profile

Ani Watanabe
Photographer / Art director.
Japan Advertising Photographers’ Association (APA) Regular Member

Ani Watanabe was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1964.
After time spent working for Lighit Publicity, he set up Ninjafilms in1999.
Watanabe is known his graphic design, as well as his art direction
for various television programmes. In 2006, Watanabe began to further
his photography work, mainly contributing to magazines and fashion catalogues.

awards

International Photography Awards 2012  ”Honorable Mention”

exhibition

“Two photographers in Shanghai” Calm & Punk gallery Tokyo 2007
“Two photographers in Saigon” Calm & Punk gallery Tokyo 2008
“Three photographers in Paris” Calm & Punk gallery Tokyo 2009
“INFINITY” Group exhibition  Instyle Photography Center Tokyo  June 2011
“Sound of Photography” Group exhibition  Shibuya Seibu Tokyo  July 2011
“Ani x HAMA x Kaname” Group exhibition Omotesando AO Aoyama Tokyo July 2011
“Profile of photographers” Group exhibition  APA Shirokane Tokyo  August 2011
“Watanabe x HAMA x Kondo” Group exhibition Omotesando AO Aoyama Tokyo August 2011
“Kondo Kaname x Watanabe Ani” Group exhibition 1st Omotesando AO Aoyama Tokyo April 2012
“Kondo Kaname x Watanabe Ani” Group exhibition 2nd Omotesando AO Aoyama Tokyo May 2012
“Travelling trunk”  exhibition of qua e là, Gallery 219 Aoyama Tokyo Nov 2012

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“shikasha”  Dir: Isamu Hirabayashi – Festival de CANNNES  2010, Sundance Film Festival 2011
“5+camera”  Dir: Isamu Hirabayashi – Guam International Film Festival 2011
“Matou”  Dir: Isamu Hirabayashi –  Sendai Short Film Festival 2011
“Ninja & Soldier”  Dir: Isamu Hirabayashi – Berlin International Film Festival 2013

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