| 2001-09-13 | | | New Asian Currents SPECIAL |
A roundtable discussion and screenings of experimental films
Filmmakers Information Center / Searching for New Contexts
Dates: Saturday, October 6 12:00–17:30
Venue: Yamagata Citizens’ Hall, Small Hall
To support the exhibition and distribution of non-commercial films like experimental and short films in Japan, a new filmmakers’ cooperative called Filmmakers Information Center (FMIC) will be launched next spring. Collecting and compiling a database of films and filmmakers and assisting distribution will be the foci of the group’s activities. What activities do they have planned for the future?
<Part I / Roundtable: Filmmakers’ coops in Japan and Thailand>
12:00–13:30
FMIC head and filmmaker Sueoka Ichiro meets with Kick the Machine (Bangkok, an filmmakers’ support center) rep Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Thai Short Film and Video Festival director Chalida Uabumrungjit to discuss the future of non-commercial film.
<Part II / Screenings: Two approaches to Japanese experimental film history>
13:30–17:30
Presenting two different screening programs reflecting variant approaches to the history of Japanese experimental film, Part II discusses the potential and fun of film curation and application. Film selection and commentary courtesy of FMIC member Nishimura Tomohiro.
Screening Program
13:30–15:30
A: Repetition and Structure
- Atman
Director: Matsumoto Toshio
1975 / 16mm / 11 min
- Le Cinema
Director: Okuyama Junichi
1975 / 16mm / 5 min
- Metamorphose Vol. 3 (Mix Juice)
Director: Kurosaka Keita
1985 / 8mm / 15 min
- The Stone Steps with a Blue Handrail
Director: Nishimura Tomohiro
1990 / 8mm / 7 min
- The Rainbow of Odds
Director: Sueoka Ichiro
1998 / 16mm / 8 min
- Gestalt
Director: Ishida Takashi
1999 / 16mm / 7 min
15:30–17:30
B: Defamiliarization and Image
- Ai (LOVE)
Director: Iimura Takahiko
1963 / 16mm / 10 min
- Tokyo Honeymoon
Director: Aoi Katsumi
1985 / 8mm / 13 min
- The Mercury
Director: Nagaya Miho
1995 / 8mm / 20 min
- Rocking Chair
Director: Kano Shiho
2000 / 16mm / 13 min