- Business Overview
- Outline of the event
- Programme
- Implementation Report
- Special Site
- executive committee
- Contact us
Business Overview
The Kyoto International Student Film Festival is the largest international student film festival in Japan, planned and operated mainly by university students from the Kansai region, mainly in Kyoto. The aim is to collect independent films produced by students from all over the world and discover the talents and talents who will lead the future of cinema.
Historically, Kyoto is a “movie town” that still inherits the cultural heritage of the early days of Japan cinema, and it is also a “university town and student town” where students account for 10% of the population of Kyoto City. The festival aims to revitalize Kyoto by creating a place for international exchange and mutual understanding by discovering and introducing talents who can add new fields to cinema from among the many possibilities of films from around the world.
Outline of the event
26th Kyoto International Student Film Festival
- Schedule:
- Saturday, February 10, 2024 – Monday, February 12, 2024
- Meeting place:
- The Museum of Kyoto Film Theater
- Online Distribution:
- Saturday, February 17, 2024 – Friday, February 23, 2024
- Sponsorship:
- University Consortium Kyoto
- Co sponsored by:
- The Museum of Kyoto
- Planning & Management:
- The 26th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee
- Operational support:
- Kyoto International Student Film Festival Planning Review Committee
- Assistance:
- Japan Arts Foundation / Nissha Foundation
- Support:
- Kyoto Prefecture / Kyoto City / Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education / Kyoto City Board of Education / The Japan Foundation
NPO Japan Film Industry Promotion Organization / Cooperative Japan Film Directors Association / Asahi Shimbun Kyoto Bureau
UNIJAPAN / Kyoto Shimbun / NHK Kyoto Broadcasting Station / KBS Kyoto
α-STATION FM Kyoto / Federation of Japan Film Producers Association
J:COM Kyoto Miyabijon / Cineaste Organization Osaka - Support:
- King Records Co., Ltd. / Director’s Unibu Co., Ltd. / Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Film and Media
Fellows Co., Ltd. / Grand Marble Co., Ltd. / Genki Office Co., Ltd. / Tohoku Shinsha Co., Ltd.
Nonverbal Theater “GEAR” / Kyoto Prefectural Federation of Consumers’ Co-operative Associations / MIHO Cinema /
Films Natalie
Programme
Timetable
Ticket Information
| ALL DAY Pass | 1DAY PASS | |
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| general | JPY 3,000 | JPY 1,500 |
| student | JPY 2,000 | JPY 1,000 |
| High School Students | JPY 1,000 | JPY 500 |
| Junior high school students and younger | free | free |
* Members of the Association of Friends of the Museum of Kyoto can view the exhibition free of charge by presenting their membership card.
*If you are a student (high school student or older), please present your student ID.
* Admission is free upon presentation of a physical disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, mental disability health and welfare certificate, atomic bomb survivor’s certificate, or war injury and illness certificate (regardless of class or prefecture). In addition, admission is free for one caregiver per person with a disability. * On the day of the event, you can also view the permanent exhibition in the general exhibition room on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the venue.
Online Distribution
16 winning works will be distributed on Vimeo
Saturday, February 17, 2024 – Friday, February 23, 2024
1 week from the date of purchase
You will need to register as a member of Vimeo to view.
