YIDFF News
Mark Nornes
amnornes
Wed Feb 18 00:34:24 EST 2004
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=== Y I D F F News ... February 10, 2004
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=== Next YAMAGATA International Documentary Film Festival is
=== scheduled in October 2005
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[ HEADLINES ]
1. YIDFF 2003 Interviews/Q&A
2. Documentary Box No.22 Now on Sale
3. New films available for rental (Japan only)
4. Film Screenings Information
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1. YIDFF 2003 Interviews/Q&A
Interviews with 5 guests from YIDFF 2003 such as _Stevie_ director
Steve James and _Hunting Down an Angel or Four Passions of the
Soothsayer Poet_ director Andrey Osipov are now available on the
official festival homepage. See if your favorite films and filmmakers
are included.
http://www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/yidff/2003/interviews/03i-e.html
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2. Documentary Box No.22 Now on Sale
YIDFF publication "Documentary Box" is a biannual collection of
information and interviews regarding documentary filmmaking.The
latest issue, No.22, features an interview with director Takamine Go
and much more. You can purchase a copy by filling in the order form
on the festival homepage and faxing or e-mailing it to us. Articles
from previous issues can also be perused on the YIDFF homepage. For a
taste of what Documentary Box has to offer, click on the link below.
Documentary Box:
http://www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/yidff/docbox/docbox-e.html
Order form:
http://www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/yidff/catalog/order-e.html
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3. New films available for rental (Japan only)
The YIDFF offers a wide selection of documentary works for loan,
primarily those that have featured in the International Competition
at past festivals. Three new additions from last year's festival have
been made to the list of works available for rental. If you're
planning a public or school screening, or some other event, feel free
to make use of this service.
_Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks_
CHINA / 2003 / Chinese / Color / Video / 545 min
Director: Wang Bing
_Hunting Down an Angel or Four Passions of the Soothsayer Poet_
RUSSIA / 2002 / Russian / Color, B&W / 35mm / 56 min
Director: Andrey Osipov
_Raymundo_
ARGENTINA / 2002 / Spanish / Color, B&W / Video / 127 min
Director: Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina
List of films available for rental:
http://www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/yidff/library/loans/loans.html
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4. Film Screenings Information
< Hosted by the YIDFF Organizing Committee >
+++ _Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks_
Complete nine-hour special screening +++
Winner of the Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize (Grand Prize), _Tie
Xi Qu: West of Tracks_ caused a sensation at YIDFF 2003. In response
to popular demand, the YIDFF presents this special screening. The
sense of achievement and solidarity gained from witnessing all three
parts is so complex that it is difficult to express in words. To all
who missed seeing it at last year's festival -- here's your chance!
_Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks_
Wang Bing / CHINA / 2003 / 545 min
Date / Time: March 7 (Sunday)
10:00-14:10 Part 1: Rust
15:00-18:05 Part 2: Remmants
19:00-21:10 Part 3: Rails
Note: It is possible to leave and re-enter the theater during the
screenings.
The Tie Xi district, in Shenyang in China's northeast, was
established during the Japanese occupation and transformed into a
highly populated industrial area. This unusually long-form
documentary, taking us on a tour of this now decaying area, spreads
over nine hours and three parts entitled _Rust,_ _Remnants,_ and _
Rails._ Factories and towns become ruins, people are buffeted by
change, and time ebbs away. An extraordinary documentary that puts
the realities facing Chinese society into stark relief, through an
exclusive and extended exploration of the region.
Jurors' comments:
http://www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/yidff/2003/info/03comments-e.html
Venue: The Yamagata Documentary Film Library (Yamagata Big Wing 3F)
Tickets: General 1,200 yen
Tomonokai (support) members 1,000 yen
Attendance Limit: First 50 applicants
(phone reservations also available)
For more information, please call the Yamagata Office at 023-624-8368.
