Press Release Information
The “GEEK PICTURES Pop-up Gallery” will be held for two days only in Cannes, France, the host city of Cannes Lions!
We are pleased to announce that the “GEEK PICTURES Pop-up Gallery” will be held for two days only, on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, at SENS Restaurant Cannes in Cannes, France—the host city of the world’s largest advertising festival, “Cannes Lions.”
The gallery will bring together a wide range of creative works—including video productions by GEEK PICTURES, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, as well as art and music—all under one roof. In recent years, we have expanded beyond video production to pursue a wide range of business ventures leveraging “Japan” as our strength. These include an immersive art exhibition themed around the works of ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, as well as digital services that enable large-scale shoots in iconic locations such as Shibuya and Ginza.
This event is designed to showcase our unique creative work and service examples, while also serving as a platform to further promote GEEK PICTURES’ current standing to the world. It will also serve as a venue for new encounters and networking with creators and marketers from around the world gathering during the Cannes Lions festival. We hope you will take this opportunity to join us.
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◼️Pop-Up Gallery Details
1. Exhibition | Video Works and Contemporary AI Japanese Painting Art
In addition to the video works Geek Pictures has produced to date, the main feature of this exhibition will be original AI Japanese painting art that uses generative AI to modernize characters from traditional Japanese paintings. From the Wind God and Thunder God posing with cameras like film crew members, to a girl playing the poppin’ flute while blowing up bubble gum, and the moneylender Ishibe Kinkichi recording in a music studio—we have humorously expressed the resulting sense of incongruity by deliberately incorporating modern elements into the world of traditional Japanese painting. This exhibition is exclusive to the gallery, so don’t miss it.
Furthermore, we have confirmed a special screening of the immersive art exhibition “HOKUSAI: ANOTHER STORY in TOKYO,” which we co-organized and which attracted over 100,000 visitors. You can enjoy Katsushika Hokusai’s depiction of Edo-period ukiyo through vivid, immersive visuals. This exhibition area offers a chance to fully immerse yourself in a worldview unique to “Japan,” so please look forward to it.
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2. Presentation | Jonan Kishitani: “Creativity in the Age of AI”
We will host a presentation on “Generative AI” by our director, Jonan Kishiya, who created the “Contemporary AI Japanese Painting Art” currently on display in the gallery. She will discuss future trends in the entertainment industry driven by the advent of generative AI, as well as behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of AI Japanese painting art. Details regarding the date and time will be announced on our official social media channels.
👤Film / AI Director | Jonan Kishiya
Background:
Graduated from the School of Liberal Arts, International Christian University (ICU), majoring in Media and Communication Culture.
Joined GEEK PICTURES Inc. in 2019.
Handles video direction across various fields, including advertising, documentaries, and AI content.
In 2024, she launched a video development team utilizing generative AI, which was rebranded as “GEEK GARAGE” in 2026.
She is working on new forms of visual expression that combine live-action footage with technology.
Awards:
World AI Film Festival in Kyoto Finalist
AI Film Festival Japan Finalist
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3. Demonstration | “Digital Reality Location” Background CG Service
We will be conducting a demonstration of “Digital Reality Location,” a service jointly provided by our company and Visual Mantoukyou that uses 360° CG to recreate real-world locations, including Shibuya’s Scramble Crossing. We will also introduce “Real-Time Pre-Vis,” a new feature of this service that allows you to verify direction and camera work while viewing the final image in real time on set, complete with a live demonstration. Details regarding the date and time will be announced on our official social media channels.
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4. Visitor Benefits | Gallery-Exclusive Tote Bags and Stickers
In addition, all visitors will receive an original tote bag and stickers featuring a design exclusive to this gallery. The design combines the Geek Pictures logo with the waves from Katsushika Hokusai’s “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” and graphically expresses typography that fuses “film” and “peace” under the concept of “Bringing Peace to the World Through the Power of Film.”
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◼️Pop-up Gallery Overview
GEEK PICTURES Pop-up Gallery
Dates: Wednesday, June 24, 2026; Thursday, June 25, 2026 *Cannes, France (local time)
Hours: 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM *Cannes, France (local time)
Admission: Free
Venue: Sens Restaurant Cannes
A restaurant based in Cannes, France, themed around the fusion of food and creativity.
