Submit your entry
- Fill out the online entry form
- Send
Receive confirmation of your entry
You will receive two automatic emails with the following information:
- a. Your entry number, URL for uploading files and your password
- b. The content of your online entry form
Upload files
You may upload the following files online, if available. Details are provided in the confirmation email.
c. Press kit (English or Japanese)
d. Film stills (up to 3 different images)
Send your preview video
Preview video: 2 DVDs
* Online links, digital files (i.e. mp4), Blu-ray discs are NOT acceptable.
Please do not use any labeling sticker on your DVD. Simply write the following information on the face of the disc directly.
film’s title
entry number
Mailing address:
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
#201, 9-52 Kinomi-cho, Yamagata City 990-0044 JAPAN
phone: 81-23-666-4480
Inform the YIDFF office that your materials have been sent
After sending your package, please send the following information by email to entry2017@yidff.jp
- Entry number
- Film title
- Name of entrant
- Contact details
- Date sent
- Delivery method
Receive confirmation that your materials have been received
After we have received all of the materials required for entry and confirmed that the preview video is playable in our player, we will send you a confirmation email.
If you do not receive confirmation within six weeks, please contact the Festival office.
Dates
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2017October 5 (Thu) –12 (Thu), 2017
Entry Deadlines (postmarked)International Competition:
- First deadline: December 15, 2016 (for works completed before October 31, 2016)
- Second deadline: April 15, 2017 (for works completed after November 1, 2016)
New Asian Currents: May 15, 2017
Entry: Entry FAQ
Can anybody enter a film in the festival?
Anybody can. But please read the entry regulations carefully first. For details, please see the Entry.
Can any kinds of film (genre) be accepted?
If producers intend a film to be documentaries, we accept it as entries.
Where can I obtain an entry form?
Apply online from the YIDFF website. If you would prefer to mail your application, please contact the Yamagata Office by fax (+81-23-625-4550) or email.
What’s the International Competition?
Approximately 15 feature length films are chosen and screened from new works submitted from around the world. Prizes are awarded by a panel of jurors at the conclusion of the festival.
What’s New Asian Currents?
This program introduces and supports works by rising documentary makers who either originate or reside in Asia. There is no restrictions on format or film length. Works are chosen and screened from submitted works. Prizes are awarded by a panel of jurors at the conclusion of the festival.
How much is the entry fee?
Free.
The Prizes?
Prizes are chosen by a panel of jurors and awarded to films screened in the International Competition and New Asian Currents.
- International Competition
- The Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize (The Grand Prize) ¥2,000,000
The Mayor’s Prize ¥1,000,000
Two Awards of Excellence ¥300,000 each
Special Prize ¥300,000
New Asian Currents- Ogawa Shinsuke Prize ¥500,000
Two Awards of Excellence ¥300,000 each
* Don’t hesitate to contact the office directly if you have any other inquiries.
phone: 81-23-666-4480 e-mail: entry2017@yidff.jp
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