ANSHUL CHAUHAN
Anshul Chauhan was born in India. After attending military academy and graduating university with an Arts degree, he soon afterwards found himself working as an animator starting in 2006 with Paprikaas Studios Pvt Ltd (now Technicolor India). There he worked on TV series projects like Farm Kids and Back At the Barnyards by Nickelodeon. In 2008, Anshul joined the team as an animator for the National Award-winning animation film "Delhi Safari" and later became a team lead in Bangalore, overseeing the production of BBC's TV series "Everything's Rosie."
In 2011, he relocated to Tokyo where he was employed by Polygon Pictures to work on projects such as the Emmy Award winning Tron Uprising by Disney XD, as well as the Transformers, Robots in Disguise TV series. Eventually, he found himself working at OLM pictures on the Pacman animated series by Bandai Namco before moving on to Square Enix. There, he worked on a number of large-scale animation projects including Final Fantasy 15 - both the game as well as the tie-in film KingsGlaive - Kingdom Hearts 3, Gantz:0 and recently released Final Fantasy 7 remake among others. During the time he was employed as an animator in Tokyo,
Alongside his career as an animator in Tokyo, Anshul pursued his passion for directing, establishing his independent studio, Kowatanda Films, in 2016. In 2017, he directed his first feature film, "Bad Poetry Tokyo," which won the grand prix at the Brussels film festival and screened at many prestigious film festivals, including Raindance. His second feature film, "Kontora," made in 2019, received Grand Prix at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and multiple awards and critical acclaim at several international film festivals, including the prestigious Obayashi Award in 2020.
In 2021, Anshul collaborated with Yaman Films to produce "DECEMBER," which had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival and was nominated for the Kim Ji-seok Award in 2022. The film also screened at Udine and NYAFF and had a successful theatrical release in Japan.
Anshul has two projects in early development stages: "RAINBIRDS," based on the novel of the same name, and "VELVET PUNCH," an MMA sports drama set in Las Vegas, produced by Radical Media.
Currently, Anshul is once again collaborating with Yaman Films on his new Japanese film, "TIDES," set in Ishigaki Island of Okinawa.
Filmography:
Feature Films:
"DECEMBER" (2022)
"Kontora" (2019)
"Bad Poetry Tokyo" (2018)
Short Films:
"Leo's Return" (2020)
"Kawaguchi 4256" (2016)
"Soap" (2016)
Selected Animation Projects:
Feature Films:
"Kingsglaive: A Final Fantasy film"
"GANTZ:O “
“Gladiators of Rome"
"Delhi Safari"
Games and Games Cinematic:
"Final Fantasy 7 Remake"
"Final Fantasy XV"
"Kingdom Hearts 3"
TV series:
"Tron Uprising"
"Transformers: Robots in Disguise"
"Pac-man and the Ghostly Adventures"
"Record of Grancrest War"
"Guardians of Oz"
"Care Bears"
"Lego Hero Factory"
"Everything's Rosie"
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MINA MOTEKI
Born in Nagano Japan, Mina Moteki is a passionate and dedicated film producer with a diverse background. After discovering her love for art and design while studying abroad in the USA, she pursued a career in computer graphics (CG) animation. With valuable experience gained as a production manager and translator at renowned studios like Polygon Pictures, Mina honed her skills and built her career at multiple studios, including Square Enix, where she worked on high-profile projects. Along with her Animation career she co-founded Kowatanda Films in 2016 with Anshul Chauhan, where she Mina co-produced several short and feature films, including award-winning films like "Bad Poetry Tokyo", "Kontora" and the recent release "December". With a unique perspective on storytelling due to her background in animation, skills in script translation and film production, Mina is constantly pushing the boundaries of her craft and achieving excellence in her projects.
[Filmography]
Feature Films:
"DECEMBER" (2022)
"Kontora" (2019)
"Bad Poetry Tokyo" (2018)
Short Films:
"Cucumber" (2023)
"Kawaguchi 4256" (2016)
"Soap" (2016)
Selected Animation Projects:
Feature Films:
"Kingsglaive: A Final Fantasy film"
"GANTZ:O”
Games and Games Cinematic:
"FORSPOKEN"
"Final Fantasy XV"
TV series:
"Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures"
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