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• Implementation Report
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Business Overview

　The Kyoto International Student Film Festival is the largest international student film festival in Japan, planned and run by university students in the Kansai region, with Kyoto as its center. It aims to discover the talents and human resources who will lead the future of film by collecting student-produced independent films from all over the world.
　Historically, Kyoto is a “city of film” that continues to inherit the cultural heritage of the early days of Japanese film, and is also a “city of universities and students,” with students making up 10% of Kyoto City’s population. This film festival aims to create a place for international exchange and mutual understanding and contribute to the revitalization of Kyoto and the region by discovering and introducing talents that can add new areas to film from among the many potential works from around the world.

Event Outline

The 27th Kyoto International Student Film Festival

schedule:

February 6, 2025 (Thursday) – February 9, 2025 (Sunday)

venue:

Kyoto Museum of Culture Film Theater

Organizer:

The Consortium of Universities, Kyoto

Co-organized by:

The Museum of Kyoto

Planning and management:

The 27th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee

Operational support:

Kyoto International Student Film Festival Planning Committee

Supported by:

Japan Arts Council / NISSHA Foundation

Sponsored by:

Kyoto Prefecture / Kyoto City / Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education / Kyoto City Board of Education / The Japan Foundation
NPO Visual Industry Promotion Organization / Directors Guild of Japan / Asahi Shimbun Kyoto Bureau UniJapan
Public Interest Foundation / Kyoto Shimbun / NHK Kyoto Broadcasting Station / KBS Kyoto
FM Kyoto / Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan
J:COM Kyoto Miyabijon / Cineaste Organization Osaka

Sponsor:

Directors Univ. Inc. / Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Film and
New Media / Fellows Inc. Genki na Jimusho Inc. / Kanpaku Inc. / Natalie Movies / Entertainment Information Media U-WATCH
Kyoto Prefectural Consumers’ Co-operative Union / HTP FILM /Leaf KYOTO / Cinemavista

Event Program

Timetable

Ticket Information

	1DAY PASS	2DAYS Pass	ALL DAYS Pass	Program Paths
generally	1,500 yen	2,000 yen	3,000 yen	1,000 yen
Students	1,000 yen	1,500 yen	2,000 yen	500 yen
High school student	500 yen	―	1,000 yen	500 yen
Middle school students and below	free	free	free	free

*Kyoto Museum of Culture Friendship Association members can view the exhibits for free by showing their membership card.
*Students (high school students and above) must show their student ID.
* Admission is free for those who present a physical disability certificate, a medical education certificate, a mental health and welfare certificate, an atomic bomb victim certificate, or a war injury certificate (regardless of rank or prefecture). In addition, admission is free for one caregiver per disabled person.*By presenting your ticket on the day of the event, you can also view the permanent exhibition in the general exhibition room.

Competition Winners (16 works in total)

[Program A]

“BOWL MEETS GIRL” / BOWL MEETS GIRL Shunta Seki 24 minutes / 2024 / Japan	『Trance in front of my eyes』 / How to Find Your Comrade in a Trance? Preface by Wu Zhen 36 points / 2023 / China
“Dissonance” Gervaise Gauthier 15 min / 2024 / France	“REDMAN” Kim Seong-jae 14 min / 2024 / Japan

[Program B]

Birthday Blowout Chung Jaehoon 18min / 2023 / South Korea	“Heirloom” Rui Song 13 min / 2024 / USA
“Vortex” JANG Jae-Woo 19 min. / 2024 / South Korea	『The Hills of Birds』 / The hills of birds Lee Euntaek 27 minutes / 2024 / Korea

[Program C]

“Searching for Sol” Jaime Morados 18 min. / 2024 / Philippines	『On the 8th day』 Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, Théo Duhautois 8 days / 2023 / Stream
『Who Stole My Backpack』/ The Burden Sun Bo-Yong Yong25 minutes / 2024 / Korea	『Stabat Mater』 Hadrien Maton, Quentin Wittevrongel, Arnaud Mege, Coline Thelliez, William Defrance 13min / 2023 / France
The Hen Lays Its First EggKurihara Yuri 16min / 2024 / Japan

[Program D]

『Eum-eo-oh-ah / MM, UH, OH, AH』 Choi Nahye 16 minutes / 2024 / Korea	“Chaehwa” HONG Seung gi 21 min / 2024 / South Korea
“BOY MEETS HOME” Tetsuta Nagai 71 min / 2024 / Japan

Special program

Silent Cinema – Narration by the narrator, the sound, and the passion of silent films (screened on 2/6)

The KillerMakino
Mitsunojo, Sudo Keisuke, Ise Mototaka / 27 min / 2022
(※No live narration or piano included)

“I Flunked, But…”
Yasujiro Ozu / 86 min. / 1930
(with live narration and piano)

guest

Motion Picture Narrator / Kumiko Omori	Piano / Ryo Torikai

Scream on Screen! ~The World of Student Horror~ (2/8 screening)

“BLACKBOX” JUNG Kyungryoul 12min / 2024 / South Korea	“Perspective” Kazuyasu Yoshioka, Hibiki Kimura 18 minutes / 2024 / Japan
“Flicker” OH Daeun 14min / 2024 / South Korea

Active Directors: Works from their Student Days (Screening on 2/7)

“EDMOND” Nina GANTZ 9 min / 2015 / UK	“La Culpa, probablemente” / The guilt, probably Micheal LABARCA 14 minutes / 2016 / Venezuela
“Ri Guang Zhi Xia” / Under the Sun QIU Yang 19 min / 2015 / Australia-China	『LOST UTOPIA』 Mizue Mirai 5 minutes / 2007 / Japan
“GO GO Mariko” / GO GO MarikoTomoya Maeno20 min / 2008 / Japan

