Event Report

The 21st Kyoto International Student Film Festival is dedicated to discovering young talents who will lead the film industry in the future. The exhibition was held at the Film Theater of the Museum of Kyoto from Tuesday, November 27, and was successfully closed on Sunday, December 2.
This year’s competition (live-action and anime divisions) received a record number of 588 entries from 33 countries and regions, and 16 films carefully selected by the student executive committee were screened.
At the award ceremony on Sunday, December 2, the final day of the awards, the winning directors and final judges Ken Ninomiya, Jun Hirose, and Jun Wada were invited as guests to announce the grand prix in the live-action and anime categories, as well as the final jury prize and audience award.
At the award ceremony, after the screening of the two Grand Prix films, the final judges gave their comments, and we were able to create a place for international exchange and mutual understanding through film.
The award-winning works are as follows: I wish the young coach all the best in his future endeavors.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who came to the festival and who supported and cooperated with us.

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Programme

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Result of Submission

Thank you very much for your application, Mr./Ms.!

Announcement of the results of the competition section

Grand Prix

Grand-Prix for Live-action Film

『Mascarpone』Jonas Riemer
GERMANY / 2018 / 14min/Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

≪ Synopsis≫ Francis, a dreamy projectionist, gets into a car accident that leads him to become involved with the mascarpone, a notorious gangster. Suddenly found himself in a gangster movie, he is threatened to take his dog Farfare hostage and become a lookout for bank robberies. But the robbery fails, and Frances rescues her dog and takes the opportunity to win the heart of star actress Vivian.

Anime Division Grand Prix for Animated Film

『Flower Found! / Bloem?』 Jorn Leeuwerink
NETHERLANDS / 2017 / 6min / HKU University of the Arts Utrecht

≪ Synopsis≫ Mouse is very sad. The red flowers in the forest were blooming, but they suddenly disappeared. So Mr./Ms. took the mouse to look for flowers. After a while, the animals of the forest joined them. Finally, the group finds the “flower”, but things quickly get out of the mouse’s control.

Final Jury Prize

The Final Judge, Ken Ninomiya Award

“Overrun” Anime Category
Pierre Ropars, Antonin Derory, Diane Thirault, Jérémie Cottard, Matthieu Druaud, Adrien Zumbihl
FRANCE / 2017 / 8min / Supinfocom Rubika

≪ Synopsis≫ Overrun tells the story of an ant who wanders into a pitch-black, cold world. The camera follows this lone ant as he travels through a seemingly dangerous and disturbing but fascinating world, trying to escape.

The Final Judge, Jun Hirose Award

『The Place of Oblivion/ El rincón del mundo a donde va lo que se olvida』
Live-Action Fernanda Tovar
MEXICO / 2018 / 18min/Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica

≪ Synopsis≫ Aura, Juan, and Evaristo live in Mr./Ms. old village of Antonio del Querer. It has long since been forgotten, and no one has returned. Aura, a young girl, intends to leave this village and find the life she wants somewhere else. But before he can do that, he tries to convince his father and grandfather to leave the village with them so that they don’t slip into oblivion.

The Final Judge, Atsushi Wada Award

Like a Good Kid (Live-Action Category) Arian Vazirdaftari
IRAN / 2018 / 20min/Tehran University of Dramatic Arts

≪ Synopsis≫ 24-year-old Sarah is supposed to take care of six-year-old Matin while his mother goes to work. In the morning, Matin tells Sarah about a fight between him and his mother that has been going on since the night before, which leads to a series of life-changing events that day for the rest of the day.

Audience Award

* The Audience Award will be awarded by aggregating a questionnaire of customers who have seen the works during the festival period, and selecting one work in each category.

Audience Award

Little Red Riding Hood / Rotkäppchen (Live-Action Role) Lynn Oona Baur
GERMANY / 2017 / 8min / Hamburg Media School

≪ synopsis≫ 2032. Ten-year-old Louisa and her mother, Anna, lived in a totalitarian Germany. When a school play with Luisa turned into a crude propaganda campaign, Anna realized the need to protect her daughter. But it was probably too late.

Audience Award

『Flower Found! / Bloem?』 Jorn Leeuwerink (Netherlands)
* Director Jorn Leeuwerink also won the Blanc Prix in the anime category.

Other Selected Works

We look forward to seeing you at the 22nd Kyoto International Student Film Festival next year!

Contact us

The 21st Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee
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