Hot Talent – Canuck Howie Shia takes Tokyo by Storm

IT may have taken 10 months to painstakingly craft his seven-minute animated short Flutter in Photoshop (nope, not a typo), but for Howie Shia, the effort is paying off big-time. This past March, the young Toronto, Canada-based illustrator and artist became the first non-Japanese creator to win the Open Entries Grand Prix at the Tokyo Anime Fair. Not a bad showing, considering it was only his second work in the art form.
May 1, 2007

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