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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

24th Kyoto International Student Film Festival

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Dates:

Friday, February 11, 2022 ~ Sunday, February 13, 2022 Film Theater, The Museum of Kyoto
Friday, February 18, 2022 ~ Friday, February 25, 2022 Online

Co-organizers:

The Museum of Kyoto

Planning & Management:

24th Kyoto International Student Film Festival Executive Committee

Operational support:

Kyoto International Student Film Festival Planning Review Committee

Assistance:

Arts and Culture Promotion Fund, Nischa Printing Culture Foundation

Sponsored by:

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

Sponsors:

Grand Marble Inc., Cinema Today Inc., Star Channel Inc.,
Director’s Unibu Co., Ltd., NANLITE JAPAN, Fellows Co., Ltd.,
Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Film and Media, Genki Office Co., Ltd., DOKUSO Movie Theater,
Oikaze Co., Ltd., Yamako Co., Ltd., Kyoto Prefectural Federation of Consumer Co-operative Associations

Programme

【Timetable】

[Online Streaming Program]

Package 1 ¥1,000	Selected Works	Package 2 ¥1,000	Selected Works	Package 1 + Package 2 ￥1,500 Selected Works(16) + Special Events(4)
	『Final Deathtination』		『Migrants』
	“		Intermezzo”
	The Balloon Catcther,		Scherzo
	“		Sounds between the Crowns”
	La Source des Montagnes, The		Donut Hole
	『FRONTIER』		『One Elevaotr Apart』
	『Jesus “Loving” Christ』		『COLZA』
	“Ferocious Cat”		“Fierce”
	Special ProjectsSpecial		ProjectsSpecial Projects
	“1+1=11” “		Mariko Thirty Horsemen”
	“GOGO Mariko”		“The Great Adventure of the Great Virgin”

[Competition Winners (18 works in total)]

[Program A]

“Final Deathtination” Marika Tamura USA / 2021 / 2min / Anime Ringling College of Art & Design	“Difficult Youth” Tomoya Midai Japan / 2021 / 109min / Live Action Saitama Prefectural Arts High School

[Program B]

『Migrants』 Hugo Caby、Antoine Dupriez、Aubin Kubiak、Lucas Lermytte、Zoé Devise France / 2020 / 8min / Anime Pôle 3D	『Intermezzo』Kim Lêa Sakkal Germany / 2021 / 49min / Live Action Academy of Media Art Cologne
“Scherzo” Takayoshi Shiokawa Kanta Tomatsu Japan / 2020 / 94min / Live Action Japan University

[Program C]

“The Balloon Catcher” Isao Kaneko Japan / 2020 / 6min / Anime Tama Art University Graduate School	“Fish’s Eye” Yuiko Itano Ayako Masuda Japan / 2021 / 52min / Live Action Doshisha Women’s University
“The Story of ♡ Ai-chan” Candice Mana Ohno Japan / 2021 / 88min / Live Action Tokyo University of the Arts

[Program D]

“Undersea Sorrow” Keita Donomoto Japan / 2021 / 71min / Live Action Osaka University of Arts

[Program E]

『The Source of the Mountains』 Adrien COMMUNIER、Camille DI DIO、Benjamin FRANCOIS、Pierre GORICHON、Briag MALLAT、Marianne MOISY France / 2020 / 7min / Anime ESMA	“FRONTIER” Masakazu Hattori Japan / 2020 / 99min / Live Action Rikkyo University

[Program F]

『Sounds between the Crowns』Filip Diviak Czech Republic / 2020 / 15min / Anime Tomas Bata University in Zlín	“Donut Hole” Taro Kawasaki Japan / 2021 / 62min / Live Action Tohoku University of Art and Design

[Program G]

『Jesus “Loving” Christ』Lam Cheuk Him Hong Kong / 2021 / 30min / Live Action The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts	“The Cat” Huang Yu Lu Japan / 2021 / 50min / Live Action Musashino Art University

[Program H]

『One Elevator Apart』Chris Zahariev Bulgaria / 2021 / 27min / Live Action University NATFA “Krastyo Sarafov”	『COLZA』 Victor CHAGNIOT、Camille BROUTIN、Matthieu DAURES、 Victoria DE MILLO GREGORY、 Maxime JOUNIOT、Jade KHOO France / 2020 / 5min / Anime Gobelins
“Ferocious” Yasugo Watanabe Japan / 2020 / 70min / Live Action Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School

