The 2nd GREEN IMAGE FILM FESTIVAL

The 2nd GREEN IMAGE FILM FESTIVAL

Schedule
March, 2015
27 Fri. 12:30 – 21:30
28 Sat. 10:45 – 18:45
29 Sun. 11:00 – 16:30
Venue
Hibiya Library & Museum B1F Convention Hall
(1-4 Hibiyakoen Chiyoda City Tokyo)
Price
\1,500 one-day-ticket (Children under age 15 admission free)
Contact
GREEN IMAGE FILM FESTIVAL Tel: 03-6451-2411
Flyer
Flyer(front)(PDF 228KB) / Flyer(back)(PDF 1.68MB)
Trailer (YouTube)

GREEN IMAGE FILM FESTIVAL channel on You Tube

The 2nd Preliminary

Date
January 10-11, 2015
Venue
mont-bell Shibuya Salon
Screened films
20 (films passed primary selection)
Preliminary Screening Committee
OKI Hakase (Outdoor Promoter)
KAWAIDA Hiroyuki (Producer, Group Gendai Films Co., Ltd.)
HAMADA Yukari (President of Human Eco Planning)
MITSUHASHI Junichi (Shinjuku Environmental Activity Network)
ODACHI Aiko, UZU Ruriko (Green Image Film Festival)
March 27 Fri. [12:15Open] 12:30 – 21:30
12:30
Bird Time *
(Japan / 2014 / Director: IMAI Tomoki Producer: SUZUKI Masayoshi Production: Studio Garret Coproduction: CINE-CILMB / 93min. / Japanese)
– Intermission –
14:30
Last Call
(Italy, Norway / 2013 / Director: Enrico CERASUOLO Producer: Massimo ARVAT, Ingunn KNUDSEN Production: Zenit Arti Audiovisive, Skofteland Film / 90min. / English, Japanese Subtitles)
– Intermission –
16:15
The Will: If Only There Were No Nuclear Power Plant *
(Japan / 2013 / Director: TOYODA Naomi, NODA Masaya Production: The Will Project / 225min. / Japanese)
– Intermission –
20:35
Special Screening “Nouyakuka” *
(Japan / 1967 / Director: KOIZUMI Shukichi Production: Group Gendai / 39min. / Japanese)
Filmmakers or guest will give speeches for programs marked with *.
Schedule is subject to change without notice
March 28 Sat. [10:30Open] 10:45 – 18:45
10:45
Fukushima: a Record of Living Things Episode One – Exposure
(Japan / 2013 / Director & Producer: IWASAKI Masanori Production: Gunzo-sha / 76min. / Japanese)
– Intermission –
12:05
Fukushima: a Record of Living Things Episode Two – Disruption *
(Japan / 2014 / Director & Producer: IWASAKI Masanori Production: Gunzo-sha / 85min. / Japanese)
– Intermission –
13:55
Sokoni Yama Arite *
(Japan / 2008 / Director: ISHIKAWA Gaku Producer: ISHIGURO Osamu Production: Akita Broadcasting System / 46min. / Japanese)
14:55
Endless Road *
(China / 2014 /Director & Producer: JIN Huaqing / 42min. / Chinese, English Subtitles, Japanese Subtitles)
– Intermission –
16:10
Marimo: Mysterious Living Spheres A Miracle of Lake Akan, Hokkaido *
(Japan / 2014 / Director: HASEGAWA Yu, ISHIGAKI Ryo, AZUMA Kensuke Producer: MAEDA Hiroshi, TAKAHASHI Tsukasa Production: NHK / 49min. / Japanese)
17:15
Damnation
(USA / 2014 / Director: Ben KNIGHT, Travis RUMMEL Producer: Matt STOECKER, Travis RUMMEL Production: Stoecker Ecological & Felt Soul Media Production / 87min. / English, Japanese Subtitles)
March 29 Sun. [10:45Open] 11:00 – 16:30
11:00
Midnight Blue
(France / Director: David MYRIAM Producer: Pierre DRON Production: Citron Bien / 8min. / French, English Subtitles, Japanese Subtitles)
11:10
Off the Beaten Track
(Ireland, Romania / 2011 / Director: Dieter AUNER Producer: Sium Ni RAGHALLAIGH, Cristian MUNGIU, Dieter AUNER Production: Ikandi Productions & Mobra Films / 87min. / Romanian, English Subtitles, Japanese Subtitles)
– Intermission –
13:10
Special Program ”Horse Logging” (Japanese) *
– Intermission –
15:45
Award Ceremony *
Filmmakers or guest will give speeches for programs marked with *.
Schedule is subject to change without notice
Filmmakers or guest will give speeches for programs marked with *.
Schedule is subject to change without notice

Result of The 2nd GREEN IMAGE FILM FESTIVAL

Number of Applications
121
Number of Participating Countries (including Regions)
27
Screened films
13 films (11 award-winning films and 2 special screening films)
Green Image Grand Prize
The Will: If Only There Were No Nuclear Power Plant
Jurors’ Special Prize
Endless Road
Green Image Award
Bird Time
DamNation
Fukushima: A Record of Living Things Episode 1 – Exposure
Fukushima: A Record of Living Things Episode 2 – Disruption
Last Call
Marimo: Mysterious Living Spheres A Miracle of Lake Akan, Hokkaido
Midnight Blue
Mother Mountain: the Beauty and Mystery of Mt.Chokai
Off the Beaten Track
Jurors
Special Chief Juror: Mr. Sato Tadao (Film critic. President of Japan Academy of the Moving Image)
Ms. Tomoko Tada (Director of Kizukai Business Council)
Yuki Hayano (Chairperson of the “Hibiki” an approved specified nonprofit organization)
Host
GREEN IMAGE FILM FESTIVAL
Japan Art Fund
芸術文化振興基金
Sponsers
株式会社モンベル 株式会社新越ワークス 株式会社さいかい産業 日能研 小学館 Passo Passo Ltd. 株式会社香彩堂 studio. JAMANDFIX
Cooperation
Ministry of the Environment / Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Cabinet Office / Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Junior Chamber International Japan, Inc. / The Japan Foundation
Support
Ecomove International (Germany)Television Trust for the Environment (UK)Television for Education – Asia Pacific (Sri Lanka)Japan Environmental Education ForumThe Mitsubishi UFJ Environment FoundationShinjuku Environmental Activity NetworkProject for Our Future LabHuman and Eco PlanningGroup Gendai Films Co., Ltd.Japan Forest Biomass NetworkKurikoma Kougen Nature SchoolSustainlife Co., Ltd.Ginga Shizen Gakusha Co., Ltd.NPO ShinrinTIDEGRAPHICSKiriyama Design Studio,Inc.Japanese Horse LoggersTsuru Environment ForumWorking Horse Association JapanSonraku CorporationMinamiaizu Shinrin Network
Special Program “Recording Old but New Technique to Activate the Forest-Horse Logging”
Co-Host: Kurikoma-Kogen, Natural Education and Earth Living Institute
Sponsors: Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Environment Fund