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MJVAX 2010 Malaysia-Japan Video Art Exchange (MJVAX) 2010 will be held in malaysia from july 20 to august 6. MJVAX is a major project bringing together institutions, artists, videographers and multi-media experts across malaysia and japan. it is anticipated to be a landmark event in VIDEO ART and NEW MEDIA linking both countries. (excerpt from BSLN) kotaro tanaka will perform live and lecture at some universities. also his works will be shown national gallery. detail [jul 17, 10] screening in poland kotaro tanaka's latest work, "Varfix" has been selected to animator 2010 in poland. it'll take place between 12-17 july. [jun 3, 10] iff 2010 in fukuoka, nagoya & yokohama following the screenings in tokyo & kyoto, "Mornin'" & "Varfix" will be screened at 24th image forum festival in fukuoka, nagoya & yokohama. june 2 at fukuoka city public library june 19 at aichi arts center july 17 at yokohama museum of art [may 11, 10] image forum festival 2010 kotaro tanaka's works, "Mornin'" & "Varfix" will be screened at 24th image forum festival. the program in which his works are included will be held on april 29, may 3 in tokyo and may 12 in kyoto. [apr 2, 10] Mornin' awarded with honorable mention tanaka's work, "Mornin'" was awarded with honorable mention in the contest best 2009 video, minute planet. [mar 18, 10] filmography updated filmography page has been updated. an information of kotaro tanaka's new work, "Varfix" is there. the movie itself and other informations of screening will come soon. [mar 5, 10] screening at annexinema Kaizer has been invited for annexinema at nottingham, uk. it'll take place on march 13. [feb 18, 10] screening at sniff happy new year!! kotaro tanaka's work, "Kaizer" has been invited for 16:9 international film festival at mumbai, india. it'll be held on january 15&16. [jan 5, 10] Mornin' selected for a festival in france tanaka's 1min. animation, Mornin' has been selected for Festival du film minute de Lille. it'll be held in lille, france on october 31. [12/10/09] VAD 2009 kotaro tanaka's work, Light - Years has been selected by festival VAD. it'll take place in girona, spain on october 15 to 25. VAD 2009 [27/09/09] BUREIKOU 2009 BUREIKOU will take place at stripe's space on october 2&3. five malaysian artists will come to japan to show their works and lecture at several universities. kotaro tanaka will perform live with them. in tokyo october 2&3 at stripe's space in fukuoka october 8~10 at fukuoka asian art museum [24/09/09] EXPERIMENTAL 3 experimental film festival, EXPERIMENTAL 3 will be held in osaka from october 1 to 9. kotaro tanaka's work, "Deck" will be screened on oct. 3&7 at cine nouveau. more details are on lowave & aqua metropolis osaka 2009 sites. [17/09/09] vjing at amate-raxi kotaro tanaka will vj at amate-raxi on october 11. 
[16/09/09] loop-pool exhibition loop pool ping pong on ice fantastic event will be held at mello mello, liverpool, uk on september 5. loop pool dvd is commissioned by international short film festival oberhausen, germany, which includes kotaro tanaka's little piece. [03/09/09] vjing at womb 
kotaro tanaka as bysexual team will play vj at womb on august 8. Envelop#4 × EPR supported by TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS ～BARTS DVD Release Party～ open: 23:00 door: 4000yen member: 3500yen [23/07/09] Mornin' awarded Best Animation kotaro tanaka's work, Mornin' got the Best Animation award from the Minute Planet, One Minute World Festival. [16/07/09] A Document of "Fun On The Sumida River" A Document of "Fun On The Sumida River" -playing golf on a river- has been uploaded on the filmo page. many thanks wah and great associates! [14/07/09] fun on the sumida river - wah "fun on the sumida river - wah" is being held at asahi breweries' azumabashi headquarters building and sumida riverside hall gallery till 20 july. kotaro tanaka joined taking pictures and movies. 10:00 - 19:00 open all days admission: free organized by asahi beer arts foundation co-organized by sumida-ku, sumidagawa art project executive committee, asahi art festival executive committee coordinated by association for corporate support of the arts supported by koto-ku on the other hand, tanaka's making a document about the project. it'll come soon. [22/06/09] "Mornin'" featured kotaro tanaka's work, "Mornin'" has received a feature grade. it's featured on the top of the page of the Minute Planet, One Minute World Festival. [17/06/09] links updated NATURE BLISS INC. is provided to links page. thank you so much! [08/06/09] IMDb registers kotaro tanaka kotaro tanaka has been registered by the IMDb (internet movie database) . 
[28/04/09] Light - Years kotaro tanaka's work, Light - Years is uploaded. [18/04/09] links updated tomonari nishikawa and eriko sonoda sites are added to links page. many thanks, nishikawa-san, sonoda-san! [03/04/09] SiCKL special event: video art from japan kotaro tanaka's works will be showcased at SiCKL, malaysia on 1 april. not only his works but also my associate's (hiroaki sato & katsuyuki hattori) ones screened. also they'll discuss their works and activities in person. 
