[KineJapan] Nonaka's Camera—CIFA Launch in Newcastle

[Markus Nornes]

Roger wrote,

> I guess, even then, there was more the Yamagata selection committee than
> just Ogawa ?


Ogawa probably participated on the 1989 selection, but was basically on his
death bed on the runup to 1991.

Actually, the selection process for Yamagata is radically democratic and
complicated.  It's changed, tho not much, over the years. Basically, there
are layers of selection, featuring the participation of the festival's
professional programmers, national critics/scholars, city hall people and
regular citizens. This explains why Yamagata's selection has always been
unpredictable. There are always films that have been selected that have
been passed over by other festivals, and sometimes they win.

This frustrates unknowing filmmakers who have shown there in the past but
don't make the cut; they simply assume Yamagata's like all the
other festivals and their personal connections can get them in. Doesn't
work that way.

I'm very much looking forward to the festival next week!

Markus
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