It features a unique residency program where chefs from around the world take turns showcasing their skills, creating an experience where diverse cultures and sensibilities intersect.The restaurant offers creative dishes made with seasonal ingredients and a carefully curated selection of wines.
The gallery will bring together a wide range of creative works—including video productions by GEEK PICTURES, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, as well as art and music—all under one roof. In recent years, we have expanded beyond video production to pursue a wide range of business ventures leveraging “Japan” as our strength. These include an immersive art exhibition themed around the works of ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, as well as digital services that enable large-scale shoots in iconic locations such as Shibuya and Ginza.
This event is designed to showcase our unique creative work and service examples, while also serving as a platform to further promote GEEK PICTURES’ current standing to the world. It will also serve as a venue for new encounters and networking with creators and marketers from around the world gathering during the Cannes Lions festival. We hope you will take this opportunity to join us.
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◼️Pop-Up Gallery Details
1. Exhibition | Video Works and Contemporary AI Japanese Painting Art
In addition to the video works Geek Pictures has produced to date, the main feature of this exhibition will be original AI Japanese painting art that uses generative AI to modernize characters from traditional Japanese paintings. From the Wind God and Thunder God posing with cameras like film crew members, to a girl playing the poppin’ flute while blowing up bubble gum, and the moneylender Ishibe Kinkichi recording in a music studio—we have humorously expressed the resulting sense of incongruity by deliberately incorporating modern elements into the world of traditional Japanese painting. This exhibition is exclusive to the gallery, so don’t miss it.
Furthermore, we have confirmed a special screening of the immersive art exhibition “HOKUSAI: ANOTHER STORY in TOKYO,” which we co-organized and which attracted over 100,000 visitors. You can enjoy Katsushika Hokusai’s depiction of Edo-period ukiyo through vivid, immersive visuals. This exhibition area offers a chance to fully immerse yourself in a worldview unique to “Japan,” so please look forward to it.
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2. Presentation | Jonan Kishitani: “Creativity in the Age of AI”
We will host a presentation on “Generative AI” by our director, Jonan Kishiya, who created the “Contemporary AI Japanese Painting Art” currently on display in the gallery. She will discuss future trends in the entertainment industry driven by the advent of generative AI, as well as behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of AI Japanese painting art. Details regarding the date and time will be announced on our official social media channels.
👤Film / AI Director | Jonan Kishiya
Background:
Graduated from the School of Liberal Arts, International Christian University (ICU), majoring in Media and Communication Culture.
Joined GEEK PICTURES Inc. in 2019.
Handles video direction across various fields, including advertising, documentaries, and AI content.
In 2024, she launched a video development team utilizing generative AI, which was rebranded as “GEEK GARAGE” in 2026.
She is working on new forms of visual expression that combine live-action footage with technology.
Awards:
World AI Film Festival in Kyoto Finalist
AI Film Festival Japan Finalist
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3. Demonstration | “Digital Reality Location” Background CG Service
We will be conducting a demonstration of “Digital Reality Location,” a service jointly provided by our company and Visual Mantoukyou that uses 360° CG to recreate real-world locations, including Shibuya’s Scramble Crossing. We will also introduce “Real-Time Pre-Vis,” a new feature of this service that allows you to verify direction and camera work while viewing the final image in real time on set, complete with a live demonstration. Details regarding the date and time will be announced on our official social media channels.
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4. Visitor Benefits | Gallery-Exclusive Tote Bags and Stickers
In addition, all visitors will receive an original tote bag and stickers featuring a design exclusive to this gallery. The design combines the Geek Pictures logo with the waves from Katsushika Hokusai’s “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” and graphically expresses typography that fuses “film” and “peace” under the concept of “Bringing Peace to the World Through the Power of Film.”
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◼️Pop-up Gallery Overview
GEEK PICTURES Pop-up Gallery
Dates: Wednesday, June 24, 2026; Thursday, June 25, 2026 *Cannes, France (local time)
Hours: 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM *Cannes, France (local time)
Admission: Free
Venue: Sens Restaurant Cannes
A restaurant based in Cannes, France, themed around the fusion of food and creativity.
It features a unique residency program where chefs from around the world take turns showcasing their skills, creating an experience where diverse cultures and sensibilities intersect.The restaurant offers creative dishes made with seasonal ingredients and a carefully curated selection of wines.
