At the regional award festival of Cannes Lions and the Asia Pacific's top award "Spikes Asia 2022", two works in which TAIYO KIKAKU was involved in the film production, has won SILVER and Bronze awards in Film Craft category.
Jacob Jonas the Company 「Because We Are Strange Creatures」
＜ SILVER ＞FILM CRAFT ー Direction
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Director & Lyrics：Jo Motoyo
Producer：Mariko Tsutsumi
Production Manager：Chiaki Ueta / Kanna Naiki / Kuriko Nakaji
Flame Artist：Jun Hatano（+Ring）
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https://youtu.be/z1leDnF9Sn8
＜Summary＞
I worked together with the dancers to create a film that confronted the issue of Asian Hate that was growing during the pandemic and I wanted to portray humans, as we try to live together as one, all the while struggling to comprehend, and suffering under, our own fates which were decided for us when we were born.
（By director Jo Motoyo）
TAKARA BELMONT「Hair album」
＜ BRONZE ＞FILM CRAFT ー Animation
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Script＋Director：Yuki Ishikawa
Animation Director＋Direction of Photography：Takeshi Yashiro
Producer：Risa Matsui
Production Manager：Oki Tanji
Offline Editor：Yuma Matsuoka
Online Editor：Jun Hatano
Sound Mixer：Ayami Fujiwara, Nanami Kubo
Art：Midoriko Nemoto
Animation Direction of Photography＋Lighting：Ryo Uno
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https://youtu.be/aDYGQ6NqY50
＜Synopsis＞
An old, grey-haired woman goes to the hair salon. As the hairdresser cuts her hair, the hair on the ground forms into the shape of her younger self. She watches her hair recreate her memories with her husband.
Winners List：https://www2.spikes.asia/winners/2022/
＜ About Spikes Asia ＞
The Spikes Asia Awards are Asia Pacific's top award for excellence in creative communications and marketing effectiveness, celebrating the very best in creativity across the region. For the past 35 years, since its inception as the Asian Advertising Awards in 1986, it has set the standard for creativity and effectiveness for Asia Pacific’s creative communications industry.
This year, Jo Motoyo took part in the awards as a jury of the Film Craft category.