Image Forum Festival is
Japan
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's largest art film festival, and the largest dedicated to the screening of new experimental films, both in Japan and around the world. It began in 1987 in
Tokyo
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, and includes space for video installations and live performance. It is now held in Tokyo,
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
and
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
annually, and often includes other cities across Japan. As well as featuring modern domestic and international films, it includes a selection of historical masterpieces.
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.
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Awards
Image Forum won the 1988 Japan Movie Pen Club Award.[
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References
External links
Official site (in Japanese)
Experimental film festivals
Film festivals in Tokyo
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