Daniel López

ダニエル・ロペス


Daniel López was born in Switzerland in 1970 and moved to Okinawa in 2003. In 2010, he graduated from the University of Arts in Okinawa. He then worked as a photographer, publisher and TV presenter. In 2015, he made his first feature-length documentary KATABUI – IN THE HEART OF OKINAWA (NC ’16). UMUI – GUARDIANS OF TRADITIONS (2022 / NC ’23) was awarded the Grand Prix for Best Anthropological-Ethnographic Film at the 2022 Tokyo Documentary Film Festival.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

UMUI – Guardians Of Traditions, Japan 2022 (Director) NC23
UMUI – Guardians Of Traditions, Japan 2022 (World sales) NC23
Katabui - In The Heart Of Okinawa, Japan, Switzerland 2015 (Director) NC16
Katabui - In The Heart Of Okinawa, Japan, Switzerland 2015 (Script) NC16

Guest at Nippon Connection

UMUI – Guardians Of Traditions, NC23

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