Masaki Okuda
Born in 1985 Yokohama. He graduated from Department of Graphic Design, Tama Art University and completed from Department of Animation, Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts. He started to make animated films studying at Tama Art University. His film ‘A GUM BOY’ has won New talent at Fantoche, and Best Short Film of Animation schools at Animadrid and also nominated at Berlinale. His films have won several prizes and presented at a lot of film festivals. After staying at Montreal, CANADA as a trainee of ‘Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists’, he works as a freelance animated filmmaker and illustrator. He has made CF for Yokohama, title animation for TV drama and live action film and animation for educational TV program, cover illustration for books, and so on.
Awards:
-Unwelcome Audiences-
Yokohama Prize - HAG2014
-Uncapturable Ideas-
Winner of animation category - Chitrakatha'13
-A GUM BOY-
New Talent - Fantoche
Best Short Film of Animation Schools - Animadrid
The Category Prize 'student Films which were Created During the Studies‘ - International Animated Films Festival KROK
Special Mention - ANIMAFEST Zagreb
Special Mention - Anifest
Special Prize - Tokyo Anime Awards
Semi Grand-prix - SHIMOKITAZA FILM FESTIVAL
Prize for an excellent work - Himeji International Short Film Festival
Prize for Effort - TBS DigiCon6, Prize for an excellent work - Media Contents Awards 2010
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Prize for an excellent work - The 7th Animation Contest of Folktales and Fables
Fine Work - BACA-JA
Encouragement Award - TBS DigiCon6
Screenings & Exibition
02.2011 TOUCH OF IMAGE Asamino Contemporary vol.1
01.2011 SHIMOKITAZAWA FILM FESTIVAL Screenings of Awards
09.2009 BAR FILM FESTIVAL
03.2008 Graphic & Animation Exibition 『O-O-O-!』
lectures & Talks
02.2011 SHIMOKITAZAWA FILM FESTIVAL Screenings of Awards - Talk with Rikiya Imaizumi, Sho Kataoka, Takahiro Otsuki
02.2011 TOUCH OF IMAGE Asamino Contemporary vol.1 - Talk with Koji Yamamura, Atsushi Wada etc...
06.2010 Festival du film d’animation francais a Yokohama 2010 - Talk with Yuichi Ito, Jerome brubes, Toshiko Hata