International Competition

Japanese Film Competition

Japanese Film Competition (Short Length)

Film List

International Competition

The centerpiece of the film festival, this year's international competition is a selection of films set in regions which are fairly difficult to visit such as Malta and Curaçao. Despite the inability to travel abroad, please enjoy a journey around the world through cinema.

Buladó

Buladó

Director: Eché JANGA
2020 / Netherlands, Curaçao / 86min.

Cinema of Sleep

Cinema of Sleep

Director: Jeffrey ST. JULES
2021 / Canada / 105min.

Asian Premiere

Festival

Festival

Director: KIM Lok-kyoung
2020 / South Korea / 108min.

Kiss Me Before It Blows Up

Kiss Me Before It Blows Up

Director: Shirel PELEG
2020 / Germany / 105min.

Asian Premiere

Luzzu

Luzzu

Director: Alex CAMILLERI
2021 / Malta / 94min.

Make the Devil Laugh

Make the Devil Laugh

Director: Ryuichi MINO
2021 / Japan / 121min.

World Premiere

Mitra

Mitra

Director: Kaweh MODIRI
2021 / Netherlands, Germany, Denmark / 106min.

Asian Premiere

Rival

Rival

Director: Marcus LENZ
2020 / Germany, Ukraine / 96min.

This Rain Will Never Stop

This Rain Will Never Stop

Director: Alina GORLOVA
2020 / Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, Qatar / 102min.

The Warden

The Warden

Director: Threes ANNA
2020 / Netherlands / 89min.

Asian Premiere

Japanese Film Competition (Feature Length)

Last year's Best Picture winner in the Japanese Feature Category, Kontora, and Best Picture winner in the Japanese Short Category, Stay, were both released theatrically after the festival, in a domestic competition where all screened works gained attention one after another. This year's Japanese Film Competition also gathers together a wide variety of films.

Battlecry

Battlecry

Director: Yanakaya
2021 / Japan / 75min.

World Premiere

Double Red

Double Red

Director: Hachi NEKOME
2021 / Japan / 65min.

World Premiere

Journey Beyond the Night

Journey Beyond the Night

Director: Takayuki KAYANO
2021 / Japan / 80min.

World Premiere

Resident of Alice

Resident of Alice

Director: Keiichiro SAWA
2021 / Japan / 64min.

World Premiere

The River: Flow of Life

The River: Flow of Life

Director: Yoko MOCHIZUKI
2021 / Japan, India / 67min.

World Premiere

Song for Laurel

Song for Laurel

Director: Takumi HABUTO
2021 / Japan / 76min.

World Premiere

Japanese Film Competition (Short Length)

At (10) Centimeters Ahead

At (10) Centimeters Ahead

Director: Masaya MATSUI
2021 / France, Japan / 25min.

World Premiere

One Night, Two Threads

One Night, Two Threads

Director: Emi SAITO
2020 / Japan / 24min.

Psychology Counselor

Psychology Counselor

Director: Zenzo SAKAI
2021 / Japan / 42min.

World Premiere

Until It Cools Down

Until It Cools Down

Director: Kyoko SATO, Kanon OKAMOTO
2021 / Japan / 25min.

World Premiere

Kikutaro's Journey

Kikutaro's Journey

Director: Yuan Ting CHIANG
2021 / Japan / 35min.

World Premiere

Echoes from a Bridge

Echoes from a Bridge

Director: Bilal KAWAZOE
2021 / Japan / 15min.

World Premiere

Mom

Mom

Director: Kenta MURAMATSU
2021 / Japan / 26min.

World Premiere

A Little Circus

A Little Circus

Director: Yoshiro OSAKA
2021 / Japan, Cambodia / 27min.

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