[30/03/09] Quiet Instinct hiroshi ashikaga's personal exhibition will be held at ophthalmologist gallery on 12 to 18 march. kotaro tanaka cooperated with his video work. 
Quiet Instinct 12 to 18 march, open 12:00 till 20:00 reception party will be held on 13 march at 18:00 details [03/03/09] LE:60 1-Minute Film Festival kotaro tanaka's work "Mornin'" will be screened at axiom gallery on 19 march. selection from LE:60 1-Minute Film Festival (usa). [19/02/09] video library p'silo kotaro tanaka's works, Kaizer & Loose Magnetic are archived in the video library p'silo. anybody can consult them at videodrome (marseille). [19/01/09] BA.BA.REEBA! 5th Anniversary "DEEP MARIANO JAPAN TOUR" happy new year! kotaro tanaka will vj at womb next month. Feb. 8 (sun) 16:00 to 22:00 @WOMB DOOR ¥2,500 / WITH FLYER ¥2,000 / WOMB MEMBERS ¥1,500 MAIN FLOOR 2F GUEST DJ: DEEP MARIANO (ROSARIO, ARGENTINA) DJ: JICK, YOSHITACA VJ: BYSEXUAL team TERMINAL LOUNGE 4F DJ: MASAKI, FUKUROU, TANGO, METAL, and more FOOD: OKONOMI HOUSE MUSIC: DEEP, TECH HOUSE sponsorship: Argentina's embassy [10/01/09] upcoming events kotaro tanaka will play vjing at bullet's on december 20 & at womb on february 8. FLAT BLACK presents year - end party at bullet's on december 20 starts 22:00 till 5:00 ¥1500 (1drink) [17/12/08] detail of BUREIKOU kotaro tanaka presents the program, which shows new films made by japanese filmmakers. the detail of the program is following; "denotation" dir. fumiro sato "Apnea" dir. hiroshi kondo "mirror for eyes" dir. hiroshi kondo "Increase" dir. yusuke nakajima "Garden/ing" dir. eriko sonoda "Light - Years" dir. kotaro tanaka it starts 14:40 to 15:40 on november 30 at victor bldg. b1 hall (1-7-1 shimbashi, minato-ku, tokyo) . BUREIKOU will be held from 18:00 to 19:30 on november 28, 13:00 to 19:30 on november 29 & 30. fee: free on the 1st day, 1000yen on the 2nd & 3rd days. [11/11/08] screening in japan Holidaze & Kaizer will be screened at Tokyo Eizo Brig. screening 2008 which will be held at kineattic on november 14 to 16. also tanaka's new work, Light - Years will be shown at BUREIKOU by SVP2 on november 29 & 30. programs will be announced soon. [17/10/08] links updated kotaro tanaka has been showcased on souvenirs from earth. [30/09/08] symbolic interaction presents “the silence was warm festival 2008” audio visual event will be held at kawaguchiko stellar theater on october 4. it's for freeeee! kotaro tanaka will join it with takafumi tsuchiya and hiroshi kondo. the silence was warm festival 2008 starts 10:00 till 20:00 artists: buna euphoria kashiwa daisuke himuro yoshiteru akira kosemura feat. ayano yokoyama headphone science kenji fujita geskia! konntinent oba masahiro pawn today yaporigami [16/09/08] Mornin' nominated kotaro tanaka's new work, Mornin' has been nominated for Le:60 1-minute Film Fest. it'll take place at palmer street, harvard square, cambridge, ma (usa) on september 27. [13/09/08] screening in germany Kaizer will be screened at OHAYO Japan Festival (leipzig, germany) on september 22&25. [09/09/08] review of Holidaze “Holidaze, from Kotaro Tanaka, subverts the daily way, moving the passers-by through highly refined techniques” by Ines Cardoso (Curta Santos) [07/09/08] detail of the exhibition new work will be shown at “unseen dimension” which will be held at ZAIM. short synopsis is following: Light - Years 12min. / color / stereo / HDV (on DVD) Cinema has represented numerous pasts, presents and even unknown futures. The concept of this work is a kind of unknown futures. What are they listening to, talking about and gazing at? Rather they may be doing something unexplainable by languages, somewhere several light years away. Sound: Kensuke Fujii click following images to see larger ones. 
