HIROYUKI TANIMOTO

Producer (Japan)

Biography

Born and raised in Latin America, Japan, and US, Hiroyuki started his career in TV, advertisement and moved into film industry. During 2008 – 2012, he worked as a curator for CON-CAN movie festival, first online short film festival in Japan. He produced his first short film “SIX” with the French & Turkish directorial duo, C. Zencirci and G. Giovanetti in 2009. “SIX” was

premiered at Locarno IFF short film competition in 2009. In 2013, he then produced his first fiction feature, ”Ningen (Human)” with the same directorial duo. “Ningen” was premiered at Toronto IFF 2013 and travelled more than 15 festivals receiving several awards. He is currently working as a project contractor for Japan Foundation Asia Center and his latest project includes Garin Nugroho’s “Setan

Jawa”, a Silent Film with a Live 3D Sound Concert held in Tokyo 2019. Alumni of Talent Campus Tokyo 2013 and Berlinale Talents 2017.