Aichi International Women’s Film Festival 2018 Outline
- Name of the Event
- Aichi International Women’s Film Festival 2018
- Organized by:
- Aichi Gender Equality Foundation
Aichi International Women’s Film Festival 2018 Steering Committee
- Co-organized by:
- Handa City, Yatomi City
Venues and Dates
- 1. Will Aichi, Aichi Prefectural Women’s Center
- Wed. September 5 – Sun. September 9, 2018
- 2. Midland Square Cinema
- Wed. September 5 – Fri. September 7, and Sun. September 9, 2018
- 3. Ai Plaza Handa (Handa City) and the Integrated Social Education Center (Yatomi City)
- Sat. September 8, 2018
Objective
To support the advancement of women in society and to promote international exchange between women, we show works of female directors and invite world-famous female artists in the film world as well as hold discussions, symposiums, and seminars which will provide opportunities for participants to exchange their opinions.
Event Information
- Have the 23rd edition in 2018 (the 1st edition dates back to 1996), the only film festival in Japan specified for women directors
- Select mainly films of female directors from all over the world
- Hold various events for communication between artists and audience
- Hold seminars or symposiums related to presented films for the sake of the advancement of women in society
- Perform screening in a wide area by co-organized with cities and town (2000-)
- Provide a voice guide for spectators with a visual disability in cooperation with some NPOs (2003-)
- Have a competition of designing posters and fliers (2012-)
- Have a short film competition for female directors (2012-)
- Have a feature film competition for rising female directors (2015-)
- Establish the prizes for the winners of the competitions (2015-)
-Feature Film Section: Golden Owl Award
-Short Film Section: Golden Iris Award and Silver Iris Awards
- Perform screening at Midland Square Cinema (satellite venue) additionally (2017-)
* The main venue is Will Aichi
