32nd edition of the KINEKO International Film Festival
This year, the special program “Polish Focus Program” of the 32nd edition of the KINEKO International Film Festival will show four films from our Studio. Children in Japan will be able to see two films painted with oil paints on canvas by Joanna Jasińska-Koronkiewicz “The Flax” and “Ole-Luk-Oie“, the film “Unusual Friendship” directed by Robert Turło from the series “Polish Fairy Tales” and Jacek Adamczak’s film “Toreador’s Couplets” to the music of Georges Bizet.
Screening dates:
【Screening Schedule – Short Film Program “P” (Special Polish Program)】
Screened films: All four shorts | Kuplety Toreadora, O niezwykłej Przyjaźni, Len, Ole Śpijsłodko
November 1, 11:25-12:25 JST / 03:25-04:25am in Poland
【Screening Schedule – Short Film Program “B”】
Screened films: “Unusual Friendship” | O niezwykłej przyjaźni
November 2, 11:25-12:25 JST / 03:25-04:25am in Poland
November 3, 10:00-11:00 JST / 02:00-03:00am in Poland
【Screening Schedule – Short Film Program “C”】
Screened films: “Ole-Luk-Oie” | Ole Śpijsłodko
November 1, 13:15-14:45 JST / 05:15-06:45am in Poland
November 3, 13:25-14:35 JST / 05:25-06:35am in Poland
【Screening Schedule – Short Film Program “D”】
Screened films: “The Flax” | Len
November 2, 12:50-14:05 JST / 04:50-06:05am in Poland
November 3, 15:05-16:20 JST / 07:05-08:20am in Poland
A special guest of the KINEKO Festival will be Joanna Jasińska-Koronkiewicz, who will not only represent Polish animation for children, but will also meet with young viewers and talk about her unique painting animation technique.
About the Festival:
Founded in 1992, KINEKO International Film Festival is the largest film festival for children and teens in Asia that welcomes over 125,000 visitors to the screenings and other events every November.
The festival introduces opportunities for Japanese children to foster their aesthetic
sensibility by coming into contact with films and animations from all around the world and offers a variety of workshops, events and experiences for families to enjoy.
One of the highlights and most unique features is “Live Cinema”, live Japanese voice-over performed by professional voice actors, allowing even small children who cannot read subtitles yet to enjoy international films.
Since 2016, the festival has been held every year in Futakotamagawa, a town in Tokyo which strikes a balance between a modern shopping arcade and nature with broad riverbanks and greenery.
Even the littlest ones can feel at home at the main screening venue equipped with comfy sofas, floor mats and cushions, while older visitors and movie fans can make encounters with a handpicked selection from all over the world at a conventional cinema. The teen program is screened at local pubs and cafés, allowing for deep post-screening discussions among the audience.
Apart from the film program, KINEKO offers an extensive variety of activities for families such as a marched with booths by numerous partner companies and organizations, workshops, stage and music events, street performances, camp activities with a focus on sustainability and disaster prevention, or open-air cinema.
