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Izumi Tanaka

Santa Monica, California

Producer/Director

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Title/Occupation:  Director  Producer  Researcher  Other 

Services Provided:  Graphic/Title Design  Narration/Translation  Transcription  Web Design 

Gender: Female

Race: Asian/Pacific Islander

Citizenship: U.S.

Languages Spoken: English, Japanese, and Spanish

Brief Message to Members: I have been a member of IDA since 1988 and watched the organization grow. IDA has been a great resource for me and provided support for my project. I'm very grateful for IDA!

Biography:  Accomplished producer with diverse experience spanning over 20 years in television and documentary production with Japanese/English bilingual and bicultural expertise poised to take on a new challenge in an innovative medium. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION • Self-motivated and disciplined with uncompromising integrity • Highly organized, detail oriented, and capable of multi-tasking • Possess well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to create harmonious work relationships with colleagues and associates • Aesthetically driven and infinitely curious • Self-proclaimed "accidental geek" being highly proficient in Mac. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FREELANCE PRODUCER – 1987 ~ Present Produce documentary, news magazine, news coverage and variety show projects with topics including sports, history, music, the arts, and various human-interest stories. Involvement from development; pre-production through post-production, including conceptualizing, in-depth research, budgeting, location scouting, scheduling, permit clearance, travel arrangement, production management, comprehensive interviews in Japanese and/or English, translating, transcribing, script preparation, video editing, and post production supervision. Notable Projects: “Pushin’ Forward” - 1999 ~ 2007 [Award Winner] Independent documentary, Sunnyside Pictures Producer/Director "Nanking" – 2005 ~ 2006 [Award Winner] Feature Documentary, Purple Mountain Productions Associate Producer "Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire" - 2002 ~ 2003 [Award Nominee] PBS Documentary, Lyn Goldfarb Prods/Devillier Donogan Enterprises Associate Producer “Another Atlanta: Paralympic” – 1996 [Award Winner] Prime hour news magazine segment, “News Station,” TV Asahi Field Producer “Japan News Magazine” - 1987~1989 Local weekly news magazine: Japan America Television Assistant Producer, Reporter, Co-Anchor ADDITIONAL SKILLS • Japanese/English translation & interpreting • Digital photography & video production • Graphic & web designs including Flash animation, and desktop publishing • Conversational Spanish EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES – Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies: EL COMINO COLLEGE, TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA – Associates of Arts in Spanish OTHER RELATED TRAININGS: Continuing training from UCLA Extension and Santa Monica College in broadcast journalism, video production, graphic design, web design, and photography.