Atsuko Hirayanagi

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Atsuko Hirayanagi
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Born
Nagano, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materNYU, Tisch School of the Arts
OccupationWriter, Director

Atsuko Hirayanagi (平栁 敦子, Hirayanagi Atsuko) is a Japanese-American filmmaker.

Early life[]

Born in Nagano to schoolteachers and raised in Chiba, Japan, Hirayanagi moved to the Los Angeles area in the early 1990s as a high school exchange student.[1]

She graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in theater arts. She went on to attend NYU Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a MFA in film production.[1]

Career[]

While in graduate school, her second year project, Mo Ikkai, won the Grand Prix at the 2012 Short Shorts Film Festival in Asia.[2]

Her thesis short film, Oh Lucy!, received a Tisch's First Prize Wasserman Award at the 2014 First Run Festival,[3] and also won more than 25 awards[4] around the globe, including prizes at Cannes Film Festival (2014),[5] Sundance Film Festival (2015),[6] and the Toronto International Film Festival (2014).[7]

Her feature-length version of Oh Lucy! was a recipient of the 2016 Sundance/NHK Award.[8] She was recently named one of the ″20 Rising Women Directors You Need to Know″ by IndieWire.,[9] and was nominated at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Feature.[10] The project was funded by Cathay Organisation CEO .[1]

Hirayanagi was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2018.[11]

Personal life[]

Hirayanagi is a black belt in Kyokushin Karate, and came in 3rd place in the Los Angeles Cup Women's Category.[12]

Atsuko currently resides in Noe Valley, San Francisco, CA.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Bajko, Matthew S. (2018). "How Film Director Made Oh Lucy!". The Noe Valley Voice. XLII (3).
  2. ^ "Hirayanagi Earns Grand Prix Award". Tisch School of the Arts. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "IMDb First Run Festival, 2014 Award Winners". IMDb.
  4. ^ "Oh Lucy! (2014 film) Awards". IMDb.
  5. ^ (May 22, 2014). "Cannes: Cinefondation Selection Winner Announced". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "2015 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Awards". The Sundance Institute. January 28, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Wilner, Norman (September 14, 2014). "TIFF 2014: And the winners are". Now. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Sundance Institute/NHK Award 2016 Announced". NHK. February 12, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. ^ (June 14, 2017). "The Future is Female: 20 Rising Women Directors You Need to Know". IndieWire. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  10. ^ "Film Independent Spirit Award, 2018 Nominees". Los Angeles Times.
  11. ^ (June 25, 2018). "Academy Invites Record 928 New Members". Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  12. ^ "Kyokushin in LA, Instructor Profile". Kyokushin in LA.
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