Joji Koyama
Directing
Biography
Joji was born in Tokyo, Japan and studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, London. In 2000 he was nominated for a Beck's Futures Student Video Prize. He has since directed an award-winning short film Watermelon Love (2004), widely screened at international festivals. Joji is also known by the alias Woof Wan-Bau when directing music videos, including FourTet My Angel Rocks Back & Forth, winner of Public Choice Best Music Video at the 2004 British Animation Awards. (www.animateprojectsarchive.org)
Known For
The 1st Volume of Characters in Motion introduces a new wealth of cutting edge character visuals to the established world of animation. The DVD compiles over 90 stylistically outstanding films by 60 international studios, artists and designers in curated programs such as Characters in Narration, Characters in Rhythm and Characters in Motion. Additionally, a special selection menu allows to sort the 180+ minutes of animation by creator, character or style.
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
Romi, a Japanese woman living in Paris, works in a karaoke bar. At home in the suburbs, she tends to her paraplegic lover Milou. To pass the time she recounts to him a story alluding to a period they once spent together in Japan. Soon, the mystery of a man named Mr. Ono begins to unsettle everything. Weaving together personal history, anecdotes and myths, the story takes a dark turn.
Kuro
A solitary figure emerges out of seclusion to learn an ice-skating dance sequence. Set in a disorientating arena of shifting boundaries, structures and languages, the lessons are not going well… Mixed media including 3D CGI, live action, compositing and puppetry.