| 2026-04-29 | | | “YIDFF 2025 Interview Collection” Released |
The first installment of YIDFF 2025 interview series, “Conversations with Documentary—YIDFF 2025 Interview Collection,” has now been released on the YIDFF website. The filmmakers included in the first publication are listed as follows;
Dir. Frankie Sin (Another Home)
Dir. Zainab Entezar (Shot the Voice of Freedom)
Dir. Murakami Hiroyasu (My Blue Heaven)
Dir. Kobayashi Shigeru (In Their Traces)
Thanks to sincere cooperation of directors, every interview became an excellent companion piece for gaining a deeper understanding of their films. Enjoy reading!
Conversations with Documentary—YIDFF 2025 Interview Collection
*Articles are available both in English and Japanese.
*Interviews with other directors will be released on the website in due course.
| 2026-04-29 | | | YIDFF 2025 Visual Booklet Released |
The festival report “YIDFF 2025 Visual Booklet” has been published! It’s a 36-page brochure with full of vibrant photos, which allows us to relive the buzz and excitement of last year’s festival.
Please take a look at the PDF version of the booklet on our official website below:
Publications: YIDFF 2025 Visual Booklet
| 2026-04-29 | | | Digitized Catalogs from the YIDFF’s Early Editions Now Available |
We have recently digitized and published on our official website four official catalogs from the festival's earliest years (’89–’95), which had been out of print for a long time.
These publications are of great value as archival materials, and are essential for understanding the history of YIDFF and documentary cinema. We invite you to take a look.
Publications: YIDFF ’95 Official Catalog
Publications: YIDFF ’93 Official Catalog
Publications: YIDFF ’91 Official Catalog
Publications: YIDFF ’89 Official Catalog