ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

It is our pleasure to announce that SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-CINEMA FESTIVAL will be held at SKIP CITY as the main venue in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture from March 20th to March 28th, 2004.

The festival aims to discover new talents, and contribute to the future development of the digital film and cinema industry internationally. The festival wishes that both the participants and audiences will together experience the charms of digital cinema introduced in Kawaguchi this spring.

This event celebrates the launch of the first SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-CINEMA FESTIVAL and includes five main programs and events.

The core screening program is the “D-Cinema International Competition”, consisting of seven features and eleven short films, selected from over 600 entries from 38 countries. The International Jury will announce prizes at the Awards Ceremony on the final day of the festival. The Kawaguchi Audience Awards are given to Japanese films shown at the Kawaguchi Special Screening. This Award is supported by Citizen’s Circle to Support SKIP CITY International D-Cinema Festival. This prize is aimed to support Japanese creators and to contribute to the development of the digital film industry and culture in Japan.

Three new films, which were shot digitally, are also presented in “Special Screening” programmes.

The panellists at the “Symposium” will engage in discussion about the future of digital film production and digital screen development internationally, and exchange insight and information about the current situation and trends regarding the installation of digital screens around the world.

Another element of the festival will be to hold a ”D-Contents Market”, establishing presentation booths for young creators and production companies. We hope it will give an opportunity for them to meet lots of people and develop new business opportunities.

The festival will also present a series of events called “Cinema Road” with a food and products fair and other events for participants and audiences to enjoy the festival in many ways.