Director Spotlight #5:

Dir. MIYAZAKI Daisuke

(VIDEOPHOBIA)

Miyazaki Daisuke was born in 1980 in Yokohama. After graduating from Waseda University, he participated in the summer school of New York University which took place in Japan. His thesis THE 10th Room won the Grand-Prix. After working under directors such as Leos Carax and Kiyoshi Kurosawa, he made his first feature film, End of The Night in 2011. He was selected "7 Japanese Independent Film Directors You Must Check Out" by Raindance Film Festival. His film 5TO9 was produced with the Berlinale Talents colleagues, and world premiered at Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in 2015. His 2nd feature film Yamato (California) was screened at more than 15 international film festivals. In 2017, he held his first modern art exhibition Specters and Tourists at the ArtScience Museum of Singapore produced by the Singapore International Film Festival. His recent film VIDEOPHOBIA was selected the top 10 films of 2020 by Film Art, one of the most prestigious film magazines in Japan.