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Irene H.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $800
36 reviews
Irene Herrera, PhD(c) is a roving Cuban-Venezuelan documentary filmmaker. Among her non-fiction works are Kodo wa Awaseba (Gran Prix Expo Aichi Film Fest); Gaijin no Honne (2004); You Can Call Me Nikkie (2008); Women in Refugee: Stories from a Border (2009); Crossing Hispaniola (2010); Spirits to Enlightenment (2012-HotDocs) and Cracked Foundations a 28-min. documentary broadcasted on NHK World. Irene has also been an active producer and director for the Lebanon and Japan chapters of the Global Lives Project. In 2008 she was a fellow at the Flaherty Film Seminar and in 2009 a Resident Professional at the Knight Center for International Media. Her journalistic work has been published by The Japan Times, AFP, Al Jazeera Plus, CNNE, Globovision, MSNBC.com, Discovery Digital, NHK World, LinkTV, Center for Investigative Reporting and PBS Newshour. She has traveled to over 60 countries and gets by in 5 languages. For published content: https://ireneherrera.contently.com
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Justyna F.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $600
20 reviews
I am documentary film camerawomen based in Germany and Japan. I work as freelancer on documentary films for television and cinema since about 19 years. I`v been working for tv channels like: ARTE, 3Sat, WDR, ZDF, ARD, MDR and production companies like: Prounen Film -filming in Europe, US and Asia about architecture, design and artists biographies. Büchner Filmproduktion for "Family Business", Michelberger Filmproduktion for his author films about toured, voodoo healing and Probsteigasse in Cologne. 2Pilots on "Remote-area" and "Warschau-Frankestein", Strandfilm - filming in Slovakia "Gypsies", Focusfilm a film about german artist Vera Lossau, Schneegans and Gemini Film for "199 little heroes". In 2020 me and my partner we set up a video production company with the name: Double Circle Tokyo. We are producing and shooting short documentaries. Since 2020 we work for remote productions which can not come to Japan to shoot.
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Naotomo U.
Tokyo, Japan
$300 - $1500
106 reviews
Award-winning filmmaker. 20+ years in film development, field and post-production experience, directing, producing, and cinematography. Have also produced large scale projects over 100,000 USD. Topics I covered are health, science, history, nature, crime, and human-interest stories. Traveled to over 60 countries. Constantly traveling for work, both on international and domestic platforms. Filmed for Discovery Channel, BBC, CNN, Asics, Meta, and Google, among others.
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TOFU M.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $5000
1 review
Our Tokyo based team is comprised of European and American partners servicing internationally-minded companies. Our team members span multiple continents enabling us to create content from all around the world. We have the infrastructure to support Japanese companies including translators and cultural specialists. Our team has produced thousands of online videos in various genres including gaming, documentary, lifestyle, comedy. Our experience stems from growing our own online presence in the form of YouTube channels and social media profiles, spanning a fan-base of over 1,400,000 people. We provided videos for some of the biggest brands such as Coca-Cola, Panasonic, HP, Sony, and Orange. Our experience with online video production means we are always at the cutting edge of video trends. We incorporate these into our work to new and fresh ideas to our client work. We handle all stages of planning, video production, budget allocation, and talent search. We provide the client with a finished product suited to their needs.
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Yann M.
Tokyo, Japan
$600 - $1300
1 review
My name is Yann Moreau, i work in Japan since 15 years as professional Director / video cameraman / editor and photographer for many high end clients - Japanese or International : CNN, Mini Cooper, ESPN, Dell, Esquire, ELLE, Condenast/Vogue company; NHK world, Arte Tv Channel (France - Germany), Tv 9 (spain), JapanToday, GaijinPot, musicians, documentaries, ... Since 8 months, i am also able to shoot with my 4K camera (and Full HD of course). As video cameraman or editor: For example, i was the Japanese cameraman/DP for the Kyoto part of this documentary, in HITACHI laboratory (for Arte TV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FswaVKoSKB8 You can see also my editing for NHK World there : Nhk World - J Design show, for exemple : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzcr00yMEjM I also worked for Vogue Italy (Behind the Scene video for Ellen Von Unwerth Shooting) and Vogue Japan (shooting of the official Vogue Ceremony "Women of the Year").
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Shabbir A.
Tokyo, Japan
$100 - $500
1 review
With over 10 years of experience in the creative industry, Shabbir Ahmed founded Tokyo Ame Productions in 2017. Our aim is to provide quality video production and photography for the ever growing great foreigner community in Japan as well as native Japanese customers. Tokyo Ame Productions likes to see itself as a bridge between many foreign creative communities, that have been blooming in Japan and help foreigners overcome difficulties in logistics or cultural barriers that exist while trying to produce content in Japan. Our mission is to make video production in Japan go as smoothly as possible without losing any creative flare due to translation or cultural misunderstandings. Furthermore, we aim to expose Japanese clients to a broader multicultural team that can bring more creative and international ideas and infuse them in a way that fits the Japan' s unique media landscape.
