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Okinawa Office (Japan)

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HUANG Yin-yu Director / Producer

  • Huang Yin-yu was born in Taitung, Taiwan, and moved to Japan in 2013, now he’s based in Okinawa. He received his BA in Radio & Television from National Chengchi University, and MA in Film Major of Tokyo Zokei University.

    He began documentary filmmaking in 2010 and since then has completed several short-form documentaries, including “Temperature at Nights” (2013) which is selected in the international competition of Visions du Réel; and “YAMAMORI” (2014), a part of an omnibus project produced by Naomi Kawase for Nara International Film Festival.

    He founded Moolin Films, Ltd. (Taiwan) in 2015, later Moolin Production, Co., Ltd. (Japan) in 2019. Based in both Okinawa and Taipei, he produces documentaries and participates international film projects. His first feature film, “After Spring, the Tamaki Family…” (2016) was theatrical released in Taiwan and Japan; and was selected in Taipei Film Festival, DMZ Docs and others. His latest film “Green Jail” (2021) is selected in the Kinema Junpo Best 10 Documentaries, and nominated in “International New Talent Competition” in Taipei Film Festival, DOK.fest München, DMZ Docs and was theatrically released in Japan and Taiwan. In 2021, his first book Green Jail: the Taiwanese Memories under the coal mine of Iriomote Island, Okinawa” (2021) was published both in Japan and Taiwan.

    Now Huang works as not only a director, but also a producer, coordinator, and festival director. He is one of the “Emerging Producers 2020” of Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival as Taiwanese representative, and he was one of the mentors in ASIADOC 2021. He’s preparing for the 1st edition of “Cinema at Sea International Film Festival” held in 2023.

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NAKATANI Shungo Cinematographer / Content Creator

  • Born in Toyama, Japan. Graduated from Film Major of Tokyo Zokei University, Nakatani Shungo has been collaborated with director Huang Yin-yu since 2014 in documentary filmmaking, and became the cinematographer of his “Wild Mountains over the Sea” trilogy. They worked together in Huang’s 1st and 2nd feature documentary “After Spring, the Tamaki Family…” (2016) and “Green Jail” (2021). He was also the cinematographer of several Japanese indie films which has been selected into domestic festivals for emerging filmmakers such as Pia Film Festival, Image Forum Festival, and Fukuoka Independent Film Festival. In 2019, he becomes the representative of Moolin Production, Co., Ltd., mainly responsible for cameraman and production work, as well as techincal side from visual design to color-grading/ post-production.

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So SUGAYA Producer / Writer

  • Born in 1987 in Hokkaido, Japan. Graduated from University of the Ryukyus, and received MA of the College of Liberal Arts at National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan, So Sugaya focuses on fine art and literary works since college, and received awards for poems in Okinawa. He also worked in the mini theater “Sakurazaka Theater” in Okinawa. After few years living in Taiwan, he joined Moolin Production in Okinawa since 2019, mainly participates the distribution and promotion in Japan and as associate producer on Japanese side. He’s also focusing on project development and screenplay writing.

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LIN Wen-chun Associate Producer / Production Manager

  • Born in 1994 in Tainan, Taiwan and now lives in Okinawa. Lin received her B.A. in International Affairs of Wenzao University of Languages and her M.A. in International & Regional Studies of Niigata Prefecture University. As a descendant with Japanese roots, she wrote about the identity transformation of Wansei, the Taiwan born Japanese in the colonial period as her B.A. thesis. Her M.A. thesis is about the diaspora identity and the social construction of Hikiagesha from Manchuria. She joined Moolin Production since 2020, mainly working as associate producer/ assistant producer or production coordinator depending on different projects.

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SAKUGAWA Mizuki Editor / Post-production technician

  • Born in 1988 in Okinawa. SAKUGAWA received his B.A. in Design Major of Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts and his M.A. in Editing Course of the The Department of Film Production in the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts. His student films was selected in PIA Film Festival and other student film festivals in Japan. He worked for trailer editing and documentary editing with several independent companies and filmmakers.

    In Moolin Production, he mainly is responsible for editing of trailers, videos and TV program. He won the Grand Prize of Trailer ZEN Festival by the trailer of “Green Jail” in 2021.

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Ina HON Producer / International Coordinator

  • Ina is a Taiwanese-German film producer with international work experience, which includes production management for international co-productions such as “Annette” (2021) and “Franky Five Star” (2023), the Berlin International Film Festival and working for the world sales company Mister Smith at the Cannes Film Market. She is the producer of “En Pleine Lulu” (2019), a short film produced for ARTE, following her training at Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, a Masterclass in International Co-Production at the Filmakademie in Germany and La Fémis in France.

Tokyo Office (Japan)

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Daichi TANAKA Distribution Manager / Programmer

  • Born in 1992 in Hokkaido. Graduated from the Department of Arts at Meiji Gakuin University, and completed the study course at the The Film School of Tokyo.

    He started working at a movie theater during university. Impressed by the freedom of independent films during their time at the The Film School of Tokyo. After graduation, he worked at a famous art-house theater in Tokyo while gaining experience in film production and serving as a preliminary judge for a Japanese student film festival. He joined Moulin Productions in 2024, mainly responsible for distribution and promotion.

Taipei Office (Taiwan)

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Mon Cher Ho Director / Editor

  • Born in Taipei, Taiwan. Graduated from National Chengchi University, Mon Cher Ho is an independent filmmaker dedicated to filming in theater, dance theatre and documentary field with his strong interest in filmmaking. He learned film editing from Bowen Chen, one of the famous editors worked with Edward Yang, and has been collaborated with director Huang Yin-yu since college. His dance short film “Chasser” (2017) was selected in Bucharest International Dance Film Festival. In “Green Jail” (2021), he worked as editor and assistant director. Now he’s preparing for his first feature documentary “Floating Flowers” which is planed to be completed in 2024.