SKIP City International D-Cinema Film Festival 2022 to be held-Public recruitment of works in the competition section will start from February 1st

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The SKIP City International D-Cinema Film Festival has announced that it will hold the 19th "SKIP City International D-Cinema Film Festival 2022" from July 16th to July 24th. Also, from February 1st to March 1st, the works of the competition section (international competition / domestic competition) will be solicited.

The main purpose of the festival's competition is to discover and nurture new talents who will lead the future of the film industry. We are looking for works that are entertaining and have the potential for new expressions.

The nominated films will be screened during the festival, and after the final screening by a judging committee composed of prominent filmmakers, each award will be awarded, including the Grand Prix.

To date, overseas films include Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan ("Toki"), who won three consecutive awards at the Cannes Film Festival, and Andrea Ribeiro, director of "Simple Simon". Director Daniel Ribeiro in "Beyond His Gaze", Director Pablo Solars in "Let's Go Home" (Film Festival Title "The Last Suit (tentative title)"), Hassan Fazili in "Midnight Traveler" He was one of the first to introduce new artists from all over the world, such as directors.

In the domestic work, director Kazuya Shiraishi of "Last of the Wolves LEVEL2", "Asadas! Director Ryota Nakano, director Yuichiro Sakashita of "The Sunday Runoff" (released 1/7), "Don't stop the camera! "Poplan" (released on 1/14) directed by Shinichiro Ueda, "Search" (released on 1/21) directed by Shinzo Katayama, "Crying child is not good" directed by Takuma Sato, "She is Alone" directed by Natsuki Nakagawa Director Tsuki and others are playing an active role in the wake of the award and nomination at this film festival.

This year's event is scheduled to be held in a hybrid format that combines screen screening and online distribution.

▲ 2021 Award Ceremony (online)

■ Date: July 16th (Sat) -July 24th (Sun), 2022 <9 days> ■ Venue: SKIP City Sai no Kuni Visual Plaza Video Hall (Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture), etc. ■ Contents: International Competition, Domestic Competition (feature section, short section), etc. ■ Organizer: Saitama Prefecture, Kawaguchi City, SKIP City International Film Festival Executive Committee, Saitama Video Volunteer Association

[Public offering period] Must arrive from February 1st (Tuesday) to March 1st (Tuesday), 2022 [Public offering section] International competition, domestic competition (feature section, short section) [How to apply] Online form on the official website of the film festival Application from [Public offering target works / application conditions] ■ International competition (works with a length of 60 minutes or more / domestic works / overseas works) ・ The work must be digitally photographed and edited, and can be screened digitally. ..・ The work must be directed by a director with 3 or less feature films (not applicable if the submitted work is the 4th or more feature film production. Works of 60 minutes or more, animation works of 60 minutes or more regardless of whether they are released or not. , Documentary works are included in the number of productions).・ Being a Japan premiere, that is, the screening at the SKIP City International D-Cinema Film Festival is the first screening in Japan (however, screenings at educational institutions such as universities and independent screenings do not fall under this category). ..・ The work must have been completed on or after January 1, 2021.・ The film must not have been submitted to this festival in the past.・ The application must have a good understanding of the purpose of this film festival.

■ Domestic competition (for feature films, the length of the work is 60 minutes or more, and for the short film category, works of 15 minutes or more and less than 60 minutes / domestic works only) ・ Japanese works. -The work must be digitally shot and edited, and can be screened digitally.・ The feature film must be a director's work with 3 or less feature films (not applicable if the submitted work is the 4th or more feature film production. 60 minutes or more, 60 minutes regardless of whether it is released or not. The above animation works and documentary works are included in the number of productions). -The short film must be the work of a director who has never produced a commercial feature film (a work of 60 minutes or more).・ Being a Japan premiere, that is, the screening at the SKIP City International D-Cinema Film Festival is the first screening in Japan (however, screenings at educational institutions such as universities and independent screenings do not fall under this category). ..・ The work must have been completed on or after January 1, 2021.・ The film must not have been submitted to this festival in the past.・ The application must have a good understanding of the purpose of this film festival. * In each category, you can apply for both live-action works (dramas and documentaries) and animation works. * Nomination results, award composition, and judges will be announced later in the press and on the official website. (Reference: Total prize money for 2021 JPY 2.3 million)

◉ Official website www.skipcity-dcf.jp