Special Events

Project (1) “Screening Project by Jinji Yazaki” (2/11 screening)

Guest: Hitoshi Yazaki, Director

“1 + 1 = 11 (Ichitas Ichi Haichi Ichi)”
Japan / 2001 / 66min

Project (2) “Screening of Past Award-Winning Directors” (2/12 screening)

“The Great Virgin’s Great Adventure” Ken Ninomiya, Director
Japan / 2012 / 58min
Winner of the Audience Award at the 15th Kyoto International Student Film Festival

“GOGO Mariko” directed by Tomoya Maeno
Japan / 2007 / 20min
Runner-up Prize Winner of the 11th Kyoto International Student Film Festival

“Mariko Thirty Horses” Tetsuya Mariko, Director
Japan / 2004 / 24min
Grand Prix Winner of the 7th Kyoto International Student Film Festival

Project (3) “Isao Yukisada’s Screening Project” (2/13 screening)

Guest: Isao Yukisada, Director
“Sweet person Saba?”
Japan / 2017 / 45min

Final Judges

Tetsuya Mariko (Film Director)	Hitoshi Yazaki (Film director and screenwriter)
Yoshihiko Yatabe (Former Director of Tokyo International Film Festival, Festival Producer)	Isao Yukisada (Film Director)

Ticket Information

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

* Members of the Association of Friends of The Museum of Kyoto can view Program A~H free of charge by presenting 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.
* Program D (“Song of the Undersea”) is “R18+ designated”.

Result of Submission

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year in	Japan	overseas
FY2021	172 works	143 works	315 works
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 24th 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 11, 2022 to Sunday, February 13, 2022 at the Film Theater of the Museum of Kyoto. In addition, it was distributed on the video sharing site “Vimeo” for 8 days from February 18 (Friday) to February 25 (Friday), 2022.
This year’s competition received 315 entries from all over the world, with the largest number of Japan entries in the past 10 years. Eighteen films carefully selected by the student executive committee were screened.
At the award ceremony on Sunday, February 13, the final day of the awards, the winning directors and final judges Tetsuya Mariko, Hitoshi Yazaki, and Isao Yukisada were invited as guests to announce the Grand Prix and Second Prize, the Final Jury Prize, and the Executive Committee Award.
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

『Intermezzo』Kim Lêa Sakkal
Germany / 2021 / 49min / Live Action / Academy of Media Art Cologne

≪ Synopsis≫ twins Rebecca and Carlo are cut off from their daily lives. The two are forced to live together, putting an end to a page in their young lives.

Second Prize
Second Prize

“Scherzo” Takayoshi Shiokawa Kanta Tomatsu
Japan / 2020 / 94min / Live Action / Japan University

≪ synopsis≫ Koji keeps forgetting to shave his beard, and after a day, he forgets everything.
For him, the only things that were certain were the letters written on the wall, the photographs, and the images left on the tape = records. One day, he meets Hinako, a woman who has the same problem as him.

『Migrants』
Hugo Caby、Antoine Dupriez、Aubin Kubiak、Lucas Lermytte、Zoé Devise
France / 2020 / 8min / Anime / Pôle 3D

≪ Synopsis≫ Two polar bears are forced to wander due to the effects of global warming. Along the way, they meet a group of brown bears, and they try to coexist.

Final Jury Prize

The Final Judge, Tetsuya Mariko Award

“The Cat” Huang Yu Lu
Japan / 2021 / 50min / Live Action / Musashino Art University

≪ Synopsis≫ The main character, Yukari, broke up with her boyfriend Ryota before her 30th birthday, and after being laid off again, she decided to go back to her parents’ house for the weekend to change her mood. However, life at her parents’ house is not as relaxing as she expected, and she still fights with her mother, Shizue, due to a difference in opinion. As an adult, Yukari doesn’t want to be selfish, so even if they quarrel, she immediately reconciles with Shizue, but the problem between the two of them will never be solved.

The Final Judge, Hitoshi Yazaki Award

“Ferocious” Yasugo Watanabe
Japan / 2020 / 70min / Live Action / Tokyo University of the Arts

≪ Synopsis≫ Kotaro, a former professional wrestler who is sentenced to life expectancy, but lives an ex-convict who lives the same days.
However, he begins to spend time with his colleague Kondo and his neighbor, Ryohei, a high school student. Due to both the sins he carried and the impending death, Kotaro began to distance himself from the two of them.

