Great news, east coasters!! I am proud to announce, “American Hikikomori has been selected to screen at FilmFest52 at The Bethel Cinema in Bethel, CT at 7:00pm on Wednesday, October 7th.” Please go check it out if you’re in town or close by.
We are honored and grateful.
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American Hikikomori won 1st prize (or audience choice) for the submissions screenings at JFFLA!! We are grateful for the opportunity to tell our story and meet other filmmakers.
A very big, “ありがとうございました!” to the Japan Film Festival Los Angeles for showcasing our film.
I’d also like thank all of our friends who came out to support us at the screening! I am honored and grateful for your support. It really means a lot.
In the meantime, stay tuned for more updates on future festival screenings and progress on our next film!
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We’re still not done, yet!!
We are proud to announce that our award winning short film, American Hikikomori, will be playing in the Japan Film Festival Los Angeles (JFFLA) at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) in historic Little Tokyo!
Mark your calendars:
Japan Film Festival LA
September 26, 2015
Starting at 5pm
@
JACCC
244 S San Pedro St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 628-2725
Come out for the film stay for the local culture and food. We hope to see you there!
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American Hikikomori recently won an “Award of Merit” in the Best Shorts Competition!
We are honored by this juried award and are absolutely grateful for the opportunity to share our story.
Awesome.
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Everyone who donated $50 or more to our Indiegogo campaign gets a copy of our short award winning film!
Thank you for supporting us!
We are truly grateful that you believed in us and wanted to help us tell this story.
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A big “Thank You!!” to Dave Brown for showcasing our film, American Hikikomori, in the Indie Night Film Festival last Saturday!! We are grateful for the opportunity to tell our story and meet other filmmakers.
We also give Dj Q-Nice a gold star for making several attempts in pronouncing the title of our film.
From the Indie Night Film Festival website:
INDIE NIGHT aims to elevate the craft of artists while giving them an avenue where they can be
recognized on a bigger platform, network and exchange info with new & established Hollywood
creatives.
To learn more about Dave Brown’s Indie Night Film Festival follow the link.
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We are so proud to announce that our very own Akiko Shima has won the Best Supporting Actress category in the Asians on Film Festival – Winter Quarter 2015! This also means (via Festival Editor/Programmer Scott Eriksson) Akiko Shima is a nominee for her category for the Asians on Film Festival Awards in 2016!
From our website – Akiko Shima is a Japanese actress who is best known for “Letters from Iwo Jima” directed by Clint Eastwood. She was born in Tokyo, Japan. She has loved and studied acting since she was eight years old. After graduating from high school, Akiko began her professional career as a radio personality performing for the popular program, “The Punch, Punch, Punch” (2nd generation) of Nippon Hoso (Nippon Broadcasting.) When she came to Los Angeles, she continued to work for Japanese Radio and TV stations including UTB as a broadcaster for over 20 years, and also worked for an English business channel program, Theater and voice-overs. After she joined various actors’ unions, she has enjoyed working as an actress in America. Her work in film includes “Letters from Iwo Jima”, “The 8th Samurai”, “Ghost Month”, “Usagi-san”, and “Masterless.” She has also worked in TV commercials and numerous voice-overs. Akiko is very grateful to have been able to work with the wonderful and talented director, cast, and crew of “American Hikikomori.”
We’re also proud to announce that Naoyuki Ikeda also won an honorable mention for Best Supporting Actor!
From our website, Naoyuki Ikeda is a Japanese film actor and producer. Born and raised in Nagoya, Japan, Naoyuki graduated from Tsuru University in 1992. After spending 13 years teaching English in Japan, Naoyuki decided to move to LA to be a Hollywood film actor. He has been studying the Meisner Technique at Playhouse West since 2010. Past theatre roles include “Musical Gonza?Bokyono-Uta?”, “Shioawaseno Hakarikata”, and “Burai”. Past film credits include “Blue Dream”, “The Bitch That Cried Wolf”. Upcoming films include “Satanica”, “Hunter”, and “Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance”.
You can find the official announcements here.
Way to go Ms. Akiko and Naoyuki!
We are so excited and grateful to share our film!
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Hi everyone,
If you are in Ithaca, NY on Wednesday, April 22nd stop by Ithaca College for the Ithaca Pan Asian Film Festival and check out our film, AMERICAN HIKIKOMORI!
The festival is free and open to the public so check it out and watch some great films!
Also don’t forget, if you are in the DC/Baltimore area, April 18th stop by the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival and watch our film there!!
We are so excited and grateful to share our film!
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