Blog Archives
Japan screenings of ‘A2-B-C’ reestablished
Following the cancellation of all domestic Japan screenings of ‘A2-B-C’ in March, private screenings for the film have been reestablished. Information about the new screening process can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog here, and an explanation about the original cancellations, along with a video of a press conference about this issue, can be found here.
In magazine article, Ian comes out in Japan
With the post-production work on a documentary about male prostitution nearing completion, Ian was inspired to come out in an article published in Japanese magazine “5“. The bilingual (English/ Japanese) article has been re-published on the DocumentingIan Blog along with a series photographs.
Ian’s films screen in Munich
From June 8-13, three of Ian’s feature documentaries along with a program of his short films screened in Munich’s WERKSTATTKINO cinema. Details of the screenings along with photos can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
Audience Award for Best Feature Film for ‘-1287’
At the 2015 Nippon Connection Film Festival, Ian’s film ‘-1287’ received the Audience Award for Best Feature Film. Details of the award along with photos from the festival can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
Ian attends German Premier of ‘-1287’, other screenings
This week Ian will be attending the German Premier of ‘-1287’ in the 15th Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt. Following the festival, he will travel to Munich for a week of screenings of several of his films at the Werkstatt Kino. Schedules and links to the screenings venues can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
Conversation between Directors Kamanaka and Ash published in Japan Times
A transcript of a conversation about filmmaking and Fukushima held between documentary filmmakers Hitomi Kamanaka and Ian Thomas Ash, was published in the Japan Times today (May 14, 2015). An accompanying video of the conversati0n was also published on the DocumentingIan Channel. Links to both the article and the video can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
Press Conference about ‘A2-B-C’ Cancellations Held
Following the March cancellation of all screenings of his Fukushima documentary ‘A2-B-C’, Ian held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan. An entry about the press conference and a full video of the proceedings can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
‘-1287’ Screens in Taiwan
Ian has just returned from Taiwan, where his film ‘-1287’ screened twice during the tour of the Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF). Photos and reports from the two screenings can be found in the entries Photo-reel-ism and Love me Truly on the DocumentingIan Blog.
Press Conference to be held about Cancelled Screenings of Fukushima Film
Following the cancellation of all Japan domestic screenings of Ian’s documentary ‘A2-B-C’ last month, the Foreign Correspondents” Club of Japan (FCCJ) will be hosting a Screening and Press Conference about the issue on May 12 at 14:00. More information about the press conference can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
North American Premier of -1287 to be held in Oregon
After screening his film ‘A2-B-C’ (2013) in Nebraska this week, Ian will be moving on to Oregon, where the North American premier of ‘-1287’ (2014) will be held in the Ashland Independent Film Festival. Information about the screenings of both of these films can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.