The Final Judge, Yoshihiko Yatabe Award

“Difficult Youth” Tomoya Midai
Japan / 2021 / 109min / Live Action / Saitama Prefectural Arts High School

≪ Synopsis≫ June, HR. The homeroom teacher informs her that Rina Matsui, a girl who was popular in the class, has been involved in an incident and is unable to come to school. Whose fault is it, who is to blame. A coming-of-age group drama about boys and girls who are swayed by youth.

The Final Judge, Isao Yukisada Award

“Fish’s Eye” Yuiko Itano Ayako Masuda
Japan / 2021 / 52min / Live Action / Doshisha Women’s University

≪ synopsis≫ “You can’t see the water in the eyes of a fish, you can’t see the sky in the eyes of a person” because it is there, so you can’t see what is in front of you. Reina wears a shell of an honor student and can’t show her true feelings. A free-spirited sea where you can meet your teacher. Rakuto keeps pointing the shutter at his childhood friend who doesn’t turn around. Secretly wishing for the happiness of those you love. Akari hits the gaze of scorching love. A coming-of-age group drama about girls who have weaknesses and struggle to live in a small aquarium. We are still not able to love our weaknesses well.

KISFVF Executive Committee Award

“FRONTIER” Masakazu Hattori
Japan / 2020 / 99min / Live Action / Rikkyo University

≪ Synopsis≫ OSI, a space venture company, detects a mysterious small rocket. When I went to the launch site, there was an old-fashioned house where a man lived. He was a household android invented by a technology that does not yet exist in this world.

『Sounds between the Crowns』Filip Diviak
Czech Republic / 2020 / 15min / Anime / Tomas Bata University in Zlín

≪ Synopsis≫ The main character, a musician and homeless man, is frightened by the queen of the country when he sees her scarred face, and his precious instrument is destroyed by the guards. But he did not lose his willingness to repair the instrument.

Title:	Director,	Work Information
“The Story of ♡ Ai-chan”	Candice Mana Ohno	Tokyo University of the Arts Japan / 2021 / 88min
“Undersea Sorrow” Keita	Donomoto	Osaka University of Arts Japan / 2021 / 71min
“Donut Hole” Taro	Kawasaki	Tohoku University of Art and Design Japan / 2021 / 62min
“The Balloon Catcher” Isao	Kaneko	Tama Art University Graduate School Japan / 2020 / 6min
“Final Deathtination” Marika	Tamura	Ringling College of Art & Design U.S.A. / 2021 / 2min
『Jesus “Loving” Christ』	Lam Cheuk Him	The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Hong Kong / 2021 / 30min
『One Elevator Apart』	Chris Zahariev	National Academy For Theatre and Film Arts “Krastyo Sarafov” Bulgaria / 2021 / 27min
『COLZA』	Victor CHAGNIOT、 Camille BROUTIN、 Matthieu DAURES、 Victoria DE MILLO GREGORY、 Maxime JOUNIOT、 Jade KHOO	Gobelins Manufactory France / 2020 / 5min
『La Source des Montagnes』	Adrien COMMUNIER、 Camille DI DIO、 Benjamin FRANCOIS、 Pierre GORICHON、 Briag MALLAT、Marianne MOISY	ESMA France / 2020 / 7min

Pre-Event & Collaborative Planning

[Pre-event]

Barrier-free screening: Sunday, November 28
A barrier-free screening was held as a pre-event for the Kyoto International Student Film Festival. In the first barrier-free screening of the festival, we produced audio guides and barrier-free subtitles for the films that had been submitted in the past, so that more people could enjoy them.

【Collaborative Planning】

< Kyoto University Hospital Video Distribution> Continuing from last year, the Kyoto International Student Film Festival has been distributing past selected films selected by the executive committee so that inpatients can watch them from each hospital bed monitor at Kyoto University Hospital.	< Photo Contest > photo contest was held on the official Instagram and Twitter accounts. We set the theme “#映画のようなワンショット” related to the film and solicited submissions. Through the use of social media, we took on the challenge of creating a place where the younger generation would be interested in student-directed films and films.
< to express our gratitude to the staff who cooperated > the 30th Wellness Art Exhibition, and to hope that patients would enjoy it, we exhibited our work at the “Creation Square Art Exhibition” sponsored by the Kyoto University Wellness Research Association. Due to the influence of the new coronavirus infection, it was difficult to interact with each other, so I took on the challenge of producing it as an executive committee member in the hope that people would know about this film festival through the works.