Program schedule

and venue

First Phase (Group workshop, Screening and Symposium in Tokyo) Second Phase (Screening, Study tour in Manilla)

• The common language throughout the program will be English

Application Guidelines

Applicants should be:

1. young and emerging film curators who are based in Japan or one of Southeast Asian Countries. We are expecting applicants around 45 years of age or younger, and has a professional career of roughly 15 years or less.
2. those who have curated or organized more than three screening events / projects, either individually or collectively. Working as an assistant to senior curators may count.
3. those who are committed to keep working on screening activities.
4. those who can participate throughout the whole process of the Program.

Application Documents

1. Entry Application Form (Form A)
2. Program Proposal Form (Form B)

A proposal for a film screening program should be submitted. The proposal has to be prepared following the guidelines below:

1. Choose Plan A. or B. and program a screening for one theme.

[Plan A.] Choose one of the themes below and program a screening with the concept of “resonant.”

• Reverence for Nature – Aesthetics and Spirituality
• Hybrid and Harmony – Polyphony
• Identities in Diverse World – Emphasis on Individual

[Plan B.] Otherwise, program a screening for new audience in early twenties in order to promote cinematic diversity.

1. Maximum number of films to be included in the program is THREE.
2. Origins of selected films must be Southeast Asia and/or Japan.
3. Upon preparing the description of the project (Section 4), please bear following points in mind;

-Please choose films which would be physically available and without copyright problems. -You must design practical audience development plan for targeted viewers.

Provision by Organizers

• Round-trip economy-class air ticket to and from participant’s countries to Japan (First Phases) and to Manila (Second Phase) if the participants are not a resident of these countries.
• Accommodation, local transportation, meals, traveler’s insurance.
• Entrance fees for facilities visited during the program. (Participants are responsible for travel expenses between their houses and nearest airports and any fees unrelated to the program.)
• Expenses to organize film screenings.

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