Yukika Kudo

Yukika Kudo * 1969 Tokyopatent lawyer / film & tv producer / curator / actress lives in Tokyo and in Vienna, speaks Japanese & Englishe-mail: [email protected]–1993 studies economics and law at Kanagawa University 1994–2004 patent liaison lawyer working for energy patent in the USA, Japan, Europe 1999–2002 studies Ortho-Molecular Medicine at Niwa Institute, Tokyo 2000–2004 studies Certified Social Work From 1980 on Yukika Kudo has been commuting between Japan/Asia, the USA and Europe. From 1988–1998 she worked for the Energy/Environment and Philosophy Institute “COM” in Tokyo as manager in chief for public communications. Further practiced patent liaison lawyer securing patents for the same Institution (1988 – 1998). She served energy- and new technologies companies as well as law firms and management companies from Asia and the USA. She worked in various positions for fashion & art magazines, produced short-, feature length films and documentaries for TV & media companies in Japan and Europe.2013- ‘Hotel Drout Auction House’ (FR), curator video art section during FIAC in Paris- ‘Billionaire’, producer for a feature drama, now in pre-production, dir. Edgar Honetschläger, (AT/IT/USA) - ‘OMSCH’, producer for the feature documentary by dir. Edgar Honetschläger, ATpremiere at Visions du Reel - Nyon International Documentary Film Festival (CH), section: International Competition 2012- ‘Sound of Sirens’, co-initiator + co-producer of the internet video platform dealing with the triple disaster in Fukushima (JP) March 2011, in collaboration with Sylvia Eckerman and Edgar Honetschläger (AT/JP) http://www.sound-of-sirens.net/App/WebObjects/SOS.woa/cms/video- ‘The broken Mirror’, film director and producer – fashion short fashion film (FR, NW, AT, JP) http://www.tomaselli-vs.com- - Colaboration with fashion designer Taichiro Takamatsu children’s charity for Fukushima (AT) http://www.kokemoos.eu 2011- ‘Nagative Space Performance’, co-author, performer of art-performance with Edgar Honetschläger at Charim Galerie Vienna, composers: Peter Ablinger, Simone Santi Gubini, (AT, IT, JP) http://www.charimgalerie.at/index.htm- ‘Tarzan 2011’ actress (with Peter Kern) + producer of a short film by Edgar Honetschläger together (AT) - ‘Underground designer’s fashionshow’, reporter for Tokyo magazine- ‘AUN - the beginning and the end of all things’, actress, executive producer, producer, feature drama, 100’, dir: Edgar Honetschläger (BR, JP, AT) Premiere at international film festival Rotterdam, NL, honorable mention at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, competition + award for the visualization of the refined philosophy of the eternal life at the International Festival of Independent Deboshir Film Festival – Pure Dreams, St. Petersburg (RU), Int. competition at the Wroclav New Horizons Film Festival (PL) http://aun-film.com/?page_id=21- ‘Tokyo Lips’, ‘109 girls’, ‘Shooting stars never return’, producer fashion film trilogy – dir.: Julie Barranger, featuring Japanese miss sports world Elza Sasaki, Miss Asia Chihiro Niuya (FR/JP), premiere at the international film festival Rotterdam - Vuitton City Guide Tokyo, critique on Tokyo fashion week 2011- ‘New Project...’, co-producer of the short film by Hiroshi Takahashi (JP) http://www.sodomnoichi.com2010- ‘Souvenirs from earth’, producer and curator for the cable TV station in Tokyo, shows broadcasted in France and Germany - producer for fashion designer’s short film ‘Naquid White...’ , dir.: Moto Sinabel Aoki (FR, JP) - ‘LAST MOVIE...’, co-producer of the 90’ feature drama by dir.: Kyoichi Komoto (JP) - Arte documentary ‘HIMOTE’, line producer, dir.: Julie Terrasson, (FR/JP), 2009- ‘Chiisaki Tou’, producer feature film by dir.: Kyoichi Komoto2008- ‘Universalove’ line producer for the Tokyo part of the 80’ feature film, dir.: Thomas Woschitz (AT, BR, F, IT, USA) Awards: best cinematography 2008/09 – Diagonale 09, GrazMax Ophüls Preis 2009 - Filmfestival Saarbrücken (G)Toronto International Film Festival (C)Miami International Film Festival (US) 2006- ‘Uno Chiyo’, main actress for the 45’ TV film by dir. Takaaki Watanabe, (JP) NHK Shogakukan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiyo_Uno- Edoko Institute Wien and RIBO Tokyo become partner.(AT, JP) http://www.komken.net/com/ (RIBO is film production company also dealing with intellectual property and CP science , Edoko is art film production company in Vienna)2005- ‘Chickenssuit catwalk show’ at the World Expo in Aichi (Japan) at the Austrian Pavilion,http://www.expo2005.or.jp/en/nations/release/pdf/050601_austria.pdf- ‘Erni’ actress/producer for the short film, dir. Edgar Honetschläger (AT, JP)premieres at world Expo in Aichi (JP) / Locarno film festival (CH)- ‘THE AUDIENCE’ Opera/Film project by Peter Ablinger and Edgar Honetschläger for the Steirische Herbst, libretto by Yoko Tawada, - ‘Happiness’, executive producer and co-producer for the short film by dir: Komoto Kioichi2004- ‘TAYA hair salon’s show’ at London’s Hair dressing congress (UK)Organizer & Casting director - London Fashion week, assistant for MICHI covering the event for various international magazines (UK, JP) http://www.michicolor.com- ‘Atoms light’, executive producer of the short film [Ozu Yasujiro Prize] by dir. Komoto Kioichi, 2003- ‘The Cambodian Daily Newspaper’, editor for Bernard Krisher, publisher of - ‘Il mare e torta’ actress in the film essay by dir. Edgar Honetschläger2002- Organizer Bunka Collage & University’s fashion show in Paris (FR ) 2002- Press agent and organizer for fashion Photographer Benjamin Lee in Tokyo, (JP)2000- ‘L+R’, lead actress in the film essay by dir: Edgar Honetschläger, premiere: International Film festival Rotterdam- ‘Angou’ actress/ line-producer for the film feature drama by dir. Kyoichi Komoto(JP), Movie Awards, competition, PFF Award 20001990-2001- Investment and public relations director for COM Institute Tokyo (JP)- Editor for the energy Magazine ‘JUNKAN’ (JP)1998- ‘Milk’, lead actress in the feature film by dir. Edgar Honetschläger, premiere at Berlinale (GE)1997- model for a Shu-Uemura TV commercial (make-up artist in Hollywood USA)1995 - ‘HCNMIAU’, actress for the HUMANIC commercial by dir. Edgar Honetschläger1992- ‘Pigmy’, line producer for the feature film by dir: Akio Tada, premiere at Viennale/Austria1989 - founds ecological energy company ‘E & E’ supported by Honda and Mitsui