2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival

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.

2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival
Main stage of 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival
Opening filmFurimun in Okinawa
Closing filmSaraba Itoshi no Daitouryou
LocationOkinawa Island, Japan
Founded2009
AwardsGolden Shisa Award (Miss Kurosawa Film)
Festival dateMarch 20 – 28, 2010
Websitehttp://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

The 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

Laugh Category

The 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 AgariJapan
Selfish Planet!宇宙で1番ワガママな星Hiroaki ItoJapan
Stay The Night at The Graveお墓に泊まろう！Takayuki ItoJapan
Miss Kurosawa Filmクロサワ映画Taku WatanabeJapan
Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryoさらば愛しの大統領Daisuke Shibata & Atsumu WatanabeJapan
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra Cityゼブラーマン ゼブラシティの逆襲Takashi MiikeJapan
Close Encounters Of The Stupid ~Tales of Rossy Stardust & Junior From Mars~無知との遭遇 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE STUPIDTakanobu GodaJapan
Miracle Girls: Neva-da Stop Dreaming矢島美容室 THE MOVIE ～夢をつかまネバダ～Shinya NakajimaJapan
Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai私の優しくない先輩 'Yutaka YamamotoJapan
My Girlfriend is an Agent7급 공무원 'Shin Tae-RaSouth Korea
On His Majesty's Secret Service大内密探灵灵狗 (Da Nei Mi Tan Ling Ling Gou) 'Wong JingHong Kong
The Hangover (film)N/ATodd PhillipsUnited States
Fanboys (film)N/AKyle NewmanUnited States

Peace Category

The 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 MikiJapan
My Darling is a Foreignerダーリンは外国人Kazuaki UeJapan
Sunshine Aheadてぃだかんかん ～ 海とサンゴと小さな奇跡～Toshio LeeJapan
A Song of Gondolaニライの丘 ～A Song of Gondola～Naoya OshiroJapan
The Hero ShowヒーローショーKazuyuki IzutsuJapan
Wararaifu!!ワラライフ!!Yuichi KimuraJapan
Little Big Soldier大兵小将 (Da bing xiao jiang)Sheng DingChina
Bangkok Traffic Love Storyรถไฟฟ้า..มาหานะเธอ (Rot Fai Faa..Maa Haa Na Ter)Adisorn TrisirikasemThailand
Somewhere I Have Never Traveled帶我去遠方Tien-Yu FuTaiwan
A Match Made in Heaven*Rab Ne Bana Di JodiAditya ChopraIndia
A Town Called Panic (film)Panique au villageStephane Aubier & Vincent PatarBelgium, France, Luxembourg
The Missing LynxEl Lince PerdidoRaul Garcia & Manuel SiciliaSpain
Hipsters (film)Стиляги (Stilyagi)Valery TodorovskyRussia

Out of Competition

The 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 IzumaJapan

Jury
Red carpet at 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival, 2010
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

Official selection
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

References
  1. Darrell Nelson (2012-03-28). "Fourth Okinawa International Movie Festival". Shift East. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  2. "3rd Okinawa International Film Festival". UNIJAPAN. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  3. "Okinawa International Movie Festival – Laugh and Peace". Japan Style. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  4. "Beach stage is highlight of International Movie Festival". Weekly Japan Update. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
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