TIGER (Silver Lotus)

The Tiger has incited a sense of both awe and admiration throughout history - the prowess, ferocity, beauty and a harmony of opposites comes to mind with this powerful animal totem. Full of life, Tiger embodies spirit, the drive to achieve and make progress. In Asian culture, Tigers are an animal of the Zodiac and are thought to control the wind. They are considered sacred, standing for courage and long life.

Our fast-paced and fluid film showcases dancer Airu Matsuda. Director Daniel Belton's cut to Mark de Clive-Lowe's jubilant music (with Taonga Pūoro from Al Fraser), honours Lunar New Year of the Tiger and makes a bow to the sister peaks Mount Fuji (JPN) and Mount Taranaki (NZ). The renowned design and digital film team features Donnine Harrison, PJ Illustration, Jac Grenfell, Patxi Araujo, Jeong-Hee Shin, and Stuart Foster with Belton. In Ancient Oriental philosophy, Yin and Yang is a concept that describes how contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world - they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another, cultivating diversity. The TIGER (Silver Lotus) film is a high energy dance opus to celebrate the great cat in the meadow of our consciousness throughout 2022.

Honorable Mention Tokyo Film Awards* Honorable Mention GLIFF Lisbon* Honorable Mention International Sound Music Video Awards Prague* Honorable Mention LNDN Music Video Awards* Honorable Mention Lotus International Film Festival Athens*

Best Dance Music Video International Sound Future Awards New York* Best Music Video/Best VFX/Best Director at Masters of Cinema Rome* Best Dance Music Video Rome Music Video Awards* Best Experimental Short Istanbul Film Awards* Best Dance Short Atlanta Movie Awards* Best Jazz Song Euro Video Song Awards* Best Dance Music Video Euro Video Song Awards* Best Asia Pacific Music Video Rome Music Video Awards* Best Dance Film Swedish International Film Festival* Best Music Video All Asian Independent Film Festival Manila* Best Dance Video Dialog Film Festival Köln*

TIGER (Silver Lotus) project with Mark de Clive-Lowe, Airu Matsuda and GCA team. Supported by Creative New Zealand toi Aotearoa and the Asian Events Trust. World Premiere with Lunar New Year Festival New Zealand and Wellington Museum 2022. Semi-Finalist for Brooklyn International Short Awards, Berlin Shorts Award, Phoenix Shorts, International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo, Chicago Filmmaker Awards and Hollywood International Golden Age Festival. Official and Finalist Selections for Dream Vision International Film Festival, Hong Kong Indie Film Festival, Butterfly International Film Festival, Fox International Film Festival, MGA Moscow Gold Awards, Washington Film Awards, Vienna Indie Film Festival, Seattle Movie Awards, Munich Music Video Awards, Amsterdam Freedom Film Festival, Emerald Peacock Russia, International Music Video Awards London, High Tatras Film & Video Festival, Cinematography & Photography Awards London, Grand New York Film Awards, Dublin World Film Festival, Hong Kong Indie Film Festival, KeyFrame Festival, Film Language IFF Paris, Tokyo International Short Film Festival, Belgrade International Film Festival, Swedish International Film Festival, Roma Short Film Festival, Oakland Awards, Vancouver Independent International Film Festival and Milan Arthouse Film Awards Nominee, Barcelona Indie Awards, Silver Screen Film Festival Prague and Cannes World Art Festival. Quarter-Finalist Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival; Quarter-Finalist Edinburgh Film Awards; Semi-Finalist Cleveland Arthouse Film Awards; Semi-Finalist New Orleans International Film Awards; Semi-Finalist SENSEI FilmFest Tokyo; Semi-Finalist Best Original Score Belgrade International Film Festival; Finalist Selection Vesuvius International Film Festival, International Music Video Awards London; Best Song Finalist LNDN Music Video Awards; Stockholm Gold Film Awards // SGAIFF; International Sound Music Video Awards Prague (Honorable Mention); GLIFF Golden Lemur Lisbon (Honorable Mention); Tokyo Film Awards (Honorable Mention); LNDN Music Video Awards (Honorable Mention); Lotus International Film Festival Athens (Honorable Mention). Winner Best Dance Music Video International Sound Future Awards New York; Winner Best Music Video/Best VFX/Best Director Masters of Cinema Rome; Winner Best Dance Music Video Rome Music Video Awards; Winner Best Experimental Short Istanbul Film Awards; Winner Best Dance Short Atlanta Movie Awards; Winner Best Jazz Song Euro Video Song Awards; Winner Best Dance Music Video Euro Video Song Awards; Winner Best Asia Pacific Music Video Rome Music Video Awards; Winner Best Dance Film Swedish International Film Festival; Winner Best Music Video All Asian Independent Film Festival Manila; Winner Best Dance Video Dialog Film Festival Köln. In 2024 TIGER (Silver-Lotus) partnered with our DRAGON project and was performed as live AV events at Japan Festival Wellington (Michael Fowler Centre mainstage) and Baroom Club Tokyo - featuring Mark de Clive-Lowe, Mahina-Ina Kingi-Kaui and Daniel Belton. Official Selection Sound Kitchen World Stage Design, Sharjah, UAE 2025* Official Selection Scenofest Exhibition World Stage Design, Sharjah, UAE 2025*