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]
Project Overview
[Overview of the First-Year Project]
JFP compiled research materials on "Universal Screening in the Film Industry" and "The Status of Creators of Audio Description (Subtitle Guide)" as research materials and published them online.
The survey materials included contributions from Kensuke Ishii (Blind Communicator), Haruka Komori (Video Artist), Miyuki Tanaka (Curator/Accessibility Research/Social Worker), Yuriko Iino (Specially Appointed Faculty, Barrier-Free Education Development Research Center, Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo), Chihoko Hiratsuka (Representative of CINEMA Chupki TABATA / Representative of City Lights, Barrier-Free Film Viewing Promotion Group), Sho Shibata (OttO Cinema Staff / Audio Description Producer), and Tatsuto Utagawa (Filmmaker/JFP Representative Director) from their respective perspectives.
A symposium featuring these diverse experts was held. More than 200 participants applied to participate both in-person and online, sparking various discussions and exchanges.
Period of Activity / Project: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Venue: The University of Tokyo Hongo Campus
[Overview of the Second Year Project]
JFP conducted a survey on accessible screenings, visited the Seoul Barrier-Free Film Festival, and prepared a survey report, publishing various materials online.
In South Korea, interviews were conducted with representatives from the Seoul Barrier-Free Film Festival and the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), and a report article was published.
The research report was contributed from the perspectives of Kensuke Ishii, Yuriko Iino, Chihoko Hiratsuka, Tatsuto Utagawa, Eri Makihara, Naoyuki Okouchi, Ayako Imamura, Manae Makino, Miyuki Tanaka, Akiko Ogawa, and Kunio Shibata. A symposium was held featuring these diverse experts and Korean filmmakers. Over 300 participants applied for participation both in-person and online, sparking various discussions and exchanges.
As part of the project, the focus was on the creativity of people with disabilities and creators involved in producing audio descriptions and captions necessary for barrier-free screenings, and discussions were held on respecting the individuality and expertise of participants and improving the quality of information security.
Period of Activity / Project: [Survey] October 10, 2025 (Fri) - February 28, 2026 (Sat)
[Visit to Korea] November 4 (Tue) – 6 (Thu), 2025 [Symposium in Tokyo] June 6 (Sat), 2026
Venue: Korean Film Archive (Seoul/South Korea)
The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus (Tokyo/Japan)
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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.