Events
- Opening Ceremony
- [Date] October 10 (Thu) 17:15
[Venue] Yamagata Central Public Hall 6F
[Admission] Admission Free
Opening Film: On My Way to Fujiyama, I Saw . . . Dir: Jonas Mekas / 1996 / 24 min
Awards Ceremony- [Date] October 16 (Wed) 17:00
[Venue] Yamagata Central Public Hall 6F
[Admission] Admission Free
Closing Film: Angela’s Diaries—Two Filmmakers Dir: Yervant Gianikian & Angela Ricci Lucchi / 2018 / 125 min
Award Film Screenings- [Date] October 17 (Thu)
The screening program will be announced after the Awards Ceremony.
Finnish Sauna and Film
The Finnish sauna, a space for communication with parallels to Japanese bathhouse and hot spring culture. This year in Yamagata—itself a land of hot springs—you can watch documentaries about Finnish saunas, and try one out too!
- [Date] October 12 (Sat) –15 (Tue)
[Venues] Square in front of Yamagata Citizens’ Hall (sauna / Free Admission), Solaris 1 (films)
Films:
Steam of Life Dir: Joonas Berghäll, Mika Hotakainen / 2010 / 81 min • Oct. 15 13:00 Solaris 1
Entrepreneur Dir: Virpi Suutari / 2018 / 77 min • Oct. 15 16:00 Solaris 1 -
- Finland Saunas
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[Time] October
12 (Sat)13 (Sun) (Changed) –14 (Tue) 13:00–18:00 / October 15 (Mon) 15:00–19:00
[Venues] Square in front of Yamagata Citizens’ Hal
[What to bring] Swimming wears, towels, sandal
[Admission] Free
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[In collaboration with] Finnish Film Foundation
[Supported by] Finland Embassy
[Design] Tomoyo Nakamura/buildingLandscape + Takashi Hirose/hrs architects
[Construction] Tohoku University of Art & Design Nishizawa Lab. + Tatsuhiro Ara
[Support]- CRAFT CRAYN Ltd.,
TAJIMA ROOFING INC.,
TENDO CO., LTD.
Yasuhiro Yamanaka Architects & YAMANAKA DESIGN OFFICE
BATHLIER CO., LTD
Jokipiin Pellava Oy
HUKKA DESIGN
Nystad Sauna Company
Osmia Finland
Visit Jyväskylä
Sauna from Finland
Collaborated Events
Maru Maru Nights @YIDFF 2019
Announcing a wide variety of events hosted in official collaboration with other organizations, to liven up the festival nights! Film screenings, discussions, and music performances will be held at cafes and restaurants near the film festival’s main venue.
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[Date] October 11 (Fri) –15 (Tue)
[Venues] Bota Coffee, Bruno, Slow Jam
Festival Related Events
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Oda Kaori Solo Exhibition “Muse Series—Paintings of Cenote”
- [Period] September 26 (Thu) –October 20 (Sun) 11:00–19:00 (Closed: TBA)
[Venue] Tongari Building (1F, 2-7-23 Nanukamachi, Yamagata-shi)
[Admission] Admission Free
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Chado Urasenke Tankokai Tea Ceremony
- [Date] October 12 (Sat), 14 (Mon) 11:00–15:00
[Venue] Yamagata Cituzens’ Hall (Large Hall) Lobby
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Yamagata Creative Cities International Conference 2019
“The Film: The Potential to Connect the World” -
Together with the leading directors and actor in the Japanese film industry, the conference seeks to explore the potential and creativity of Film in the world.
Guests: Otomo Keishi (Film Director), Mashima Hidekazu (Actor), Kurasaki Ken (TV Director)
[Date] October 16 (Wed) 13:30
[Venue] Forum 5
[Admission] Admission Free
[Presented by] Yamagata Creative City Promotion Council, Yamagata City
Yamagata Creative City Promotion Council website