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October 11 (Sat) IELTS Preparation Course (Free) Advanced!

Outline of the event

IELTS Briefing & Preparation Course for English Exam for Study Abroad!
The popular IELTS free course will be held on Saturday, October 11 as an advanced course.

Instructors who are familiar with the exam will explain and guide you on the tendency of the questions and how to study them using examples from each module. Take this opportunity to learn skills that are difficult to acquire through self-study and effective countermeasures!

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Date & Time Saturday, October 11, 2014 9:30~17:00 (with lunch break)
Venue Campus Plaza Kyoto, 4th Floor, Conference Room 3
Target Students enrolled in a university consortium Kyoto member university or junior college
Participation Fee free
Contents Trends in the four skills required for the IELTS test and how to prepare for them
level Advanced class.
Those who have taken a basic class or have an IELTS band score of 5.5 or higher.
* Approximate: Eiken Pre-1 or higher, or TOEFL iBT 80 or higher
Application Period Thursday, September 18, 2014 ~ Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 4:30 p.m.
Lecturer Native Instructor
Occupancy 50

*If you are interested in participating, please follow the steps below to apply by 16:30 on Wednesday, October 8th.

Application Process

Step 1 Application

Please apply for the countermeasure course from the application form. (Input items are name, e-mail address, student ID number , etc.)

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Step 2 Check the auto-reply email

After applying, you will receive an automatic reply from support-kokusai eiken.or.jp confirming the completion of your application.

Step 3 Print the email and exchange it with text

Please print out the email you received and bring it with you on the day of the course. You will need it to exchange texts.

About IELTS

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is recognised by almost all higher education institutions in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. In the United States, it is recognized by nearly 3,000 universities and programs as an alternative to the TOEFL.

Inquiries

◎ IELTS Secretariat of the Japan English Language Assessment Association (in charge: Taira, Minamino)
Business days: Weekdays 9:30~17:30
TEL: 06-6455-6286 E-mail: support-kokusai[at]eiken.or.jp
*Please specify the name of the university when making inquiries. ◎University Consortium Kyoto, Educational Development Division, International Liaison SectionTEL
: 075-353-9164 E-mail: kcai-office[at]consortium.or.jp



　

For university students and junior college students nationwide! 23 Cultural Facilities Offer Free Admission to “Student Days”

Kyoto City is currently home to 38 universities and junior colleges, and is home to approximately 150,000 students, or about 10% of the population.

In order to provide opportunities for students to come into contact with and collaborate with Kyoto, as part of the promotion measures in the “University City Kyoto and Student City Kyoto Promotion Plan” formulated by Kyoto City and the University Consortium Kyoto in April 26, the 12th Kyoto Student Festival will be held for four days, including the day of the 12th Kyoto Student Festival. We invite all university and junior college students from all over the world to Mr./Ms. free of charge to cultural facilities in Kyoto.

This year, the number of eligible facilities has been expanded to 23 (compared to 21 last year), and the leaflet introduces the highlights of the internship program at Kyoto City Hall, which is developed as a project of the University Consortium Kyoto. Mr./Ms. students from all over the country, please take this opportunity to visit our cultural facilities in Kyoto!

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Implementation Period

Friday, October 10, 2014 ~ Monday, October 13, 2014 (4 days)

*Otani University Museum only from October 11 (Sat) ~ 18 (Sat) (*Closed on 13 (Mon) / Holiday)
* Some facilities may be closed during the implementation period.

Eligibility

Students enrolled in universities and junior colleges nationwide

How to use

Please present your student ID card at the entrance of the participating facility

* No pre-registration required
* Depending on the facility, there may be special exhibitions and other contents that cannot be entered for free.
* Please check the leaflet for details.

Target Facilities

23 facilities *The underlined areas are facilities that have newly participated this year.

