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| YAMAMURA, Koji Professor - Department of Animation | 6 June, 2010 |
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| 1964 | Born in Aichi |
| 1987 | B.M., Tokyo Zokei University |
| 1987-89 | Entered Mukuo Studio, Inc. |
| 1993- | President, Yamamura Animation, Inc. |
| 2002-04 | Part-time Lecturer, Tokyo Zokei University |
| 2003- | Contract with Acme Filmworks ,U.S.A as an animation director |
| 2004- | Visiting professor, Tokyo Zokei University |
| 2008- | Professor, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts |
| 1997 | "Aquatic" |
| Prize of chairman of HD promotion society, HD Award, Tokyo | |
| 1989 | "Japanese-English Pictionary" |
| Special Jury Prize Award, Image Forum Festival in Tokyo | |
| 1990 | "Perspektivenbox researcher's search" |
| 1991 | "The Elevator" |
| The 1st Prize of Category C, International Animation Festival Hiroshima | |
| 1993 | "Karo and Piyobput" |
| Prize of ANIFILM Praha for unconventional and inventive technigue of animated film, Zlin Film Festival | |
| Second Prize of Category C, International Animation Festival in Japan Hiroshima | |
| Best Director-Animation Film, Chicago International Children's Film Festival | |
| 1994 | "Pacusi" |
| 1995 | "Kipling Jr." |
| Honorable Mention Short Animation Film, Festival's Adult July Chicago International Children's Film Festival | |
| 1995 | "Kid's Castle" |
| 1996 | "Bavel's Book" |
| 1st prize, Animation, Adult July, Chicago International Children's Film Festival | |
| Prize for Outstanding film Animation for T.V. Category, Seoul Animation Expo | |
| 1999 | "Your Choice !" |
| Category Prize was awarded to Film for children, Ottawa International Animation Festival | |
| First prize chosen by the adult juries, Chicago International Children's Film Festival | |
| JURY'S SPECIAL PRIZE, Seoul International Family Film Festival | |
| Encourage PRIZE, Laputa Animation Festival, Japan | |
| Children's animation film SPECIAL PRIZE, The International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart | |
| 2000 | "Jubilee" |
| Guilty Pleasures-Marc Glassman Prize and Holland Animation Film Festival | |
| BEST MALE VIDEO from Music Video Awards, Tokyo | |
| 2000 | "Vibe-ID Suiteman: Air / Outlet / Wens" |
| Guilty Pleasures-Mikhail Aldashin prize Holland Animation Film Festival | |
| 2001 | "Space Shower TV Station ID WE LOVE MUSIC - Head phone and Meal" |
| Silver PROMAX&BDA | |
| 2002 | "Mt. Head" |
| Oscar Nomination | |
| Grand Prix, ANNECY | |
| Grand Prix, World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb | |
| Grand Prix, Hiroshima International Animation Festival | |
| Grand Prix, MEDIAWAVE, Hungary | |
| Grand Prix, Filmfest Dresden | |
| "RICA" Grand Best animated short film, Rencontres Internationales du Cin?ma d'Animation de Wissembourg | |
| Best Film Animation, FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE FILMETS DE BADALONA | |
| Best Film Animation, AniFest, Czech | |
| Auszeichnung Computeranimation /Visual Effects, Ars Electronica Festival | |
| Silver Dove, International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film | |
| 2 PRIZE, Festival Internazionale Cinema d'Animazione e Fumetto | |
| Special Jury Award, CHIAVARI INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL | |
| Special Jury Award, I CASTELLI ANIMATI | |
| Special Jury Award, The International Animated Film Festival in Vilnius | |
| Excellence Prize, Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival | |
| Excellence Prize, Interfilm short film festival Berlin | |
| Guilty Pleasures from each member of the jury (from Konstantin Bronzit), Holland Animation Film Festival | |
| Best Animation selected by the Jury, Kinofilm Manchester International Short Film festival | |
| Prix du Public for the best short film, CINEMA TOUT ECRAN Festival | |
| Best Soundtrack Creation award, CLERMONT-FERRAND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL | |
| Special Mention, International Short FilmFestival Berlin | |
| Special Mention, Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart | |
| 2004 | Kuwazawa Design School Award |
| 2005 | "The Old Crocodile" |
| Best International Animation Film, International Animated Film Festival in Vilnius -Tindirindis | |
| Excellence Prize, Japan Media Arts Festival | |
| The Best Film in Category B, CINANIMA, Portugal | |
| Award for best screenplay, Wissembourg Animated Film Festival (RICA) | |
| 2006 | Distinguished Artist Award of 2006 Asian Animation Film Festival Columbia College Chicago |