Final Jury Project

“PFF Director Project by Keiko Araki” (Screening on 2/7)

Guest: Keiko Araki, Director of Pia Film Festival (PFF)

“I AM NOT INVISIBLE” Yuki Kawashima 24 min / Japan (PFF Award 2024 Grand Prix)	“Autumn Wind Blows” Yuji Inagawa 62 min. / Japan (PFF Award 2024 Runner-up)

“Director Yuzuru Tachikawa Film Screening Project” (Screening on 2/8)

Guest: Director Yuzuru Tachikawa

Film: “BLUE GIANT”

120 min / 2023 / Japan

“Rikiya Imaizumi Director Film Project” (Screening on 2/9)

Guest: Director Rikiya Imaizumi

Film: “The Worst”

34 min / 2009 / Japan

Final Jury

Keiko Araki (Director of Pia Film Festival (PFF)) After gaining experience in a wide range of fields, including book editing, film and video production, advertising, and event planning, he participated in the UK90 British Film Festival, held as part of the Pia Film Festival (PFF) in 1990, where he was in charge of the Monty Python special. At the same time, he served as programming director for the Young Cinema section of the Southeast Asian Film Festival, organized by the Japan Foundation ASEAN Cultural Center, and promoted exchanges between young filmmakers from around the world. In 1992, he became PFF’s first general director. Since then, he has focused on introducing Japanese films to the world, including PFF-related works. As a judge, he has participated in various international film festivals, including the Hawaii International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Tokyo FILMeX, and Tokyo International Film Festival, contributing to international exchange through film.	Rikiya Imaizumi (Film Director) Born in 1981 in Fukushima Prefecture. Film director. Known for his delicate and unique style of work on the themes of everyday human relationships and love. He began making independent films while studying at Nagoya City University’s School of Art and Engineering. After graduating, he attended Yoshimoto Comprehensive Performing Arts Academy NSC in Osaka, and then moved to Tokyo to resume filmmaking at the film school New Cinema Workshop. He made his commercial film directorial debut with “Tama no Eiga” (2010). His films “Sad Tea” (2014) and “Goodbye to Boring Days” (2017) were shown in the Japanese Film Splash category at the Tokyo International Film Festival, attracting attention. He has directed many romance films such as “Shiranai, Futari” (2016) and “Bread, Bus and Second First Love” (2018), and his film “Ai ga Nanda” (2019), based on a novel by Mitsuyo Kakuta, also attracted attention. His other directorial works include “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” (2019), “his” (2020), “On the Streets” (2021), “At the Window” (2022), “Chihiro-san” (2023) and “Teasing Master Takagi-san” (2024).
Yuzuru Tachikawa (Film Director) Born in 1981. From Saitama Prefecture. Animation director and scriptwriter. After graduating from Nihon University College of Art, he joined Madhouse Inc. During his time there, he gained experience in directing and supervision, and became independent as a freelancer. He has been involved in the film versions of “BLEACH” (2010) and “Attack on Titan” (2013) as directors. In 2013, “Death Parade”, which he wrote, scripted and directed, caught the eye of the producer of “Detective Conan”, and he was appointed as the director of “Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer” (2018). In 2023, he directed “Detective Conan: The Black Iron Fish Shadow” and served as the director and sound director of “BLUE GIANT”. Other works he has been involved in include the “Mob Psycho 100 Series” (2016-), “The Saga of Tanya the Evil” (2017), and “Deca-Dence” (2020). Born in 1981. From Saitama Prefecture. Animation director and scriptwriter. After graduating from Nihon University College of Art, he joined Madhouse Inc. During his time there, he gained experience in directing and supervision, and then became independent as a freelancer. He has directed the theatrical versions of “BLEACH” (2010) and “Attack on Titan” (2013). In 2013, “Death Parade”, for which he wrote, scripted and directed, caught the eye of a producer for “Detective Conan”, and he was appointed as the director of “Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer” (2018). In 2023, he directed “Detective Conan: The Black Iron Fish Shadow”, and in addition to being the director, he also served as the sound director for “BLUE GIANT”. Other works he has been involved in include the “Mob Psycho 100 Series” (2016-), “The Saga of Tanya the Evil” (2017), and “Deca-Dence” (2020).

Submission results

Year of event	domestic	abroad	count
2024	134 works	377 works	511 works
2023	134 works	300 works	434 works
2022	160 works	221 works	381 works
2021	172 works	143 works	315 works
2020	100 works	272 works	372 works
2019	101 works	176 works	277 works
2018	98 works	490 works	588 works
2017	129 works	356 works	485 works
2016	168 works	371 works	539 works
2015	123 works	94 works	217 works

Implementation Report

Scheduled for publication in March 2025

Special website

@kisfvf	official website

Executive Committee

The Kyoto International Film Festival is looking for students who can help make the festival a success. You
can learn the know-how of running a film festival from a series of activities such as soliciting works, judging, public relations activities, and requesting sponsorship.
Please feel free to contact us.

Location	Campus Plaza Kyoto (6th floor office, 5th floor common research lab, online)
Frequency of activity	Meetings about once a week (also online) General meetings about once a month (face-to-face) Planning and review committee meetings about five times a year Training sessions about three times a year
Attend University	Kyoto University, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto Women’s University, Kyoto Institute of Graduate Studies for Informatics, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Saga University of Arts, Doshisha University, Doshisha Women’s University, Bukkyo University, Ritsumeikan University, Ryutani University, Osaka University, Kobe University, Akita International University, etc.
Organizer	The Consortium of Universities, Kyoto

inquiry

Kyoto International Student Film Festival
Address: Campus Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
TEL: 075-353-9189 (Tuesday to Saturday 9:00 to 17:00) FAX: 075-353-9101
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