Yamagata Film School for Citizens
In partnership with volunteers, this project is to use film programming as a way to encourage citizens to take initiative in running art events and provide a place to exchange information.
In 2017
- 1st Edition: “Nostalgic Yamagata and Cinema Street”
– Screenings and talk event of those who “have built” and those who “will build” Yamagata City
- 2nd Edition: “Nostalgic Yamagata and Cinema Street 2”
In 2016
- 1st Edition: “Nanook of the North”
– Screenings with violin accompaniment - 2nd Edition: “The Actors in the Golden Era of Japanese Films”
– Screenings and talk event about actors in the 1950s - 3rd Edition: “Yamagata Iron Castings – Functional Design in Daily Life” and “Yamagata Forged Blades – Tools for Everyday Life”
– Screenings and workshop for “Cinema Day in Yamagata City” - 4th Edition: “Festivals of Yamagata”
– Screenings and talk event about filming seasonal events in Yamagata City - 5th Edition: “Casting Blossoms to the Sky”
– Screenings and talk event with Dir. OBAYASHI Nobuhiko and Dir. NEGISHI Kichitaro of “I LOVE YOU”