Since its launch in 2004 in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, the Skip City International D‑Cinema Festival has served as a gateway for emerging talent, discovering and supporting new voices in cinema. It has helped launch the careers of notable filmmakers such as Kei Ishikawa (A Pale View of Hills), Kazuya Shiraishi (Lesson in Murder), Ryota Nakano (The Asadas), Shinichiro Ueda (One Cut of the Dead), and Shinzo Katayama (Missing).
For its 22nd edition in 2025, the festival will be held over nine days from Friday, July 18 to Saturday, July 26 at Skip City in Kawaguchi, Saitama, and will return fully to theatrical screenings—online screenings will not be available. Starting this year, the Competition will focus exclusively on Japanese films, spotlighting the next generation of visual creators. From 271 submissions, 13 films were selected. Director Kei Ishikawa, a leading figure in Japanese cinema, will serve as Jury President. As part of the special feature Pathways to Directing Commercial Films,...
For its 22nd edition in 2025, the festival will be held over nine days from Friday, July 18 to Saturday, July 26 at Skip City in Kawaguchi, Saitama, and will return fully to theatrical screenings—online screenings will not be available. Starting this year, the Competition will focus exclusively on Japanese films, spotlighting the next generation of visual creators. From 271 submissions, 13 films were selected. Director Kei Ishikawa, a leading figure in Japanese cinema, will serve as Jury President. As part of the special feature Pathways to Directing Commercial Films,...
- 6/27/2025
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The film festival is taking place July 5-11.
Lav Diaz’s A Tale Of Filipino Violence will make its world premiere as part of the international competition line-up of the FIDMarseille international film festival taking place in France from July 5-11.
Further world premieres in the selection include Sofia Bohdanowicz, Burak Çevik and Blake Williams’ A Woman Escapes and Spanish film Aftersun by Lluís Galter.
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Atlantics director Mati Diop is the president of this year’s international jury which includes João Pedro Rodrigues.
FIDMarseille’s 33rd edition will screen 123 films, including 49 world premieres, of which 40 are by female filmmakers.
Lav Diaz’s A Tale Of Filipino Violence will make its world premiere as part of the international competition line-up of the FIDMarseille international film festival taking place in France from July 5-11.
Further world premieres in the selection include Sofia Bohdanowicz, Burak Çevik and Blake Williams’ A Woman Escapes and Spanish film Aftersun by Lluís Galter.
Scroll down for the full selection
Atlantics director Mati Diop is the president of this year’s international jury which includes João Pedro Rodrigues.
FIDMarseille’s 33rd edition will screen 123 films, including 49 world premieres, of which 40 are by female filmmakers.
- 6/7/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
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