Name of Eligible Facility
Kyoto City Related Facilities Kyoto City School History Museum, Kyoto City Zoo, Kyoto Kaleidoscope Museum, Mu Yan, Nijo Castle
Kyoto Prefecture Related Facilities Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic Painting Garden, The Museum of Kyoto
Country-Related Facilities The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Kyoto National Museum
University-Related Facilities Otani University Museum, Kyoto Institute of Technology Museum of Arts and Crafts, Kyoto University Museum, Ritsumeikan University Museum for International Peace, Ryukoku University Ryukoku Museum, Kyoto Saga University of the Arts, Kyoto Sangyo University (Gallery, Kamiyama Observatory), Kyoto City University of Arts (Art Museum, Japan Research Center for Traditional Music, Gallery @KCUA (Aqua)),Doshisha Gallery, Harris Science Museum, Doshisha University, Hanazono University Museum of History

Closed days of each facility

Name of Eligible Facility Closed days during the period
Otani University Museum October 10 (Fri), 13 (Mon)
Kyoto University Museum October 13 (Mon)
Kyoto Saga University of the Arts Museum October 12 (Sun)
Kyoto Sangyo University Gallery October 12 (Sun), 13 (Mon)
Kamiyama Observatory, Kyoto Sangyo University October 12 (Sun)
Research Center for Japan Traditional Music, Kyoto City University of Arts October 11 (Sat), 12 (Sun), 13 (Mon)
Doshisha University Harris Science and Chemistry Museum Doshisha Gallery October 12 (Sun), 13 (Mon)
Hanazono University Museum of History October 12 (Sun)

Publicity materials

2014 “StudentDays” leafletPDF
2014 “Student Days” PosterPDF

Kyoto City Information Center Address http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/sogo/page/0000172112.html

Inquiries

Call Kyoto Anytime

TEL 　075－661－3755　FAX　075－661－5855
E-mail http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/sogo/page/0000012821.html
* Reception hours: Open all year round 8 a.m. ~ 9 p.m.

 

The 2013 “Future Kyoto Creative Research Project” Research Report has been published!

We are pleased to announce that we have published a research report for the 2013 Academic Year of the “Future Kyoto Creation Research Project,” which will be conducted in cooperation with university researchers and the department in charge of Kyoto City in order to create policies for the creation of the future Kyoto by utilizing the accumulated “knowledge” of “University City Kyoto.”thinktank

FY2013 Research Results Report on the Future of Kyoto Creation Research ProjectPDF data


FY2013 Research Results Report

*The title of the principal investigator and the name of the research cooperating department are as of the time of adoption.

Designated Assignment
The role of biodiversity conservation in Kyoto’s unique attractions, such as its traditions, culture, and tourism, and measures needed in the future

Research Themes Knowledge of the symbiosis of the natural environment in the lives of citizens and evaluation of the actual conditions of familiar biota
Principal Investigator Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
Research Summary The knowledge of coexistence with the natural environment and the actual state of the biota around us, which have been nurtured in the lives of citizens, are presented through household surveys in the Shirakawa River system, field surveys at the Shirakawa Children’s Festival, questionnaires to temples and shrines on wildlife trends, field surveys of forest vegetation damage (mainly caused by deer), and surveys of townhouse gardens. Based on this, we proposed the creation of a support framework between departments in charge of the government and in cooperation with citizens so that efforts to coexist with the natural environment that take root in the lives of citizens will lead to the creation of an attractive city that is unique to Kyoto.
Research Cooperation Environmental Management Division, Environmental Planning Department, Environmental Policy Bureau, Kyoto City
Research Reports Research Report

 

Designated Assignment
Conditions for the Success of Social Business and Necessary Measures ~From the Perspective of Supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises~

Research Themes Empirical Research on the Development and Dissemination of Social Business Using Student Participatory Business Competitions
Principal Investigator Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Kyoto Sangyo University, Mr. Etsuga Omuro
Research Summary With the cooperation of companies that manufacture and sell social products, a competition was held over a period of about 100 days in which students made proposals for their development and dissemination, and the changes in students’ own perceptions and behaviors before and after participation were investigated. Based on the results, we showed that being involved in social business may lead to the development of socially oriented consumers, and proposed the enhancement of socially oriented consumer education for younger people (high school students, etc.) and the creation of an environment that makes it easy to start a business.
Research Cooperation Kyoto City Industry and Tourism Bureau, Commerce and Industry Department, Commercial Promotion Division
Research Reports Research Report

 

