Name
大宮 エリー おおみや えりー OMIYA Ellie
Job Title
Film Director, Scriptwriter, Author, Producer, Commercial Film Director and Planner
Birth
November 21, 1975
Area
Tokyo
Profile
Born in Osaka, Ellie Omiya worked for an advertising agency before going freelance in 2006. She wears a multitude of hats: as film director, scriptwriter, author, producer, commercial film director and planner, TV emcee and radio personality, among others,. in recent years she has continued to be active in a boundless variety of fields, one of her most talked-about endeavors being a "hands-on" solo exhibition featuring an installation of words and shapes.
Source: "Graphic Art & Design Annual 13-14"
Born in Osaka, Omiya worked at an advertising agency before striking out on her own in 2006. She made her directorial debut with the movie 'Umi de no hanashi.' Books she has authored include "Ikiru konto" and "Ikiru konto 2" (Bunshun Bunko) and the picture book "Gumi to sachiko-san" (Kodansha / Illustrated by Ryoji Arai). She currently writes the 'Nan to ka ikitemasu' essay column for the "Sunday Mainichi" weekly magazine. For the theater, she has written and directed 'God Doctor' (New National Theater, Tokyo) and 'Singer 5' (Kinokuniya Hall). She has also been involved with a number of television dramas, including 'Kinoshita-bucho to boku,' 'Room of King,' and 'The Naminori Restaurant' (general director, scriptwriter); 'Deka Kurokawa Suzuki' and 'Mikeneko Holmes no suiri' (scriptwriter), 'Ojiisan-sensei' (general director); and 'Sarariman Neo' (scriptwriting team) as well as promotional videos for musical artists including Spitz, Ketsumeishi, Masayoshi Yamazaki, and Hanaregumi. Omiya's first solo exhibition, an installation of words and shapes called 'Omoi wo tsutaeru to iu koto' held at the Parco Museum in Shibuya in February 2012, drew 12,000 people and later toured to the Parco in Sapporo, the Foil Gallery in Kyoto, and the Sendai Mediatheque. The related "Omoi wo tsutaeru to iu koto ten no subete" (Foil Shuppan), a book all about the exhibition, and "Omoi wo tsutaeru to iu koto" (Bungei Shunju), a book of poems and short stories, are now available. A second solo exhibition at the Parco Museum in Shibuya, 'Ikiteiru to iu koto,' was held in February 2013. 'A House of Love by Ellie Omiya,' a solo exhibition of paintings and forms—her first art exhibition without words—was held at the Eye of Gyre gallery in Omotesando from 18 January to 24 February. As the emcee of 'Snack Ellie,' a live program streamed on Ustream (Mondays from 22:00 nearly every week), Omiya welcomes colorful guests and shares a toast with listeners around the country. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/snack-ellie Omiya also appears as a radio personality on the 'Toyota Friday Drive with Ellie' talk show every Friday from 16:00 on J-Wave and the rest of the five-station JFL network. http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/fridaydrive/ Omiya is also the solo emcee of the TBS program 'Artist,' broadcast late night every Wednesday from 00:28.
Source: ggg HP Exhibition Archive "Ellie Omiya Exhibition" (2013)
OMIYA Ellie
1975–
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