The Osaka Asian Film Festival aims to facilitate human resources development and exchange, to invigorate the Osaka economy, and to increase the city’s appeal, through providing opportunities to watch excellent Asian films, supporting filmmaking in Osaka and attracting filmmakers from Asian countries and regions to Osaka.
Promoting Osaka worldwide as a gateway city for Asian films, and engaging with many people from the fields of culture, art, education, tourism and business, from Osaka and all of Asia, OAFF works as an open platform to contribute to the development of Osaka.。
Marking its 10th edition this year, OAFF, under programming director TERUOKA Sozo, will select high-quality Asian films, and the Competition section will feature newly-released films from Asia; Special Screenings and other special programs will be held. The Competition section, which receives increased recognition every year, will again select films previously unreleased in Japan. OAFF is an important cultural event, attracting a large number of viewers from all over Japan and overseas, as well as the local Kansai area. From Osaka to all of Japan, and all of Asia, OAFF introduces many films and strives to make Osaka a hub of moving image culture.
Through CO2, a grant program to encourage up-and-coming filmmakers, we will promote Osaka worldwide as a gateway city of film culture and the film industry, and develop human resources and build a network for film production, screening and distribution in Asia.
Programs
Competition
This section will present 12 films chosen from films completed on or after 1st October 2013 and unreleased in Japan. The international jurors will choose the winners of the Grand Prix and Most Promising Talent Award.
Special Screenings
The Special Screenings will select much-talked-about Asian films.
Special Programs
[ New Action! Southeast Asia]
This special program features new action films from Southeast Asian countries.
[ Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2015 ]
In cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan and the Taipei Cultural Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, OAFF 2015 will showcase excellent new Taiwanese films that mirror the current Taiwan, and also hold a program entitled “Edward Yang and Taiwan New Cinema”.
[ Special Focus on Hong Kong 2015 ]
In cooperation with the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, OAFF 2015 will focus on films by up-and-coming filmmakers from Hong Kong. In addition, we will show a documentary about star Bruce Lee in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of his birth .
[ Memorial 3.11 – Four Years from Great East Japan Earthquake ]
It has been four years since the unprecedented earthquake and recovery is proceeding slowly. We have chosen two films (both of them were suspended to release in Japan after the 3.11 earthquake) among many films which deal with the disaster, and we will also hold a talk event.
Indie Forum
Indie Forum section features innovative and challenging films by rising directors every year. This year, as in previous years, the CO2 (Cineastes Organization Osaka) grant-recipient films and a workshop film will have their world-premiere in this section. In addition, 6 films by six young directors will be screened. Please witness the emergence of these stimulating talents.
CO2 website 
http://co2ex.org/
Events
Welcome Party
OAFF will hold a Welcome Party for our guests, sponsors/supporters and the public.
Date: March 13 (Fri), 2015 / 19:00-20:30
Venue: Osaka City Central Public Hall
Symposium
TBC
Asian Star Festival
A Red Capet event "Asian Star Festival" will be hosted by Osaka Government Tourism Bureau(OGTB).
Date: March 6 (Fri), 2015
Venue: TBC
OAFF Poster Exhibition
We will exhibit posters of selected films from OAFF 2015 and past festivals at Umeda E-ma.
Dates: February 21 (Sat) - March 12 (Thu), 2015
Venue: Umeda E-ma, South entrance atrium on the 1sat floor
Cooperation: E-ma
Asian Book Fair
In collaboration with the mega bookstore MARUZEN & JUNKUDO Umeda, OAFF2015 will hold an Asian Book Fair.
Dates: February 16 (Mon) – March 31 (Tue), 2015
Venue: MARUZEN&JUNKUDO Umeda, 5F Art Book section
Cooperation: MARUZEN&JUNKUDO Umeda
OAFF Nakanoshima Cruise
This special cruise with OAFF participating guest filmmakers will sail out from Hotarumachi port by the ABC Hall, navigating through central Osaka. Please enjoy time with the filmmakers!
Date: March 14 (Sat), 2015 / 11:00-13:00
Osaka Film Location Promotion Program
Aiming to encourage filmmakers to shoot their films in Osaka, which will lead to an increase in visitors to the city, OAFF, with cooperation from the Osaka Convention and Tourism Bureau and Asian filmmakers, will actively promote the merits of Osaka as a film location site. This program will provide valuable opinions and information, allowing Osaka to increase its attractiveness as a film location.
Other exciting events for the 10th anniversary of Osaka Asian Film Festival will also be held.
Pre-events
Film Seminars
We will hold special seminars, including Asian film seminars by the OAFF programming director TERUOKA Sozo, and a seminar on film subtitling. We will also cooperate with several universities to broaden the supporter base for moving image culture.
<Asian film seminars>
Dates: August 17, 2014 – Feburuary 1, 2015
Venue: Osaka Museum of History, Training Room 1
<Film subtitling seminar>
Date: November 13, 2014
Venue: Osaka University, Minoh Campus
Osaka City