| 2007 | "Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor" |
| Grand Prize Ottawa International Animation Festival | |
| Grand Prize, MONSTORA Lisbon Animated Film Festival | |
| Grand Prize, Internationales TrickFilm Festival STUTTGART | |
| Grand Prize, I Castelli Animati | |
| Golden Jabberwocky, International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland | |
| Best Short Film, ANIMADRID, Spain | |
| Prize for Best Short Film, AniFest, Czech | |
| Best Film in Category III, KROK International Animation Festival | |
| Silver Dove, International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film | |
| Excellence Prize, Japan Media Arts Festival | |
| Silver Peg Bar, animanima Inaternational Animation Festival in Servia | |
| 2007 | "Man & Whale" |
| Silver New Directo "(Short Film), Asia Pacific Advertising Festival | |
| EARTH VISION Prize for Children's Film, "EARTH VISION - The Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival" | |
| 2007 | "A Child's Metaphysics" |
| Prémio ONDA CURTA, MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival | |
| Excellence Prize, Japan Media Arts Festival | |
| Special Jury Prize, Hida International Animation Festival of Folktales and Fables | |
| 2008 | ALBÍN BRUNOVSKÝ HONORARY MEDAL |
| New Animation Animation "Koji Yamamura Film Works" (Geneon Entertainment, 2003) "Les Maitres de L'animation Japanaise KOJI YAMAMURA ses meilleurs courts-merages" (AK Video, France, 2004) "Toshiwo totta wani & Koji Yamamura Select Animations" (Geneon Entertainment, 2006) "Atama Yama Koji Yamamura Animation Works" (Geneon Entertainment, 2006) "Unknown Animations Vol.1" (Creative Core, 2006) "Unknown Animations Vol.2" (Creative Core, 2006) "Ein Landzart" (Shochiku, 2008) The Animation Show of Shows Volume 18 "Mt. Head" (AWN, USA, 2009) |
| "Yamamura Animation Zukan" (Engeki Book Sya, 2003) Iwanami Junior Shinsho "Animation no sekai he youkoso" (Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 2006) "Crape Paper Book Mt. Head" (SBB, 2006) "The Old Crocodile" (Petit Grand Publishing, 2006) "FRANZ KAFKA EIN LANDZART" (Petit Grand Publishing, 2007) "Yamamura monthly Report" (Yamamura Animation, 2009) |
| "Spring of Shikishiki village" (Text: Mitsuko Hasse, Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 2005) "Summer of Shikishiki village" (Text: Mitsuko Hasse, Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 2005) "Autumn of Shikishiki village" (Text: Mitsuko Hasse, Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 2005) "Winter of Shikishiki village" (Text: Mitsuko Hasse, Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, 2005) "Fruits Friends' Fresh Talk" (Text: Chihiro Ishizu, Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, 2006) "AIUEO to aiueo ga AIUEO" (Text: Mitsuko Hasse, Shogakukan, 2007) "Viva Vegetables" (Text: Chihiro Ishizu, Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, 2010) |
| 1987 | "Koji Yamamura's Animation Film Show", National Children's Castle |
| 1998 | "Special retrospective program" Koji Yamamura's Animation Works ", Seoul International Family Film Festival, Korea |
| 1999 | "Your Choice !" Release Event: "Your Choice!", Tokyo Photo Museum |
| 1999 | "Koji Yamamura's works", Malaysian Video Awards, KL |
| 1999 | "Koji Yamamura Exhibition - Animation art works", Sony Building, Tokyo |
| 1999 | "Nouvelles images du Japon : films d'animation et cinema digital", nouveau forum des halles, Paris |
| 2000 | "NEW JAPANESE ANIMATION THE UNIQUE UNIVERSE OF YAMAMURA", SPROCKETS・Toronto International Children's Film Festival, REEL TO REEL - A Celebration of Moving Images for Youth, FLICKS International Film Festival for Children, Canada |
| 2000 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura works", Children Animated Films Festival- Girona, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Palafrugell and Barcelona |
| 2000 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura works" Oulu International Children's Film Festival, Finland |
| 2001 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura"SAFO(Canada) |
| 2001 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", NFB, Canada |
| 2001 | "NEW JAPANESE ANIMATION "THE UNIQUE UNIVERSE OF YAMAMURA" at Asian International Children's Film Festival, USA |
| 2002 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" at LE FESTIVAL DU DESSIN ANIME ET DU FILM D'ANIMATION, Belgium |
| 2002 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" at 8e Festival d'un jour, France |
| 2002 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" at Freeze Frame Film Festival, Canada |