Free Assignment

Research Themes Urban planning issues for narrow streets adjacent to main roads
~Toward the Maintenance and Conservation of “Historic Narrow Streets”~
Principal Investigator Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Researcher Sachiko Morishige
Research Summary Through a survey of the situation of narrow streets in the so-called “Tanogata district,” we grasped its characteristics and issues. We proposed measures such as urban planning regulations for high-rise buildings facing narrow streets, clarification of the handling of cul-de-sacs that are “non-roads” under the Building Standards Act, guidance for the installation of emergency evacuation exits, and creation of rules to adjust the relationship between narrow streets and high-rise buildings.
Research Cooperation Kyoto City City Planning Bureau, Urban Planning Department, Urban Development Promotion Division
Kyoto City City Planning Bureau, Building Guidance Department, Architectural Guidance Division
City Planning Division, Urban Planning Department, Kyoto City City Planning Bureau
Research Reports Research Report

Free Assignment

Research Themes Analysis of new segments and their characteristics in the kimono-related market
Principal Investigator Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Ritsumeikan University Mitsuri Yoshida
Research Summary Through interviews with kimono-related businesses on the appeal of kimono and questionnaire surveys of people who wear kimonos on a regular basis, we organized the problem structure of “kimono banare” and proposed support measures to improve consumer knowledge and the spread of opportunities to wear kimono on a daily basis.
Research Cooperation Kyoto City Industry and Tourism Bureau, Commerce and Industry Department, Traditional Industry Division
Research Reports Research Report



University Consortium Kyoto Think Tank Project
TEL 075-708-5803　FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Business hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)

The 17th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Competition Finalists Announcement of Results

Kyoto International Student Film Festival, Competition

Japan’s largest international student film festival is celebrating its 17th year this year. Films and video works are solicited and judged from students in Japan and around the world, and the winning films are screened at the festival held every autumn.
This year, 350 entries from all over the world have gathered. The winning works were decided based on a rigorous examination by the executive committee. We will be announcing 5 selected works in the feature film category and 6 films in the short film category!

There are winning Films that are showing on our festival !

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Number of entries in 2014
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JAPAN OVERSEAS Total Total
Short 79 137 216
Feature Length Feature 84 50 134
Total Total 163 187 350

Submission period

Monday, March 10, 2014 ~ Friday, May 16, 2014

List of Selected Films (11 Films) -Introduction of the winning films-

■Feature Film Section: 5 films in total -Feature Film Section-

“See you tomorrow” (49min)
Directed by : Toshihiro Soh
(Japan : Musashino Art University)


“Why did Komura shed tears with a straight face?” (63min)
Directed by : Keisuke Kondo , Yoshihiro Nagata , Ken Ninomiya
(Japan : Osaka University of Arts)


“Okinawa/Yamato” (98min)
Directed by : Kenta Higa
(Japan : Wako University)


“Albert” (27min)
Directed by : Daniel Wawrzyniak
(Poland : The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School)

“Salvation” (30min)
Directed by : Mark Gerstorfer
(Austria : Filmacademy Vienna)

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■Short Film Section-

“Yellow Balloon and Ban no Sensei” (4min)
Directed by : Yoko Yuki
(Japan : Tokyo University of the Arts)


“BERLIN TROIKA” (10min)
Directed by : Andrej Gontcharo
(Germany : German Film and Television Academy)


“LOTHAR” (13min)
Directed by : Luca Zuberbühler
(Germany : Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK Bachelor Of Arts in Film)


“Born with it” (14min)
Directed by : Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour
(USA : New York University)


“Celery” (15min)
Directed by : Pedro Collantes
(Spain : Nederlandse Filmacademie)


“Ketchup Kid” (19min)
Directed by : Patrick Vollrath
(Poland : Filmacademy Vienna)

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The 2014 Grand Prize winner will be decided from these 11 works!
The Grand Prize winner is the final film of the 17th Kyoto International Student Film FestivalIt’s
the dayAnnounced at the award ceremony at Kyoto Cinema on Friday, November 28th!
Please look forward to!

Information on the festival will be released on the official website at any time.


