Films

2023 Season (Previous Year)
February 16, 2024 (Fri) Online streaming
18:00~ 【Youth Treasure Box A: Director Talk Session Included】
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Finland
Produced in: Finland (2016)
Running Time: 9 minutes
Language: Finnish with Japanese and English subtitles -
Denmark
Produced in: Denmark (2022)
Running Time: 9 minutes 13 seconds
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
Invited from The Next Film Festival (Denmark)Poultry panic
Director: Matias Nygaard Christensen
Jan works in a kitchen and promises his girlfriend duck meat, but his colleague takes it. When it is sold out at the supermarket, Jan decides to catch one at the lake.
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Japan
Produced in: Japan (2022)
Running Time: 7 minutes 58 seconds
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
Presented by NPO Eiga Koshien
Eiga World Cup 2022 (Japan)
Winner of the Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao AwardTruth or Lie
Directors: Yamato Kuranami and Junji Sahara
Saitama Prefectural Matsuyama High School Film Club
A protagonist who has acquired a special ability grapples with his struggles. The film portrays the emotional changes of a teenage boy during adolescence.
Talk Session:
・Mr. Jani Pösö (Producer of "Fantasy")
・Director Matias Nygaard Christensen
・Directors Yamato Kuranami and Junji Sahara
18:50~ 【Youth Treasure Box B: Director Talk Session Included】
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Sami Sweden
Produced in: Sami Sweden (2022)
Running Time: 14 minutes
Language: Sami, Swedish with Japanese and English subtitlesSire and the Last Summer
Director: Liselotte Wajstedt
Details of the work will be provided later
Director list here -
Japan
Produced in: Japan (2022)
Running Time: 6 minutes 49 seconds
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
Presented by NPO Eiga Koshien
Eiga World Cup 2022 (Japan)
Winner of the Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao AwardThe chased one
Director: Eiji Yamada
Saitama Prefectural Matsuyama High School Film Club
The perception of time varies. A busy high school student realizes he's being chased by time and reflects on his awareness of it.
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Japan
Produced in: Japan (2022)
Running Time: 7 minutes 55 seconds
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
Presented by NPO Eiga Koshien
Eiga World Cup 2022 (Japan)
Winner of the Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao AwardDreamy
Director: Yusei Hama
Saitama Prefectural Matsuyama High School Film Club
Despite poor test results, the protagonist remains optimistic until a strange experience changes his perspective.
Talk Session:
・Director Liselotte Wajstedt
・Director Matias Nygaard Christensen
・Director Eiji Yamada
・Director Yusei Hama
20:00~ 【Youth Treasure Box C】
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Denmark
Produced in: Denmark (2022)
Running Time: 10 minutes 40 seconds
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
Invited from The Next Film Festival (Denmark)Babyface
Director: Anna Virginia Nielsen
Saga, using a fake ID, enters a club for the first time with the help of a drug dealer, Ozzy, after her ID is discovered. She learns that her friend acquired drugs through sexual favors.
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Japan
Produced in: Japan (2022)
Running Time: 10 minutes 50 seconds
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
Presented by NPO Eiga Koshien
Eiga World Cup 2022 (Japan)
Winner of the Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao Awardi
Director: Ryo Kurihara
Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Girls' High School
Sara, who becomes pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's child, and Kaya, who has feelings for Sara. The film explores high school students' future and choices concerning abortion and sexuality.
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Denmark
Produced in: Denmark (2022)
Running Time: 5 minutes 18 seconds
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
Invited from The Next Film Festival (Denmark)Discarded
Director: Agnes Ulldal Aargaard
In a dystopian society, young workers' routine is disrupted by a new colleague, leading to unforeseen consequences.
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Japan
Produced in: Japan (2022)
Running Time: 10 minutes 50 seconds
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
Presented by NPO Eiga Koshien
Eiga World Cup 2022 (Japan)
Winner of the Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao AwardEGG
Director: Kousuke Kumamoto
Nanzan High School Boys' Department Art Club
In a society that discriminates based on color, shape, size, and birthplace, a looming threat brings the need for a superhero to emerge.
February 25, 2023 (Sat) Snow Theater & Online Streaming
17:30~ 【Opening Ceremony and Opening Screening】
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Finland
Produced in: Finland (2016)
Running Time: 9 minutes
Language: Finnish with Japanese and English subtitlesFantasy
Director: Teemu Nikki
A potato farmer's son tires of eating only potatoes and decides to venture into the city in search of new and exciting food.
