Awards
Feature Length Competition
Feature length films over 70 minutes shot with a digital camera by directors with less than 3 feature film credit from all over the world will compete for the Grand Prize.
Starting this year, the competition will be divided into two categories; World Cinema and Japanese Cinema. This year, we have received the highest number of submission: 502 entries from 80 countries and regions. Among them, 12 films have been selected and will be screened. Join us at SKIP City and experience digital cinema all over the world.
Feature Length Competition Awards Details
Grand Prize / |
Certificate and trophy are given by the festival organizers.memorial plaque and cash reward are given by Sony, Sony Business Solutions and Sony PCL. |
Best Director / |
Certificate and trophy are given by the festival organizers.memorial plaque and cash reward are given by Sony, Sony Business Solutions and Sony PCL |
Best Screenplay / Sony D-Cinema Award |
Certificate and trophy are given by the festival organizers.memorial plaque and cash reward are given by Sony, Sony Business Solutions and Sony PCL. |
Special Jury Prize / Sony D-Cinema Award |
Certificate and trophy are given by the festival organizers.memorial plaque and cash reward are given by Sony, Sony Business Solutions and Sony PCL. |
SKIP CITY Award |
Trophy and the access to SKIP City's digital post-production facilities to support winner's next feature length filmmaking project are given by the festival organizers. (Time and range of accessibility is restricted). |
※SKIP City Award is given to the Japanese filmmaker who has the possibility to make a feature length film in future.
Short Length Competition
Short Length Competition (Domestic) will focus on shorts completed in 2011 and 2012 by the next generation of filmmakers. Starting last year, the accepted length is set at more than 15 minutes and less than 30 minutes. This year, 15 films are nominated out of 159 submissions.
Short Length Competition Awards Details
Best Picture – Kawaguchi Citizen's Award |
Certificate and trophy are given by the festival organizers.Trophy and cash reward are given by the Citizens' Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL. |
Honorable Mention – Kawaguchi Citizen's Award (2 films) |
Certificate and trophy are given by the festival organizers.Trophy and cash reward each are given by the Citizens' Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL |
※Kawaguchi Citizen’s Award:
This prize was created to honor the best film director from Japan by the Citizen’s Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL.
