Takeshi Fukunaga
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Takeshi Fukunaga | |
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| Born | September 10, 1982 |
| Origin | Date, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Writer / Director |
Takeshi Fukunaga is a Japanese filmmaker based in New York.
His first feature film, Out of My Hand (2015) premiered in the Panorama section at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival[1] and won the US Fiction Award at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival.[2] He won the George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award at the 2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival.[3]
The film was later released worldwide through Ava DuVernay’s distribution company, ARRAY. Takeshi was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2016 Independent Spirit Awards.[4] In 2017, he was selected for The Residence by Cannes Film Festival's Cinéfondation to develop his second feature film.
Select Filmography
- Out of My Hand (2015)
External links
- Out of My Hand at IMDb
- Takeshi Fukunaga(Wikipedia:Japanese)
References
- ^ "Programme 2015". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Ristau, Reece (2015-06-17). "LA Film Festival Announces Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "SDAFF Award Winners | Pacific Arts Movement". pacarts.org. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "'Carol' Leads Independent Spirit Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-04-27.