| 2002 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" at Japanime 2002, Australia |
| 2003 | "Yamamura Animation Zenseiki", Uplink |
| 2003 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", Frecrikstad Animation Festival, Norway |
| 2003 | "Bat Boy, Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", Tough-eye Turuk International Animation festival, Finland |
| 2003 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", Anima Mundi, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo |
| 2003 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", Tai International Short Film Festival |
| 2003 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", Gwangju International Film Festival, Korea |
| 2003 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", Raindance Film Festival, UK |
| 2003 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", cortimolafestival, Italy |
| 2003 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", Nouvelles images du Japon 3: films d'animation et cinema digital, France |
| 2003 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura", NIPPON KOMA FESTIVAL |
| 2004 | "Koji Yamamura Animation World", National Film Theater, London |
| 2005 | "World of Yamamura Animation" Anime Explosion!", Kennedy center |
| 2006 | "Animated Genius: The Films of Koji Yamamura", Cinema K: Children's Film Festival Seattle |
| 2006 | "Animated Genius: The Films of Koji Yamamura", REDCAT, Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater |
| 2006 | The World of Yamamura Animation", Harvard University |
| 2006 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" Festival Image par image" |
| 2006 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" Norwich International Animation Festival, UK |
| 2006 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland |
| 2007 | "KOJI YAMAMURA: THE UNIQUE UNIVERSE OF YAMAMURA", Melbourne International Film Festival |
| 2007 | anilogue Budapest Animation Festival |
| 2007 | animateka International Animation Film Festival |
| 2008 | Göteborg International Film Festival |
| 2008 | Animac, Spain |
| 2008 | Ankara Inaternational Film festival |
| 2008 | Lisbon International Animation Festival MONSTRA, Museu do Oriente |
| 1999 | "Koji Yamamura Exhibition - Animation art works", Bokushin Gallery |
| 2003 | "Yamamura Animation Kodomo Zukan", National Children's Castle |
| 2003 | "Art library", National Children's Castle |
| 2003 | "Yamamura Animation Zukan", Nadiff, Omote Sando, Japan |
| 2003 | "AtamaYama Sakura Dai Mankai", SPACE EDGE, Daikanyama, Japan |
| 2003 | "Yamamura Animation Kodomo Zukan", Seto Novelty Children's Creative Center, Japan |
| 2003 | "Yamamura Animation Zukan", Nagoya University of Arts, Art space T.A.G. IZUTO, Japan |
| 2004 | "Fushigi world Koji Yamamura Animation Exhibition", Hachioji Yume Art Museum |
| 2005 | "Yamamura Animation Museum", Aichi Expo |
| 2005 | "Moving Images~Yamamura Animation Museum selection VOL.1", Yebiden Gallery, Hiroshima |
| 2005 | "Animation that got dream", ComCom-fukushima |
| 2006 | "Visible Fantasy-Koji Yamamura animation+painting exhibition", Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art |
| 2007 | "Koji Yamamura risbe in slike / drawings and paintings" MGLC, Slovene |
| 2008 | Koji Yamamura Exhibition, Cinema São Jorge, Portugal |
| 2008 | "Animation Nation 2008" Yamamura Show Case, 11/2, Singapore |
| 2008 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" Biennial of Animation Bratislava International Festival of Animated Films for Children 10/14-18, Slovakia |
| 2008 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" 15th KROK International Animation Festival (Russia) |
| 2009 | "Retrospective of Koji Yamamura" Japanese October (Italy) |
| 2009 | The new standard of animation "Yomu Animation" Publishing Event Screening |
| 2009 | "anima" Animation Project 2009 -Flip. Flap, Animation- Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences |
| 2009 | Tokyo Zokei University Open Campus "Screening and lecture, Yamamura Animation" 7/19, Tokyo Zokei University 4-E room |
| 2009 | Ault program and Children program at Festival International de Film d'Animation de Meknes Morocco, 5/7-15 |
| 2009 | "Adult Animation, welcome to Koji Yamamura's world" 8/8 Nagakute Cultural Center |
| 2009 | Kid's Movie Theater〈2009〉"Yamamura Animation Dai Zukan" 9/23, 21st Century Museum Of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa |
| 2009 | International College Peace Film Festival, 11/26-29, Korea |
| 2009 | 16th Etiuda & Anima, Poland |
