Pacific Voice Inc. was started as group who aids between international that exchange of moving image prospers more.
We sets a base to Los Angels which is the center of a film industry and Tokyo which are an information base in Asia,and to carry out the help which connects the world as a bearer of visual program's future.
Profile
Company Name | Pacific Voice Inc. |
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Head Office | SSU Bidg 2F, 4-12-8 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051 |
Contact | TEL:+81-3-5474-8330 FAX:+81-3-5474-8331 E-mail info@pacvoice.com |
Line of Business |
Artist Management and Production Planning and Operation of the Short Shorts Film Festival Production and Merchandising of Film and Television Content Production and Merchandising of Media Formats Planning and Management of content based screenings and events |
Incorpration | August 11,1994 |
Capital | 10 million yen |
Main clientele | Avex Entertainment Inc./Canon Marketing Japan Inc./DENTSU INC./Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd./Fuji Television Network, Inc./ HAKUHODO Inc./HoriPro Inc./J-WAVE, Inc./Japan Broadcasting Corporation/MHD-Moët Hennessy Diageo K.K./Nestle Japan Limited/Nippon Television Network Corporation/THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS/TOBU TOWER SKYTREE CO.,LTD/TOEI COMPANY,LTD./Toho Co., Ltd./TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM TELEVISION, INC./Toyota Motor Corporation/TV Asahi Corporation/TV TOKYO Corporation etc. |
Main Financing Bank | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Hiroo Branch, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Kojimachi-chuo Branch, Mizuho Bank Kojimachi Branch |
Accounting Period | March 1- February 28 |
Company Background
August 1994 | Pacific Voice Co.,Ltd. established in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo (original capital: 3 million yen) |
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June 1999 | American Short Shorts Film Festival launched in Tokyo and Naha |
June 2000 | American Short Shorts tours five cities across Japan after festival opens in Tokyo. |
August 2000 | Head office moves to Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
January 2001 | Business Alliance established with actress Kiwako Harada |
June 2001 | American Short Shorts tours five cities in Japan and Singapore |
November 2001 | Yumiko Sato, Takashi Kobayashi, and Cyril Coppini join the Pacific Voice artist department |
June 2002 | American Short Shorts becomes the Short Shorts Film Festival and tours seven cities in Japan, Singapore and Los Angeles |
June 2002 | JVC Victor releases DVD compilations of American Short Shorts 1999, 2000, 2001 |
August 2002 | Head office moves to Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
November 2002 | Company Name changed to Pacific Voice Inc. |
June 2003 | The fifth annual Short Shorts Film Festival tours seven cities across Japan, Los Angeles and Rangoon, Myanmar |
May 2004 | Synchronized swimmer Fumiko Okuno joins the Pacific Voice artist department |
May 2004 | The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences adds Short Shorts to their list of official Academy festivals. |
May 2004 | Naoto Nojima join the Pacific Voice artist department |
June 2004 | The Short Shorts Film Festival tours eight Japan locales with additional screenings in Los Angeles and Rangoon, Myanmar |
June 2004 | Re release of the American Short Shorts 1999, 2000, 2001 compilation DVDs by Paramount Home Entertainment |
October 2004 | First annual Short Shorts Asia festival launches in Tokyo |
June 2005 | Short Shorts Film Festival and Short Shorts Asia combine to one festival |
September 2005 | Short Shorts Film Festival Expo 2005 launches at the Aichi Expo World’s Fair in collaboration with the Economic Planning Agency |
October 2005 | Short Shorts Film Festival Division divided to Cutural Event Operation Division and Visual Contents Division |
October 2005 | Short Shorts screened the award winning films from Short Shorts 2005 and Short Shorts Asia 2005 at the Tokyo International Film Festival |
March 2006 | Mamoru Kawai (actor) joins the Pacific Voice artist department. |
June 2006 | Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2006 tours four Japanese cities and Mexico. |
June 2006 | For the incubation of new talents, “Trial Artist” program was launched. |
June 2007 | Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2007 tours five Japanese cities and Mexico. |
June 2008 | This year marks the festival’s 10th anniversary and the founding of the Stop! Global Warming Competition in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment. Additionally, an “Online Competition” is also held for the first time. Furthermore, Pacific Voice’s sister company, Visual Voice, launches Brillia Short Shorts Theater in Yokohama. |
January 2009 | Saori Abe(actress) joins the Pacific Voice artist department. |
June 2009 | Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2009 tours one Japanese city and Mexico. The Music Shorts Competition is founded. |
July 2009 | Yasuhiko Tanaka (screenplay) joins the Pacific Voice artist department. |
August 2009 | Head office moves to Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
November 2009 | Takahiro Yamada (former member of national football team) joins the Pacific Voice artist department. |
May 2010 | Short film applications for iPhone are released. |
June 2010 | Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2010 tours Mexico and Malaysia. Additionally, the Let’s Travel! Project is founded in corporation with the Japan Tourism Agency (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and collaborations with Asiana International Short Film Festival (Korea) and Kaohsiung Film Festival (Taiwan) are begun. |
June 2010 | Short Shorts Film Festival Online Project is founded in corporation with Faith Wonder Works, Inc. |
July 2010 | Short film applications for iPad are released. |
October 2010 | In-flight-short films screenings with ANA are started. |
November 2010 | Shiro Tokiwa (iFilm Director/ Screenplay Writer ) joins the Pacific Voice artist department. |
June 2011 | Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2011 tours Mexico and Malaysia. The 3D Competition is founded and the Japan-Korea Tourism Promotion Project is held. The Football Program is also founded in celebration of J.LEAGUE’s 20th anniversary. |
June 2011 | Short film applications for Android are released. |
June 2011 | Mitsuo Sumio (baseball commentator) joins the Pacific Voice artist department. |
December 2011 | The free short film mobile application ‘Short Films Express’, for iPhone, iPad and Android, is released. |
April 2012 | The online “Nestlé Amuse Film Festival” is created in collaboration with Nestlé Japan Ltd. |
June 2012 | June 4 is established as "Short Film Day" (Japan Anniversary Association certified). |
June 2012 | The Visual Tourism Award is launched. |
April 2013 | The online ”Nestlé Amuse Ouchi Theater” is founded in collaboration with Nestlé Japan Ltd. |
June 2013 | Short Shorts selected short films begin streaming monthly on d-video, powered by BeeTV. |
March 2014 | “Tabi・Mo・Ja,” an information site motivating people to start travelling, is set in motion. |
April 2014 | Sayaka Kobayashi (actress), Ayaka Shimizu (actress), and Junki Narasaka (actor) are signed to the Pacific Voice Management Division. |
July 2014 | Ryosuke Koike(actor) are signed to the Pacific Voice Management Division. |
August 2014 | Short Shorts Film Festival BOOK SHORTS Project is founded in corporation. |
November 2014 | Business Alliance established with actress Tomoyo Harada. |
March 2015 | Ai Takaoka (calligrapher) is signed to the Pacific Voice Management Division. |
April 2015 | Short films begin streaming weekly via curation website antenna* |
April 2016 | Collaboration of Hikari TV and SSFF & ASIA |