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Entry: Online Entry Form

Please fill in the entry form fully and legibly. (* indicates required fields)
After submitting the form, proceed to the entry fee payment page. Your application will only be accepted by the Festival once the payment has been completed.
The entry of a film in the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2027 implies full acceptance of the attached regulations.
Name of the entrant* (English characters only)
Entrant status
Company
Address*
Phone -
(Country code) - (Phone number)
E-mail*
(A single address only)		 (Important)
Website
Program*
International Competition Eligibility
New Asian Currents Eligibility
        [First deadline: December 15, 2026 (for works completed before October 31, 2026)]
        [Second deadline: April 15, 2027 (for works completed after November 1, 2026)]
Original title
English title*
Nationality of the film 1*
Nationality of the film 2
Nationality of the film 3
  Other nationalities of the film (If the country is not in the pull-down menu, or if there are more than three production countries, please enter the country name here.)
Date of completion* Year:   Month:   Day:
  Year of completion (if the year is not available in pull-down menu.)
 
Screening Format
Language of commentary
and dialogue*
Language of original subtitles
Color* Color     B&W     Color, B&W
Running time* min.    Number of reels 
Screening format* Film     Video/Digital
 
Film Video/Digital
Format
8mm    16mm    35mm
Aspect ratio
1.33    1.37    1.66
1.85    2.35
Others
Sound
Stereo     Mono
Surround sound
Silent
Others

Format
DCP     Digital File
Others
Aspect ratio
(i.e. FLAT, SCOPE, 16:9)
Sound
Stereo     Mono
Surround sound     Silent
Others
Brief synopsis*
(Within 150 words)
Date and place of
first public screening
and/or TV broadcast
Previous screenings
at other festivals
(Within 1,000 words)
Prizes or distinctions
(Within 1,000 words)
Director 1* Woman    Man    Non-binary    Other    I prefer not to say
Nationality 1
Director 2 Woman    Man    Non-binary    Other    I prefer not to say
Nationality 2
Director 3 Woman    Man    Non-binary    Other    I prefer not to say
Nationality 3
Address
Phone -
(Country code) - (Phone number)
E-mail
Website
Director’s
bio/filmography*
(Within 200 words)
Producer
Nationality
Address
Phone -
(Country code) - (Phone number)
E-mail
Website
Script
Photography
Editing
Sound
Music
Narration
Other
(Within 80 words)
Production company
Address
Phone -
(Country code) - (Phone number)
E-mail
Website
International
distribution company
Address
Phone -
(Country code) - (Phone number)
E-mail
Website
Submission of
screener*		 Online screener    DVD
Screener URL (*)
Password
*Please make sure the film is kept accessible until the end of September 2027.

Preservation of Screener

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival has preserved a part of the screeners submitted for selection since its first edition (1989–) in the Yamagata Documentary Film Library. The Library provides visitors with public access to those films for educational and research purposes within the facilities.

If you agree with letting us preserve your screener in the Library, you may provide a downloadable online link and a password below for sharing the screener.

  I agree with preservation of the screener of my work at the Yamagata Documentary Film Library.
Downloadable
Screener URL
Password

Does the entrant consent to the entry information to be included in the YIDFF’s online film search database? (Film itself and personal information such as address details will not be released)
Internet permission* Yes       No

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Mailing address and enquiry:
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
#201, 9-52 Kinomi-cho, Yamagata City 990-0044 JAPAN
phone: 81-23-666-4480 fax: 81-23-625-4550
e-mail: entry2027@yidff.jp