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This special event, hosted by SFFILM Education under its Family Programming initiative, is free and open to the public. Stick around afterwards for a Q&A and meet & greet with Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi and Sara K. The Oscar nominated directors Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo collaborated with talented Japane. In 2016 they scored the award-winning Moom based. Moom is Tonko House's first film project after The Dam Keeper.
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The full series will debut on Netflix later this Fall.ĭuring audience seating we will begin with a Taiko drum demonstration from students in the Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program at Clarendon Elementary. films for the animation studio Tonko House, created by Pixar veterans Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo. Does she have what it takes to fight to protect her peaceful village from the encroaching threat of the gods’ mysterious enemies, the “Oni”? Featuring the voice talent of Craig Robinson, Momona Tamada, Anna Akana, George Takei, and Archie Yates. In a world filled with Japanese mythological gods and monsters, one of the creatures’ free-spirited daughters, Onari, is determined to follow in the footsteps of the mighty heroes of lore, but her unique powers are yet to be revealed. “We are enjoying the spirit of DIY filmmaking while experiencing the challenging reality of an independent filmmaker’s life,” he notes.A lushly animated celebration of Japanese culture from Netflix and Tonko House, makers of The Dam Keeper, Moom, and Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems. Tsutsumi says they have been talking to a number of global partners and distributors about the project. “We have been blessed with a great team including passionate producers and a talented young writer set to complete the development phase this spring of the screenplay, visual development, and CG animation tests to expand the universe.” “Development of ‘The Dam Keeper’ feature film has been the main project we have been focusing on this past year,” says Tsutsumi. While they’ve been working on “Moom” and other projects, the full-length “Dam Keeper” film is the main focus for Tonko House. He is serving his sixth term, after first being sworn into Congress in 2009. He represents all of Albany and Schenectady Counties and parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties. The new Tonko House film Moom will screen at the San Francisco. “Of course, translating our painted sensibilities and working with a new, talented group of artists in Japan challenged our preconception of what we knew about making CG animated films.” Congressman Paul Tonko represents New York’s 20th Congressional District, including the communities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs and Amsterdam. TONKO HOUSE: Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo - Steven Ngs Original Comic Art Gallery Room. The difference being, we are applying it to 3D, the medium we felt most comfortable with from our careers at Pixar and Blue Sky,” says Kondo. “We are still bringing the lighting and design sensibilities that are in our studio’s DNA. The computer-generated “Moom” is quite different visually from the digitally hand-painted “Dam Keeper,” but retains the gentle tone of its predecessor. Outside of writing, directing and editorial, ‘Moom’ was produced all in Japan and it was our first step towards collaboration with Japanese filmmakers.” “We loved the concept of this children’s book, but more than anything we were interested in working with Genki, who had done many successful live-action and animated films in Japan. “With our love of Japanese animation as well as our Japanese roots, it has been one of our dreams to collaborate with Japanese filmmakers since we started Tonko House,” says Tsutsumi.
Tsutsumi says he and Kondo have wanted to do something to get in touch with their Japanese roots, so when Kawamura approached them to direct a short based on his book, they jumped at the chance.
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