Competition Winners (16 works in total)
[Program A]
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| 『Hellscape』 Alixe Devaux, Camille Leroux, Félicia Poggi, Clémence Lacoume, Lara Brière, Valentine Wilke Supinfocom Rubika (France) 2022 / 6 min. / Anime |
『The Crooker Lovers』 Thanachanok Padungchaipoomthai Mahidol University International College (Thailand) 2023 / 16 min / Live Action |
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| “Lost in Count” Gong Bochen Beijing Film Academy (China) 2022 / 30 min / Live Action |
『Between Us』 YANG Ji-won Kookmin University (Korea) 2023 / 24 min / Live Action |
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| 『EX MACHINA』 Park Jongwoo Korea National University of Arts (Korea) 2023 / 36 min / Live Action |
[Program B]
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| 『DOCOOK』 Habe Kukai Musashino Art University (Japan) 2023 / 4 min / Anime |
『榴槤芭』/ Durian Trees Cheun Shi Chin Taiwan I-SHOU University (Taiwan) 2023 / 26 min / Live Action |
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| 『음양판관』/ Hell-World Judge LICHEN GUAN Dongguk University (Korea) 2023 / 38 min / Live Action |
『喝采』/ovation Takumi Hirao Kyoto Seika University (Japan) 2023 / 34 min / Live Action |
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| 『Volver al Sur』/ Returning South Sofía Ayala German Film and Television Academy (Germany) 2022 / 15 min / Live Action |
[Program C]
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| 『MICROWAVE LOVE』 KWON Chan Young Kookmin University(Korea) 2023 / 26 min / Live Action |
『Fresh』 Lee Euntaek The University of Suwon(Korea) 2023 / 14 min / Live Action |
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| 『The Steak』 Kiarash Dadgar Soore Art University of Tehran (Iran) 2023 / 8 min. / Live Action |
『동우』/ Life of Dongwoo Park Hobeom Soongsil University (Korea) 2022 / 18 min / Live Action |
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| Movie Dream YANG Yuan Shanghai business school(China) 2023 / 39 min / Live Action |
『SEWING LOVE』 Permission Tama Art University (Japan) 2023 / 8 min / Anime |
Special program
Kansai Project (Kansai Focus) (2/11)
Screening: “Screenplay” Flash Back
Director: Atsukazu Sasaki (University)
13 min.
Screening: “Grandpa Original”
Director: Kohei Yamada (Osaka University of Arts)
28 min.
Screening: A Cruel Thesis of us
Director: Tai Ulin (Ritsumeikan University, Graduate School) 30 min.
Final Jury Proposal
“Directed by Takayoshi Oe” (2/11 screening)
Guest: Director Takayoshi Oe
“Appropriate distance”
2011 / Japan /93min.
“Junta Yamaguchi’s Screening Project” (2/10)
Guest: Junta Yamaguchi, Director
“Droste’s Us”
2020 / Japan / 70 min.
“Yuki Yamato Director Screening Project” (2/12)
“Tina Tamaki Dreams”
2017 / Japan / 11 min.
Final Judges
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Takayoshi Oe
(Film director and screenwriter) Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1981. Filmmaker. He majored in theater at University, studied the Lecoq system, a French acting system, from Mr. Ohashi, and after graduating, he continued to work on stage productions as a director and actor. After that, he started making films and worked as a director and screenwriter. The new film “Whale Bone” (23), directed and written, is being released in theaters nationwide from October 13, 2023. His films he has directed and written include “The Art of Beauty” (09) and “The Right Distance” (11). In dramas, he directed “You Fly in the Air After School” (18 / TBS Service, Toei) and “Because I’ll Forget Everything” (22 / Disney+). His screenplays include “Koi no Tsuki” (18 / TX), “Gannibal” (22 / Disney+), and “Wonder Hatch ~Island of the Flying Dragon~” (23 / Disney+). He co-wrote the film Drive My Car, and together with director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, he won the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Los Mr./Ms. Zels Film Critics Association Awards. |
Junta Yamaguchi
(Film Director) Born in 1987 in Osaka. In 2005, he participated in the European project. He is active as an all-in-one director who directs, shoots, and edits video content such as movies, dramas, commercials, and documentaries. “We at the Foot of Droste” (20) won awards at numerous international film festivals and was distributed in many countries. His latest film, “River, Don’t Flow” (23), which was shot entirely in Kifune, Kyoto, won the Special Prize at the 15th TAMA Film Awards. His other directorial works include the music video for Creep Hype, the drama series “He’s Good and I’m Bad” and “Don’t Spend Time, Lovers.” |
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Yuki Yamato
(Film Director) Film director. In 2012, while studying philosophy at Sophia University, he directed “That Girl Dancing on the Beach” on his own. In 2016, the feature film “The Drowning Knife” starring Nana Komatsu and Masaki Sugata W attracted more than 600,000 viewers and became an unprecedented hit for a female director in her 20s. In 2018, she planned and produced her first omnibus film, “The Girl of the 21st Century,” which was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. In 2019, Hot Gimmick Girl Me Boy was released on Netflix in 190 countries around the world. In 2021, he composed and directed his first TV drama series for “Living, Dying, and Fathers.” He has worked on music videos for many artists such as RADWIMPS, Nogizaka46, and back number, as well as advertising videos for major companies, and has a reputation for fresh visual expression that transcends genres. |
Result of Submission
| Event Year | domestic | overseas | plan |
| FY2023 | 134 works | 300 works | 434 works |
| FY2022 | 160 works | 221 works | 381 works |
| FY2021 | 172 works | 143 works | 315 works |
| FY2020 | 100 works | 272 works | 372 works |
| FY2019 | 101 works | 176 works | 277 works |
| FY 2018 | 98 works | 490 works | 588 works |
| FY 2017 | 129 works | 356 works | 485 works |
| FY 2016 | 168 works | 371 works | 539 works |
| FY 2015 | 123 works | 94 works | 217 works |
Implementation Report
The 26th edition of the festival was held at the Museum of Kyoto for three days from February 10 (Sat) ~ 12 (Mon, holiday), 2024, and was streamed online from February 17 (Sat) ~ 23 (Fri, holiday). This year, a total of 434 films were submitted, including 134 from Japan and 300 from overseas, and 16 selected films were screened.
