• Business Overview
• Outline of the event
• Programme
• Implementation Report
• Pre-Event & Collaborative Planning
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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 purpose of this program is to gather independent films produced by students from all over the world, review them by the executive committee, create opportunities for students to screen them, and to discover human resources 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

25th Kyoto International Student Film Festival

Dates:

Friday, February 3, 2023 ~ Sunday, February 5, 2023 Film Theater, The Museum of Kyoto
Friday, February 10, 2023 ~ Sunday, February 19, 2023 Online

Co-organizers:

The Museum of Kyoto

Planning & Management:

The 25th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee

Operational support:

Kyoto International Student Film Festival Planning Review Committee

Assistance:

Arts and Culture Promotion Fund, Nissha Foundation

Sponsored by:

Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education, Kyoto City Board of Education, The Japan Foundation,
NPO Film Industry Promotion Organization, Cooperative Japan Film Directors Association, UNIJAPAN,
Asahi Shimbun Kyoto Bureau, Kyoto Shimbun, NHK Kyoto Broadcasting Station, KBS Kyoto, α-STATION FM Kyoto,
Japan Film Producers Federation

Sponsors:

King Records Co., Ltd., Cinema Today Inc., Director’s Univ Inc.,
NANLITE JAPAN, Fellows Co., Ltd., Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Film and Media,
Grand Marble Co., Ltd., Non-Verbal Theater “GEAR-“, Genki Office Co., Ltd.,
UPLINK Kyoto, Oikaze Co., Ltd., Yamako Co., Ltd., Kyoto Prefectural Federation of Consumer Co-operative Associations

Programme

【Timetable】

[Online Streaming Program]

The Life of

Package 1 ￥1,000	Selected Works	Package 2 ￥1,000	Selected Works	Selected Works Package 1 + Package 2 (16) + Special Events (6) ￥1,500
	Sakana IslandTriple IntestineOther		Half
	Restless Is the Night		Where No One Lives
	The things we hoped last summer		Fatjona
	Lunchbox		Jitterbug
	The Falling Angels		SHELTER
	THE OPPONENT
	The Woman with the Dog		The Seine’s Tears
	Return		Identibye
	Special EventsSpecial Projects
	a Yellow Kid		Goldfish
	Under the Sun		EDMOND
	The Episodic memory		Les Paul was too heavy.

[Competition Winners (16 works in total)]

[Program A]

『The Falling Angels』YU CHE WU TAIWAN / 2021 / 44min National Taiwan University of Arts	『Other Half』Lina Kalcheva UK / 2021 / 14min National Film and Television School (UK)
『The Seine’s Tears』 Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer , Alice Letailleur FRANCE / 2021 / 9min Pôle 3D	『Fatjona』Steve Bache GERMANY / 2022 / 28min Filmakademie Baden-Wüerttemberg,Germany

[Program B]

“Sakana Island Stomach Three Intestines” Moe Wakabayashi Japan/2022/17min Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School	『The things we hoped last summer』 Park Jongwoo KOREA / 2022 / 35min Korea National University of Arts
『SHELTER』Kim Eunkyung KOREA / 2022 / 25min Korea National University of Arts	『Jitterbug』Su Sion KOREA / 2022 / 24min Korea National University of Arts

[Program C]

『Identibye』Sajjad ShahHatami IRAN / 2021 / 15min Azad university	“Return” Xu Yiwen Japan / 2021 / 26min Kyoto City University of Arts
『THE OPPONENT』FEDERICO RUSSOTTO ITALY / 2021 / 17min CENTRO SPERIMENTALE DI CINEMATOGRAFIA	『The Woman with the Dog』Jo Yukyeong KOREA / 2021 / 29min Chung-ang University

[Program D]

“I’m here” Liu Bo Japan/2022/48min Musashino Art University	『Where No One Lives』Li Anne Liew USA / 2022 / 19min Chapman University
『Restless Is the Night』 Xiaoxue Meng, Yuehan Tan CHINA, U.S.A./2022/4min University of Southern California	『Lunchbox』OH Han-wool KOREA / 2021 / 19min Sungkyunkwan University

Special program

Project (1) “Behind the Scenes of Cinema with Kenzo Horikoshi” (2/3 screening)

Guest: Kenzo Horikoshi
Screening: “Yellow Kid” Director, Script: Tetsuya Mariko 2009 / Japan / 111min