| 1994 | Original Drawing Exhibition of "A House" at Landesbildstelle Berlin, Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin-Kinderfilmfest |
| 1996 | "4 persons plus One - Clay Animation Exhibition", ComicBox Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1999 | "Japanese Puppet Animation", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography |
| 1999 | "Odoroki-ban 100 renpatsu!", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography |
| 2000 | "The world of Osamu Tezuka's favorite animation", Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum, Takarazuka |
| 2000 | "Animation Land", Saga Pref. Space and Science Museum |
| 2002 | "Japan Society for Animation Studies' General meeting special exhibition", Tokyo Zokei University Yokoyama Memorial Manzu Art Museum |
| 2003 | "A Universe on Storyboards: Birth of Image" at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography |
| 2003 | "Into Animation3", Seshion Suginami Higashi-Koenji |
| 2003 | Original drawing exhibition, SICAF |
| 2003 | "Global Media 2003", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography |
| 2005 | "Animation & Manga wonderland", Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art |
| 2006 | "Japan Media Arts Festival", Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography |
| 2008 | "Mouvement", entre peinture et animation: Exposition d'Olivia MAUREY BARISSON et YAMAMURA Kôji, L'Institut Franco-Japonais de Tokyo |
| 2008 | Japan Media Arts Festival, The national Arts Center, Tokyo |
| 2008 | "To the very (last) drawing" 40 years of International exhibition of drawing, MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART in Rijeka, Croatia |
| 2008 | "FRAGMENTS & FLOWS" Biennial of Animation Bratislava International Festival of Animated Films for Children 10/14-18, Slovakia |
| 1997 | Animation Workshop, Seoul International Family Film Festival |
| 1998 | Your Choice! Workshop National Children's Castle |
| 2000 | Lecture, Tama Art University department of Graphic Design |
| 2000 | Lecture, Azabu University, Sagamihara |
| 2000 | Lecture, Doshisha University, Kyoto |
| 2000 | Koji Yamamura animation expression base course, Summer School, ENBU art & planning Seminar |
| 2001 | Lecture, National Film Board of Canada, Montreal |
| 2002 | Lecture, De Anza College, San Francisco |
| 2002 | Lecture, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology |
| 2002 | Lecture, National Film Board of Canada, Winnipeg |
| 2004 | Workshop and lecture, The Korean National University of Arts |
| 2004 | Keio University "Digital Art Awards 2004" Keynote address |
| 2005 | Nagoya Zokei University of Art & Design Graduation production exhibition commemoration open lecture, Aichi Arts Center |
| 2006 | Lecture, Manggha Centre, Poland |
| 2006 | Open Lecture, Hiroshima City University |
| 2007 | Creators forum, Konan Women's University, Department of Creative Media Studies, Kobe |
| 2007 | Multimedia lecture meeting, Kyoto Seika University |
| 2007 | Lecture, University of Ljubljana , Slovenia |
| 2008 | Conférence-projection de YAMAMURA Kôji "Peintures animées et animations peintes" L'Institut Franco-Japonais de Tokyo |
| 2008 | "Zbig Rybczynski X Koji Yamamura" Presided by Hideichi Tamegaya Joshiji university Art and Design |
| 2008 | Lecture at 11th koto international Student Film & Video Festival |
| 2009 | Animations Open Study vol.0 -See the animation on 16mm film |
| 2009 | Lecture at Concordia University 3/16, Canada, Montreal |
| 2009 | Lecture at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) 3/19, USA |
| 2009 | Lecture at Harvard University 3/20, USA |
| 2009 | Russian Revolution Animation 1924-1979, Koji Yamamura x Kei Oyama, UPLINK X, 6/27 |
| 2009 | Lecture at "Adult Animation, welcome to Koji Yamamura's world" 8/8 Nagakute Cultural Center |
| 2009 | "Ryan Larkin and his animations" Koji Yamamura x Nobuaki Doi, Rise X, 9/19 |
| 2009 | "Symposium in Geisai Short Film Fes 2009" NEXT STAGE of Image, Tokyo University of the Arts Ueno, 9/5, Michihiko Yabuuchi, Hide Nakaya and Mituko Okamoto |
| 2009 | Lecture at Kid's Movie Theater〈2009〉"Yamamura Animation Dai Zukan" 9/23, 21st Century Museum Of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa |
| 2009 | International Symposium "power of produce, Japan and Canada" 9/24 Oscar Peterson Theater, Canadian Embassy |
| 2009 | "Animation of Kei Oyama" Talk Show at UPLINK FACTORY, 10/23 |
| 2009 | "INTO ANIMATION 5 Yokohama" Koji Yamamura selection NFB classic & NFB modern, Yokohama Akarenga soko, 10/16-19 |
