Born in Tokyo, Japanese writer-director Chie Hayakawa studied photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her short film Niagara (2014) was selected for the Cinéfondation section at the Cannes Film Festival 2014 and received awards in numerous international film festivals. Her short film Plan 75 was the opening segment of the anthology feature Ten Years Japan (2018) executive-produced by Hirokazu Kore-eda. The short was expanded into her feature film debut Plan 75, which was awarded the Camera d’Or Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. She was also awarded Best Director at Thessaloniki and was awarded and nominated at numerous international film festivals. Renoir is her second feature film. It screened in the competition section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
APSA WINNER 2025
Best Screenplay Chie Hayakawa for Renoir Japan, France, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Qatar Presented by Actor and Voiceover Artist Mike Goldman and accepted by producer Fran Borgia, with lead actress Yui Suzuki, and co-producer Alemberg Ang.
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