Contact us


The 17th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee
〒600-8216 Kyoto-shi, Shimogyo-ku, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji Shimoru Campus Plaza Kyoto 6F
TEL：075-353-9430 FAX：075-353-9101
MAIL: info.2014 at kisfvf.com
twitter：@kisfvf
Web： http://www.kisfvf.com

Research is underway! ~Future Kyoto Creative Research Project: From the Field of Surveys and Research~

Each of the survey and research themes adopted in the 2014 “Future Kyoto Creative Research Project” is working toward unknown results. We will introduce the state of the site!

Future Kyoto Creation Research Project Survey and Research Themes in FY2014Click here for details

Report Publishing

Conducting on-site surveys in municipal housing –
Freedom Project 1 “Spatial Composition and Transition in Municipal Housing and Surrounding Residential Areas in the Suburbs of Kyoto City”

In this survey and research theme, in collaboration with the Kyoto City Housing and Community Development Division, we are trying to clarify the relationship between municipal housing in the suburbs of the city’s 99 housing complexes and the surrounding area from (1) the exterior of the buildings bordering the housing complex, (2) the use of open space in the housing complex, and (3) the situation of the site boundary. The results of the survey are expected to be used in the development and reorganization of municipal housing in the future.

On September 17, the principal investigator, Mr./Ms. Masaki, a doctoral student at Kyoto Institute of Technology, conducted a third on-site survey at a municipal housing complex in Yamashina Ward. (The past two meetings were held in Yamashina Ward and Fushimi Ward in August.)

Measure the height and depth of the planting.

Measure the height and depth of the planting.

On the left is Mr./Ms. Masaki, the principal investigator, and on the right is Mr./Ms. Inagaki, a collaborator.

On the left is Mr./Ms. Masaki, the principal investigator, and on the right is Mr./Ms. Inagaki, a collaborator.













In order to clarify the relationship between municipal housing and the surrounding area, we will take photographs of the boundary between the local municipal housing site and the road and the site, and carefully record the dimensions and the width of the adjacent road.
We will also check the state of the open space on the site and the status of entrances and exits outside the site.

It is also important to know what the entrance, which is the boundary between municipal housing and the local area, looks like.

It is also important to know what the entrance, which is the boundary between municipal housing and the local area, looks like.

I will carefully drop it into the diagram.

I will carefully drop it into the diagram.














By analyzing the results of these surveys on multiple municipal housing projects and materials on the transition of municipal housing, and deciphering the characteristics of the local environment around municipal housing, it will be useful for considering the consolidation of municipal housing stock in the future. In fact, the results of such a survey were unlikely to occur before.

 

Experiments in creating the future start in the tea room –
Designated Topic (2) “Creating a Place for Exchange in the Inner City Area”

In this survey and research theme, we will conduct empirical research to foster and network the formation of merchants, businesses, and citizens who promote the rediscovery and creation of “local value” through “creating a place for exchange” that takes advantage of the attractiveness of local resources accumulated in the city center.

On the evening of August 27, a new place for exchange was set up for the revitalization of commerce in the city at the “Demonstration Experiment on the Development of Merchants and Citizens and the Formation of Networks by Creating a Place for Exchange” conducted by Professor Masanobu Nishimura of the Graduate School of Craft Sciences of Kyoto Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Kyoto City Commercial Promotion Division.

We will make a tea room out of cardboard.

We will make a tea room out of cardboard.

We share the content of the discussion.

We share the content of the discussion.




A lot of ideas popped up.

A lot of ideas popped up.

At the “Future Session,” which was accompanied by a surprising gimmick to create a tea room out of cardboard in a townhouse that was more than 100 years old, participants from a variety of attributes, including local merchants, shared ideas necessary for the future of the town with their eyes shining.

Based on these, various entities such as merchants, businesses, citizens, and artists will connect and create a “place” to create. In a few years, the city may look completely different from what it is now.




　

Future Kyoto Creation Research Project Survey and Research Themes in FY2014Click here for details


Contact us

University Consortium Kyoto Think Tank Project
TEL 075-708-5803　FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)

Incandescence! British Debate Seminar in Kyoto 2014 will be held!

British Debate Seminar in Kyoto 2014

We will invite top university and graduate student debaters from the University of Oxford and other universities from their home countries to hold seminars to learn the appeal of parliamentary debate. On the day of the event, model debates and workshops will be held, and debate learning methods will be introduced and exchanges with British students.

