The 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival was held from March 20 to March 28, 2010, and took place at the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan City and Sakurazaka Theater in Naha, owned and run by Japanese director Yuji Nakae.[1] Attendance was recorded as 380,000, with 194 official guests.[2] The Golden Shisa was awarded to Taku Watanabe for his Miss Kurosawa Film.
 Main stage of 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival | |
| Opening film | Furimun in Okinawa |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Saraba Itoshi no Daitouryou |
| Location | Okinawa Island, Japan |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Awards | Golden Shisa Award (Miss Kurosawa Film) |
| Festival date | March 20 – 28, 2010 |
| Website | http://www.oimf.jp |
Japanese J-Pop singer Namie Amuro was a special guest on the Okinawa International Movie Festival red carpet on March 24.[3] Other guests included Korean actor Kang Ji-hwan, Chinese director Ing Sheng, Korean-American actor Steve Seungjun Yoo, Taiwanese Director Fu Tien-Yu and Adisorn Tresirikasern, a director from Thailand.[4]
Official selection
editThe official selection of films was broken into two categories, "Laugh" and "Peace". The former focuses on comedy films, while the latter includes dramas and documentaries with elements of comedy.
Competition
editLaugh Category
editThe following films were selected as In Competition for the Laugh Category:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.D. Girl - Things She Must Do Tomorrow | 明日やること ゴミ出し 愛想笑い 恋愛 | Ryuta Agari | Japan |
| Selfish Planet! | 宇宙で1番ワガママな星 | Hiroaki Ito | Japan |
| Stay The Night at The Grave | お墓に泊まろう！ | Takayuki Ito | Japan |
| Miss Kurosawa Film | クロサワ映画 | Taku Watanabe | Japan |
| Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo | さらば愛しの大統領 | Daisuke Shibata & Atsumu Watanabe | Japan |
| Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City | ゼブラーマン ゼブラシティの逆襲 | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Close Encounters Of The Stupid ~Tales of Rossy Stardust & Junior From Mars~ | 無知との遭遇 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE STUPID | Takanobu Goda | Japan |
| Miracle Girls: Neva-da Stop Dreaming | 矢島美容室 THE MOVIE ～夢をつかまネバダ～ | Shinya Nakajima | Japan |
| Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai | 私の優しくない先輩 ' | Yutaka Yamamoto | Japan |
| My Girlfriend is an Agent | 7급 공무원 ' | Shin Tae-Ra | South Korea |
| On His Majesty's Secret Service | 大内密探灵灵狗 (Da Nei Mi Tan Ling Ling Gou) ' | Wong Jing | Hong Kong |
| The Hangover (film) | — | Todd Phillips | United States |
| Fanboys (film) | — | Kyle Newman | United States |
Peace Category
editThe following films were selected as In Competition for the Peace Category:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solanin | ソラニン | Takahiro Miki | Japan |
| My Darling is a Foreigner | ダーリンは外国人 | Kazuaki Ue | Japan |
| Sunshine Ahead | てぃだかんかん ～ 海とサンゴと小さな奇跡～ | Toshio Lee | Japan |
| A Song of Gondola | ニライの丘 ～A Song of Gondola～ | Naoya Oshiro | Japan |
| The Hero Show | ヒーローショー | Kazuyuki Izutsu | Japan |
| Wararaifu!! | ワラライフ!! | Yuichi Kimura | Japan |
| Little Big Soldier | 大兵小将 (Da bing xiao jiang) | Sheng Ding | China |
| Bangkok Traffic Love Story | รถไฟฟ้า..มาหานะเธอ (Rot Fai Faa..Maa Haa Na Ter) | Adisorn Trisirikasem | Thailand |
| Somewhere I Have Never Traveled | 帶我去遠方 | Tien-Yu Fu | Taiwan |
| A Match Made in Heaven* | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Aditya Chopra | India |
| A Town Called Panic (film) | Panique au village | Stephane Aubier & Vincent Patar | Belgium, France, Luxembourg |
| The Missing Lynx | El Lince Perdido | Raul Garcia & Manuel Sicilia | Spain |
| Hipsters (film) | Стиляги (Stilyagi) | Valery Todorovsky | Russia |
Out of Competition
editThe following films were screened out of competition:
- "Special Screening Feature on Okinawa Movie"
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furimun in Okinawa | 南の島のフリムン | Gori (comedian) | Japan |
| Sachiko Nakada: The Queen of Okinawan Comedy | オバアは喜劇の女王～ 仲田幸子 沖縄芝居に生きる ～ | Yasunari Izuma | Japan |
Jury
edit
- Competition
- Kim Dong Ho, Executive Chairman of Pusan International Film Festival
- Lee Chi Ngai, Hong Kong director
- Lee Khan, Taiwanese filmmaker
- Christoph Terhecte, Director International Forum of New Cinema Berlin
- Eiki Matayoshi, Japanese novelist
Awards
editOfficial selection
edit- In Competition
The Golden Shisa Award was won by the Japanese-language film Miss Kurosawa Film directed by Taku Watanabe.
The Laugh Category Uminchu Prize Grand Prix went to Miss Kurosawa Film directed by Taku Watanabe.
The Peace Category Uminchu Prize Grand Prix was won by Indian film A Match Made in Heaven by Aditya Chopra.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Darrell Nelson (2012-03-28). "Fourth Okinawa International Movie Festival". Shift East. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "3rd Okinawa International Film Festival". UNIJAPAN. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Okinawa International Movie Festival – Laugh and Peace". Japan Style. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Beach stage is highlight of International Movie Festival". Weekly Japan Update. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2012-12-30.