Shiho Kano

Shiho Kano est née en 1974 à Tokyo, Japon. Diplômée de d'université d'art de Musahino (Tokyo, Japon) en 1997, puis étudiante à l'institut Image Forum de 1997 à 1999, elle réalise des films, des vidéos et des installations vidéo depuis 1996. Shiho Kano a remporté le grand prix au 6ème festival de Media City (2000, Canada), le prix du meilleur film à l’International Images Festival (2001, Canada), le prix honorifique au Viper International Festival for Film and New Media (1999, Switzerland). Elle réside depuis 2005 à la cité internationale des arts de Paris.

Shiho Kano (b.1974 in Tokyo) is a Japanese filmmaker. She graduated at Musahino Art University and then got her B.A Degree in Imaging Arts & Sciences (Tokyo, Japan) in 1997. She continued her studies at the institute of Image Forum between 1997 and 1999. Shiho Kano's work covers films, videos, video installations and photo works since 1996 and has been screened at film/video festivals and museums in over 15 countries.

She was awarded the 'Paris prize' from Musashino Art University and with support from Nomura Cultural Foundation and Japanese Government's Study Program instituted by Agency for Cultural Affairs for Promising Artists and Art Fellowships she stayed at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris in the years 2005-6.

She currently lives and works in Tokyo.