SUKIKARA Makiko

She began to create animations while in school, and studied abroad at a film school in the Czech Republic in 2007. Her first film, “Kagerou (Ephemeral)”, was selected in 2008 for the NHK Digital Stadium (Satoshi Kon Selection). Her films “Yuki wo mita Yamane (Yamane, Who Saw the Snow)” (2010) and “Yamanashi” (2011) have been screened at film festivals both in Japan and abroad. In 2012 she began a stage piece with puppet troop JIJO called “Marionation.” She is also a member of JAA (Japan Animation Association).