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- Opening Ceremony, Awards Ceremony
- New Komian Club
Since its inception in 1993, the Komian Club has been YIDFF’s nighttime social hub—a meeting place beloved by filmmakers from around the world where guests, audiences, local citizens, and film professionals come together. Unfortunately, the building was dismantled in 2020 following the closure of Maruhachi Yatarazuke pickle manufacturer. In YIDFF 2023, the club was revived in a new location with the name New Komian Club.
[Venue] Restaurant Sanjusangendo on the 2nd floor of the Yamagata Nanokamachi Washington Hotel
* Dates and times of operation will be announced shortly.
- Yamagata Film Criticism Workshop
A workshop program in which participants selected through an open call write and present critiques of films screened at YIDFF, receiving guidance and feedback from professional critics.
- SPUTNIK
The festival’s official daily guidebook, SPUTNIK, will feature reviews of festival films as well as essays related to special programs.