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Festival Venues



Yamagata Central Public Hall 6F 600 seats Opening Ceremony, Yamagata and Film, International Competition, Juror’s Film, Special Invitation Films, Awards Ceremony, Awards Film Screening
Yamagata Citizens’Hall (Large Hall) 1,202 seats International Competition, Juror’s Film, Special Invitation Films, Yamagata and Film, YIDFF Network Special Screenings, Awards Film Screening
Yamagata Citizens’Hall (Small Hall) 300 seats Memories of the Future: Chris Marker’s Travels and Trials
Forum 5 200 seats New Asian Currents, Juror’s Film, Special Invitation Films
Forum 3 162 seats New Asian Currents, Perspectives Japan, YIDFF Network Special Screenings
Forum 4 98 seats Another Side of the “Arab Spring,” Perspectives Japan
Yamagata Museum of Art 1 150 seats Cinema with Us, The Ethics Machine: Six Gazes of the Camera, Special Invitation Films
Yamagata Museum of Art 2 150 seats Yamagata and Film, Cinema with Us
Yamagata Museum of Art 5 (3F) 150 seats Cinema with Us, The Ethics Machine: Six Gazes of the Camera, Yamagata and Film, Yamagata Rough Cut!
Yamagata Manabikan 25 seats Jurors’ Films, Yamagata University Presents, Visual Anthropology Today

Information Desk

Your gateway to the festival at Yamagata Central Public Hall (AZ Nanoka-machi) 1F: Get all the information you need in one place, from screening schedules to film descriptions.

Komian Club

A gathering place for festival guests and fans. This traditional Japanese restaurant in a renovated kura building will be the spot to socialize during Festival evenings. All are welcome!

• Dates and Times: October 11 (Fri)–16 (Wed) 22:00–2:00
• Place: Komian Maruhachi
• Admission: 500 yen (includes entry fee, one drink, and snacks)

Day Care Information

• Childcare availability: October 11 (Fri)–16 (Wed) 9:00–16:00
• Place: Nana Beans 5F
• Cost: 500 yen for the first hour, 250 yen for each additional half-hour (Limit: 3 hours)
• Ages: 6 months to preschool (6 years)
• Advance registration is required. Contact us for details.
  Kosodate-Land Ahbe Phone: 023-615-1930
• Present your Kosodate-Land Ahbe member cards at the Film Festival site Reception Desk. Advanced reservations required.