The 21st PFF Scholarship Film, The End of Puberty by Shoko Kimura was shown at the Young Cinema Competiton of 36th Hong Kong International Film Festival in Hong Kong, Mar. 21 - Apr. 5

 And it received JURY PRIZE.

One of PFF Award 2011 nominated films, Recreation by Yoshihiro Nagano received Special Mention of Dragons & Tigers Award at Vancouver Internaitonal Film Festival 2011.

Also the one of PFF Award 2011 nominated films and won Special Jury Award, OUR FUTURE by Kashou Iizuka have got good reputation from the Vancouver writer Naomi Moses.

DAMN LIFE by Hitoshi Kitagawa
video/84min/col with English subtitle
won Grand Prize

As the Season Goes Around by Shintaro Hihara
video/45min/col
won Runner-up Prize

TAITO by Rokuro
video/70min/col
won Special Jury Prize

passion by Michitoshi Nambu
video/92min/col
won Special Jury Prize

Our Future by Kashou Iizuka
video/75min/col with English subtitle
won Special Jury Prize

TOMINAGA PARK by Ryu Morioka
video/95min/col with English subtitle
won Entertainment Award

children by Shingo Takeda
video/108min/col with English subtitle
won Cinema Fan Award

33rd Pia Film Festival (PFF) is held in Sep 20 - 30 at the Film center of the National Museum of the Modern Art, Tokyo.

You can meet the brand-new and powerful 17 films which are selected from 602 submissions at PFF main programme, PFF Award 2011.

MITSUKO DELIVERS, the latest film of Yuya Ishii who is a director of the 19th PFF schlarship film SAWAKO DECIDES will be shown as special preview on 20th Sep.

This year's, 21st PFF Scholarship film will be shown as world premire on 29th Sep.

And more!

Advanced tickets are now on sale!

 

The Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on 11 March and the subsequent accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been the focus of much concern around the world, and to those of you who have sent us warm words of encouragement, we appreciate your kind thoughts. Thank you very much.

Here at the Pia Film Festival, the office and staff have fortunately been relatively unaffected.
Applications for the PFF Award Competition 2011 are still being accepted.
This year, the deadline is March 31, and the finalists will be announced in July. These works will be screened at the Pia Film Festival 2011, which will be held in September in Tokyo.

The recovery of the Tohoku area, or rather, of Japan itself will still probably take a very long time. But Pia Film Festival will continue to do whatever it can by having faith in the power of film and in the power of the nameless aspiring young filmmakers everywhere.

Now, more than ever before, we ask that you keep your eyes on Japanese films.

In the meantime, I will be attending the Hong Kong International Film Festival currently being held with the director of Good Morning to the World!!, Satoru Hirohara, and the director of Fit, Hiromasa Hirosue. Also, Kohki Yoshida of Household X will be attending the Buenos Aires International Film Festival of Independent Film and the JeonJu International Film Festival.

We look forward to seeing you again someday, somewhere.

Yours sincerely,

Keiko Araki
Director
Pia Film Festival

19th PFF Scholarship Film, SAWAKO DECIDES by Yuya Ishii won the Best Feature Film award and its main actress Hikari Mitsushima won the Best Actress award at the Fantasia Film Festival in Canada in July.

Result of The PFF Award Competition 2010

Grand prize went to YOUR HOME by Kohei Yamakawa

Runner-up prize went to JELLYFISH BOY by Shoh Kataoka

Special Jury prize went to three titles,  ICARUS UNDER THE SUN by Saori Abe & Nazuki Takahashi, GOOD MORNING TO THE WORLD!! by Satoru Hirohara and TIGER by James McFay

Best Concept -TBS- award went to ANNA by Megumi Tazaki

Entertainment - HoriPro Inc.- award went to ANNA by Megumi Tazaki

Cinema Fan award went to TOO YOUNG TO TELL A LIE by Gaku Kobayashi

Detail will be up soon!

THE DARK HARBOUR by Takatsugu Naito received Special Mention at the Milano Film Festival 2009

Grand Prize :
THE TEMPERATURE OF A SECOND by Masayuki Inoue

Runner up Award :
IN THE FOG by Ryo Iizuka

Special Jurys' Award :
BIG GUN by Hajime Ohata,
CHAIN by Akihito Kajiya,
ORDINALY LOVE by Shoko Kimura

TBS- Best Concept Award :
MY LYRICAL AGE by Shujian Ren

IMAGICA - Tecnical Achievement Award :
MY LYRICAL AGE by Shujian Ren

Audience Award :
ISLAND OF DREAMS by Tetsuichiro Tsuta

THE DARK HARBOR received the Special Mention for New Talent Competition at Taipei Film Festival

31st Pia Film Festival will be held in July 17-31 at National Film Center / The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.

Main programme is PFF Award and special programmes are retrospective of Nagisa Oshima and Clint Eastwood.

More, 31st PFF site (only in Japanese)