Image Forum Festival

Image Forum Festival is Japan's largest art film festival,[1] and the largest dedicated to the screening of new experimental films, both in Japan and around the world. It began in 1987 in Tokyo, and includes space for video installations and live performance. It is now held in Tokyo, Kyoto and Yokohama annually, and often includes other cities across Japan. As well as featuring modern domestic and international films, it includes a selection of historical masterpieces.[2][3]

Image Forum Festival
LocationTokyo, Kyoto and Yokohama,
Japan
Founded1987
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://imageforumfestival.com/bosyu2016/
(in Japanese)

The festival is run by Image Forum, a school and cinemathéque that preserves and promotes the production of experimental film, and fosters the next generation of filmmakers. Its affiliate company, Dagurreo Press, Inc. publishes books on filmmaking and video software.[2]

Awards

Image Forum won the 1988 Japan Movie Pen Club Award.[2]

References
  1. "Experimental Cinema - Image Forum Festival". ExpCinema.org. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. "Arts Council Tokyo - What We Do". Arts Council Tokyo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. "Image Forum Festival 2015". Fukuoka Now. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.


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