KINOSHITA Sayoko

Born in Tokyo, KINOSHITA Sayoko graduated from the Plastic Arts Department of Joshibi Junior College of Art and Design. Since the 1970s, she has been working for various fields related to animation media, such as filmmaking, producing, development, education, promotion, etc., both nationally and internationally. Her activities range widely from animation to films in general including documentary and fiction. Representative animation shorts made together with her late partner Renzo Kinoshita include MADE IN JAPAN (1972), JAPONESE (1977), PICA DON (1978), THE LAST AIR RAID ―KUMAGAYA (1993) and RYUKYU OKOKU―MADE IN OKINAWA (2004). These works received Grand Prix and many other prizes at numerous international film festivals. In 1985, Kinoshita produced and established the first Hiroshima International Animation Festival, and has been serving as the festival director since then. In addition to producing numerous programs for art museums and film festivals both in Japan and overseas, she has frequently conducted lectures, seminars, and workshops at art universities and served on a jury at film festivals. She was President of International Animated Film Association (ASIFA) from 2006 to 2009, and now serves as the Vice President. She is also President of ASIFA-JAPAN, Advisor to Japan Society for Animation Studies, Visiting Professor at Osaka University of Arts, Board Member of Joshibi University of Art and Design, and President of the Joshibi University of Art and Design Alumnae Association.
( 2011 )