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SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2009

SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2009, taking place from Friday July 10th to Monday July 20th, 2009.
Feature and Short length films that have been shot and edited digitally, which can be screened in digital format were gathered from Japan and abroad.

In the international feature length competition section, there were 723 submissions from 77 countries and area the nominated 15 works will be screened.
In the domestic short length competition section, 11 Japanese short films are selected from among 281 submissions.
At the Closing ceremony, certificates, trophies by the festival organizers and the SONY D-Cinema Award will be given to the winners.

Besides the competition sections, current D-Cinema 2009,Gala screening, Special screenings and other　related events will be held during the festival.

All the movies will be presented using the latest 4K digital cinema projector, projected on a huge screen.
The guests are scheduled to be invited from around the world.

We are looking forward to welcoming your participations!!

Dates	Friday July 10th to Monday July 20th, 2009
Venues	SKIP City (Audio Visual Hall / Convention Hall)
Contents	Competitions - Feature Length Competition (International) World Cinema Japanese Cinema - Short Length Competition (Domestic) - Current D-Cinema 2009 - Gala Screening - Special Screenings - Camera Crayon - Sai-No-Kuni Local Film Project - D-MAP 2009 Kick Off Event - D-Content Market - Click! "Anime Do Saitama" Special Total 48 12 3 11 1 1 3 1 3 1 5 7
Sponsored by	Saitama Prefecture, Kawaguchi City, SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL Committee, NPO Saitama Audio-Visual Volunteers
Cosponsored by	SONY, Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc, SONY PCL, JAL, FUJINON, SHIMIZU CORPORATION, Takenaka Corporation, NTT Communications, Federal Express, Urawa Royal Pines Hotel, SHIMIZ BLC Co., Ltd., ASAHI FACILITIES INC., Saitama Resona Bank, Limited, Saitama Railway Corporation, The Citizens' Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL
Supported by	Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Federation of Japanese Film Industry, Inc., Uni Japan Film, Foreign Film Importer-Distributor Association of Japan, Japan Association of Audiovisual Producers, Inc., Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan, Inc., All Nippon Producers Association, Directors Guild of Japan, Japanese Society of Cinematographers, Japan Film Makers Association, Japan Association of Theatre Owners, Saitama Association of Theatre Owners, Digital Content Association of Japan, Digital Cinema Technology Forum, Visual Industry Promotion Organization, NHK , Television Saitama, FM NACK5, Embassy of Israel, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Embassy of Uruguay, Embassy of Canada, Embassy of Switzerland, Embassy of Sweden, Embassy of Spain, Instituto Cervantes de Tokio, Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, Embassy of the Republic of Chile, Royal Danish Embassy, Tokyo American Center, GOETHE-INSTITUT JAPAN IN TOKYO, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Embassy of France, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Embassy of Mexico, Embassy of Mongolia
Media Partners	CINEMA TOPICS ONLINE, TOKYOARTBEAT.COM, Denryu Saitama, Realtokyo / ART iT
With the Association of	Kawaguchi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, KAWAGUCHI JUNIOR CHAMBER, Kawaguchi Ginza Shotengai, JCN KANTO LIMITED, CABLENET SAITAMA CO, LTD.
Assisted by	JKA