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Mar 26, 2021 · Michael Fukushima has stepped down as executive producer of the English Animation Studio at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The public organization confirmed to Cartoon Brew that...
Like thousands of other Japanese Canadians, Minoru and his family were branded as an enemy of Canada, dispatched to internment camps in British Columbia and finally deported to Japan. Directed by Michael Fukushima, Minoru's son, the film combines classical animation with archival material.
Minoru: Memory of Exile is a 1992 animated documentary about the Japanese Canadian internment by Michael Fukushima. The film recreates the experiences of the filmmaker's father, Minoru, who as a child was sent along with his family and thousands of other Japanese Canadians to internment camps in the interior of British Columbia .
Michael Fukushima has been making films since 1984. He joined the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in 1990 to direct the animated documentary Minoru: Memory of Exile (1992), winner of the Hot Docs Best Short Documentary award.
Nov 9, 2012 · As part of the Reel Asian Film Festival's Industry Series, they honoured Canadian producer Michael Fukushima. In this video, Michael discusses his first film...
Apr 17, 2023 · Michael Fukushima was fresh out of Sheridan College, where he had studied animation, when Doug McDonald, then-Executive Producer and Head of the National Film Board’s (NFB) Animation Studio, invited half a dozen new graduates from all over Canada to visit the studio’s Montreal offices for a week.
Dec 13, 2013 · When the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) recently announced that Michael Fukushima had been named the new Executive Producer of their English Animation Studio, balance was restored in the animation universe.
