FOOD & DESIGN

A documentary on food design

"Food & Design" is a documentary on food design, redefining food through the lens of creativity and design.

Featuring interviews from Italy, Spain, Taiwan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, "Food & Design" is a documentary on food design, redefining food through the lens of creativity and design.

During the pandemic, we found ourselves cooking more at home and stumbled upon the intriguing concept of "Food Design." This led us on a fascinating journey, where we began delving deeper into the world of food. We discovered that food is far more than just sustenance—it's both fundamental yet incredibly complex, leading to a lot of interesting questions: What exactly is food? How does it connect to our lives? How can we design it? How can food transcend into a medium of creativity and not just fuel for our body?

We’ve been intentional about making a film not just about culinary skills and tasty food, but about the creativity and thought process behind food and design. We hope our film doesn’t just make you feel hungry, but hungry for creativity with a fresh perspective on food.

★ Interviewees from the film:

- Martí Guixé: Food Designer
- Marije Vogelzang: Eating Designer
- Francesca Zampollo: Food Design Researcher
- Sam Bompas: Co-founder of Bompas & Parr
- André Chiang: Michelin Starred Chef
- Amber Chan: CEO of UOVO Food Design Studio
- Slow Chen: Founder of Slow Food Design

★ International film festivals:

- Newport Beach Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Culinary Feature
- Milano Design Film Festival - Official Selection
- Rome Prisma Film Awards - Winner of the Best Feature Doc
- New York Movie Awards - Winner of the Best Feature Documentary
- Rameshwaram International Film Festival - Winner of Best Documentary Feature Film
- Aasha international film festival - Best Documentary film
- Robinson Film Awards - Best Feature Documentary
- Tietê International Film Awards - Best Documentary Short Film
- Dubai International Cine Carnival - Best Documentary Film
- Mexico Film & Creativity Festival - Best Documentary Film
- Mellon International Film Festival - Winner of Best Documentary Feature Film
- Silicon Beach Film Festival - Official Selection
- London Director Awards - Official Selection
- Monza Film Fest - Official Selection
- Redwood Film Festival - Official Selection
- Cairo Design Week

★ Food & Design was successfully funded on Kickstarter on Sep 8, 2023. Thanks to our Kickstarter Backers below: (by order of backing)

Yuan-Yo Tsai, Gabriel Patrocinio, Paul Kim, The Creative Fund by BackerKit, spyramid, Valentina Rognoli, Alan Urbina, JOSE DOS SANTOS, David Santos, Lefteris Heretakis, Paul Lin, Jake McMenemy, Ross Williams, Jeremy Yuan, Remiam7, DAVID DEWITT, Boril Karaivanov, Heesung Yang, Michelle E Neil, A.M. García, Min-chi Chung, Amber Chan, Yuhsiu Yang, Erica Huang, Barry Katz, Diana Ferry, Papila, omz13, Jane, Helena Zarate, Rob MacAndrew, Marije Vogelzang, Dee, Tarun Pancholia, William Mon, Alexandra Baus, CHU TI-MING, marianaeidler, Elbert Or, Jochieh Huang, Jean Lin, Felix Kenchington, 竹村, Kevin Thomas, Mal, Penny, Olive0721, David Pichardo, Ferdinand, Joseph Bayer, Nguyen Minh Thu, Janice, Dave Cameron, brandon, 顧哲銘, Renzo, Ivanel Perez, Shaofang Hsu, Harris Tsiliakoudis, John Hou, Richard L. Haas III, WEI, bill michul, mark, Chen, Ching-Ying, Covington Doan, B4ks, J Choi, Chung Sheng Lin, 李昕燁, Shannah Segal, Vince Shao, Gina calventi, Lauren Cook, Jordi Güell Figa, J L, Scott Davis, Nora, David G, Lucca Sanwald, Xena Huang, 李權泰, Sarah L., Margaret Kessler, Kazuhiro Ogata, jont, Cindy Chan, Eóin Kearney

電影中文介紹

《Food & Design 食物設計》是一部探討「食物設計」的紀錄片，透過創新與設計的角度來重新定義什麼是食物。我們這次造訪了五個國家，訪問了西班牙的食物設計先驅 Martí Guixé、荷蘭飲食設計師 Marije Vogelzang、義大利學者 Francesca Zampollo、英國前衛食物藝術雙人組 Bompas & Parr；台灣則有米其林三星主廚 André Chiang 江振誠、食物設計師 Amber Chan 詹慧珍與 Slow Chen 陳小曼，分享許多關於食物的觀察與思維。我們希望透過這部片傳達食物設計不只是擺盤，而是透過設計思考、美學與心理學，帶你重新去看待如此日常卻不簡單的食物～

我們團隊都不是美食專家，為何當初想拍這個呢？疫情期間我們很常在家做菜，因研究食物而接觸到了「食物設計」這個詞，覺得非常有趣也讓我們深受感動，原來「食物」這個我們每天都會吃三餐的日常，卻有這麼多面向，在世界各地有這麼多人為它設計不同樣貌。這部食物紀錄片可能不會讓你看了肚子餓，但會讓你重新看待身邊的食物，或甚至是自己的生活與創作。

★電影訪談者:

- 西班牙的食物設計先驅 Martí Guixé
- 荷蘭飲食設計師 Marije Vogelzang
- 義大利學者 Francesca Zampollo
- 英國前衛食物藝術雙人組 Bompas & Parr
- 台灣米其林三星主廚 André Chiang 江振誠
- 食物設計師 Amber Chan 詹慧珍
- 食物設計師 Slow Chen 陳小曼

★ 電影國際影展:

- 美國新港灘國際電影節 Newport Beach Film Festival - 正式入圍
- 義大利米蘭設計電影節 Milano Design Film Festival - 正式入圍
- 義大利羅馬棱鏡電影獎 Rome Prisma Film Awards - 最佳紀錄長片
- 美國紐約電影獎 New York Movie Awards - 最佳紀錄長片
- 印度拉梅斯瓦拉姆國際影展 Rameshwaram International Film Festival - 最佳紀錄長片
- 印度Aasha國際影展 Aasha international film festival - 最佳紀錄長片獎
- 義大利 Robinson 電影獎 Robinson Film Awards - 最佳紀錄長片獎
- 巴西聖保羅鐵特國際影展 Tietê International Film Awards - 最佳紀錄短片獎
- 杜拜國際電影節 Dubai International Cine Carnival - 最佳紀錄片獎
- 墨西哥電影藝術節 Mexico Film & Creativity Festival - 最佳紀錄片獎
- 美隆國際影展 Mellon International Film Festival - 最佳紀錄長片獎
- 美國矽谷海灘電影節 Silicon Beach Film Festival - 正式入圍
- 英國倫敦導演獎 London Director Awards - 正式入圍
- 義大利蒙扎電影節 Monza Film Fest - 正式入圍
- 美國加州紅木影展 Redwood Film Festival - 正式入圍
- 埃及開羅設計週 Cairo Design Week