YIDFF ’97

International Competition: 14 outstanding films were screened, selected from entries from around the world. Jurors’ Films: 3 films were screened. Special Invitation Films: 9 films were screened. New Asian Currents: 41 titles by emerging Asian filmmakers were screened. The Pursuit of Japanese Documentary: The 1980s and Beyond: 35 films from the 1980s to 90s were screened. Japanese Panorama: A colorful spread of the newest Japanese documentaries. 7 titles were screened. Imperial Japan at the Movies: A program of documentaries, newsreels, and feature films produced in the Asian countries and Japan during World War II and the Pacific War. Through comparing and contrasting these films, participants obtained an understanding of war’s influence on Japanese and Asian films. 69 films were screened. YIDFF Network Special Screenings: 3 titles were screened by Yamagata’s citizen volunteer group, YIDFF Network. Japanese Classic Films: 6 classic Japanese feature films were screened.

Catalog

YIDFF ’97 Award Recipients

Prizes for the International Competition

The Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize (The Grand Prize):
Fragments Jerusalem  Dir: Ron Havilio / ISRAEL

The Mayor’s Prize (Prize of Excellence):
Africas: How Are You Doing with the Pain?  Dir: Raymond Depardon / FRANCE

Runner-up Prize:
Paper Heads  Dir: Dušan Hanák / SLOVAKIA
Tu as crié LET ME GO  Dir: Anne-Claire Poirie / CANADA

Special Prize:
La Comédie-Française ou l’amour joué  Dir: Frederick Wiseman / FRANCE

New Asian Currents Awards

Ogawa Shinsuke Prize:
Out of Phoenix Bridge  Dir: Li Hong / CHINA

Awards of Excellence:
Paradise  Dir: Sergey Dvortsevoy / KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA
Work and Work  Dir: Fuad Afravi / IRAN

Special Mentions:
A Port in Vain  Dir: Yamazaki Mikio / JAPAN
Devil Bridge  Dir: Temirbek Birnazarov / KYRGYZ

Citizens’ Prize

Private Wars  Dir: Nick Deocampo / PHILIPPINES

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FIPRESCI Prize

Homesick Eyes  Dir: Hsu Hsiao-ming / TAIWAN

Special Mention:
London Brief  Dir: Jon Jost / USA

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“We Love Cinema” Awards

Out of Phoenix Bridge  Dir: Li Hong / CHINA
Neon Goddesses  Dir: Yu Lik-wai / BELGIUM, HONG KONG

YIDFF ’97 Facts and Figures

Total Films Shown: 187

Attendance: 22,875