{"id":166438,"date":"2024-10-25T18:35:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T09:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&p=166438&lang=en"},"modified":"2024-10-25T18:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T09:35:53","slug":"kitakyushu-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/kitakyushu-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

This annual international film festival in Kitakyushu celebrates the city\u2019s decades-long commitment to film culture and its pioneering role in Japan\u2019s film commission projects. The festival draws filmmakers and works returning \u201chome\u201d to Kitakyushu for screenings and exchanges. Highlights include three Kyushu premieres from emerging international directors. The opening day features a kickoff event at Senba Plaza with actors and directors, alongside \u201cMachinaka Cinema,\u201d a free outdoor screening series with culinary events. Over 25 films, including shorts, will be shown across five venues. All screenings are in Japanese, but select films\u2014Sunday<\/em>,The Midsummer\u2019s Voice<\/em>, Yanagawa<\/em> (filmed in Yanagawa, Fukuoka), Ghost Tropic<\/em>, Just Remembering<\/em>, 37 Seconds<\/em>, and another five short films\u2014will have English subtitles. Guest speakers include Kitakyushu native director Daigo Matsui, directors Isshin Inudo and Shokir Kholikov, and actors Ken Mitsuishi (also from Kitakyushu) and Ryoko Hirosue.<\/p>\n

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Yanagawa<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 11\/1 (Fri.) ~ 11\/3 (Sun.)
\n\u2022 10:00~21:00 (time table<\/a>)
\n\u2022 Adv. \u00a51,300 (\u00a5200 for door tickets), \u00a5500 for students and persons with disabilities (\u00a51,500 for T-Joy Riverwalk Kitakyushu venue only, \u00a51,000 for students and persons with disabilities)
\n\u2022 Venue: <\/span>J:COM Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Kokura Showakan<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Cineplex Kokura<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>T-Joy Riverwalk Kitakyushu<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Senba Plaza<\/span><\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/2024.kitakyushu-kiff.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ghost Tropic \u00a9Quetzalcoatl, 10.80 films, Minds Meet production<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sunday \u00a9Yoshlik<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shokir Kholikov \u00a9Yoshlik<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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