Japan can boast of contents ? from movies, TV, publishing, games to mobile phones ?
that are of world class quality. "Comedy Bazaar," is to play the role of taking that superior quality contents from Okinawa and connecting it with Asia and the rest of the world.
It is not found at any other movie festivals and is a new challenge exclusive to the Okinawa International Movie Festival.
"Comedy Co-Production" will gather producers centering on Japan, Asia and the United States to try and create new opportunities.
Entertainment companies from within and outside of Japan will set up booths for exhibitions at the "Contents Arena."
The "Contents Summit" will see all sorts of symposiums or workshops related to movies unfold.
Take part in the "Comedy Bazaar" to experience what entertainment is like at the world’s top level.
| Date and time | March 25 (Thu.) |
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| Venue | Okinawa Convention Center Event Hall |
COMEDY PRODUCTIONS is a new venture to bring more in-demand Japanese TV to a wider world stage. Producers from Asia and the US will convene there with producers from Japan.
We hope this meeting of minds at the OIMF will have a synergistic effect,creating new ideas for co-operative projects and new content for the whole world.
1.Presentations from the overseas TV and movie industry
2.Presentations from Japanese TV stations
3.Meetings
4.Party
| Date and time | March 25 (Thu) 10：00～21：00 March 26 (Fri) 10：00～21：00 March 27 (Sat) 10：00～21：00 March 28 (Sun) 10：00～21：00 |
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| Venue | Okinawa Convention Center Event Hall |
The CONTENT ARENA will host high quality exhibitions.
There you will find over 50 of the top Japanese movie companies, TV stations, publishers, news agencies,and the mobile content,graphics and game industries,as well as displays from overseas companies. We hope you will sample the exhibitors' products, content and services.
Panel discussion with movie directors and film-makers from around the world.
For movie fans and Okinawan families, there will be a workshop where you can experience the world of moviemaking for yourself.
| Date | March 26 (Friday) 16:00～18:00 (doors open at 15:30) |
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| Venue | Okinawa Convention Center Event Hall |
| 1st | Panel discussion Navigator：Yuko Sekiguchi (Chief Editor of Variety Japan) Panelists：Panelists:Yuichi Ide (Producer of "Nirai no oka" / CEO of Sugar Train Inc.) Daisuke Tanikuni (Regional community planner/Producer) Koichi Ando (Manager, Toho Cinemas Midorii [Hiroshima]) Masahiko Horii (Kitanippon Shimbun / organizer of TOYAMA Regional Film Festival) Hiroyuki Tanaka (Chief of Yoshimoto Kogyo Area Development Center) |
| Organizer | Okinawa International Movie Festival Organizing Committee, Variety Japan |
| Co-host | Okinawa Prefecture, Chatan Town |
| Sponsors | Okinawa Times, Kitanippon Shimbun, Booster Project, Vario |
| 【Notes】 | ■The performers mentioned above are subject to change without notice. |
| Date | March 27 (Saturday) 17:00～18:30 (doors open at 16:30) |
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| Venue | Okinawa Convention Center Event Hall |
| Theme | Top creators reveal the behind-the-scene stories of ・〕m-making |
| summary | "What about the latest 3D movies?" "How do you make ・〕ms these days?" World-class creators gather in Okinawa to talk about the behind-the-scene stories of ・〕m-making they usually don t talk on TV or in the makings video. |
| Panelists | Panelists:Ryo Sakaguchi (Directed the special effectsteam of "2012" and Academy Scienti・… and Technical Award
winner by "The Day After Tomorrow") Hiroyuki Seshita (Art Director of ・〕m "Final Fantasy" and VFX Director for "Symbol" and "Dainipponjin") Shinji Higuchi (Director of "The Last Princess" "Tidal Wave" "Lorelei: The Witch of the Paci・… Ocean " and wrote the storyboard of "Evangelion2.0") Tadao Mihashi (Visual Effects leader of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and participated"The Matrix Reloaded""The Matrix Revolutions") Hiroyuki Morita (Director of the Studio Ghibli ・〕m "The Cat Returns" and TV series "Bokurano") |
| Composition | Hideyuki Tokigawa (Film writer) |
| Guest | Hnnya |
| MC | Satori Itou (Movie personality) |
| 【Notes】 | ■The performers mentioned above are subject to change without notice. |
| Date | March 28 (Sunday) 15:30～16:30 (doors open at 15:00) |
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| Venue | Okinawa Convention Center Event Hall |
| Theme | Okinawa International Movie Festival Talk Session |
| summary | On the last day of the Okinawa International Movie Festival, we will be holding a fabulous talk show with perfect guests to end the festival. Celebrity panelists will discuss the real beauty of movies by asking the guest of their impressions on the festival/why they directed the ・〕ms/which movie moved them most/ their views on the future of Japanese ・〕ms. |
| Panelists | Kazuyuki Izutsu, Shinya Nakajima, Daisuke Shibata, and more |
| MC | Satori Itou (Movie personality) |
| 【Notes】 | ■The performers mentioned above are subject to change without notice. |
| Date | March 28 (Sunday) 11:30～12:30 (doors open at 11:00) |
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| Venue | Okinawa Convention Center Event Hall |
| Theme | Produced by 'dwarf' Let's play with Komachan! Animation workshop ～your drawings will turn into animation～ |
| summary | Stop motion animation company "dwarf" is known for the NHK character "Domo-kun" and the curious cat "Komaneko". The workshop will invite participants to create a ・Ｊp book manga with the dwarf's staff. We are planning to screen episodes from the "Komaneko-The Curious Cat-". We welcome your participation. |
| MC | Satori Itou (Movie personality) |
| Cast | Hannya |
| 【Notes】 |
■The performers mentioned above are subject to change without notice. |
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