TAXIATER Festival Announces Three Shorts with Household Product Sponsors
The TAXIATER festival uses taxis as a screening venue and ties each short film to a specific household product sponsor, blending advertising with indie film distribution in an unusual format.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
Japan's first taxi-based film festival TAXIATER has announced its lineup of three short films, each sponsored by a different Kao household product. The films star Shiori Kubo, Yuta Hayashi, and Kazuna Osawa, and will screen in 100 taxis across Tokyo from August 3-9, followed by theatrical runs from August 15-29. Directors include Ryutaro Nakagawa, Nako Komiyama, and Sho Nagashima.
The TAXIATER festival, Japan's first taxi-based film festival, will screen three short films in 100 cabs across Tokyo from August 3 to 9. Each film is sponsored by a different Kao household product: Attack, Humming, and Cucut. The shorts star Shiori Kubo, Kazuna Osawa, and Yuta Hayashi, directed respectively by Ryutaro Nakagawa, Nako Komiyama, and Sho Nagashima. The festival continues with theatrical screenings at three Tokyo venues from August 15 to 29, including stage events.
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- Eiga Natalie タクシー車内の映画祭「TAXIATER」短編3本発表、主演は久保史緒里・林裕太・大沢一菜