+++ The Yamagata Documentary Film Library Friday Theater +++
On the second and fourth fridays of each month the YIDFF Organizing
Committee holds screenings of films which are not shown at commercial
theaters, such as documentary films including the Film Library
Collection films, pre-war Japanese films, masterpieces, independent
works, experimental films, and animation at the 40-seat theater.
Tomonokai (support) members can join the Friday Theater for free
(membership fee is 1,000 yen for six months). Anyone is welcome to
join the Tomonokai.
** Family Portrait: Japan in the 1950s and 1960s Part 7
February 13 (Friday) 14:00-, 18:30- (program screens twice)
_A Son's Rebellion -- I Understand ("Musuko no hanko -- Boku
wakatteru")_
Aoyama Michiharu / 1959 / 43 min
_Spirited Mothers ("Takumashiki hahaoyatachi")_
Kaneko Seigo / 1959 / 48 min
_Dad's Sunday ("Oyaji no nichiyoubi")_
Kaneko Seigo / 1959 / 29 min
The seventh instalment in this series that looks back at Japan in the
1950s and 1960s through the films of the Sakura Motion Picture Co.
This instalment includes a look at teenage rebellion in _A Son's
Rebellion -- I Understand ("Musuko no hanko -- Boku wakatteru"),_ and
regional healthcare activities in Spirited Mothers ("Takumashiki
hahaoyatachi")._
Note: _Dad's Sunday ("Oyaji no nichiyoubi")_ replaces _Sea Lovers ("
Umi no koibitotachi")_
** YIDFF 2003 Encore Screenings Part 4
February 27 (Friday) 14:00-, 18:30- (program screens twice)
_Stevie_
Steve James / USA / 2002/ 145 min
Stevie has been arrested for committing a serious crime, which has
wide-ranging consequences for his family and fiance, and the director
himself. An astounding work from the director of _Hoop Dreams_?YIDFF
'95 International Competition entry). Winner of the Mayor's Prize?
Prize of Excellence).
Jurors' comments:
http://www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/yidff/2003/info/03comments-e.html
Venue: The Yamagata Documentary Film Library (Yamagata Big Wing 3F)
Admission: Free for Tomonokai members.
(Membership fee: 1,000 yen for six months)
For more information, please call the Yamagata Office at 023-624-8368.
< Other screenings >
+++World Art Animation at KURA Obihachi vol.2+++
Kura Obihachi, one of the warehouses in Yamagata, will become the
venue for the special omnibus screening of 9 art animations. Don't
miss it!
Date: February 11 (Wednesday)
Admission from 18:30-
Screening commences at 19:30-
Venue: Kura Obihachi
3-1-43 Toka machi , Yamagata City
(Travel east from Hotel Castle, cross the intersection and
turn right at Oizumi Denki)
Admission: 800 yen
Presented by: Tohoku University of Art and Design Media Arts Course
For more information, please call Tohoku University of Art and Design
Media Arts Course at 023-627-2162.
+++International Understanding Course "Let's Learn About Brazil!" +++
100 years have passed since the first Japanese settlers landed in
Brazil. Wouldn't you like to learn more about this fascinating
country? This two-part program features a film screening and a talk
from Brazilians living in Japan. The story of a Japanese family who
emigrate to Brazil, directed by Yamazaki Chizuka, a third-generation
Japanese Brazilian, _GAIJIN_ has won several awards including the
Critics' Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival.
Opportunities to see this fine film are few and far between, and we
will be joined by its lead actress Tsukamoto Kyoko who will also be
participating in the talk show. We look forward to seeing you there.
Date / Time: February 21 (Saturday)
Admission from 13:30-
Screening commences at 14:00-
Venue: Yamagata Big Wing 2F
Admission: Advance tickets (adult): 1,000 yen
Advance tickets (Student and member): 500 yen
Door sales (adult): 1,500 yen
Door sales (Student): 1,000 yen
Presented by: Yamagata City International Friendship Association
For more information, please call Yamagata City International
Friendship Association at 023-647-2277.
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