At the award ceremony on the final day, the “Grand Prix” and “Second Grand Prix” were announced, as well as the “Final Jury Award” selected by this year’s final judges, directors Takayoshi Oe, Junta Yamaguchi, and Yuki Yamato, respectively, and the “Executive Committee Award” selected by the executive committee. Directors Oe and Yamaguchi presented their awards and gave general comments, and Yamato and others sent video messages.
The award-winning works are as follows:
Announcement of the results of the competition section
Grand Prix
Grand-Prix
“Movie Dream” YANG Yuan
CHINA / 2023 / 39min / Live Action / Shanghai Business School
≪ Synopsis≫ During the winter break of my third year of university, an explosion of new coronavirus infections occurred. En-Eng, who wants to be a filmmaker, began to think about dreams and real-life issues during the long lockdown.
Second Prize
Semi Grand-Prix
『동우/Life of Dongwoo』PARK Hobeom(박호범/朴浩範)
KOREA / 2022 / 18min / Live Action / Soongsil University
≪ synopsis≫ Dong-woo is ashamed of his mother for being Chinese and hides it because his best friends Joon-gil and In-ho hate Chinese people. One day, the three of them decided to go to a part-time job as a day laborer at a factory run by In-ho’s uncle. While working with his friends, Dong-woo unexpectedly runs into his mother. Dong-woo decides to ignore his mother for the time being.
Final Jury Prize
Takamasa OE Award
『MICROWAVE LOVE』KWON Chan-young
KOREA / 2023 / 26min / Live Action / KOOKMIN University
≪ synopsis≫ One day, an aspiring science fiction writer who is suffering from lonely and gloomy days notices that the sound of a microwave oven is talking to her.
Junta YAMAGUCHI Award
『The Steak』Kiarash DADGAR
IRAN / 2023 / 8min / Live Action / Soore Art University of Tehran
≪ synopsis≫ One day, a mother was preparing a cake and food for her daughter’s birthday. Suddenly, the enemy forces launch a surprise attack, and the mother has nowhere to escape. In order to protect her daughter, the mother hides her daughter in the closet. The soldiers attacked the house and killed the mother. A medic discovers the girl and tries to make her happy by celebrating her birthday, but the birthday turns into a funeral…
Ū-ki YAMATO Award
『榴槤芭/Durian Trees』CHEUN Shi Chin
TAIWAN / 2023 / 26min / Live Action / Taiwan I-SHOU University
Step into ≫ world of an old farmer who fought a fierce battle with the Malaysian government to protect his cherished durian orchard, ≪ synopsis. This heartwarming story tells the story of his courage and resilience as he decides to defend what is right for him.
