Japan Media Arts Festival – Film Programme

Thu 29/09
20:00   Buttgereit's Monster Film Selection (tba)

Fri 30/09
19:00   Talk with director Jörg Buttgereit
20:00   Buttgereit's Monster Film Selection (tba)

Sun 02/10
16:00   Ponyo | Dir.  MIYAZAKI Hayao, 2008, 101 min. (German subtitles)
18:00   JMAF Short Film Special | 13 films, total length: 60 min.
20:00   Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

Ponyo
Animation | Dir.  MIYAZAKI Hayao, 2008, 101 min.

The girl goldfish Ponyo dreams of becoming human, much to the dismay of her father, an underwater sorcerer. One day, she actually succeeds in escaping the colourful ocean world and is saved on dry land by the fisher boy, Sosuke. The two befriend one another and with him, Ponyo discovers the above-water world. With the help of the magical powers of her father, Ponyo succeeds in becoming human and wants nothing more than to stay on land. But Ponyo's power seems to unleash the ocean, triggering natural disasters that threaten Sosuke's village. Together they must try and restore balance to the world.
Hayao Miyazaki (b. 1941, Tokyo) is a world famous Japanese animation film director and is also active as a screenwriter, producer and manga artist. In 1963 he completed his studies in politics and economics at Gakushin University. He began his film career at animation studio Toei Foga where he worked mainly as a key frame animator and production designer until 1973. He then worked for a number of different studios and was involved in, among other projects, the TV series Heidi (1974). In 1979 Miyazaki made his first feature film as writer-director, The Castle of Cagliostro. In 1984 he adapted his own manga series, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, for the screen with a film of the same name and thus gained international recognition. The following year he founded, with Isao Takahata, Ghibli, the studio where he has since produced eight feature film projects including Princess Mononoke (1997). Spirited Away (2001) became the world's most awarded animation film, winning the 2002 Berlinale Golden Bear and an Oscar for best animation film in 2003, among other accolades.

JMAF Short Film Special

ISHIDA Hiroyasu: Fumiko's Confession
ITO Naoki / Frank HAHN: Nike Music Shoe
MASHIMA Riichiro: Ski Jumping Pairs
MIZUGUCHI Tetsuya / TAMAI Kenji: make.believe / Genki Rockets
NAKAMURA Magico u.a.: Hibi No Neiro (Tone of everyday)
OKAMOTO Noriaki: Algol
OKAWARA Ryo: Animal Dance
SAKAMOTO Yusuke: the river
SEKI Kazuaki: arukuaround / sakanaction
TAKAHASHI Nobuo: Musashino Plateau
TAKEUCHI Taijin: a song like a fish
YAMAMURA Koji: A Child's Metaphysics
YKBX: natsu wo matteimashita / amazarashi

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Animation | Dir. OSHII Mamoru, 2004, 100 min.

In 2032 the Earth is populated mainly by androids and cyborgs. Industrially manufactured body parts and complete series of robots will replace human cells. This is the world in which Section 9, the Ministry of the Interior's Public Security Commission, fights against cyber-terrorism. Batou, whose partner Major Kusanagi lost her physical body in the events of Ghost in the Shell and exists now only as a 'ghost', is investigating a series of mysterious murders with new partner, Togusa. A female cyborg model from the company Locus Solus that is used as a sex doll kills its owners seemingly at random and then commits suicide. The investigation leads to the factory site of Locus Solus, located in Etorofu, where the robots were produced.
Mamoru Oshii (b. 1951, Tokyo) began his career in the animation studios Tatsunoko Production and Studio Pierrot before becoming an independent director and writer. With films like Patlabor: The Movie (1989), Ghost in the Shell (1995), and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) he has been instrumental in making the distinctive characteristics of anime widely known beyond the borders of Japan. In addition, he has also produced several live action films and works as a screen writer.

Venue

RWE Forum | U Cinema

Dortmunder U – Centre for Art and Creativity
Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse
44137 Dortmund

Admission

5 € / 3 €
Valid for one day for the exhibition Japan Media Arts Festival and the film programme.

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