Atsushi Wada

Atsushi Wada graduated from Osaka Kyoiku University, Image Forum Institute of Moving image and Tokyo University of the Arts. He began to create his short animation works in his study since 2002. He likes to work with comfortable movements and is always thinking about the Japanese traditional concept called "Ma", the tension produced between movements. A Pig's Eye (2010) was nominated in Zagreb, Annecy, Hiroshima, and Ottawa, and won the Best Film in Fantoche International Animation Film Festival. The Mechanism of Spring (2010) premiered at the Venice Film Festival and his latest film The Great Rabbit (2012) won the Silver Bear Award for the Best Short Film at the 62nd Berlinale, one of three major film festivals in the world.

El Festival Internacional de Cine de Guanajuato