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▼ Olympics: Award-winning Director Kawase to Helm Official Tokyo 2020 Film
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase has been appointed to direct the official film for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.
When the games kick off in less than two years, Kawase will document the competition along with behind-the-scenes preparations. The film is expected to be completed in 2021.
"Being true-to-life, I want do everything I'm able to do," Kawase said. "By making a record as well as telling a story,I want to create a film that inspires hearts and minds around the world."
The 49-year-old Nara native intends to touch on themes such as disaster recovery and the power of sports, and said the film is "an opportunity to show Japan's splendor to the world."
"I hope to capture 'time' and take full advantage of the appeal of documentary films and their ability to freeze those moments into 'eternity,' allowing the significance of the Tokyo 2020 Games to be communicated worldwide," Kawase said at a press conference.
Kawase won the Camera D'Or award at the Cannes film festival for best new director in 1997 for "Moe no Suzaku," her first film made for theater screening. In 2007, she won the Grand Prix, Cannes' second-most prestigious award, for "Mogari no Mori" (The Mourning Forest).
Yoshihiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, said "We are very pleased that Naomi Kawase, one of Japan's world class film directors and a producer of many artistic works, has accepted our offer."
"We are looking forward to seeing from which perspectives she will view the Games and what kind of historical work the film will become. We anticipate it will make a big impact around the world and will become something that will passed down to future generations."
Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Kon Ichikawa directed the official film for the previous Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
When the games kick off in less than two years, Kawase will document the competition along with behind-the-scenes preparations. The film is expected to be completed in 2021.
"Being true-to-life, I want do everything I'm able to do," Kawase said. "By making a record as well as telling a story,I want to create a film that inspires hearts and minds around the world."
The 49-year-old Nara native intends to touch on themes such as disaster recovery and the power of sports, and said the film is "an opportunity to show Japan's splendor to the world."
"I hope to capture 'time' and take full advantage of the appeal of documentary films and their ability to freeze those moments into 'eternity,' allowing the significance of the Tokyo 2020 Games to be communicated worldwide," Kawase said at a press conference.
Kawase won the Camera D'Or award at the Cannes film festival for best new director in 1997 for "Moe no Suzaku," her first film made for theater screening. In 2007, she won the Grand Prix, Cannes' second-most prestigious award, for "Mogari no Mori" (The Mourning Forest).
Yoshihiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, said "We are very pleased that Naomi Kawase, one of Japan's world class film directors and a producer of many artistic works, has accepted our offer."
"We are looking forward to seeing from which perspectives she will view the Games and what kind of historical work the film will become. We anticipate it will make a big impact around the world and will become something that will passed down to future generations."
Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Kon Ichikawa directed the official film for the previous Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
- October 24, 2018
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