Press Release Information
The “GEEK PICTURES Pop-up Gallery” will be held for two days only in Cannes, France, the host city of Cannes Lions!
We are pleased to announce that the “GEEK PICTURES Pop-up Gallery” will be held for two days only, on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, at SENS Restaurant Cannes in Cannes, France—the host city of the world’s largest advertising festival, “Cannes Lions.”
The gallery will bring together a wide range of creative works—including video productions by GEEK PICTURES, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, as well as art and music—all under one roof. In recent years, we have expanded beyond video production to pursue a wide range of business ventures leveraging “Japan” as our strength. These include an immersive art exhibition themed around the works of ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, as well as digital services that enable large-scale shoots in iconic locations such as Shibuya and Ginza.
This event is designed to showcase our unique creative work and service examples, while also serving as a platform to further promote GEEK PICTURES’ current standing to the world. It will also serve as a venue for new encounters and networking with creators and marketers from around the world gathering during the Cannes Lions festival. We hope you will take this opportunity to join us.
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◼️Pop-Up Gallery Details
1. Exhibition | Video Works and Contemporary AI Japanese Painting Art
In addition to the video works Geek Pictures has produced to date, the main feature of this exhibition will be original AI Japanese painting art that uses generative AI to modernize characters from traditional Japanese paintings. From the Wind God and Thunder God posing with cameras like film crew members, to a girl playing the poppin’ flute while blowing up bubble gum, and the moneylender Ishibe Kinkichi recording in a music studio—we have humorously expressed the resulting sense of incongruity by deliberately incorporating modern elements into the world of traditional Japanese painting. This exhibition is exclusive to the gallery, so don’t miss it.
Furthermore, we have confirmed a special screening of the immersive art exhibition “HOKUSAI: ANOTHER STORY in TOKYO,” which we co-organized and which attracted over 100,000 visitors. You can enjoy Katsushika Hokusai’s depiction of Edo-period ukiyo through vivid, immersive visuals. This exhibition area offers a chance to fully immerse yourself in a worldview unique to “Japan,” so please look forward to it.
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2. Presentation | Jonan Kishitani: “Creativity in the Age of AI”
We will host a presentation on “Generative AI” by our director, Jonan Kishiya, who created the “Contemporary AI Japanese Painting Art” currently on display in the gallery. She will discuss future trends in the entertainment industry driven by the advent of generative AI, as well as behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of AI Japanese painting art. Details regarding the date and time will be announced on our official social media channels.
👤Film / AI Director | Jonan Kishiya
Background:
Graduated from the School of Liberal Arts, International Christian University (ICU), majoring in Media and Communication Culture.
Joined GEEK PICTURES Inc. in 2019.
Handles video direction across various fields, including advertising, documentaries, and AI content.
In 2024, she launched a video development team utilizing generative AI, which was rebranded as “GEEK GARAGE” in 2026.
She is working on new forms of visual expression that combine live-action footage with technology.
Awards:
World AI Film Festival in Kyoto Finalist
AI Film Festival Japan Finalist
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3. Demonstration | “Digital Reality Location” Background CG Service
We will be conducting a demonstration of “Digital Reality Location,” a service jointly provided by our company and Visual Mantoukyou that uses 360° CG to recreate real-world locations, including Shibuya’s Scramble Crossing. We will also introduce “Real-Time Pre-Vis,” a new feature of this service that allows you to verify direction and camera work while viewing the final image in real time on set, complete with a live demonstration. Details regarding the date and time will be announced on our official social media channels.
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4. Visitor Benefits | Gallery-Exclusive Tote Bags and Stickers
In addition, all visitors will receive an original tote bag and stickers featuring a design exclusive to this gallery. The design combines the Geek Pictures logo with the waves from Katsushika Hokusai’s “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” and graphically expresses typography that fuses “film” and “peace” under the concept of “Bringing Peace to the World Through the Power of Film.”
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◼️Pop-up Gallery Overview
GEEK PICTURES Pop-up Gallery
Dates: Wednesday, June 24, 2026; Thursday, June 25, 2026 *Cannes, France (local time)
Hours: 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM *Cannes, France (local time)
Admission: Free
Venue: Sens Restaurant Cannes
A restaurant based in Cannes, France, themed around the fusion of food and creativity.