[04/08/08] FLAT BLACK presents “unseen dimension” kotaro tanaka will participate the event which will be held at ZAIM (yokohama, japan) on august 18th to 22th. paintings, objects and moving images will be exhibited. more details about his work will be announced soon. [27/07/08] Kaizer nominated for VAD Kaizer has been selected by the VAD international video and digital arts festival to enter the 2008 competition. the festival will take place from october 15th to 19th. [26/07/08] screening at 6th curta santos kotaro tanaka's work, Holidaze will be screened at curta santos (brazil) . It will be held on september 15th to 20th. [24/07/08] broadcasting on souvenirs from the earth Holidaze, Kaizer and Palette of Waves are broadcasted on souvenirs from the earth (Germany) on July 15th. [14/07/08] new work uploaded kotaro tanaka's new work, "Mornin'" has been uploaded. it's a short short handwritten animation and its sound is composed by yusuke nakajima. filmo page [28/06/08] broadcasting on propeller tv propeller tv will broadcast Holidaze, Kaizer and Loose Magnetic on 24 june between 20:15 and 21:00. [13/06/08] AURORA Edition 1 out now  finally AURORA Edition 1 has been released! it's a unique compendium of thirteen new films drawn from the competition selection for AURORA 2007. Kotaro Tanaka's work, Kaizer is included in it. more details [06/06/08] screening at the festival images contre nature Loose Magnetic will be screened at the festival images contre nature (france) from 2 to 5 july. [02/06/08] AURORA on tour AURORA on tour will take place june. Kaizer is included in the progam, "erasure". avant music festival (moscow, russia) on 1 june mar cinema (kazan, russia) on 18 & 20 june dom kino (rostov, russia) on 25 june [31/05/08] mirage #13 bysexual team will play vj at earth one dred (tokyo) on 7 june. starts 23:00 DJ: JICK, Joe, simm, Yoshitaka [23/05/08] links updated thanks, yu shigematsu. [17/05/08] more information about image forum festival 2008 updated kotaro tanaka's work, "Loose Magnetic" will be screened at fukuoka city public library and aichi arts center. fukuoka city public library (fukuoka) on 14 june, starts 10:30 aichi arts center (nagoya) on 22 june, starts 14:45 [07/05/08] image forum festival 2008 you can buy tickets at a 10% discount. please get in touch with me! [26/04/08] max hattler & robert seidel japan tour max hattler & robert seidel are coming to japan. during staying they will play audio / visual performance, exhibit their works, lecture and so on. more details (pdf) kotaro tanaka will play vj at exclusive tour launch party, le baron de paris on 23 april. (entry not guaranteed for non-members) thanks to max & robert! [14/04/08] "samples" added. some works for vjing are uploaded to vimeo. [07/04/08] kotaro tanaka's work, Loose Magnetic is selected as the invitation film to image forum festival 2008. at park tower hall (tokyo) on 2 may 12:00 and 6 may 14:30 at goethe institut (kyoto) on 14 may 19:30 and 16 may 13:00 [01/04/08] vjing at womb on 13 april bysexual team a member of which is kotaro tanaka will play vj at womb on 13 april. starts 16:00 till 22:00 guest dj: chloe harris [01/04/08] kaizer looper is selected to videopark in basel, switzerland. the program, szenen aus dem alltag (scenes from the everyday life) will take place at kunstraum lodypop and nocturne im kult. kino club on 5 april. [31/03/08] links updated. thanks, yusuke nakajima! [30/03/08] fantasia  you can get a 500 yen discount if you print above image and bring it. thanks. [23/03/08] AURORA on tour in march and april Kaizer included in the program, "Erasure" will be screened at phoenix arts in leicester (the uk) on 25 march, at the pushkin cinema in cheliabinsk (russia) on 23 and 30 march, and at the old museum arts centre in Belfast (the uk) on 15 april. more dates in the uk and elsewhere are being confirmed. [20/03/08] live video performance : takafumi tsuchiya vs kotaro tanaka at module on 4 april. open 22 : 00 door 2500 yen (w/ 1 drink), w/f 2000 yen (w/ 1 drink) Fantasia B2F DJ: AQUIRA(Nordform, combine) Guest DJ： Naohito Uchiyama(synapse,tbhr,static) B1F Live: WAKI(Loveburger Records), kuhuki(ONDO), Drastik Adhensive Force × Neohachi, The Invadors, Kazuhiro(Yamataica) DJ: Bernstein(Racecar recording,NORDFORM,White rabel) RealJoker(REALJO[K]E RECORDINGS) Mabushi (Yamataica) [17/03/08] No F(r)ee included in the japan selection for the World One Minutes exhibition which will open June 6 in the today art museum in beijing. [07/03/08] links updated. arigato, Kensuke! [05/03/08] "Palette of Waves" uploaded to "filmo" page. thanks, great