Special Preview Screening of CLOSE-KNIT written and directed by Naoko OgigamiNEW

NAOKO OGIGAMI (Screenwriter, Director, SCA Alumna). Written and Directed by SCA Alumna Naoko Ogigami.  Followed by a Q&A with Naoko Ogigami!

Her directorial debut Barber Yoshino (2003) earned a Special Mention at the Kinder Film Fest of the Berlin International Film Festival. Her 2006 film Kamome Diner became a huge hit and helped to establish a new genre of Japanese film. MEGANE - Glasses (2007) earned attention at several international film festivals in 2008, including the Sundance, Hong Kong and San Francisco International Film Festivals, and received the Manfred Salzgeber Award at the Berlin International FilmFestival. Toilet (2010) received the 61st Rookie Award of Art Encouragement from the Education Minister of Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and Rent-a-Cat (2012) was featured in the Panorama section of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Close-Knit is an original production based on Ogigami's screenplay.

FILMOGRAPHY:
2001 Hoshino-Kun, Yumeno-Kun  Best Music Award at the 2001 Pia Film Festival.
2003 Barber Yoshino  Special Mention at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival's Kinder Film Fest.
2005 Koi wa Go-Shichi-Go!
2006 Kamome Diner  Focus on World Cinema at the 30th Montreal World Film Festival.
2007 MEGANE - Glasses  Panorama Section and Manfred Salzgeber Award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, Special Jury Mention in the World Cinema Section at the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival, and numerous other awards.
2010 Toilet  61st Rookie Award of Art Encouragement from the Education Minister of Japan.
2012 Rent-a-Cat  Panorama Section at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.