Chavo(II)
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Chavo is a filmmaker from Kitakyushu, Japan, with a background in photography, manga, and business.
He began directing films independently in 2023, developing a style that emphasizes silence, spatial composition, and physical presence over dialogue.
His short films have been selected at Academy Award-qualifying festivals including the San Diego International Film Festival, Bogotá Short Film Festival BOGOSHORTS, Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. His film "BARA" won the Audience Award for Best International Narrative Short at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. "Ding Dong Ditch" received the Audience Award and Best Child Actor Award at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival.
Prior to filmmaking, Chavo received the Konica Minolta Photo Premio (2005) as a photographer and the Grand Prize of the Chiba Tetsuya Award (2009) as a manga artist. He continues to explore themes of human fragility, memory, and silence through visually driven storytelling.
His short films have been selected at Academy Award-qualifying festivals including the San Diego International Film Festival, Bogotá Short Film Festival BOGOSHORTS, Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. His film "BARA" won the Audience Award for Best International Narrative Short at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. "Ding Dong Ditch" received the Audience Award and Best Child Actor Award at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival.
Prior to filmmaking, Chavo received the Konica Minolta Photo Premio (2005) as a photographer and the Grand Prize of the Chiba Tetsuya Award (2009) as a manga artist. He continues to explore themes of human fragility, memory, and silence through visually driven storytelling.