Project (2) FF3 Three Student Film Festival Collaboration Project (2/3 screening)

“Episodic memory” (Tokyo Student Film Festival, Grand Prix Winner of the Live-Action Short Film Category)
Director, Script: Rikako Suzuki 2022 / Japan / 22min41Sec

“The Les Paul Was Too Heavy” (Kansai Student Film Festival Grand Prix Winner)
Director: Shingen Kaneko 2022 / Japan / 15min

Project (3) “Chie Hayakawa’s Screening Project” (2/4 screening)

Guest: Director Chie Hayakawa
Niagara
2014 / Japan / 27min

Project (4) “Inudo Isshin Director Screening Project”

Guest: Director Isshin Inudo
“The Life of a Goldfish”
1997 / Japan / 18min

Project (5) Screening of Past Selected Films (2/5)

“EDMOND” (Grand Prix Winner of the 19th Kyoto International Student Film Festival, Anime Division)
Director, Script: Nina Gantz
2015 / UK / 9min

“Under the Sun” (Selected for the 19th Kyoto International Student Film Festival)
Edited and written by: QIU Yang
2015 / Australia /19min

Planning (6) Screening of Lee Young-man (2/5 screening)

“Dad’s Backdrop”
Guest: Director Lee Young-man
2004 / Japan / 98min

Final Judges

Isshin Inudo (Film Director)	Chie Hayakawa (Film Director)
Li Fighter Man (Film Director)

Ticket Information

	ALL DAY Pass1DAY	Pass
Adults	: 3,000 yen,	1,500 yen
Students	: 2,000 yen,	1,000 yen
High school students	: 1,000 yen,	500 yen
Free for		junior high school students and younger

* Members of the Association of Friends of the Museum of Kyoto can view Programs A~D free of charge upon presentation of their membership card.
(However, for special events, a ticket fee of 1,000 yen is required for each.)
*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. * If you show your ticket, you can also see the permanent exhibition in the general exhibition room on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the venue.

Result of Submission

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year in	Japan	overseas
160 works,	221 works, and	381 works	2022
172 works,	143 works, and	315 works in	2021
2020:	100 works,	272 works,	372 works
101 works,	176 works, and	277 works	2019
2018:	98 works,	490 works,	588 works
129 works,	356 works, and	485 works	in 2017
168 works,	371 works,	539 works in	2016
123 works,	94 works, and	217 works	2015
163 works,	187 works, and	350 works	in 2014

Implementation Report

The 25th Kyoto International Student Film Festival is dedicated to discovering young talents who will lead the film industry in the future. The event was held for three days from Friday, February 3, 2023 to Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the Film Theater of the Museum of Kyoto. In addition, it was distributed on the video sharing site “Vimeo” for 10 days from February 10 (Friday) to February 19 (Sunday), 2022.
This year’s competition received 381 entries from all over the world, and 16 films were carefully selected by the student executive committee from among them.
At the award ceremony on Sunday, February 5, the final day of the awards, the winning directors and final judges, Mr. Isshin Inudo and Mr. Lee Warrior, were invited as guests, and Ms. Chie Hayakawa announced the Grand Prix, Second Prize, Final Jury Awards, and Executive Committee Awards in a video message.
At the award ceremony, we received comments from the final judges, 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.

Announcement of the results of the competition section

Grand Prix
Grand-Prix

『Lunchbox』OH Han-wool
KOREA / 2021 / 19min / Live Action / Sungkyunkwan University

≪ Synopsis≫ An older sister receives a call from her younger brother saying that she wants a lunch box. Her older sister, who is blind and has never cooked, tries to make a lunch box for her younger brother for the first time.

Second Prize
Semi Grand-Prix

『The Seine’s Tears』
Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot,
Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur
FRANCE / 2021 / 9min / Anime / Pôle 3D

≪ synopsis≫ On October 17, 1961, Algerian workers were sent to them. Demonstrating in the streets to oppose the mandatory curfew imposed by the police.

Final Jury Prize

The Final Judge, Isshin Inudo Award

『The things we hoped last summer』 Park Jongwoo
KOREA / 2022 / 35min / Live Action / Korea National University of Arts

≪ Synopsis≫ Children living in a village with a crematorium begin to collect marbles that come out of nowhere. They come to think that if they collect as many Mr./Ms.’s marbles as possible, their wishes will come true. However, their wishes lead them to an unexpected end. In addition, the parents of the children are also swallowed up by the darkness of the long, dark night.