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Name Incandescence! British Debate Seminar in Kyoto 2014
Date & Time Tuesday, October 7, 2014 18:30~21:00 (Free Admission)
Venue Campus Plaza Kyoto (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)
Eligibility Junior and senior high school students, university students, junior and senior high school students, university faculty and staff, and other educators who are interested in debate
Organizer University Consortium Kyoto, Japan English Proficiency Foundation
Sponsors Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education, Kyoto City Board of Education, Japan English Exchange Federation (ESUJ),
British Council
Lecturer Makiko Okada (Executive Director, Japan English Language Exchange Federation)
Tomohiro Nakagawa (Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University)
UK Debate Team: 4 members
University of Oxford, King’s College, University of London, University of Warwick, etc.

Application: Since the capacity has been reached, pre-registration will be closed

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What you can do at a debate seminar

・ You can learn the ropes of parliamentary debate.
・You can watch the real British top-level debate.
・Students will be able to learn about the multifaceted perspectives, logical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and communication skills required of global human resources.
・Through workshops, you can learn how to speak out and prepare for speeches.
・Interaction with top British debaters, etc.


* Parliamentary Debate is a debate that, as the name suggests, is a debate that imitates the British parliamentary format, and is widely recognized in the United Kingdom and other countries around the world as a kind of public communication. In addition, since it is a question of how to attract an audience and convince them of their own position, it is attracting attention as a highly effective educational method for fostering the comprehensive skills (logical thinking, problem-solving, communication, presentation skills, etc.) necessary for global human resources, which are in demand right now.

Japan English Testing Association Debate Seminar Secretariat
Email: support-kokusai at eiken.or.jp Person in charge: Taira, Minamino

The 17th Kyoto International Student Film Festival MOOSIC LAB Collaboration Project will be held!

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“MOOSIC LAB” is an event organized by Mr. Takutoshi Naoi, who served as the final judge of the 16th Festival Festival, to screen collaborative films between young filmmakers and musicians under the theme of “music × film” in seven cities nationwide. In Kyoto, it will be held at the Rissei Cinema, a mini theater located in the former Rissei Elementary School.

This time, as a special collaboration project with the festival during the exhibition period at Rissei Cinema, we will select and screen past works by directors who participated in “MOOSIC LAB 2014” from among the past selected films, as well as works with impressive music.
We look forward to seeing you there!

* MOOSIC LAB = LABORATORY of music and movie
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Outline of the event

MOOSIC LAB Collaboration Project

schedule Wednesday, October 8, 2014 18:40~21:00

【MOOSIC LAB2014 Kyoto】
Saturday, September 27, 2014 ~ Friday, October 17, 2014 18:40~
place Rissei Cinema (Former Rissei Elementary School Special Theater)
fee Adults 1,500 yen / Students and seniors 1,000 yen
Members: 1,000 yen ★ Keihanshin common 3 times ticket 3,000 yen
(* Invitation tickets and other discounts cannot be used because it is a special performance.) Thank you for your understanding. ）
Website Rissei Cinema Official Website (MOOSIC LAB 2014 page)
MOOSIC LAB 2014 Official Website

Click here for the flyer for the MOOSIC_LAB collaboration project!

Scheduled Films

Before Summer Rain (24 minutes)
Director: Chen, Hong-Ren (National Taiwan University of Arts)


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Award: 2013 Grand Prix for Feature Film
Synopsis: A young girl has an older brother who has only a few years left to live. Between her parents, who are suffering and grieving, and her brother, who is ill, she is left alone watching things go on and unable to do anything at a young age.
The story moves back and forth between the real and spiritual worlds as the two revisit the secret place where they spent a summer night. All of this is like a sad but warm dream.
☆ Hong Shen-hao of Taiwan’s leading band “Transparent Magazine” is working on the theme song.

-Before Summer Rain Trailer-
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Pompon (40 min.) Director: Yutaro Nakamura / Japan (Tama Art University)


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Award: Special Jury Prize 2013
Synopsis: A fan that stays on, a part-time job that doesn’t motivate you, a script that doesn’t progress, and a growing number of cigarette butts.
Mitsuteru, an aspiring screenwriter and part-timer, spends his days doing nothing.
Yuko, her live-in partner who supports such brilliance, heads to work today.
One day, Mitsuteru borrowed money from a friend and called Deriheru. The gap widens in the days when they just fill the time between the two of them.

