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.
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.
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!
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