Director list here -
Norway
Produced in: Norway (2002)
Running Time: 13 minutes
Language: Norwegian with Japanese and English subtitlesThe Fedge of Thorns
Director: Anita Killi
Florian and Marlene always played together at a border stream. When war breaks out and barbed wire is installed, they can no longer play together.
Director list here -
Iceland
Produced in: Iceland (2014)
Running Time: 4 minutes 46 seconds
Language: Icelandic with Japanese and English subtitlesLet's Talk About Violence
Director: Una Lorenzen
An enlightening film where children realize that their scolding is not their fault but pathological violence, urging society to continue seeking help. Funded by former Reykjavik Mayor Jón Gnarr's 2014 Lennon Ono Peace Prize donation to a DV shelter association, produced by acclaimed director Lorenzen.
Director list here
February 25, 2023 (Sat) Snow Theater only
18:10~ 【Snow Theater Program A】
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Norway
Produced in: Norway (2020)
Running Time: 11 minutes 16 seconds
No dialogueMother Didn't Know
Director: Anita Killi
A gentle, unnoticed individual bears great sorrow while watching over a girl heading to a farm silo.
Director list here -
Norway
Produced in: Norway (2022)
Running Time: 7 minutes
Language: Norwegian with Japanese and English subtitlesI'm Not Afraid
Director: Marita Mayer
While playing hide-and-seek, Vanya ventures into a dim courtyard. Scared, she transforms into a fierce tiger.
Director list here
18:30~ 【Snow Theater Program B】
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Iceland
Produced in: Iceland (2022)
Running Time: 15 minutes
Language: Icelandic with Japanese and English subtitlesHex
Director: Katrin Helga Andresdottir
A girl sees witches outside her window, who then invade her home and surround her. A surreal horror film set in a near-future dystopia.
Director list here -
Finland
Produced in: Finland (2018)
Running Time: 16 minutes
Language: Finnish with Japanese and English subtitlesCleaning Woman
Director: Teemu Nikki
As a writer faces a turning point, his publisher, editor, and a cleaning woman become involved.
Director list here -
Sweden
Produced in: Sweden (2022)
Running Time: 14 minutes
Language: English with English subtitlesThe Diamond
Director: Vedran Rupic
Lonely Stefan finds a diamond in a forest hole and enlists Douglas, who fits into the hole, to retrieve it.
Director list here -
Norway
Produced in: Norway (2022)
Running Time: 3 minutes 55 seconds
Language: Norwegian with Japanese and English subtitlesThe Amateur
Director: Henry K. Norvalls
During the 2020 lockdown with nurseries closed, both parents start working from home, leaving the father in charge of their two-year-old twins.
Director list here -
Norway
Produced in: Norway (2021)
Running Time: 2 minutes 50 seconds
No dialogueLife Goes On
Director: Henry K. Norvalls
In a household, another beautiful day begins. Technology cleans and feeds the cat. But who will call the ambulance?
Director list here -
Sami Sweden
Produced in: Sami Sweden (2022)
Running Time: 14 minutes
Language: Sami, Swedish with Japanese and English subtitlesSire and the Last Summer
Director: Liselotte Wajstedt
In 1916, Sille Marainen, the director's grandfather's mother, collapses from goiter and suffocates. But just before her death, she spends a rich summer in the mountains.
Director list here
20:00~ 【Snow Theater Program C】
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Denmark
Produced in: Denmark (2021)
Running Time: 10 minutes
No dialogueI'll be your kettle
Director: Tobias Rud
Seeing her lover obsessed with an electric kettle, she disposes of it and tries to become the kettle herself.
Director list here -
Norway
Produced in: Norway (2018)
Running Time: 9 minutes 8 seconds
Language: Norwegian with Japanese and English subtitlesTax free
Director: Henry K. Norvalls
A young woman comes to Norway seeking a better life. She stands in front of the camera in her underwear for her 6-year-old son.
Director list here -
Finland
Produced in: Finland (2019)
Running Time: 15 minutes
Language: Finnish with Japanese and English subtitlesAll inclusive
Director: Teemu Nikki
A man bullied by his colleagues and looked down upon by his family and neighbors gains omnipotent power one day.
Director list here -
Sweden
Produced in: Sweden (2021)
Running Time: 11 minutes
Language: English with English subtitlesNight of the living dead
Director: Aida Melm
A power outage interrupts Ruby's bedtime routine, and she is troubled by unwanted guests. The only way to get a peaceful night's sleep is to confront them.
