Joji Koyama is a filmmaker, animator and graphic artist. His short films, animations and music videos (including Four Tet, Mogwai and Jlin) have screened internationally, winning awards at the London Short Film Festival and British Animation Awards. In 2015 he began Toupée, a small publishing imprint, and published his first book of short visual stories, Plassein. This was followed by Elsewhere, an illustrated colouring book published by Penguin Books. In 2017 his first feature length film Kuro, written and directed with Tujiko Noriko premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival.
Films
2017
Kuro (with Tujiko Noriko), 84 minutes
2008
First Place, 9 minutes
2006
From Nose to Mouth, 18 minutes
Publications
2015
Plassein, Toupée
2015
Elsewhere, Particular/Penguin Books
Selected Screenings and Exhibitions
2018
European Film Forum Scanorama, Vilnius, Lithuania
2018
MUBI
2018
New Horizons International Film Festival, Wrocław, Poland
2017
Slamdance Film Festival
2017
Uplink, Tokyo Japan
2017
Camera Japan Festival
2017
Ann Arbor Film Festival
2017
Chicago Underground Film Festival
2010
Breda International Film Festival
2009
New Nippon: Contemporary Film and Video from Japan. Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago
2009
Glasgow Film Festival
2009
London Short Film Festival
2009
L’Alternativa, Barcelona Independent Film Festival
2009
Pictoplasma, Berlin
2009
Melbourne International Animation Festival
2008
Encounters Short Film Festival
2008
Animasivo. Festival de Mexico en el Centro Historico
2008
The Geopolitics of Animation. Touring exhibition
2008
Ann Arbor Film Festival
2008
London Short Film Festival
2008
Portable Film festival
2007
Becks Fusions ICA London. In collaboration with Matthew Herbert
2007
Videomix. Conversación Animada: Shahzia Sikande y Joji Koyama. La Casa Encendida, Madrid
2007
Pictures From a Floating World. Takahiko Iimura and Joji Koyama. Curzon Cinema, London
2005
British Animation Festival
2005
Nokia Film Lab, Russia
2005
ResFest Digital FIlm Festival
2005
Onedotzero Digital Film Festival
2005
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
2004
Annecy International Animation Festival
2004
Edinburgh Film Festival
2004
Pictoplasma, Berlin
2004
Darklight Digital Film Festival
2004
London International Animation Festival
Awards/Grants
2008
Animasivo, Festival de Mexico
2006
Animate! Arts Council of England and Channel 4
2005
Grand Prize Animation, Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
2005
Best Animated Film, Halloween Short Film festival, ICA London
2004
MESH Scheme NESTA and Channel 4
2004
Best Music Video Public Choice Award, British Animation Awards
Collaborations
2009
Theatre production ‘GURU GURU’ with Rotozaza (2009 British Council Showcase)
2007
Becks Fusions ICA London, Meaningless, A collaboration with Matthew Herbert