Nara International Film Festival
nara international film festival なら国際映画祭 nara kokusai eigasai often shortened niff biennial film festival held nara nara japan narabased filmmaker naomi kawase grand prix cannes film festival film mourning forest set tawara district nara proposed holding international film festival nara realized meaning international film festival kawase wanted repay hometown kindness enliven town cultural event attracting many supporter volunteer nara nara international film festival organizing committee incorporated nonprofit organization established first nara international film festival held financial support mainly local company government subsidy contribution individual donated ¥ niff membership film category must director’s first second feature well japan premiere firstprize winner honored golden shika award also granted privilege make next narative project film student film competition category category introduces student film video moving image art regardless genre length firstprize winner honored golden kojika award narative project designed promote nara world making film nara “narative” created word combining nara narrative young emerging talented director invited make film set nara leading professional film crew local community support shooting principle right narative film production given winner golden shika award festival it’s continuous project purpose project cultivate young filmmaker bear next generation contribute revitalization local community number film screened number visitor international competition “hedi schneider stuck” germany norway director sonja heiss “pure white” japan director yoshihiro sakamoto “the beekeeper son” switzerland canada director diedie weng “how win checker every time” thailand usa hong kong indonesia director josh kim “golden kingdom” usa director brian perkins “old stone” china canada director johnny “nahid” iran director ida panahandeh narawave “nami tomoni” director bilal kawazoe “boku dagashi ie” director kenta tanaka “passing shower” director masamoto inada “tokeru” director aya igashi “children days” director tomohiro hirota “the scene youth” director sho kurihara “hide seek” director kimie tanaka “chocolate cake horyuji temple” director keita mukai “kawasaki velodrome” director sayaka mizuno worried fact movie theater located prefectural capital nara niff organizing committee hold monthly screening various place help nara citizen make habit going movie generally screening organized second friday saturday sunday month navigator appears screening giving preshow introduction postshow discussion audience nara international film festival official website nara international film festival official website nara international film festival facebook