The workshop will be held in Japanese and in English. Calling out for participants of our Fall Workshop!
Special guest Carlos Cuarón, Academy Award® Best Screenplay nominee for “And Your Mother, Too,” will be there.
Pre-registration for the workshop has now been closed. Thank you for your interest!
If you still wish to attend the workshop, please come by at the venue during the event from Oct. 28 to 31
to register your name just in case of any registration cancellation occure on the day of the workshop.
October 31, Sun. starting from 2:00PM
Special guest : Carlos Cuarón (Film Writer / Director)
Venue :Tokyo Metropolitan Museun of Photography
There will be a special screening of “The Second Bakery Attack” directed by Carlos Cuarón from Mexico who has made many short films. He will also participate in a talk event as special featured guest. Director Cuarón, whose “Rudo y Cursi” was his feature film directorial debut, will discuss short film production and the Mexican Film Industry.
This informative workshop on film production & filmmaking is for those who have interest or work in film production as well for those who enjoy watching short films.
"The Second Bakery Attack"(specially coordinated by Kenneth Pechter)
Special guest
Carlos Cuarón (Filmmaker)Carlos Cuarón was born in Mexico City and studied English Literature there at the UNAM. His first screenplay, Solo con Tu Pareja ("Love in the Time of Hysteria"), directed by his brother Alfonso Cuarón, won a Mexican Ariel Award for Best Original Story. In 2001, Carlos received Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Best Original Screenplay for the breakout hit Y Tu Mamá También. The wildly successful film won the Best Original Screenplay Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and was a box office success. In 2002, Carlos penned El Misterio de Trinidad, directed by José Luis García Agraz, garnering more Ariel nominations.
In addition to features, Carlos has written and directed eight short films. He is an accomplished playwright and short story author.
Rudo y Cursi marked Carlos’s feature directorial debut. The film, reuniting Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed internationally.
“Sólo con tu pareja”(1991) Screenwriting
Starring Daniel Gimenez Cacho
“Y Tu Mamá También” (2001) Screenwriting Starring
Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna Alexander
The 75th Academy Award® Best Writing, Original Screenplay nominated
“Rudo y Cursi”(2008) Screenwriting/Directing
Starring Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna Alexander
“The Second Bakery Attack”(2010) Directing
Based on the short novel by Haruki Murakami
Starring Kirsten Dunst and Brian Geraghty
Lucas Akoskin (Producer)Lucas Akoskin has been producing diverse projects such as feature and short films, music videos, live concerts and large scale events for over a decade. He began his career as an actor on Argentine television. Upon moving to New York City in 2001, he produced and starred in the mockumentary The Doorman. Developed with Gigantic Pictures, the breakout film showcased Lucas as actor, writer and producer. The film played at several esteemed film festivals before opening nationwide in the United States.
Lucas produced the documentary The Disappeared (2008), directed by Peter Sanders and winner of the top prize at Montreal International Film Festival. The film was shown in theaters in Latin America and was broadcast in the US by the History Channel.
Lucas produced a series of shorts with acclaimed Latin American talent, including Guillermo Arriaga, Jorge Furtado, Leonardo Bechini and Andí Baíz. The films screened at several international film festivals and were released theatrically in Latin America.
How to apply for the workshop with Carlos Cuarón
Please include all the below information in the e-mail and send it to ssff_asia@shortshorts.org by October 26 at noon, and be sure to state “Workshop Application” in the subject box.
1. Name
2. Address
3. E-mail Address
4. Age
5. Gender
6. Occupation
7. Where did you hear about the “Focus on Asia” and workshop? (ex. official website, friends/family, flyers, etc. )
*The workshop will be operated in English and Japanese.
During the “Focus on Asia” and workshop, Carlos Cuarón related items, such as novel and DVD, will be sold at the ticket counter.
*Items are limited. *Autography session by Carlos Cuarón will be held on October 31.
“The Second Bakery Attack”
by Haruki Murakami
“Rudo y Clusi”
DVD
