PROGRAM

Symposium “The Use and Future Prospects of Experimental Film Archives” (Japan Experimental Film Database Project)

【TOKYO】Terayama Shuji (3rd floor, Image Forum):9/30(TUE)6:45pm

The archiving of experimental and personal films in Japan is still in its early stages. While much remains unknown about how these archives should be utilized and managed, they also hold great potential for diverse possibilities. This symposium will examine the current state of experimental film archive utilization through concrete case studies and discuss future developments.

Speakers (in alphabetical order by Japanese syllabary):
SATO Yo (Associate Professor of Kyoritsu Women’s University)
SUGIHARA Eijun (Curator, Fukuoka City Public Library Film Archive / Movie Hall Ciné-Là)
NAKANISHI Kanako (Designated Researcher, National Film Archive Japan)

*This Symposium will be conducted in Japanese only. No English interpretation available.

Supported by Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)



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