Oct 14 (Tue) 10:00–14:30
At Shoin
(Shoin nite)
Director: Abe Shuichiro (JAPAN)
Publicly funded demolition of buildings is rapidly progressing across the damaged areas following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake. In Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where the director visited, the streetscape is swiftly changing. The camera documents the changing landscapes and fragments of everyday life.
Wind of the City
(Machi no kaze)
Director: Anraku Ryo (JAPAN)
Shabu-Gen, a restaurant in front of Nishi-Kasai Station that has been in business for 41 years, is scheduled to close. The film documents the loss of this beloved place in the town where the director was born and raised.
Talk Session
Can Indie Filmmakers Thrive Amid the Co-Production Boom?
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Every year, more and more non-European countries encourage filmmakers to collaborate with other countries. This is gradually forming a global co-production landscape. However, challenges in independent filmmaking still remain. How can this co-production boom help independent filmmaking? We would like to talk about some examples and experiences shared by the speakers.
- Date: Oct 14 (Mon) 16:00–18:00
- Venue: Yamagata Creative City Center Q1 (2-C)
- Capacity: 25 seats, free admission (event is in English with Japanese interpretation)
- Speakers:
- Serge Lalou (Producer; Below the Clouds [2025, YIDFF 2025], The First 54 Years—An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation [2021, YIDFF 2021], Notturno [2020, YIDFF 2021], Dead Souls [2018, YIDFF 2019])
Mai Maksawan (Producer; Unreal Forest [2010, YIDFF 2011], Agrarian Utopia [2009, YIDFF 2009])
Watanabe Kazutaka (Program Coordinator; Producer, Lost Land [2025])