Director list here
February 25, 2023 (Sat) Online Streaming Only
18:00~ Youth Treasure Box D with Director Talk Session
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Finland
Produced in: Finland (2016)
Running Time: 9 minutes
Language: Finnish with Japanese and English subtitlesFantasy
Director: Teemu Nikki
A potato farmer's son, tired of eating only potatoes, decides to go to the city in search of new and exciting food.
Director list here -
Denmark
Produced in: Denmark (2022)
Running Time: 11 minutes 51 seconds
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
Invited from The Next Film Festival (Denmark)Family Tree
Director: Maria Hagedorn
A 13-year-old girl living with her grandmother investigates the secrets of her family. Her grandmother holds the key to the family's secrets. The girl is determined to uncover the truth at any cost.
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Japan
Produced in: Japan (2022)
Running Time: 10 minutes
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
Presented by NPO Eiga Koshien
Eiga World Cup 2022 (Japan)
Winner of the Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao AwardAll Just a Dream
Director: Haruta Toda
Saitama Prefectural Matsuyama High School Film Production Club
With the deadline for their forgotten assignment looming the next day, two students stay behind to cram overnight. The morning they worked so hard for finally arrives...
Talk Session:
・Director Teemu Nikki
・Jani Pösö (Producer of "Fantasy")
・Director Maria Hagedorn
・Director Haruta Toda
19:20~ Youth Treasure Box E with Director Talk Session
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Norway
Produced in: Norway (2022)
Running Time: 3 minutes 55 seconds
Language: Norwegian with Japanese and English subtitlesThe Amateur
Director: Henry K. Norvalls
In 2020, with the lockdown causing daycare closures, both parents start working from home. The father is left to care for their 2-year-old twins.
Director list here -
Denmark
Produced in: Denmark (2022)
Running Time: 6 minutes 6 seconds
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
Invited from The Next Film Festival (Denmark)Telephone
Director: Linus Graugaard Døssing
On a cloudy day, Peter receives bad news from his doctor while at work, causing him to go berserk. What he sees in the midst of his revenge on the world...
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Japan
Produced in: Japan (2022)
Running Time: 9 minutes 17 seconds
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
Presented by NPO Eiga Koshien
Eiga World Cup 2022 (Japan)
Winner of the Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao AwardPraying to you
Director: Miho Miyazaki
Sendai Second High School Broadcasting Club, Miyagi Prefecture
The wishes of a high school student who does not know a "normal high school life" due to the impact of COVID-19. As her feelings, held for three years, overflow, she encounters something...
Talk Session:
・Director Henry K. Norvalls
・Director Linus Graugaard Døssing
・Director Miho Miyazaki
20:00~ Youth Treasure Box F with Director Talk Session
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Norway
Produced in: Norway (2021)
Running Time: 2 minutes 50 seconds
No DialogueLife Goes On
Director: Henry K. Norvalls
Another beautiful day begins in a household. Technology cleans and feeds the cat. But who will call the ambulance?
Director list here -
Denmark
Produced in: Denmark (2021)
Running Time: 2 minutes 50 seconds
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
Invited from The Next Film Festival (Denmark)Dirt
Director: Sofia Maria Hjelmer Nielsen
After her mother's death, Louise sees and hears her mother's ghost. Troubled by the fact that her mother, who disliked dirt, is buried in the ground, Louise feels she must help her mother get out.
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Japan
Produced in: Japan (2022)
Running Time: 7 minutes 13 seconds
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
Presented by NPO Eiga Koshien
Eiga World Cup 2022 (Japan)
Winner of the Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao AwardCHANGE
Director: Soya Ukita
Chiben Gakuen Nara College
Okano, who used to bully Matsunaga for being gay, wakes up from a nap in the park to find himself in a world where only same-sex marriage is allowed. Dream or reality? Faced with a reversed situation...
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Japan
Produced in: Japan (2022)
Running Time: 7 minutes 54 seconds
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
Presented by NPO Eiga Koshien
Eiga World Cup 2022 (Japan)
Winner of the Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao AwardNice to Meet You
Director: Motoko Nishino
Ishikawa Prefectural Technical High School Broadcasting Club
A mystery set in a closed room at a technical high school.
Talk Session:
・Director Henry K. Norvalls
・Director Sofia Maria Hjelmer Nielsen
・Director Soya Ukita
・Director Motoko Nishino
【Technical and Equipment Support】
Cooperation: Screening Equipment Video Apex
Cooperation: Screening Equipment, Projection Technology, Subtitle Insertion les contes
Subtitle Insertion KATOMOKKO
Customer Attraction Support, System Construction PLUSTAR
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