Monthly Archives: October 2012

Ian invited to speak at Tokyo Rotary Club

Ian invited to speak at Tokyo Rotary Club

Posted by on October 30, 2012 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Ian invited to speak at Tokyo Rotary Club

Today Ian was invited by the Tokyo Itabashi Rotary Club to speak to the members about his experiences filming in Fukushima and to present a 20 minute selection of his work documenting the current situation of the children of Fukushima. To read Ian’s thoughts about the experience and to see which clips he presented, please visit his blog.

Ian continues filming in Fukushima

Ian continues filming in Fukushima

Posted by on October 19, 2012 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Ian continues filming in Fukushima

As part of his continuing work to document what is currently happening to the children of Fukushima, Ian has spent this week filming with families who have not been able to evacuate their children. To learn more about Ian’s current work, you can follow him on Twitter or check out his blog.  Links to his blog entries about his filming in Fukushima this week are below. Part 1     Part 2     Part 3     Part 4     Part 5 Ian’s current plan is to return to Fukushima on November 4 to continue documenting the story of the children of Fukushima.

European Premier of “In the Grey Zone” held in Rotterdam

European Premier of “In the Grey Zone” held in Rotterdam

Posted by on October 07, 2012 in Film | Comments Off on European Premier of “In the Grey Zone” held in Rotterdam

The World Premier of “In the Grey Zone” was held today (October 6) at the 2012 Camera Japan Festival in Rotterdam, Holland. Japan Camera, held annually in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, is “a Japanese cultural festival with its main focus on film that also dives into other areas like art, music, dance, fashion, architecture, food and many more” (Camera Japan website). Due to extenuating circumstances, Ian was unable to attend the screening in Rotterdam, but he joined the post-screening Q and A via Skype from his Tokyo studio. (Click HERE to read what TheHagueOnline.com wrote about “In the Grey Zone” when it was chosen as one of the Top Picks of […]

Ian featured on award-winning author Shawn Small’s blog

Ian featured on award-winning author Shawn Small’s blog

Posted by on October 05, 2012 in News | Comments Off on Ian featured on award-winning author Shawn Small’s blog

At last month’s Global Peace Film Festival in Orlando, Florida, Ian had the honour of meeting award-winning author Shawn Small who was in attendance for the World Premier of his documentary film “Ru: Water is life“. This week Shawn featured Ian and his work in a post titled “Life on the Line” on his blog, Shawn Small Stories.