It features a unique residency program where chefs from around the world take turns showcasing their skills, creating an experience where diverse cultures and sensibilities intersect.The restaurant offers creative dishes made with seasonal ingredients and a carefully curated selection of wines.
The gallery will bring together a wide range of creative works—including video productions by GEEK PICTURES, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, as well as art and music—all under one roof. In recent years, we have expanded beyond video production to pursue a wide range of business ventures leveraging “Japan” as our strength. These include an immersive art exhibition themed around the works of ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, as well as digital services that enable large-scale shoots in iconic locations such as Shibuya and Ginza.
This event is designed to showcase our unique creative work and service examples, while also serving as a platform to further promote GEEK PICTURES’ current standing to the world. It will also serve as a venue for new encounters and networking with creators and marketers from around the world gathering during the Cannes Lions festival. We hope you will take this opportunity to join us.
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◼️Pop-Up Gallery Details
1. Exhibition | Video Works and Contemporary AI Japanese Painting Art
In addition to the video works Geek Pictures has produced to date, the main feature of this exhibition will be original AI Japanese painting art that uses generative AI to modernize characters from traditional Japanese paintings. From the Wind God and Thunder God posing with cameras like film crew members, to a girl playing the poppin’ flute while blowing up bubble gum, and the moneylender Ishibe Kinkichi recording in a music studio—we have humorously expressed the resulting sense of incongruity by deliberately incorporating modern elements into the world of traditional Japanese painting. This exhibition is exclusive to the gallery, so don’t miss it.
Furthermore, we have confirmed a special screening of the immersive art exhibition “HOKUSAI: ANOTHER STORY in TOKYO,” which we co-organized and which attracted over 100,000 visitors. You can enjoy Katsushika Hokusai’s depiction of Edo-period ukiyo through vivid, immersive visuals. This exhibition area offers a chance to fully immerse yourself in a worldview unique to “Japan,” so please look forward to it.
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2. Presentation | Jonan Kishitani: “Creativity in the Age of AI”
We will host a presentation on “Generative AI” by our director, Jonan Kishiya, who created the “Contemporary AI Japanese Painting Art” currently on display in the gallery. She will discuss future trends in the entertainment industry driven by the advent of generative AI, as well as behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of AI Japanese painting art. Details regarding the date and time will be announced on our official social media channels.
👤Film / AI Director | Jonan Kishiya
Background:
Graduated from the School of Liberal Arts, International Christian University (ICU), majoring in Media and Communication Culture.
Joined GEEK PICTURES Inc. in 2019.
Handles video direction across various fields, including advertising, documentaries, and AI content.
In 2024, she launched a video development team utilizing generative AI, which was rebranded as “GEEK GARAGE” in 2026.
She is working on new forms of visual expression that combine live-action footage with technology.
Awards:
World AI Film Festival in Kyoto Finalist
AI Film Festival Japan Finalist
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3. Demonstration | “Digital Reality Location” Background CG Service
We will be conducting a demonstration of “Digital Reality Location,” a service jointly provided by our company and Visual Mantoukyou that uses 360° CG to recreate real-world locations, including Shibuya’s Scramble Crossing. We will also introduce “Real-Time Pre-Vis,” a new feature of this service that allows you to verify direction and camera work while viewing the final image in real time on set, complete with a live demonstration. Details regarding the date and time will be announced on our official social media channels.
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4. Visitor Benefits | Gallery-Exclusive Tote Bags and Stickers
In addition, all visitors will receive an original tote bag and stickers featuring a design exclusive to this gallery. The design combines the Geek Pictures logo with the waves from Katsushika Hokusai’s “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” and graphically expresses typography that fuses “film” and “peace” under the concept of “Bringing Peace to the World Through the Power of Film.”
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◼️Pop-up Gallery Overview
GEEK PICTURES Pop-up Gallery
Dates: Wednesday, June 24, 2026; Thursday, June 25, 2026 *Cannes, France (local time)
Hours: 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM *Cannes, France (local time)
Admission: Free
Venue: Sens Restaurant Cannes
A restaurant based in Cannes, France, themed around the fusion of food and creativity.
It features a unique residency program where chefs from around the world take turns showcasing their skills, creating an experience where diverse cultures and sensibilities intersect.The restaurant offers creative dishes made with seasonal ingredients and a carefully curated selection of wines.