☆ Director Nakamura is working on MOOSIC LAB2014 participation work “Ankoman”.
Directed by Yutaro Nakamura ×screenplay by Susumu Kimura× this work became the starting point for the music and Akari Machi team.


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Overseas orientation (28 min.) Director: Satoshi Ota / Japan (Japan University)


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Award: 2012 Grand Prix for Feature Film
Synopsis: Suga works at a clip factory. He has a vague dream of working abroad, and every day he gets his work done while making fun of haiku that is popular among his colleagues.
When Kudo, a new employee who he loved as a younger brother, starts writing haiku, Suga becomes even more alone and desperately tries to devote himself to English.
One day, Suga jumps out of the company dormitory where he lived with Kudo.

☆ Director Ota is working on MOOSIC LAB2014 participation work “After Play”.

 


Information on the festival will be released on the official website at any time.


Contact us

The 17th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee
〒600-8216 Kyoto-shi, Shimogyo-ku, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji Shimoru Campus Plaza Kyoto 6F
TEL：075-353-9430 FAX：075-353-9101
MAIL: info.2014 at kisfvf.com
twitter：@kisfvf
Web： http://www.kisfvf.com


2014 Kyoto Studies Course “The Joy of Travel: Entertainment in Kyoto in the Edo Period” will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014!

(6th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~The Gaze of Tourism~”

Pleasure of the tripIt is often said that Kyoto became a tourist city after the middle of the Edo period. According to travel records, it seems that sightseeing in Kyoto at that time was centered on visiting shrines, temples, and famous sites, just as it is now. At the same time, Kyoto at that time saw a variety of shops, restaurants, and entertainment performances. The existence of these facilities and entertainment is thought to have been one of the pleasures of traveling for those who visited Kyoto. In this lecture, I would like to introduce these situations while showing specific materials.

Date Saturday, October 4, 2014 10:30~12:00
Venue Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th Floor, Lecture Room 1
Lecturer Hiroyoshi Yamachika (Professor, Osaka Kyoiku University)
Born in 1960. Born in Hyogo Prefecture. Studied at the Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University. After working as an assistant at the Faculty of Letters, Nara Women’s University, and as a lecturer and associate professor at Osaka Kyoiku University, she assumed her current position in 2005. He specializes in historical geography.

Application

Fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

* How to apply: Please apply at the venue on the day of the event.
* Free of charge for full-time students (excluding graduate students, majors, and correspondence course students) of the University Consortium Kyoto member universities and junior colleges, as well as all non-degree students enrolled in the Open University of Japan Kyoto Study Center. How to apply: Please apply at the venue on the day of the event. It is not possible to apply for hands-on courses. ２０１４

The 2014 Kyoto College “Kyoto Studies Course” will be held until Saturday, December 6.Click here for details

Inquiries

University Consortium Kyoto, Department of Kyoto Studies
TEL 075-353-9140　FAX 075-353-9121
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Business hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)

The 17th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Final Jury Finalists!

Kyoto International Student Film Festival Competition Program


The Kyoto International Student Film Festival is based on a competition program in which student films are solicited from all over the world and the films are judged by an executive committee member who is a student. This year, 350 works were submitted from 27 countries around the world, and 11 of the winning works were selected after the first and second screenings by the executive committee.


[2014 Competition Winners]

Final Judges

All winning works will be selected by the Student Executive Committee, but the Grand Prize and other awards will be judged by the final judge, Mr. Mr./Ms. and the Student Executive Committee, at the final judging meeting held in early October.

This year, it has been decided to invite the following Mr./Ms. as final judges. In addition to the final judging, the three of them will also be present at the talk show at the 17th Kyoto International Student Film Festival and Award Ceremony to be held on Friday, November 28.
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Kazuo Hara (Film Director)
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He made his directorial debut with the documentary film “Goodbye CP”. He won the Japan Directors Guild New Face Award for Yukiyuki, the Caligari Prize at the Berlin Film Festival, and the Grand Prix at the Paris International Documentary Film Festival. “Whole Body Novelist” won the first place in the Kinema Junpo Best Ten Japan Films. He is the author of “Stepping Over the Clock” (1995). Since 2006, he has been a professor at the Department of Film and Visual Arts, Osaka University of Arts.