Executive committee Award
『Fresh』LEE Euntaek
KOREA / 2023 / 14min / Live Action / The University of Suwon
≪ Synopsis≫ A hungry homeless man living in an abandoned model house finds a refrigerator with strange powers. Realizing the power of the refrigerator, the homeless begin to turn rotten food into fresh food.
| Title of the work | supervision | Artwork Information |
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| 『Hellscape』 | Alixe DEVAUX, Camille LEROUX, Félicia POGGI, Clémence LACOUME, Lara BRIÈRE, Valentine WILKE |
Supinfocom Rubika FRANCE / 2022 / 6min / Anime |
| 『The Crooker Lovers』 | Thanachanok PADUNGCHAIPOOMTHAI |
Mahidol University International College/Thailand/2023/16min/Live Action |
| 『Lost in Count』 | GONG Bochen | Beijing Film Academy CHINA / 2022 / 30min / Live Action |
| 『Between Us』 | YANG Ji-won | Kookmin University KOREA / 2023 / 24min / Live Action |
| 『EX MACHINA』 | PARK Jongwoo | Korea National University of Arts/KOREA/2023/36min/Live Action |
| 『DOCOOK』 | Habe Kukai | Musashino Art University Japan / 2023 / 4min / Anime |
| 『Returning South』 | Sofía AYALA | German Film and Television Academy GERMANY / 2022 / 15min / Live Action |
| 『Hell-World Judge』 | GUAN Lichen | Dongguk University KOREA / 2023 / 38min / Live Action |
| “Cheers” | Takumi Hirao | Kyoto Seika University Japan / 2023 / 34min / Live Action |
| 『SEWING LOVE』 | XU Yuan | Tama Art University Japan / 2023 / 8min / Anime |
Pre-Event & Collaborative Planning
[Pre-event]
“Bloody Horror Screening: A Night of Horror at a Temple in Kyoto”
Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023
Venue: Mt. Choju Honshoji Temple
Contents: Filmmaker Takashi Shimizu and monster collector Hirokatsu Kihara were invited as guests to screen the 20th Film Festival’s award-winning film “Noise,” as well as guest director Takashi Shimizu’s “The Grudge” and Hirokatsu Kihara’s original story “Ghost Story.” After the screening, we held a talk show with two guests on the theme of the films to be screened. The results of the questionnaire were well received, and it was an opportunity to become interested in the Kyoto International Student Film Festival.
【Collaborative Planning】
Last year’s Grand Prix screening at Kyoto International Film Festival 2023
Date: Friday, October 13, 2023
Venue: Kyoto International Manga Museum
Details: At the Kyoto International Film Festival 2023 held at the Kyoto International Manga Museum, the Grand Prix winner of the 25th Kyoto International Student Film Festival, “Lunchbox”, was screened. After the screening, the executive committee members took the stage and talked about the screening film “Lunchbox”, their favorite movie, and the appeal of the film festival with the MC of Garage Sale Mr./Ms.. There was a lot of talk.
Tokyo Student Film Festival × Kyoto International Student Film Festival Collaboration Project
Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023
Venue: Monnaka Gatchan’s CAFE&SPACE
Participating Executive Committee Members: 1 person
Content: Last year’s Grand Prize winner of the Kyoto International Student Film Festival, “Lunchbox,” was screened at the Tokyo Student Film Festival Screening in Monnaka Gatchan’s Theater. After the screening, we held a talk session with the executive committee members of the Tokyo Student Film Festival on the theme of “student films.”
Last year’s winning films were screened at the film screening project SHINPA Vol.16
Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023
Place: Shibuya Loft9
Content: “SHINPA vol.16” screened last year’s Kyoto International Student Film Festival’s film “Identibye” directed by Sajjad Shahatami. After the screening, members of the executive committee took the stage to convey the appeal of the 26th Kyoto International Student Film Festival.
Kyoto University Hospital Video Distribution
Continuing from last year, we collaborated with Kyoto University Hospital to distribute past winning works from monitors in each inpatient bed.
Special Site
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| @kisfvf | official website |
executive committee
The Kyoto International Film Festival is looking for students who will enliven the festival.
You can learn the know-how of festival management through a series of activities such as solicitation of films, judging, public relations activities, and sponsorship requests.
Please feel free to contact us.
| Places of activity | Campus Plaza Kyoto (6th floor office, 5th floor joint laboratory, online) |
| Activity Frequency | Approximately 1 meeting per week (combined online) Plenary meeting about once a month (face-to-face) Planning Review Committee meets about 5 times a year Workshops held about 3 times a year |
| Participating Universities | Kyoto University, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto Women’s University, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saga Art University, Doshisha University, Doshisha Women’s University, Bukkyo University, Ritsumeikan University, Ryukoku University, Osaka University, Kobe University, Akita International University, etc. |
| sponsorship | University Consortium Kyoto |
Contact us
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