YIDFF 2011 Information

Program Outline

International Competition Fifteen painstakingly selected works from around the world. New Asian Currents Introducing up-and-coming Asian documentary filmmakers. New Docs Japan Islands / I Lands, NOW—Vista de Cuba My Television A Reunion of Taiwan and Japanese Filmmakers: 12 Years Later Films about Yamagata Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Support Screening Project “Cinema with Us” Family Film and Animation Wonderland Other Screenings Special Invitation Films, YIDFF Network Special Screening, Art Documentary Program, Yamagata Film Critics’ Workshop

Introduction

Facing reality, what is to be done?

Films

Schedule
International Competition | New Asian Currents

Jurors

International Competition Jurors | New Asian Currents Jurors

Flyer download

A Reunion of Taiwan and Japanese Filmmakers: 12 Years Later (PDF, 1.7MB)

Services

YIDFF 2011 Photo Gallery
Regarding the Organization of the Venues | Events
Map of Venues | Tickets
Accommodation | Access
Photo of Farewell Party

Workshop

Seeking participants for Yamagata Film Criticism Workshop (Entry Deadline: September 5)

Volunteers

Call for YIDFF Volunteers | Seminars for volunteers in Tokyo

YIDFF 2011 Interviews

YIDFF 2011 Award Recipients

Prizes for the International Competition

Jury: Atom Egoyan (Chair), Haile Gerima, Ichioka Yasuko, Amar Kanwar, Fernando Pérez

The Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize (The Grand Prize):
The Collaborator and His Family Dir: Ruthie Shatz, Adi Barash

The Mayor’s Prize:
Nostalgia for the Light  Dir: Patricio Guzmán

Awards of Excellence:
Apuda  Dir: He Yuan
The Woman with the 5 Elephants  Dir: Vadim Jendreyko

Special Prize:
Distinguished Flying Cross  Dir: Travis Wilkerson

New Asian Currents Awards

Jury: Mickey Chen, Zeze Takahisa

Ogawa Shinsuke Prize:
Yuguo and His Mother  Dir: Gu Tao

Awards of Excellence:
Amin  Dir: Shahin Parhami
Yongsan  Dir: Mun Jeong-hyun

Special Mentions:
Children of Soleil  Dir: Okutani Yoichiro
Hard Rails across a Gentle River  Dir: Tran Thanh Hien, Pham Thu Hang, Do Van Hoang, Tran Thi Anh Phuong
Water Hands  Dir: Vladimir Todorovic

Citizens’ Prizes

The Woman with the 5 Elephants  Dir: Vadim Jendreyko
Iranian Cookbook  Dir: Mohammad Shirvani

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Community Cinema Awards

Iranian Cookbook  Dir: Mohammad Shirvani
Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Support Screening Project “Cinema with Us”

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Directors Guild of Japan Award

Prison and Paradise  Dir: Daniel Rudi Haryanto

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Sky Perfect IDEHA Prize

Goodbye UR—Japanese Social Housing Crisis  Dir: Hayakawa Yumiko

Jury Comments

Total Entries

• Internatinal Competition
  1,078 Films out of 101 Countries and Areas
• New Asian Currents
  705 Films out of 63 Countries and Areas