Kyoto International Student Film Festival × Mani Kato “Movie Music Mani”

Ahead of the opening of the 19th Kyoto International Student Film Festival (11/26~12/2), the Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee will hold “Movie Music Mani” on October 25 at T-Joy Kyoto as a pre-event event.
This time’s guest is Mr. Mani Kato, an up-and-coming director who was selected for the 9th Kyoto International Film Festival and currently works on many music videos (MVs) a year. At the event, we will deliver a talk show with his thoughts on the music video and advice for students involved in video production, while watching his video work.
If you are interested in video and movies, please join us.

◆Date & Time: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 18:00 (Doors open 17:45)~20:00
◆Venue: T・Joy Kyoto (5th floor, Aeon Mall KYOTO Sakura, 1 Nishikujo Toriiguchi-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto)
◆ Admission: Free (no advance application required) * Admission may be refused as soon as the capacity is reached.
◆ Guest: Mani Kato (Music Video Director, Video Director)

< biography> Born in Tokyo in 1985. Graduated from Kawaguchi Art School, Waseda University in 2008. After working for a website production company, he became independent as a freelancer in 2012. Currently based in Shibuya, Tokyo, he is the hottest video director in the music industry right now, producing more than 50 music videos a year, both indie and major. He is active in a wide range of fields such as DJing and essay writing. He was also selected for the 9th (2006) Kyoto International Film Festival (film title: “kinkiri”).
Click here for Mani Kato’s work

★ 19th Kyoto International Student Film Festival × Mani Kato “Movie Music Mani” (PDF)

What is the Kyoto International Student Film Festival?

The Kyoto International Student Film Festival is the largest international student film festival in Japan, planned and operated mainly by university students from the Kansai region, mainly in Kyoto, and is now in its 19th year. The purpose of this program is to gather independent films produced by students from all over the world, review them by the executive committee, and create opportunities for students to screen them, and to discover human resources and talents who will lead the future of filmmakers.

★ Click here for the official website of the Kyoto International Student Film Festival.

Contact us

The 19th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee
Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimoru, Campus Plaza Kyoto, 6th floor
E-MAIL: staff.2016■kisfvf.com (Please replace ■ with @)
TEL：075-353-9430　 FAX：075-353-9101