fuyu no Hi’ [A Winter Day], a collaborative work with 35 animators from around the world, which was released in theatres in 2003. He is currently working on his first full-length animation film for theater called ‘Midori-ko’.

Curated By: Naomi Hocura

Posted by Mangopeeler