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<\/p>\nThis year marks the 15th anniversary of a film festival dedicated to showcasing independent films from both Japan and abroad. With the goal of promoting interaction and development among creators, the festival will feature a selection of 32 films. These will include invited works from both domestic and international filmmakers, highly-ranked entries from last year’s competition, selected independent films, and retrospective pieces to commemorate the 15th anniversary.<\/p>\n
Among the highlights will be a documentary following the mysterious annual phenomenon of frogs climbing to the summit of Mt. H\u014dman in Dazaifu, as well as the directorial debut ‘Death Mask,’ slated for a nationwide release next spring. Actor Yuichi Nakamura has commented on the latter, stating that he was able to create it ‘without a single regret.’<\/p>\n
The festival will also offer guest talks after some screenings, providing a unique opportunity to enjoy the true essence of a film festival. Come and experience the creativity and inspiration that this celebration of cinema has to offer.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 9\/1 (Fri.) ~ 9\/3 (Sun.) This year marks the 15th anniversary of a film festival dedicated to showcasing independent films from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":156089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-156084","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chuo-ku","location-sawara-ku","event-type-film","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/156084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 10:00~21:00
\n\u2022 Admission fee: \u00a53,000 for a free pass for all days, \u00a51,000 for one program (half price for students, free for HS & under )
\n\u2022 Main venue: Science Hall, 6F Fukuoka City Science Museum (4-2-1 Ropponmatsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka<\/a>)
\n\u2022 International venue: Fukuoka City Public Library, Movie Hall Cine-la (3-7-1 Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka<\/a>)
\n\u2022 https:\/\/fidff.com\/<\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fidff_official\/<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Fukuoka](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fn_fukuoka-independent-film-festival_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C776&ssl=1\")
Be charmed by a mysterious frog\u301cmauntaineers of 1cm<\/p>\n![\"Fukuoka](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fn_fukuoka-independent-film-festival_2023_cl-003.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&ssl=1\")
Death mask<\/p>\n![\"Fukuoka](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fn_fukuoka-independent-film-festival_2023_cl-004.jpg?resize=1400%2C788&ssl=1\")
Princess of the euglena<\/p>\n![\"Fukuoka](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fn_fukuoka-independent-film-festival_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C749&ssl=1\")
Miss the Swan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"