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List of creative process movies
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Futami, a novice shojo manga artist, is finally publishing her beloved shogi manga, Dear Subaru. But…the stress makes her stomach hurt, she's forced to push the deadline for her first chapter, and she isn't making any progress on the ...
Style:
humorous, light hearted, anime, shoujo
Plot:
slice of life, female protagonist, struggling artist, creative process, creative block, personal growth, friendship, heartwarming, self discovery, mental health, weight gain, colleague ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Spain
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A recently discovered conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz in 1974 reveals a glimpse into New York City’s downtown art scene and the personal struggles and epiphanies that define an artist’s life.
Style:
reflective, art house, avant garde, experimental, period drama
Plot:
gay, gay interest, interview, artist, photography, intimate, creative process, introspection, conversation, urban, memory, epiphany ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Three aspiring filmmakers from a humble brick kiln background set out to prove their talent. After their first village drama is dismissed as outdated, they decide to reinvent themselves. What begins as a daring YouTube channel sting soon spirals ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, suspense
Plot:
creative process, ambitious, village, friendship, teamwork, social realism, coming of age, tragedy, tamil
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Indie-film director Eric Cutter's attempt to complete his long-abandoned third feature film, "Gunman," in time for a local film festival.
Style:
independent film, comedy drama, meta, mockumentary
Plot:
filmmaking, creative process, director, deadline, crew, ambition, self doubt, frustration, behind the scenes, obsession, perseverance, intimate ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
DanTDM Creates a Big Scene follows DanTDM and his group of animated friends as they battle to keep their live show on the road. Each episode catches their behind-the-scenes exploits as they learn skills, overcome challenges and face impossible odds. ...
Style:
funny, captivating, feel good, semi serious, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
friendship, teamwork, showbiz, creative process, behind the scenes, children, workplace, friends, satire, workplace situations, humour, coping ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Two women are bound by their mutual passion for writing. Tono Risa is already a successful writer. Her books are all best sellers and have been made into movies, putting increasing pressure on Risa to keep churning out masterpieces. The professional ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional, tension ...
Plot:
writers, writer's block, novelist, ghost writer, creative process, character study, literary, problem, writer's life, women, female protagonist, female writer ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Michel Gondry assembles alternate version of his The Science of Sleep from cut scenes and B-roll footage.
Style:
art house, experimental, independent film, cute, whimsical
Plot:
creative process, behind the scenes, surrealism, intimate, college, memory, obsession, engagement, reconstruction
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In Paris, a young Argentine screenwriter attempts to escape his daily routine through a fictional story set in Argentina. This attracts the attention of those around him, including Alice, a young actress. But his story gradually escapes him and he ...
Style:
psychological, metafiction, captivating, art house, melancholic ...
Plot:
relationships, screenwriter, dream, creative process, identity, escape, relationship problems, self discovery, creative block, magic realism, tango, memory ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
paris france, argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
First-year high school student Tamaki Honda and her SNS club as they work together to create a self-published game. With Tamaki as the project’s illustrator, she works alongside the club’s other (rather peculiar) members, including Shiina (the ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, feel good, funny, semi serious ...
Plot:
high school life, friendship, slice of life, high school, japanese schoolgirl, creative process, game, student life, school, teenage life, painter, teenager ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
Following Studio Petit's popularity for Time Journey's, the crew is now faced with 3 anime at the same time. Rushing to fill the quotas, the owner of Studio Petit hires Takashimadaira, a veteran producer to help Kuromi. However, all ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, captivating, tense, emotional
Plot:
workplace, creative process, behind the scenes, job, coworker, workplace situations, female artist, woman, employer employee relationship, management, teamwork, slice of life ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
College student Ella is completely focused on her ambiguously romantic relationship with her dorm-mate, Chris. She is so consumed by trying to understand his behavior that she's neglecting the screenplay she is supposed to write in order to ...
Style:
mumblecore, metafiction, realistic, melancholic, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
college life, creative process, dormitory, self discovery, female protagonist, creative block, character study, obsession, loneliness, coming of age, identity crisis, autobiography ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
As laid-off factory worker Marcos pins his hopes for a new life on completing his long-unfinished one-man play, he contacts his estranged friend Martín, now a television writer, for help. But can their collaboration transcend an uneasy past? As the ...
Style:
independent film, contemplative, melancholic, art house, one man show
Audience:
adult
Plot:
creative process, theater, friendship, slice of life, factory worker, playwright, introspection, intimate, collaboration, realism, working class, reconciliation ...
Place:
argentina
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The unknown life of Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period, who is said to have painted more than 30,000 works throughout his life, such as "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, dramatic, serious ...
Plot:
painter, painting, art, artist, drawing, profession, famous painting, picture, creative process, fight, perseverance, art history ...
Place:
japan, mount fuji
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Genre: Drama, Family, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
Born in 1937 in Osaka as the eldest daughter, Kawahara Kimiko moves to Shigaraki with her family at the age of 9. She works to support her family from a young age. Eventually, she jumps into the male world of pottery and becomes a pioneer of female ...
Style:
asadora, captivating, dramatic, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female artist, female empowerment, biopic, family life, painter, career, creative process, fight, japanese woman, female protagonist, mishap, family relations ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Cengiz is the singer at a tea garden in Bursa and his greatest ambition is to release an album. Cengiz's life changes when he meets Taskin. Believing that the song composed by Taskin's father, Serafettin, would be a great start for his ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, dramatic, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
mission, musician, composer, life, music, performer's life, creative process, lifestyle, musician's life, singer, ambition, friendship ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The career of the once successful classical portraitist, Kingdom Swann, has hit bad times. When a leading gallery rejects his work, he seems at the point of giving up. It is only the support of his housekeeper, Violet Askey, that keeps him going and ...