Kei Nakai (Film Commentator)
Kei Nakai

As a movie commentator, he has made regular appearances on WOWOW’s “Movie Kobo”, J-WAVE’S “MY FIT MOVIES”, Nico Sei’s “WOWOW Plasuto”, and “Raw Cine”. He is also involved in the film screening events “Nakamekino” and “Movie Genius”.
He is also active at the Tokyo International Film Festival and other film talk events.







Don Brown (translator)
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Born in New Zealand. As an English subtitle translator, he has worked on numerous works such as “Sailor Suit and Machine Gun”, “Small House”, and “TOKYO TRIBE”. He has also worked as an English translator for the Japan Film Database (JFDB) and the Tokyo International Film Festival, as well as English translation and interpretation for Tokyo Filmex. Japan column “ONE TAKE ON JAPANESE CINEMA” is serialized in the Asahi Shimbun.



 



Information on the festival will be released on the official website at any time.


Contact us

The 17th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee
〒600-8216 Kyoto-shi, Shimogyo-ku, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji Shimoru Campus Plaza Kyoto 6F
TEL：075-353-9430 FAX：075-353-9101
MAIL: info.2014 at kisfvf.com
twitter：@kisfvf
Web： http://www.kisfvf.com

 

The 17th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Kyotango Film Commission Collaboration Project Held!

Kyotango Film Commission

The Kyotango Film Commission is a project launched in 2013 in Kyotango City with the aim of creating a tourism community through attracting locations for video production and supporting video production.
The Kyoto International Student Film Festival, in collaboration with Kyotango City, held a two-day screening for Kyotango residents and local high school students on August 20 (Wednesday) and 21 (Thursday).
With the theme of this year’s festival concept, “A Film Festival that Jumps Out,” the executive committee of this festival went to Kyotango City to deliver student films.

Outline of the project

Kyotango Film Commission Collaboration Project (Summer)

schedule Wednesday, August 20, 2014 and Thursday, August 21, 2014
place Kyotango City Mie Community Hall, Kyoto Prefectural Amino High School
sponsorship Kyotango Film Commission
participant 7 members of the executive committee, 20 general visitors, 30 second-year students of Amino High School

 

Contents and Implementation Report

Day 1

On the first day, in the Mie and Morimoto districts of Kyotango City, four student films that have been selected for the festival were screened.
After the screening, we had a barbecue with Mr./Ms. from the community, and we were able to have a deep exchange while talking about the films to be screened and our daily student life.
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Day 2

On the second day, we went to Kyoto Prefectural Amino High School. In front of about 30 second-year students from Amino High School’s Department of Planning and Management, we screened two past selected films and talked about what the executive committee members usually do, the roles of each department, and the difficulties in running a film festival.
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After the exchange meeting with the high school students, the staff of Kyotango City took us to sightseeing spots such as “Tateiwa”, where movies and dramas are actively filmed, and we were able to fully enjoy the nature and history of Kyotango!
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After 2 days

Through this activity, we were able to deliver films to people who do not have many opportunities to see them in theaters on a daily basis, and through the screenings, we were able to interact and exchange opinions with local Mr./Ms.. Although this event was an event to promote the main festival to be held in November and the “Kyotango Film Week 2014” in December, it was also an opportunity for us to rethink the way film screenings should be and to learn about regional revitalization through interaction with local Mr./Ms..
We are planning to hold several pre-events this year. Through these activities, we hope to create a film festival that will make the fun of student films more widely recognized by allowing visitors to enjoy the festival in November.
* The next day, the Kyoto Shimbun (Kyotango regional edition) covered the event.


Inquiries about planning

Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee
〒600-8216 Kyoto-shi, Shimogyo-ku, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji Shimoru Campus Plaza Kyoto 6F
TEL：075-353-9430 FAX：075-353-9101
MAIL: info.2014 at kisfvf.com
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Web： http://www.kisfvf.com