"Youth Tokkai": A New Voice and Vision for Chinese Independent Film
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Image Forum
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 4(2022) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
China is now the world's highest-grossing film market and the second-most-produced film market. On the other hand, film culture is still strongly regulated by the state. Authoritarian cinema in China has always made its mark, balancing state regulation. A new generation born after the Tiananmen Square incident is breathing new life into contemporary film expression in China, which is currently in the midst of drastic political and social changes. There are six programs showing representative films of recent years that show the "present" and "future" of Chinese cinema. A symposium was also held to introduce the current state of independent Chinese cinema.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, September 17, 2022 -23 (Fri)
- Venues
- Theater Image Forum (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Spiral Hall (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
【 Image Forum 】
Established in 1971 as the Underground Center, it was renamed the Image Forum in 1977. Started cinematheque activities in 1972, showing mainly experimental and independent films. In 1977, he established the Image Forum Film Research Institute to train filmmakers while also distributing films. The film festival "Image Forum Festival" was started in 1987 and has continued to this day.