OSAKA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Housen Short Film Award Jury Members
HAYASHI Mirai (林未来)
Japan｜Manager of the mini-theater Motomachi Cinema
Born in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo. While attending university, HAYASHI worked as volunteer staff at Planet Plus One, a cinematheque in Osaka, where she helped with operations and learned projection. After graduating, she worked as a projectionist at Cinefesta, a movie theater in Osaka. She was hired as full-time staff when the Motomachi Cinema opened in 2010, and she worked as a projectionist before being appointed manager in 2013.
KITAKOJI Takashi (北小路隆志)
Japan | Film Critic / Professor, Kyoto University of the Arts
KITAKOJI writes mainly film reviews for newspapers, magazines, and brochures. He is the author of "Love from Outer Space: WONG Kar-wai". His recent co-authored works include "Re-examining/Rethinking Edward YANG", "Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL: Artist of Light and Memory", "Jean-Luc GODARD (Filmmaker 21)" and "IWAI Shunji: From Love Letter to Last Letter and Ni hao, Zhihua".
ONO Kousuke (小野光輔)
Japan｜Producer
ONO is a movie producer based in Kamakura. His produced works include the Taiwan-Japan co-production "Tea Fight" (闘茶/2008), "Hospitalité" (歓待/2010/OAFF2011), "Magic and Loss" (マジック&ロス/2010/OAFF2011), "Two Rabbits in Osaka" (大阪のうさぎたち/2012/OAFF2012), "Chigasaki Story" (3泊4日、5時の鐘/2014/OAFF2014), "Jeux de Plage" (浜辺のゲーム/2019/OAFF2019) and "Kamata Prelude" (蒲田前奏曲/2020/OAFF2020). He also teaches at Digital Hollywood University and Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University.