Kobayashi Masahiro
International Jury 2008
Selected Filmography:
1996: Closing Time
1999: Kaizobukan Bootleg Film
2000: Film Noir
2001: Man Walking on Snow
2003: Amazing Story
2005: Bashing
2007: The Rebirth
2009: Where are you?
2009: White Night
2010: Haru's Journey
2012: Japan's Tragedy
Selection:
Kobayashi Masahiro was born in 1954. Starting as a folk singer, he later became scriptwriter. He made his debut feature, Closing Time, in 1996. In its wake, he founded Monkey Town Productions and made four films back to back which won prizes in four consecutive years at Cannes.
He was VIFF of Asian cinema's head of the International Competition Jury in 2008 and received the Audience Award in 2011 for his Haru's Journey and International Jury's Grand Prize for Japan's Tragedy in .