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Luis P.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $2000
3 reviews
Luis Patron is a Japan-based TV and video producer, director, director of photography and editor. Luis and his team at Patron Productions GK work for clients like Discovery, Olympic Channel, CNN Digital, NHK (Japan), Canal+, Television Francaise 1, Paris Metropol TV, VPRO (The Netherlands), Swiss TV, Wall Street Journal Live, and Al Jazeera. He also works on branded content, commercial and corporate productions for ANA, Nissan, Honda, Japanese Football League, and Nike. He can work in English, Spanish, French and Japanese languages.
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Marc R.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $1500
6 reviews
Marc Ressang is a filmmaker and photographer based in Shanghai, China. He spent more than 10 years in Asia where he has built a reputation for his professionalism and industrious work ethic. He is driven by a desire to record human stories across the world, leading him to Mt. Everest to serve as DP on the feature documentary Too High to Fall. Marc has created photo and video material for some for the world’s most sought after brands, including Vice, Facebook, Nowness, Budweiser, National Geographic, Patagonia, Red Bull, CNN, Destination Canada, Vans, Bayer, 88rising and many more.
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Miwaza J.
Tokyo, Japan
$800 - $5000
1 review
Born in 1989, Miwaza is a bilingual Japanese award-winning photographer, videographer, designer, published painter, entrepreneur, and developer with +17yrs experience in Japan and +30 countries. Her mission in life is to pursue creativity in which to share with the world. She started her career first as a freelance photographer/entrepreneur when she was 14 years old and has been expanding her business ever since. She finds joy in connecting with humans through storytelling and the creation of creative content.
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Ken W.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $1000
8 reviews
Cameraman-editor, speaking French, Japanese and English. Based in Japan since 2016, I mainly work with francophone productions, french news media, international TVs and also with japanese clients. Having mastered at a cinema school in France, my strength is not only in video production related to news coverage, but also in a wide range of fields such as corporate PR video and movie production.
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Aquiles H.
Tokyo, Japan
$700 - $1500
1 review
In Tokyo since 2009, Aquiles Hadjis has worked on a variety of roles in audiovisual production, mostly focusing on assisting foreign crews and directing local productions. He holds an MFA and a PhD from Tokyo University of the Arts and is active internationally as an artist and a professor.
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Androniki C.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $2000
1 review
Androniki was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and studied photography in Athens and London. Following a successful career in Greece working on assignments for Greek magazines and later for the Athens Olympic Committee photographing the 2004 Athens Olympics, she moved to Tokyo in November 2004. Since then she works freelance on assignments for international magazines and newspapers such as The Times, The Independent and The Telegraph (UK), Der Spiegel, (Germany), Marie Claire (Australia), K-magazine (Greece), Businessweek (US), Transit, Sotokoto, Shukan Asahi (Japan) etc. and for corporate clients such as Apple Japan. She is interested in the human condition and approaches her subjects with respect and humor. She has been photographing many aspects of life in Japan that vary from everyday life, traditional culture, subcultures or current affairs. Since 2011 she has been working on video also, either for the online section of print media like The Sunday Times of Der Spiegel or for corporate clients like Airbnb and fashion brands.
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Sangchul L.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $1000
1 review
Sangchul Lee was born in Toronto, Canada and grew up in Seoul, Korea and USA. He studied film at Emerson College and completed Master's Film Degree at NYU Tisch Asia. After working in Los Angeles in development, now he is based in Tokyo, making films and taking photos.
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Tom B.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $1000
3 reviews
I'm a video journalist who has produced digital video and TV reports, documentaries and features for BBC News, Finnish broadcaster Yle and other clients around the world.
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Hamish C.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $2000
1 review
Australian born Fine Art Photographer and Cinematographer based in Japan for over 10 years. Exploring the theme of Isolation, whether social, cultural, geographical, emotional or temporal.
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Shooters J.
Tokyo, Japan
$500 - $2000
13 reviews
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Marie N.
Tokyo, Japan
$300 - $600
1 review
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Ryoji K.
Tokyo, Japan
$961 - $1000
1 review
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Richard Atrero D.
Tokyo, Japan
$1500 - $2500
7 reviews
Richard Atrero de Guzman is a Tokyo based freelance video journalist, producer/photographer, international correspondent for wire news agency. Completed work for New York Times, AJ+, Redfish and CNN's Great Big Story.
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YUSUKE H.
Tokyo, Japan
$350 - $600
My current rep agency is ACTRS Inc. But I am free to work outside of ACTRS Inc. I have been producing Commercials, Promos, and Documentaries for international clients over 15 years, such as Dupont, IKEA, COKE, Reebok. I have thorough understanding of the production for domestic and international production. I also work very closely with Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia, BBC and VICE for documentary projects. LONELEY DEATH received a shiver award at New York Festival (producer) and NORTH KOREAN GHOSTSHIP (producer / director) became one of the most viewed documentaries on Channel News Asia. The recent documentary film MEETING ARIZONA (director) won the best feature doc at Mediterranean Film Festival. 【My Background】 I have lived in Australia for 7 years, since 1998. I have studied filmmaking at KVB institute and Sydney University, then worked for film production companies and TV networks such as SBS and FOXTEL. I also compose sound scape and worked with an actor Jordi Molla for the art installation, presented at Spain’s art festival Observatori.
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