Ru Kuwahata is a Japanese animator and filmmaker, best known for her

stop-motion Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames ...

film, '' Negative Space'' for which she received critical acclaim and was co-nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

nomination for

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1 ...

with co-director and husband Max Porter.

Filmography

* 2017: ''Negative Space'' (Short) * 2016: ''Perfect Houseguest'' (Short) * 2014: ''Between Times'' (Short) * 2010: ''Something Left, Something Taken'' (Short)

Awards and nominations

* Nominated:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuwahata, Ru Living people Japanese producers Japanese directors Japanese animators Stop motion animators Japanese women animators Japanese animated film directors Japanese animated film producers Japanese women film directors Japanese women film producers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Japanese women