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2010.3.28 Third Okinawa International Movie Festival announced!

Third Okinawa International Movie Festival

Date(to be confirmed):Date:March 19 (Sat.) ~28 (Mon.), 2011(to be confirmed)
Site: The main event will be held in and around the Convention Center in Ginowan City, with preliminary events in Chatan, Naha, Sakurazaka Theater and the area around Kokusaidori.

2010.3.28 The curtain falls on the nine-day festival. "mata rainen!" = "See you next year!"

2010.3.28 Double prize winner in "Miss KUROSAWA FILM" Kazuko Kurosawa speaks!

2010.3.28 The Golden Caesar Award!A new "Kurosawa" is born!

2010.3.28 Here are the winners!

2010.3.23 Live broadcasting the Red Carpet in NICO NICO Douga(Animation Community Site)!

We live broadcast the Red Carpet which hold March 24(Wed.) 16:00 from NICO NICO Douga.
Please see the appearance that the star and cineasts from the inside and outside the country walk in a colorful red carpet in Live delivery.

■URL [start:March 24(Wed.) 16:00]
http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv13230915

■Prearranged cast
Yuichi Kimura, The World Famous Nabeatsu, Takashi Okamura, Junichi Komoto(Jichokacho), Satoshi Kanada(Hannya), JARUJARU, Jun Murakami(Shizuru), Black Mayonnaise, Kazuko Kurosawa(Morisanchu), Gori(Garage Sale), Kendo Kobayashi, Tomonori Jinnai, Harisenbon, Daisuke Miyagawa, Rossy, Chisun, Meiken Ito, Oniyakko Tsubaki, Kinuyo Kodama


※The Red Carpet beginning time changed to 16:00.

※The broadcasting time might change by the status of the event progress.
※The cast might change by the status of the event progress.
※When the event is discontinued by the weather etc. , broadcasting is discontinued, too.

2010.3.22 Information about alteration of the Red Carpet beginning

The Red Carpet (March 24 ) beginning time changed.

The Red Carpet beginning:March 24(Wed.) 16:00~

2010.3.22 World Wide Laugh semifinal advancement 60 works decision!

60 videos on the theme of laugh and peace that people world wide can laugh in special page are being opened to the public on World Wide Laugh specially-installed page.

http://wwl.oimf.jp/en/

You can see the World Wide Laugh final nomination free.
Tickets, for today's showings only, may be obtained at the door.
The time tickets are made available may vary with the time of the showing.

■World Wide Laugh Semifinal 1
March 25(Thu.) 16:00~18:00 (at Theater 3)
MC:FUJIWARA

■World Wide Laugh Semifinal 2
March 26(Fri.) 13:30~15:30 (at Theater 3)
MC:Savanna

■World Wide Laugh Final
March 27(Sat.) 16:00~18:00 (at Theater 3)
MC:Cocorico
Jury:Itsuji Itao, Ellie Omiya, Chad Mullane and International student of each country

In Free Ticket Booth, the ticket of the World Wide Laugh event are distributed in the date.

2010.3.10 Full-length feature schedule released

The schedule for the 26 full-length features in the "Laugh" and "Peace" categories has been released along with details of live appearances by directors and performers.

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2010.2.22 "World Wide Laugh" category, video website started!

Your submissions can now be seen online!
We even have submissions from TV programs!

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2010.2.22 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival full-length feature lineup released!

26 domestic and foreign movies announced in the "Laugh" and "Peace" categories!

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2010.1.8 Publication of messages from officials of the Okinawa International Movie Festival executive committee and of overseas movie festivals

Publication of messages from officials of the Okinawa International Movie Festival executive committee and of overseas movie festivals

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2010.1.5 Now accepting video productions for the New International Nico Nico Film Festival in Okinawa, a collaborative project with the video-posting website Nico Nico Douga!

Now accepting video productions on the theme of laughter for the New International Nico Nico Film Festival in Okinawa, a collaborative project with the video-posting website Nico Nico Douga. Please send in your submissions!

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2009.12.31 Laugh at the World and get 1 million Yen! Begin entry for World Wide Laugh!

We will wait for the entry of "Movie which people all over the world can laugh" with "Laugh&Peace" as the theme. Will you make all over the world a smile by your movie exceeding the language barrier?

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