Takashi Sugimoto (*1975, Japan) studied photography in Italy at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin, did an internship at the Magnum photo agency in Paris and has a postgraduate degree in dramaturgy and directing from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon. Selected for the "100 young Italian artists - FURLA per l'arte" 2000.

Awarded Best Image by AIP at the IndieLisboa Festival 2011. He was part of the jury for the Revelation Award section at DocLisboa 2021. His first feature documentary "OuroNegro (Black Gold)“, supported by ICA, and RTP will be released in 2024.