performers! it's reconstructed from live performance held at victor vldg. on november 30. photos from the event uploaded to flickr. [02/03/08] following LOOP POOL PING PONG in bergen, it will be forwarded to forbundet frie fotografer, oslo february 9th at 20:00. [07/02/08] Flaggfabrikken presenterer: For God's sake Kate, where is the camera* - LOOP POOL PING PONG by Raum für projektion  February 7th, 21.00 o'clock Landmark - Bergen kunsthall, Rasmus Meyers Allé 5, Bergen, Norway. Loop Pool is a project by Graw Böckler, commissioned by the 52nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. kotaro tanaka's work, "kaizer looper" included in. thanks. [05/02/08] asian hot shots berlin on tour held in leipzig, germany. tanaka's film, Kaizer included in the program, DisOrientation. [31/01/08] "hue presents Nomad, Zucchini Drive and Bleubird JAPAN TOUR 2008 x NAKAMEGURO DUB" vjing with takafumi tsuchiya at seco on February 8. starts 22:00 seco 1-11-1 shibuya, shibuya-ku, tokyo [29/01/08] AURORA on tour: Erasure took place in the Rodina Cinema in St.Petersburg on 26 January and 2 February. Kaizer contained in its program. thanks. [14/01/08] Kaizer nominated for asian hot shots berlin. [10/01/08] happy new year! kotaro tanaka's work, kaizer showcased on lumen eclipse. [04/01/08] "loop pool on ice" out now. his work for this project included in. it's a graw böckler project. in cooperation with michael heydebreck. commissioned by the 53rd international short film festival oberhausen 2007. thanks a lot, ursula & georg. [28/12/07] photos from "BUREIKOU" uploaded to flickr.  thanks, jan verbeek. danke! [18/12/07] the schedule of the event at OVO changes to dec.21. so sorry kotaro tanaka doesn't join it. vjing by bysexual team at warehouse raise, gunma on dec.29. start 22:00 many thanks. [17/12/07] vjing with takafumi tsuchiya at OVO on 22.Dec. guest dj : dj quietstorm (nakameguro yakkyoku) guest live : ena (iai recordings), dutchfromtokyo ( campingcar_disc ) [11/12/07] the article about "BUREIKOU" appeared in fuji sankei business i on Dec.6. thanks to mr. taro iwamoto. [07/12/07] new film, "loose magnetic" uploaded. check out filmo page. it consists of 4 "stories". every chapter magnetized by vision. [04/12/07] "BA.BA.REEBA!" 4th anniversary vjing by bysexual team at womb on Dec.9. start 16:00 till 22:00. guest dj : deep mariano (argentina) [03/12/07 ] 14th "BUREIKOU" ends. thanks to great performers and filmmakers! report on the event uploaded soon. thanks. [02/12/07] screening for "BUREIKOU" takes place on the second day. program following; Hold on / Hei Cheng (uk) 3'45 Molecules / Winston Huang (ca) 8'37 Series of Experiments / Martin Ruyant (uk) 4'32 ...as they pass... / Brigitta Bödenauer (at) 6' Kaizer / Kotaro Tanaka (jp) 10'19 and other film(s) will be screened. thanks. [23/11/07] "BUREIKOU" presented by SVP2 will take place at victor bldg. (tokyo) on 30/11 and 01/12. on the first day, musicians and kotaro tanaka perform live! - palette of waves - members yoshu kamei (violin) osamu kawakami (cello) kyong-a im (cello) hidehito yamamiya (percussion) ryoko imai (percussion) kensuke fujii (piano) kotaro tanaka (image) open 18:30, start 19:00 (1h) participation fee: 1500yen at victor bldg. 1-7-1 shinbashi, minato-ku, tokyo 105-0004 on the other hands, kotaro tanaka presents foreign films selected by him from AURORA which is international animation festival in norwich, u.k the next day. more information here.(sorry...for japanese) [20/11/07 ] "SPACE SHANTY" vjing at Roots N on 18-24, Nov.18. music bar Roots N Kaneko Bldg. B1, 7-18-13 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. ciao. [14/11/07] "Kaizer" nominated for DOTMOV Festival 2007. it'll take place at "SOSO"(sapporo) on 01/11-30/11, "sendai mediatheque"(sendai) on 01/11-14/11, "COMBINE"(tokyo) on 01/11-30/11 and "digmeout ART&DINER"(osaka) on 07/11-18/11. [01/11/07] "Kaizer" nominated for Int. Film Festival Hannover in germany. it'll take place for 22/11-25/11. [19/10/07] "links" added. thanks to friends! [17/10/07] "filmography" was updated. "WISIWYG -version-", "Deck" and "kaizer looper" are uploaded. [12/10/07] "Kaizer" was nominated for AURORA 2007. i'll join the festival. see you in Norwich! [11/10/07] "filmography" was updated. "Griffon", "Lag" and "untitled" are uploaded. thanks. [10/10/07] "filmography" was updated. you can watch some of my works (Holidaze, Kaizer, No F(r)ee). [08/10/07] hi, there. kotaro tanaka's website was launched. informations about his works and activities will be introduced on this site. thanks. [07/10/07] back |