| 2009 | Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, Bashamichi Edges" Introduction of Contemporary Animation - Laugh off human's ineptitude, Phil Muroy - 7/18, Tokyo University of the Arts Bashamichi school building |
| 2009 | Tokyo Zokei University Open Campus "Screening and lecture, Yamamura Animation" 7/19, Tokyo Zokei University 4-E room |
| 2009 | Keynote address "anima" Animation Project 2009 -Flip. Flap, Animation- Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences |
| 2009 | Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, Bashamichi Edges" Introduction of Contemporary Animation - Abstract animation of Chris Hinton and Malcolm Sutherland, new successors of McLaren (Canada)-10/3, Tokyo University of the Arts Bashamichi school building |
| 2009 | CREAM International Festival of Arts and Media Yokohama 2009 Koji Yamamura's selection Modern Japanese Animations Talk: Koji Yamamura, Ryo okawara and Fumiro Sato 11/23, Tokyo University of the Arts Bashamichi school building |
| 2009 | "Nemuri Hime" Talk with Kei Shichiri UPLINK X |
| 2009 | The new standard of animation "Yomu Animation" Publishing Event lecture |
| 2009 | Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, Bashamichi Edges "Introduction of Contemporary Animation -Temptation of Gianluigi Toccafondo" (Italy) -12/12, Tokyo University of the Arts Bashamichi school building |
| 2009 | Business for Tokyo university of the Arts and Adachi Ward - Film music Research and creation - "Music of Koji Yamamura" 12/6, Tokyo university of the Arts Shenju campus Studio A |
| 2010 | GEIDAI ANIMATION 01+ 3/20 "Possibility of sound and animation" Hitomi Shimizu, Yuichi Kishino and Koji Yamamura |
| 2010 | Supervision, lecture and workshop at Exhibition" Karel Zeman" Kariya City Art Museum、4/17-5/30 |
| 1997 | Chairman of judging committee of animated film section, Seoul International Family Film Festival |
| 1998-2006 | Member of the board of directors of the Japan Animation Association |
| 2001 | Jury, CG & Animation Festival, Japan |
| 2001 | Jury, Laputa Animation Festival, Japan |
| 2001 | Jury, SAFOin Canada |
| 2002 | Selection Committee, 9th Hirosima International Animation Festival |
| 2002 | Jury, Puchon International Student Animated Film Festival in Korea |
| 2003 | A member of the board of directors of the Japanese branch of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA) |
| 2003 | Jury, United Cinemas CG＆Animation Film Festival 2003 |
| 2003 | Jury, Tough-eye Turuk International Animation festiva, Estonia |
| 2003 | Jury, 7th Japan Media Arts Festival |
| 2004 | Jury, Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart Trick for Kids, Germany |
| 2004 | Jury, United Cinemas CG＆Animation Film Festival |
| 2004 | Jury, Ranpo commemoration Rikkyo University and Ikebukuro owl literature prize |
| 2005 | Jury, AniFest International festival of Animated films, Trebon in the Czech |
| 2005 | Jury, United Cinemas CG＆Animation Film Festival |
| 2005 | Jury, Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest |
| 2006 | Regular member of the board of directors of the Japan Animation Association |
| 2006 | Established "Animations creators & critics" |
| 2006 | Honorable president, World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb |
| 2006 | Jury, United Cinemas CG＆Animation Film Festival |
| 2006 | Jury, Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest |
| 2006 | Jury, 3rd Norwich International Animation Festival in UK |
| 2006 | Jury, 10th Japan Media Arts Festival |
| 2007 | Jury, TBS DigiCon 6 |
| 2007 | Jury, United Cinemas CG＆Animation Film Festival |
| 2007 | Jury, Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Art Promotion base formation business |
| 2007 | Jury, anilogue Budapest Animation Festival |
| 2007 | Chairman of jury, animateka International Animation Film Festival |
| 2008 | Selection Committee, CJax〜Canada Japan Short Animation Exchange |
| 2008 | Jury, Lisbon International Animation Festival MONSTRA |
| 2008 | Jury, 15th KROK International Animation Festival in Rusia |
| 2008 | Chairman of Jury, 24th International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima, Poland |
| 2008 | Jury, Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Art Promotion base formation business |
| 2008 | Jury, CREAM International Festival of Arts and Media Yokohama 2009 |
| 2009 | Jury, International College Peace Film Festival in Korea, 11/26-29 |
| 2009 | Jury, Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Art Promotion base formation business |
| 2010 | "British Animation Awards" 2010 baa artist in UK |
Web site
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