Aichi International Women’s Film Festival 2020 Outline
- Name of the Event
- Aichi International Women’s Film Festival 2020
- Organized by:
- Aichi Gender Equality Foundation
Aichi International Women’s Film Festival 2020 Steering Committee
Venues and Dates
- 1. Will Aichi, Aichi Prefectural Women’s Center
- Thu. September 3 – Sun. September 6, 2020
- 2. Midland Square Cinema
- Thu. September 3 – Sat. September 5, 2020
Objective
To support the advancement of women in society and to promote awareness of gender equality and international exchange, 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 25 th edition in 2020 (the 1st edition dates back to 1996), the only film festival in Japan specified for female 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 promoting awareness of gender equality
- 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-)
- Screen films at Midland Square Cinema (satellite venue) in addition to the main venue, Will Aichi (2017-)
- Hold a film completion (2012-) divided into two sections (Live Action and Animation) (2019-)