Style:
satirical, disturbing, psychological, captivating, period drama
Plot:
nude girl, photographer, photograph, photography, female nudity, social satire, social problems, creative process, artists' life, satire, painter, society ...
Place:
britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Paulo Coelho is the world’s most translated living author, his books having sold over 165 million copies. But he was not always the inspirational global phenomenon he is today. Like the heroes in his spiritual classics THE ALCHEMIST and THE ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing
Plot:
hopes, writers, writer's life, follow your dream, rising to stardom, life, lifestyle, historical figure, biopic, relationships, historical character, creative process ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A frustrated screenwriter incorporates the wild events he's become part of into his current script.
Style:
dark, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
screenwriter, creative process, writer's block, cynicism, escalation, character study, obsession, satire, anxiety, identity crisis, conflict, absurdism ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A Director calls for an audition and makes a movie out of it by creating conflicts between the artists who attend the audition. First of its kind realistic commercial film in Kannada that has multiple characters and touches upon current social ...
Style:
meta, black comedy, tense, biting, experimental ...
Plot:
filmmaking, casting, audition, conflict, competition, creative process, behind the scenes, satire, social commentary, irreverent, political satire, social issues ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A strange life together of a man and a woman united by paintings. A film starring Yuya Ozeki, shot in honor of his 20th birthday!
Style:
art house, independent film, aesthetic, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
painting, artist, creative process, character study, connection, intimate, friendship, memory, art gallery, slice of life, minimalism, loneliness ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ageing artist in the twilight of his career, Fermín's hand has started to shake. On the brink of financial ruin, he will have to move into the studio he shares with his friend Javier de Juan in an old garage, to which his son Pablo, also a ...
Style:
art house, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
painting, father son relationship, family drama, character study, creative process, legacy, surrealism, financial ruin, bittersweet, introspection, identity, symbolism ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 33 min.
TV show
Story:
Two theater writers are forced to work together just when they're going through a breakup in their relationship. They are joined by two egotistical TV stars.
Style:
thrilling, satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
breakup, satire, relationship problems, female writer, couple relations, husband wife relationship, love affair, relationships, writers, male female relationship, creative process, intimate ...
Place:
palestine, middle east, israel
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Song Hye Gyo plays a PD Joo Joon Young who has bold and unstoppable personality. Hyun Bin also plays a promising drama PD Jung Ji Oh. This drama focuses on TV stations by portraying the love and struggle of these 2 PDs during filming their ...
Style:
romantic drama, disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
filmmaking, relationships, male female relationship, couple relations, co worker co worker relationship, lifestyle, love affair, romantic relationship, love interest, dog, director, creative process ...
Place:
korea, seoul
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Edvard Munch was one of the most important artists in the period between the 19th and 20th centuries. His motif Skrik (The Scream), repeated in several techniques, became part of the 20th-century world subconsciousness – an image of fear and ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, semi autobiographical, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
painter, artist, biopic, grief, mental illness, social problems, life is a bitch, problem, outcast, character study, loss, addiction ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, 20th century
Place:
oslo norway, berlin germany, copenhagen
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story:
Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Style:
sitcom, entertaining, humorous, light, situational comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, shakespeare, british history, writers, renaissance, family relations, poet, rivalry, pun, creative process, social satire, family life ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england
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253
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Axèle is a photographer, Camille is a writer. They have been awarded an arts residency at the Villa Medicis in Rome. Camille is accompanied by her husband, the famous writer Marc Landré. When a strange rivalry takes shape between them, Camille ...
Style:
art house, atmospheric, melancholic, intense, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
writers, photographer, artist, creative process, imagination, identity, self discovery, freedom, intimacy, obsession, liberation, jealousy ...
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Transfer student Biito “Beat” Mizorogi, talented in fashion design, bring classmates together to stage a fashion show for the school's annual festival.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, feel good, lighthearted ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
student, fashion, fashion designer, friendship, ambition, school, fashion show, fashion industry, schoolboy, teenage protagonist, designer, teenager ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
Superstar Manoranjan learns that he has only a few days to live and approaches his mentor, director Margadarisi to direct his next project — a folklore-ish comedy about a man who keeps cheating death and his role in saving a kingdom. Meanwhile, he ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
desire for fame, last wish, rising to stardom, love and romance, ambition, artists and showbiz, fall in love, showbiz, mentor, terminal illness, mortality, introspection ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
Is relevant?
484
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A major advertising festival is held each year to determine the best television commercial in the world. A rookie ad man at a big advertising company named Otan is selected as a judge on the festival jury. Meanwhile, a coworker also named Ota ...
Style:
light, feel good, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
advertising, ambition, publicity stunt, advertising agency, culture clash, judge, silly humor, humour, advertising executive, contest, rivalry, failing business ...
Place:
japan, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Popular TV screenwriter Mayumi Taniyama suffers from the dreaded writer's block. When producer Masaya Mukai asks for a screenplay written for him, Mayumi Taniyama offers to write one if he falls in love with her.
Style:
light, entertaining, romantic, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
producer, creative block, love and romance, couple relations, romantic relationship, love story, fall in love, love affair, male female relationship, relationships, crisis, screenwriter ...
Time:
2010s
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