I am a half French Indonesian independent filmmaker, animator and illustrator based in Kyoto, Japan. I tell stories through traditional techniques and new media, blending classic craft with contemporary technology. I also work on a variety of commercial projects to support my independent practice. HP: jonathanhagard.com

Jonathan Hagard

I am a half French Indonesian independent filmmaker, animator and illustrator based in Kyoto, Japan. I tell stories through traditional techniques and new media, blending classic craft with contemporary technology. I also work on a variety of commercial projects to support my independent practice. HP: jonathanhagard.com

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I am a half French Indonesian independent filmmaker, animator and illustrator based in Kyoto, Japan.

I tell stories through traditional techniques and new media, blending classic craft with contemporary technology. I also work on a variety of commercial projects to support my independent practice.

HP: jonathanhagard.com

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Language

French
Fluent
Japanese
Advanced
English
Advanced
Indonesian
Advanced

Work Experience

Creative Director at Cinemaleap
May 1, 2021 - Present
Creative Director; Filmmaker and VR director.
Filmmaker, VR director at Self-employed
December 1, 2019 - Present
Freelance filmmaker and VR director.
Video Editor at Ways
July 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020
Video Editor.
Illustrator, Animator, Art director at 1-10design
July 1, 2014 - December 1, 2019
Illustrator, Animator, Art director.
Illustrator, Animator, Art director at Self employed
November 1, 2011 - June 1, 2014
Illustrator, Animator, Art director.
Art Director at Ideabuzz Asia
March 1, 2013 - March 1, 2014
Art Director.
Illustrator at unit9 Interactive
July 1, 2010 - October 1, 2011
Illustrator, Creative.
Designer, Illustrator at XM Gravity
May 1, 2009 - September 1, 2009
Designer, Illustrator.
Designer, storyboarder at PT. Paska Mirage Rabani
July 1, 2008 - August 1, 2008
Designer, storyboarder.
Freelance animator at doncvoilà
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Freelance animator.
Production Assistant Animator at Morgane
August 1, 2006 - September 1, 2006
Production Assistant Animator.

Education

DNSEP (hons), Graphic design at Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Rennes
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education
    paper Romancecar

    “Romancecar” is a commissioned work for Odakyu and the Romancecar Museum. It is an 8-minute immersive VR experience that explores themes of memory, generational shifts, and the transition into modernity.
    The film follows a young woman traveling alone for the first time aboard the famous Romancecar train. As she journeys, she recalls the story of her father, described as a “train nerd” shaped by his own era. The narrative weaves together his deepening fantasies and his eventual acceptance of the modern era, which allows him to let his daughter go so she can begin her own story.

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    Festivals
    Perugia Social Film Festival 2025
    Anidox XR 2025
    Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025
    Joburg Film Festival 2025
    Animatex Egypt 2025
    Kaohsiung VR Spring Festival 2025
    FIVARS Toronto 2024
    Kaohsiung Film Festival 2024
    Cinemasia Amsterdam 2024
    Guanajuato International Film Festival 2024
    Beijing International Film Festival 2024
    Beyond the Frame Festival 2023

    paper Replacements

    “Replacements” depicts a Javanese family living in a fictional neighborhood in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.
    Inspired by people and places that truly exist, they are witnesses of this congested metropolis’s urban, environmental, political, and cultural transformations from about 1980 to 2020.
    A praise of the satisfaction of impermanent things, it tells about the dented yet peaceful transition of an old traditional village to an uprooted megapolis through three generations.
    This experience aims to appreciate and introspect Jakarta’s recent history through the eyes of an ordinary family that most of Indonesians, from children to elder people, can identify with.

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    Awards and Festivals
    45th Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2021 - CRISTAL OF THE BEST VR WORK
    31st World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2021 - SPECIAL MENTION
    24th Japan Media Arts Festival 2021 - EXCELLENCE AWARD
    24th Guanajuato International Film Festival 2021 - BEST VR VISUAL NARRATIVE
    22nd Digicon6 Japan 2020 - TOPIC AWARD
    14th Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International 2021 - VR STORYTELLING AWARD
    14th Short Film Festival Cologne 2020 - VR AWARD
    8th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2021 - JAPAN GRAND PRIX
    8th International Documentary Festival Visioni dal Mondo 2022 - PRESS SPECIAL MENTION
    Beyond The Frame Festival 2021 - GRAND PRIX
    SIGGRAPH 2021 - VR Theater - BEST IN SHOW
    Liberec Anifilm 2021 - BEST VR
    Viborg Anidox - VR JURY PRIZE
    Kaohsiung Film Festival 2021 - VR360 AWARD
    Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival 2021 - BEST DOCUMENTARY / EMPATHY AWARD
    4K・VR Tokushima Movie Festival 2021 - BEST VR
    77th Venice International Film Festival 2020 - Venice VR Expanded

    paper Osaka Momoyo

    Osaka Momoyo invites you to dive into over 400 years of Osaka’s history and ride its dramatic ups and downs like a roller coaster. While the setting remains the same throughout, the eras shift and so do the people who appear in each one.
    Osaka’s history doesn’t follow a straight, linear path. Like a pendulum, it swings through devastating fires, wars, and times of prosperity.
    Yet in every era, the vitality of Osaka’s people has supported the city, enabling it to rise again and again.
    I hope that those who experience this work can absorb that Osaka energy and walk away feeling uplifted, with a “que sera sera” spirit, ready to face whatever the future may bring…

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    Release
    Osaka Museum of Housing and Living, 2025.07.18 ~