Program
HISTORICA SPECIAL
This year is the centenary of Tsumasaburo Bando opening his studio in Uzumasa. Looking towards the next 100 years, Ban-Tsuma comes alive again in HISTORICA.
Looking back at “Orochi”, we can clearly witness the “Uzumasa DNA” carved into the film. A simple scenario crammed with an abundance of passion, the intense action that stems from it, emotions exceeding mere sympathy that drag the audience in. This film is the umbilical cord of Uzumasa.
HISTORICA WORLD
Beyond borders, beyond time, where do these films go? Experience the new waves of world history cinema.
Magellan reaches the Philippines from Portugal. A Portuguese filmmaker ridicules Trump through a drama set in Poland. A Wild Western hero faces a humiliating defeat in Italy. Can a teacher who came to a mountain village show his students the ocean? In a world that attempts to close into itself again, these stories dare to brave borders. Those who transcend cannot remain unharmed.
HISTORICA FOCUS
Some stories are never cathartic. Then, how shall one end such a story?
Questions, compassion, heaviness, shock, anger, fear. Once a creator decides not to rely on a cathartic ending, their voice comes more to the fore. Yet, a voice too loud is a killjoy. Let us listen carefully to the voices hidden in anti-cathartic films – the voices that are just silent enough for the audience to look for their own words.
Kyoto Filmmakers Lab Screening
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Comeback Salmon Project
In collaboration with the Kyoto Filmmakers Lab (KFL), a talent development program of the film festival, past participants return to Kyoto—much like salmon swimming upstream from the sea—to unveil their feature-length films in the city where they once studied.
Dir. Shinji Higuchi discusses the legendary Sci-Fi SFX film!
Screenings of Dir. Shinji Higuchi’s films will be held along with post-screening talk shows as a joint program with Master’s Session, a lecture program of Kyoto Filmmakers’ Lab.
第16回京都映画企画市 優秀映画企画作品
The only competition in Japan where you can cinematize your own project in a major studio
Collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka
Japan premieres of prominent Venetian filmmakers
La Biennale di Venezia – Biennale College Cinema
A special screening program born from the collaboration between Kyoto Filmmakers Lab (KFL; HISTORICA’s talent development program), Biennale College Cinema (a program by the cinema department of La Biennale di Venezia), and Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Osaka.
Supported by Instituto Italiano di Cultura di Osaka
Cineteca di Bologna – Il Cinema Ritrovato
A collaborative project with the Italian film festival Il Cinema Ritrovato famous for their screening of restored masterpieces. Co-organized by: Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka
HISTORICA Ozashiki
The third installment of our conference event, “HISTORICA OZashiki,” will be held this year in the Japanese-style room on the 6th floor of the Kyoto Museum of Culture, featuring distinguished guests. Both the talk area and exhibition area are free to enter with no advance registration required. Everyone is welcome to join us.