Four new directors will premiere their unique and original interpretations of the AdFest 2018 theme, Transform, in short films.

The Fabulous Four New Directors come from Australia, Japan and Malaysia. They are:

• Thuy Vy, director of photography & director from The Directors Group (Melbourne), whose short film is Still Life.
• Haruna Kaizuka, director from AOI Pro. Inc. (Tokyo), whose short film is Beautiful Face
• Huixin Law, assistant director from Reservoir World Sdn Bhd (Kuala Lumpur), whose short film is Bird On A Wire
• Shuhei Murata, director & planner from Pyramid Film Quadra Inc. (Tokyo), whose short film is Downside Up

Every year, AdFest invites emerging commercial directors to write a short film inspired by the festival’s theme. This year, AdFest received 38 entries from 12 cities across the region, which were judged by the 2018 Film Craft & New Director Jury.

The Fabulous Four 2018 session will be held at AdFest 2018 on Thursday March 22 at 11.30 in Pattaya.

Kaizuka, Law, Murata and Vy now have just weeks to cast, direct, shoot and edit their film scripts in time to premiere at Adfest 2018 in a session moderated by Timo Mitsuaki Otsuki, founder and chief executive officer, Connection in Tokyo. Otsuki is Jury President of Film Craft and New Director at AdFest 2018.

Otsuki commented, “Fabulous Four is one of my favourite categories to judge. I was intrigued by all four scripts these directors submitted and I’m excited to see how they bring their stories to life.”

Naoya Yamaguchi, director at Hat Inc. in Tokyo, was a Fabulous Four director at AdFest 2017. He won both the Commendation & Popular Vote for his film, The Dolls With Attitude.

“Becoming a Fabulous Four director has definitely led to new opportunities,” he noted.

“I’ve been invited to direct more, and made some great new contacts. And it’s made me realise how important it is to make sure to get my work out into the world so that people can see it. The experience of completing this work and enjoying the recognition it has achieved has given me new confidence.”

Tickets for AdFest are available here.