The Final Judge, Chie Hayakawa Award

『The Falling Angels』 YU CHE WU
TAIWAN / 2021 / 44min / Live Action / National Taiwan University of Arts

≪ synopsis≫ On a quiet summer day, three different parts of the campus were filled with traumatized teenagers. The heaviness they carry is intertwined with each other. Crying and crying cannot change the fate of the downtrodden.

The Final Judge, Toshio Lee Award

『THE OPPONENT』 FEDERICO RUSSOTTO
ITALY / 2021 / 17min / Live Action / CENTRO SPERIMENTALE DI CINEMATOGRAFIA

≪ synopsis≫ Aureliano and Simone don’t get involved as if they live on different planets. The two hardly speak, fencing is the only thing they can talk about, and with that one thrust, they try to test each other’s talents and loyalty.

KISFVF executive committee Award

“Sakana Island Stomach Three Intestines” Moe Wakabayashi
Japan / 2022 / 17min / Anime / Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School

≪ Synopsis≫ The story of a family of three people, a pig, a fish, and a tadpole, who live in the depths of a fish’s belly. Suddenly, one day, their lives change completely, starting with a fruit that has washed ashore.

Title:	Director,	Work Information
“I’m here”	Liu Bo	Musashino Art University Japan / 2022 / 48min / Live Action
“Return” Xu	Yiwen	Kyoto City University of Arts Japan / 2021 / 26min / Live Action
『Other Half』	Lina Kalcheva	National Film and Television School (UK) UK / 2021 / 14min / Anime
『Fatjona』	Steve Bache	Filmakademie Baden-Wüerttemberg, Germany GERMANY / 2022 / 28min / Live Action
『Identibye』	Sajjad ShahHatami	Azad university IRAN / 2021 / 15min / Live Action
『Restless Is the Night』	Xiaoxue Meng Yuehan Tan	University of Southern California China USA / 2022 / 4min / Anime
『Jitterbug』	Su Sion	Korea National University of Arts KOREA / 2022 / 24min / Live Action
『SHELTER』	Kim Eunkyung	Korea National University of Arts KOREA / 2022 / 25min / Live Action
『Where No One Lives』	Li Anne Liew	Chapman University USA / 2022 / 19min / Live Action
『The Woman with the Dog』	Jo Yukyeong	Chung-ang University KOREA / 2021 / 29min / Live Action

Pre-Event & Collaborative Planning

[Pre-event]

Last year’s Grand Prix screening at Kyoto International Film Festival 2022 2022.10.14 (Fri)
Last year’s Grand Prix film “Intermezzo” was screened at Hulic Hall Kyoto. After the screening, the executive committee members took the stage to talk about the appeal of student films and film festivals, and to announce the final jury.

Pre-Event in Kyoto International Manga Museum 2022.12.11(Sun)
Featuring manga artist Usagimaru Furuya and film producer Yuya Tanaka as guests, the first part screened anime works selected for last year’s festival and the film “Lychee Hikari Club” based on Furuya’s original story. In the second part, we held a talk show on the theme of “Students, Movies, and Manga.”

SHINPA vol.14、Voｌ.15　2022.12.10（Sat）、2023.1.29（Sun)
This year, we participated in the film screening project “SHINPA”, where last year’s winning films and a video message from the director were screened at LOFT9 Shibuya for SHINPA vol.14 and at Kyoto Minami Kaikan for SHINPA vol.15. After the screening, members of the executive committee took the stage to convey the appeal of the 25th Kyoto International Student Film Festival.

UPLINK Kyoto×KISFVF 2023.1.22(Sun)
The winner of the Final Jury Prize (Yoshihiko Yatabe Award) of the 24th Kyoto International Student Film Festival, “Difficult Youth,” was screened. In addition, we promoted the festival at the gallery of UPLINK Kyoto.

【Collaborative Planning】

A total of seven films were screened, including Taro Kawasaki’s “Donut Hole” and Akiya Mishiro’s “Difficult Youth,” which were screened in the past at the festival.

＜U-NEXT＞
Based on the concept of having a wide range of people watch student films and making the existence of this film festival known to a wide range of people, we are distributing past winners.

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