OSAKA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2018

Event Outline

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 and cinema.

Marking its 13th edition this year, OAFF, under programming director TERUOKA Sozo, will again select high-quality Asian films. The Competition section, which receives increased recognition every year, will again select films previously unreleased in Japan. The regular sections, Special Screenings and Indie Forum, and other special programs will also feature a wide variety of excellent Asian films.

OAFF attracts a large number of viewers from all over Japan and overseas, as well as from 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.

Hosted by: Osaka Executive Committee for the Promotion of Moving Image Culture
Dates: March 9 (Fri) - 18 (Sun), 2018

(Pre-events are held before the festival.)

Programs

Competition

This section will present the latest Asian films, which will have their Japan premieres at OAFF. From the films, 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.

Indie Forum

Indie Forum section features innovative and challenging films by rising directors every year. To support international promotion for Japanese films, Japan Society in New York City bestows the Japan Cuts Award for the best film in the section.

Special Programs

The Special Programs will feature a specific country/region or theme.

Osaka Asia Star ★ Award & Talk

This program selects one significant figure from the Japanese or Asian film industries, and bestows an award on him/her. Along with the award ceremony, an in-depth talk event with the awardee will be held to applaud his/her achievement.

Events

Symposium

Theme: "From Ca-bau-kan to Pai Kau and Beyond"

Date: March 15 (Thu) 14:30 – 16:30

Venue: National Museum of Art, Osaka

Hosted by Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University / Research in Film and Society in Southeast Asia (Refssea) / Osaka Executive Committee for the Promotion of Moving Image Culture (Osaka Asian Film Festival)

Co-hosted by National Museum of Art, Osaka

Discussion with Guest Filmmakers from Indonesia

In commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Japan-Indonesia Diplomatic Relations, a discussion on Indonesian films with guest filmmakers will be held after the screening of "Posesif" on March 15, in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Osaka. Screening tickets for "Posesif" or "Pai Kau" will be required to enter. About 60 minutes. A light meal will be served. With Japanese - Indonesian interpretation.

Date: March 15 (Thu) 13:00 – 14:00

Venue: PINEBROOKLYN 2F