The 4th Okinawa International Movie Festival was held from March 24 to March 31, 2012 and took place at the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan City and Sakurazaka Theater in Naha, owned and run by Japanese director Yuji Nakae. Total attendance was 410,000.
The fourth Okinawa International Movie Festival also included 'Okinawa Contents Land', in which 50 companies from around Asia showcased their products and services. Other events included the Pachinko Movie Awards for gamblers, a fashion show led by model and singer Anna Tsuchiya, live music and comedy from Okinawan artists Rimi Natsukawa and Begin, and the Okinawa Elementary School Movie Festival, which nurtures filmmakers of the future.
26 films were screened in competition, The Golden Shisa Award going to A Simple Life by director Ann Hui from Hong Kong.
Official selection The official selection of films was broken into two categories, Laugh and Peace, each with 13 entrants. The former focuses on comedy films, while the latter includes dramas and documentaries with elements of comedy. Organizers focused on Asian films for this edition of the festival. Before each screening, every film was introduced by one of Yoshimoto Kogyo's comedians. 102 films in total were shown.
Competition
Laugh Category The following films were selected as In Competition for the Laugh Category:
English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countriesAll's Well, Ends Well 2012 八星抱喜 Hing Ka Chan & Janet Chun Hong KongAh! Minister! あぁ...閣議 Daiya Goriki JapanThe Bridal Night and The Lotus Root! 初夜と蓮根 Masahiro Yamaguchi JapanEndless Stage 営業100万回 Koichi Hamatani JapanGo Ahead of the Limit ロケみつTHE MOVIE このさきのむこうに Hiroshi Arimoto JapanNasi Lemak 2.0 辣死你妈 Namewee MalaysiaHi-Zai ハイザイ 神さまの言うとおり Shuhei Fukanaga JapanPenny Pinchers 티끌모아 로맨스 Kim Jung-hwan South KoreaPrivate Benjamin The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin ' Wenn Deramas PhilippinesSuckSeed SuckSeed ห่วยขั้นเทพ ' Chayanop Boonprakob ThailandTabakoi: The Love Story that Begins with Cigarettes タバコイ ～タバコで始まる恋物語～ ' Michinari Nakagawa JapanBridesmaids Paul Feig United StatesReady রেডি ' Anees Bazmee India
Peace Category The following films were selected as In Competition for the Peace Category:
English title Original title Director(s) Production countryBlazing Famiglia 莫逆家族 バクギャクファミーリア Kazuyoshi Kumakiri JapanDream in the Rising Sun ヒノマル♪ドリーム Yuji Gobuichi JapanLove Is Not Blind 失恋33天 Teng Hautao ChinaJoyful Reunion 饮食男女2012 (Yin Shi Nan Nv 2012) Jui-Yuan Tsao Taiwan, ChinaA Letter to Momo ももへの手紙 Hiroyuki Okiura JapanPotechi ポテチ Yoshihiro Nakamura JapanSignal シグナル 月曜日のルカ Masaaki Taniguchi JapanA Simple Life 桃姐 (Tao Jie) Ann Hui China, Hong KongWorking Holiday ワーキング・ホリデー Koichi Okamoto JapanThe Artist* The Artist Michel Hazanavicius FranceAttack the Block Joe Cornish United KingdomCafé de Flore Jean-Marc Vallée CanadaHysteria Tanya Wexler United States, United Kingdom
Out of Competition The following films were screened out of competition: Panoramic Screening
English title Original title Director(s) Production countryGrap Freeter Toki グラッフリーター刀牙 Kenichi Fujiwara JapanEmpty からっぽ Shogo Kusano Japan
Jury
Competition Qiu Fu-Sheng, Taiwanese producer Hu Mei, Chinese filmmaker Michael Hui, Hong Kong comedian and filmmaker Cho Young-Jeung, Busan International Film Festival programmer Masahide Ota, Former governor of Okinawa
Awards
Official selection In competition The Golden Shisa Award was won by A Simple Life directed by Ann Hui.
The Laugh Category Uminchu Prize Grand Prix went to Thai musical drama SuckSeed directed by Chayanop Boonprakob.
The Peace Category Uminchu Prize Grand Prix was won by A Simple Life directed by Ann Hui.
See also Okinawa International Movie Festival
References
External links Okinawa International Movie Festival official website (in English) Official Okinawa International Movie Festival Facebook Page
ja:沖縄国際映画祭