JFP Joint: The Present and Future of Universal Screening
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Japanese Film Project
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- long-term
FY2024 1st Term Creation Grant Category III Projects that contribute to the improvement of the artistic creative environment [Long-term grant] [Single-year grant]
Business Overview
The JFP has compiled and published online survey data on the state of universal screenings in the film industry and the state of producers of audio descriptions.
Kensuke Ishii, Haruka Komori, Miyuki Tanaka (curator/accessibility research/social welfare professional), Yuriko Iino (faculty member, Research Center for Barrier-Free Education, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo), Chihoko Hiratsuka (President of CINEMA Chupki TABATA/President of City Lights, an organization promoting barrier-free movie viewing), Sho Shibata (in charge of OttO movie theaters/producing Audio Descriptions), and Tatsushi Utagawa (filmmaker/JFP executive director) contributed data from their perspectives.
A symposium was held in which these various experts took the stage. In person and online, more than 200 people applied to participate, and various discussions and exchanges were generated.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, April 13, 2025
- Venues
- University of Tokyo Hongo Campus
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
Japanese Film Project
Japanese Film Project is a non-profit organization that examines diversity and inclusion, the working environment, and the shortage of young talent in the Japanese film industry, and conducts research and makes proposals to resolve these issues.
In recent years, the Japanese film industry has been plagued with harassment, low wages, and long working hours, and filmmakers and screeners are lamenting the lack of human resources. JFP will not only conduct "surveys from the decision-making level" but also actively conduct "surveys from the working people and minorities" to consider "sustainable institutional design for the Japanese film industry" and make policy proposals.