Tracing transcontinental cultures from East Asia through Eurasian networks to LatAm.

東アジアを出発し、ユーラシアの文化ネットワークを横断し、ラテンアメリカへと接続される文化の流れの中にある〈生〉を描く。

— 極東から南米へ、現代シルクロードを撮る映画作家

Earlier Education

■Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates:

When Kimi was 17 years old, normally in Japan, when 18.

- JP National Certificate (Pre-university Level)

■Tokyo Polytechnic University (Former Konica photography):

Studied in the Analog Film Department.

The 16mm Screenplay Competition in the Lab: 1st place.

Academic supervisors: Naoto Yamakawa (Film Proposal), The son of renowned director Nagisa Oshima (English & Business Pitch), Senior Professors of Photography faculty and Yuji Uchiyama (Equipment & Studio).

■Enbu Seminar: Completed a Film Acting program (2008–2009) and graduated with distinction.

Tutors: Toru Kamei, Tetsuo Shinohara, Rikiya Imaizumi, Ai Kariya, Atsushi Funahashi (Berlinale) and Masanori Tominaga.

International Film Labs & Fellowships

■Series Mania:

industry seminar (France/Japan/Saudi Arabia)

2025 - CNC, VIPO, French Embassy and Institut Français organized

■Les Ateliers Varan (UNESCO consultant/Uzbekistan/UniFrance & French Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Italy):

Completed a documentary film masterclass (2023) mentored by Danièle Incalcaterra.

At Tashkent Film School.

■20th (79th) Cinemadamare/La Biennale - Venice IFF Production Bridge:

2022 - online screenwriting.

■Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture:

Participated in a fellowship program (2021–2022) focused on film and screenwriting.

Mentored by Luc Besson, Timur Bekmambetov, UNESCO and FIAPF.

■VGIK (Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography):

Attended a filmmaking mentorship program during the 2021 Tiffest of Africa, Asia and Latin America cinema revival edition.
former Moscow IFF even years' edition.

■Escuela Superior de Cine y Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC - University of Barcelona):

Worked at and participated in acting/advertising programs in Spain.

Specialized Workshops & Study Abroad

■Netflix presents:

New York-JP VIPO Oscars® nominated Screenwriter Lab (2025 - ENG format),

mentored by Christina Lazaridi (Columbia University School of the Arts).

■Eleven Arts Inc.:

Film Producing and American-mixed Acting method workshop (2011–2014),

mentored by Amir Naderi (Iran), Kyoto Toei (Samurai practice) and a US-based producer Ko Mori.

Associated with Tokyo IFF.

■Colegio Maravillas:

Studied Spanish and Music culture in Andalusia, Spain.

Host Family: South African family who lived in Brazil before Spain.

■Stylejam Inc. & Jam Office:

Attended various Acting and Filming workshops in Japan mentored by directors such as Satoshi Kase and Tatsushi Ōmori.

* Interdisciplinary Art - Screenings

■17th Athens Digital Arts Festival (Greece)

by Creative Europe Media
- Partnered with Ars Electronica, Art Explora, Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs, BOZAR, CNN, Vice or Apple)

- Selected as a Contemporary Audiovisual Artist

■Cinema Love/Moc Fest (Central Asia specialized - since 2024, largest film section in Uzbekistan)

by British Council & Goethe-Institut

- Closing Open-Air Screening

Selective Festival - Market - Feature Film Premiere - Participations (Pitching/Meeting/Vol.)

■Tokyo IFF/Busan IFF Producers Exchange:

Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - VIPO × Korean Film Council - KOFIC (2025)

As a Producer and 1st Feature Filmmaker

■San Sebastian IFF Visitor (external - a couple of times)

■Toronto IFF Volunteer Staff - Selected

■GZDoc International Pitching Session, China - Selected via his docudrama "COVID-19 X ..."

■Tokyo International Airport/TIAT Hall - NYT int'l/Japan Times featured/Japan's longest running film "Mirai Shutter" premiere

MC/as Acting role "a foreigner living in Tokyo"
Antonio's friend

映像人類学

Visual anthropology

- Ciné Anthropology

1940年から1950年初頭までに、ホーテン・パウダーメーカー、グレゴリー・ベイトソン、マーガレット・ミード、ローダ・メトローなどの人類学者は、人類学的な視点をマスメディアや視覚表現に取り入れている。20世紀後半には、ジャン・ルーシュ、ジョン・マーシャル、ロバート・ガードナー、ティム・アッシュ、デビッド・マクドゥーガルらに焦点を当てることで民族誌映画の形を見ることができる。

米国では、1958年にハーバード大学のピーボディ考古学民族学博物館に映画研究センターを設立し、映像人類学を学術的に導入。イギリスでは、マンチェスター大学のグラナダ視覚人類学センターが1987年に設立され、MA、MPhil、PhDの学生に人類学と映画制作のトレーニングを提供し、卒業生はこれまでに300以上の映画を制作した。 John Collier、Jr.は、1967年にこの分野で最初の標準的な教科書を書き、1970年代の多くの視覚人類学者は、批評的観点をロラン・バルトのような記号学者に頼った。

Kimi Meguro: Far East to Gaucho — A Silk Road World Filmmaker【目黒公義】