Kiriyama Prize
1回登壇
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第1回（1996年） Winner
Alan Brown
アラン・ブラウン
Alan Brown
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- United States (birth/ residence) → Japan (Fulbright residency, ~7 years)
経歴
- 職業
- Film director, Author
- 活動期間
- 2002年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulbright Fellowship (Journalism) | — | — | — | 在日フルブライト（年不詳、約7年滞在） | Japan |
Fulbright Fellowship (Journalism)
期間:
在日フルブライト（年不詳、約7年滞在）
国:
Japan
Received a Fulbright Fellowship in Journalism; lived in Japan for an extended period.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Future Filmmaker Award | O Beautiful | — | Palm Springs International Short Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Feature Filmmaker’s Award | Superheroes | — | Avignon/New York Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Maverick Spirit Award | Superheroes | — | Cinequest Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Grand Jury Prize | Private Romeo | — | Outfest | 受賞 |
| — | Pacific Rim Book Prize | Audrey Hepburn's Neck | — | Pacific Rim Book Prize (organization) | 受賞 |
Future Filmmaker Award
2002
対象作品:
O Beautiful
主催:
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
結果:
受賞
Feature Filmmaker’s Award
2007
対象作品:
Superheroes
主催:
Avignon/New York Film Festival
結果:
受賞
Maverick Spirit Award
2008
対象作品:
Superheroes
主催:
Cinequest Film Festival
結果:
受賞
Grand Jury Prize
2011
対象作品:
Private Romeo
主催:
Outfest
結果:
受賞
Pacific Rim Book Prize
対象作品:
Audrey Hepburn's Neck
主催:
Pacific Rim Book Prize (organization)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
O Beautiful
2002年 Short filmA half-hour narrative short film exploring gay themes; received festival recognition.
LGBTQrelationships
Book of Love
2004年 Feature film (drama)Feature debut; premiered in the Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
romancehuman relationships
Superheroes
2007年 DramaTells the story of an Iraq War veteran with PTSD; won multiple festival prizes.
post-war traumarecovery
Private Romeo
2011年 Drama (Shakespeare adaptation)A contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set in an all-male military academy; a NYT Critic's Pick and Outfest Grand Jury Prize winner.
homosexualityidentityreinterpretation of classics
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Private Romeo / Alan Brown (2011)
Five Dances
2013年 Drama (dance film)Set in the downtown modern dance world, featuring choreography by Jonah Bokaer.
danceartyouth struggle
Audrey Hepburn's Neck
NovelA novel by Brown, translated into eight languages and recipient of the Pacific Rim Book Prize.
identityreferences to pop culture
翻訳
- Translated into eight languages
全著作
- O Beautiful (short, 2002)
- Book of Love (feature film, 2004)
- Superheroes (feature film, 2007)
- Private Romeo (feature film, 2011)
- Five Dances (feature film, 2013)
- Audrey Hepburn's Neck (novel)
翻案
- O Beautiful → included in Boys Life 4 anthology (2003)
- Private Romeo (modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 2011)
- Five Dances (dance film, 2013)
作品の翻訳
- Audrey Hepburn's Neck translated into eight languages
作風・主題
- 文体
- Cinematic, visual descriptionsDelicate character portrayals and restrained narration
- 頻出モチーフ
- identityloneliness and recoverysexuality and gender
評価・遺産
Alan Brown is recognized as a filmmaker and author whose independent films and queer-themed works — including bold reinterpretations of Shakespeare — have earned critical praise. His novel has been translated internationally and he has received fellowships including a Fulbright residency in Japan.
大衆文化への影響
- Private Romeo was a New York Times Critic's Pick and became a noted work in indie queer cinema.
引用
-
"hugely adventurous and highly liberated"
出典: Jeannette Catsoulis (The New York Times) (2012年)
豆知識
- Audrey Hepburn's Neck was translated into eight languages.
- Received a Fulbright Fellowship and lived in Japan for about seven years.
- Short film O Beautiful won the Future Filmmaker Award at Palm Springs and was an official selection at Sundance.