* This article has been edited and reconstructed based on the report submitted to the Kawamura Foundation for the Promotion of Culture and Arts.
Socially Engaged Art Support Grant
2018 target project
[Application project]
Japan – film editing and research project
[Applicant]
Pavel Ruzyak
[Subsidy]
[Overview]
In July 2019, I had the opportunity to live in Tokyo for almost three weeks and work on a film project. In the summer of 2017, I embarked on a documentary film about contemporary life in Japan. Since then I have been working on the project collecting material (new footage), researching, and editing. It was an important opportunity to revisit Tokyo this summer. I knew exactly what my project needed and had the opportunity to focus on editing. Networking is another element of my project; all of these stages have developed significantly during my stay. I would now like to elaborate on these key issues that the city I lived in has.
[Held / Implemented / Announced]
[Outcome]
My stay in Tokyo was very intensive and fruitful. I am especially pleased that I was able to collaborate with new contacts, explore further opportunities for the project, and learn more about the Japanese community in my country before and after my stay in Tokyo. The next step is to improve the project with a professional film industry network and get it ready for final release.
Without the Foundation’s support, I would not have had the opportunity to take my project to this stage and improve the editing. I hope that my project will be supported internationally and in Japan and that it will be released as an artistic documentary film in different countries.
