PROGRAM

• Japan Cultural Expo Special Program
• Couple & Family
• Kids program
• Animation program
• Sports program
• Save the Earth!
• Have fun with a couple
• Family fun
• Awards program 1
• Awards program 2

Sports program

• The Ref

  USA / Drama / 2021 / 11:45

  A referee struggles to maintain control over a 2nd grade basketball game.

  

  Profile

  

  Peter Edlund

  Peter Edlund is a filmmaker based in Seattle. His films have premiered at festivals around the world, and his 2017 film “Mixtape Marauders” was awarded Short of the Week’s Comedy of the Year. The feature adaptation is supported by Sundance and The Gotham (IFP), and is currently in late development.

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• GOING DEEPER. Love letter to Nazare

  Japan / Documentary / 2020 / 15:37

  This isn’t an action sports film, it’s not even a surf film; it’s a human story set amongst the most powerful waves known to man. And a tribute to Praia do Norte. One of the most beautiful and dangerous beaches in the world, where feats once thought impossible, have been achieved by the brave.

  

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  Luke Huxham

  Venice Film Awards – Best Picture
  London International Web and Short film festival – Best documentary
  LA Indie short fest – Best documentary short
  Andromeda film festival – Best director
  LA Independent short awards – Best documentary short
  LA Global film festival wards – Best documentary

  New Zealand film director based in Tokyo for 11 years, directing documentary, short films and TV commercial projects inside Japan and all over the world.

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• Beyond the Line

  South Korea / Animation / 2020 / 03:16

  A wheelchair dreams of one day being fast like a racing car. One night, the wheelchair decides to do its own race in the hospital hallway. Will the wheelchair be able to fulfill his dream tonight?

  

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  Jinuk Choi

  Bucheon International Animation Festival 2020 (Korea) Special Prize
  China International Cartoon & Animation Festival 2020 (China) The Promising Animated Short Film
  Kuandu International Animation Festival 2020 (Taiwan) Honorable Mention
  Dublin Animation Film Festival 2020 (Ireland) Honorable Mention

  Jinuk Choi is an Animation Director based in New York. He graduated the MFA Computer arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He is interested in depicting the world from a child’s point of view, who has an imaginative perspective towards the world.

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• Numéro 10

  France / Drama / 2019 / 13:42

  Awa is a young french girl originally from Senegal. She’s a law student who practices soccer regularly with her neighbor friends. But her passion is not at everyone’s taste.

  

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  Florence Bamba

  I am Florence. I grew up in Sartrouville, in a neighbourhood called “la Cité des Indes”. My father comes from Congo and my mother from Senegal, and my 3 brothers are football enthusiasts. It’s not easy every day to find your place as a girl and future woman.