Director：Koya KAMURA

Koya Kamura is a French-Japanese director born and raised in Paris. Graduated from Film University at Paris VII before studying at Keio University in Tokyo, he began his career in France at VIACOM group (MTV, GameOne) in 2007 and later joined the Walt Disney Company in 2008 as a Creative Producer and Director.

Koya Kamura’s fictional directorial debut came with his short film «Homesick» in 2019, set in the Fukushima No-go-zone, which garnered acclaim and awards at major international film festivals, including a selection for the French Academy Awards (César) in 2021.

In 2023, Koya directed his first feature film, «Winter in Sokcho,» starring French A-list actor Roschdy Zem and Bella Kim, filmed in Korea. Koya Kamura is currently in development on his second feature film, «Evaporated,» a dark film noir set in Fukushima.