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East Asian Experimental Competition<\/h3>\n

This year\u2019s East Asia Experimental Competition received a total of 585 submissions from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and South Korea. After two carefully conducted rounds of screening 20 works were selected for nomination, and 5 works were selected for the new Japan Experimental section. These works will be screened at each venue of the 2026 Image Forum Festival. The final evaluation will be conducted during the screenings at the Tokyo venue by the three jurors listed below, and the 6 winners and audience choice prize will be announced at the award ceremony on September 25 at Theatre Image Forum, Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n

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A<\/big>East Asian Experimental
Competition 1<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n
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B<\/big>East Asian Experimental
Competition 2<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n
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C<\/big>East Asian Experimental
Competition 3<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n
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D<\/big>East Asian Experimental
Competition 4<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n
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E<\/big>East Asian Experimental
Competition 5<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n
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F<\/big>Japan Experimental<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The 20 works nominated for the East Asian Experimental Competition<\/h3>\n

Amateur in the Moon<\/big>\u3000\u3000HUANG Pang-chuan + LIN Chunni \/ digital \/ 22min \/ 2025 (Taiwan \/ Japan)
\nBlue Flow<\/big>\u3000\u3000SHEN Linzi \/ digital \/ 21min \/ 2026 (Mainland China)
\nBoss of Green<\/big>\u3000\u3000OBITANI Yuri \/ digital \/ 30min \/ 2026 (Japan)
\nCompact Disc<\/big>\u3000\u3000Rico WONG \/ digital \/ 39min \/ 2026 (Hong Kong \/ UK)
\nCreep Beneath the Earth<\/big>\u3000\u3000YAMADA Sanae \/ digital \/ 34min \/ 2026 (Japan)
\nFly Train<\/big>\u3000\u3000Ria ZHANG Riwen \/ digital \/ 4min \/ 2025 (Mainland China \/ Hong Kong)
\nKorea\u2019s Funniest Home Videos<\/big>\u3000\u3000KIM Guki \/ digital \/ 15min \/ 2025 (South Korea)
\nLiquor<\/big>\u3000\u3000Yi-Chen HUANG \/ digital \/ 5min \/ 2025 (Taiwan \/ Germany)
\nlittle boarlet<\/big>\u3000\u3000WADA Atsushi \/ digital \/ 4min \/ 2026 (Japan)
\nMwah to My New House!<\/big>\u3000\u3000YUKI Yoko \/ digital \/ 11min \/ 2025 (Japan)
\nOh, Valentine<\/big>\u3000\u3000HONG Jin-hwon \/ digital \/ 92min \/ 2025 (South Korea)
\nRecording<\/big>\u3000\u3000ZHANG Moying \/ digital \/ 12min \/ 2026 (Mainland China)
\nRedland Hooves<\/big>\u3000\u3000Kaiwen REN \/ digital \/ 27min \/ 2025 (Mainland China)
\nSinging of the Evening Stars<\/big>\u3000\u3000Iris SANG \/ digital \/ 23min \/ 2026 (Mainland China)
\nThus Spoke Chatergil Potter<\/big>\u3000\u3000TING Chi-wen \/ digital \/ 22min \/ 2026 (Taiwan)
\nWell-Intentioned<\/big>\u3000\u3000CHIEN Man-Chun \/ digital \/ 30min \/ 2025 (Taiwan)
\nWhere Clouds Once Formed<\/big>\u3000\u3000SU Yu Hsin \/ digital \/ 14min \/ 2025 (Taiwan)
\nWind Gap<\/big>\u3000\u3000ZHENG LU Xinyuan \/ digital \/ 30min \/ 2026 (Mainland China)
\nXiaogao gonna die LONELY<\/big>\u3000\u3000Isabelle GAO \/ digital \/ 8min \/ 2025 (Mainland China)
\n\u8d70 (z\u01d2u)<\/big>\u3000\u3000Hannah WU \/ digital \/ 4min \/ 2025 (Taiwan \/ UK)<\/p>\n

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The 5 works selected for the Japan Experimental section<\/h3>\n

feeling together<\/big>\u3000\u3000fukudapero \/ digital \/ 25min \/ 2026 (Japan \/ Rwanda)
\nMy Winter Berry<\/big>\u3000\u3000TAKEHARA Yu \/ digital \/ 9min \/ 2026 (Japan)
\nOur Times<\/big>\u3000\u3000SONE Sora \/ digital \/ 10min \/ 2026 (Japan)
\nSleeping Eyes<\/big>\u3000\u3000MIYAKAWA Takuya \/ digital \/ 12min \/ 2026 (Japan)
\nTeteu<\/big>\u3000\u3000ISOBE Kazuya \/ digital \/ 53min \/ 2026 (Japan)<\/p>\n

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Jury<\/h3>\n
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\nORIKASA Ryo<\/big>
\n\uff08animation filmmaker \/ Japan\uff09<\/small>\n<\/div>\n
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\nHIGUCHI Yasuhito<\/big>
\n\uff08film critic \/ Japan\uff09<\/small>
\nPhoto \/ JOJI KURISU<\/small>\n<\/div>\n
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\nMarie LOSIER<\/big>
\n\uff08filmmaker, curator \/ France\uff09<\/small>\n<\/div>\n
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Award Ceremony<\/h3>\n
\nOn 25th September from 6:30pm at Theatre Image Forum<\/big>\n<\/div>\n
\n[Prize]
\n\u25cf Grand Prize (1): \uffe5300,000 + Prize certificate
\n\u25cf TERAYAMA Shuji Prize (1): \uffe5100,000 + Prize certificate
\n\u25cf Excellence Prize (3): \uffe530,000 + Prize certificate
\n\u25cf Japan Experimental Prize (1): \uffe530,000 + Prize certificate
\n\u25cf Audience Prize (1): Prize certificate\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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