Vivienne Chow Legendary Japanese producer Ichiyama Shozo encouraged young filmmakers not to give up despite the challenging climate brought upon by digital revolution and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
He recounted his 30-year career at a talk at the Singapore International Film Festival, part of the Singapore Media Festival.Despite having worked with many renowned filmmakers, from Kitano Takeshi to Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Jia Zhangke, the founder and director of Tokyo Filmex and head mentor of this year’s Southeast Asian Film Lab said he has always enjoyed working foreign filmmakers and young filmmakers who need support.“I hope my experience can help them,” Ichiyama said at an online panel moderated by Singapore director Anthony Chen (“Ilo.
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