Takeshi Fukunaga

Takeshi Fukunaga is a Japanese filmmaker based in New York.

Takeshi Fukunaga
Born (1982-09-10) September 10, 1982
OriginDate, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation(s)Writer / Director

His first feature film, Out of My Hand (2015) premiered in the Panorama section at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival[1] and won the US Fiction Award at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival.[2] He won the George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award at the 2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival.[3]

The film was later released worldwide through Ava DuVernay’s distribution company, ARRAY. Takeshi was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2016 Independent Spirit Awards.[4] In 2017, he was selected for The Residence by Cannes Film Festival's Cinéfondation to develop his second feature film.

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References

  1. "Programme 2015". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. Ristau, Reece (2015-06-17). "LA Film Festival Announces Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. "SDAFF Award Winners | Pacific Arts Movement". pacarts.org. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. "'Carol' Leads Independent Spirit Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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