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19th edition
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Yamagata, Japan
8 days
About Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
The Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (YIDFF) is a biennial documentary festival held every odd-numbered year in Yamagata City, Japan. Founded in 1989 to mark the city's centennial, it was the first international documentary festival in Asia. The festival is known for its rigorous International Competition and its New Asian Currents strand, which champions emerging documentary voices across Asia.
Festival details
Location
#201, 9-52 Kinomi-cho, Yamagata City 990-0044, Japan · Yamagata, Japan
Scope
International
Focus
Documentary · Feature · Short
Duration
8 days
Founded
1989
Awards
Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
Grand Prize of the International Competition.
Mayor's Prize
Honour by the Mayor of Yamagata for exceptional achievement.
Award of Excellence
Distinguished documentary filmmaking in the International Competition.
Special Jury Prize
Singular artistic merit by the international jury.
Ogawa Shinsuke Prize
Top award of New Asian Currents, for emerging Asian filmmakers.
Special programs
International Competition
Core strand of international feature documentaries.
New Asian Currents
Competition for emerging Asian documentary filmmakers.
Perspectives Japan
Recent Japanese documentary work.
Special Invitation Films
Invited international and archival titles.
Unscripted: The Art of Direct Cinema
Retrospective on direct cinema and observational documentary.
For filmmakers
Accepted formats
Feature documentary, Short documentary
Best Documentary Films
Award-Winning Documentaries
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