Participation fee 500 yen (One drink is included)

Events related to the new international film festival “1st Cinema at Sea Okinawa Pacific Rim International Film Festival” focusing on the Pacific Rim region.

@Times Hall ※All participation fees are free
●Talk Event “Takane Tsuyoshi and the Geniuses: A Dream Afternoon”
11/25 (Sat) 13:00-14:00
Director Takane Tsuyoshi from Ishigaki Island, who is the winner of the “1st Mavui Special Award,” and members of the cast and staff have a dreamily, pleasant and suspicious talk while remembering the time of filming. What is the appeal of Takane movies made by a diverse group of faces, from major figures of Okinawan play to critics, architects, and editors? The content can be enjoyed by both core enthusiasts and beginners.
Participating guests: Takane Tsuyoshi (film director)/TAIRA Susumu (actor, “Paradise View” and “Dream Ryukyu Tsuru Henry”)/Nakazato Miku (video critic, “Dream Ryukyu Tsuru Henry” co-screenwriter)/Oyadomari Nakama (architect/actor, “Dream Ryukyu Tsuru Henry” and “Fallen Fish Road”)/Okamoto Yukiko (“Converted Fish Road” general producer)/Moderator: Fujishiro Takasuke (Cinema at Sea Programmer)

●Talk Event “We Are the World's Uchinanchu Filmmakers”
11/25 (Sat) 15:00 to 16:00
Christopher Makoto Yogi from Honolulu is currently one of the hottest indie film directors in the world. Kamiya Joseph Yoshimasu was born in Los Angeles and co-produced, composed, and edited the film “Rejection of Our Ancestors.” Two people who are 4th generation prefectures with Okinawan roots think about the meaning of making a film as the world's Uchinanchu.

●Talk Event “The Boy in “Running Boy” Is Now - The Growth of Children in the Movie”
11/25 (Sat) 17:00-18:00
The famous Iranian master Amir Naderi, who is the head of the jury for this film festival, takes Majid Nirmand, who played the leading role in the 1985 Nantes Three Continents Film Festival Grand Prix winning film “Running Boy,” and narrates the secret story of the shooting. The aftermath of the boy whose life changed as a result of the movie is now revealed. A talk coveted by movie fans, where the creators themselves look back and thoroughly dissect masterpieces that remain in film history.

@Naha Culture and Arts Theater Nahato Small Studio ※Participation fee is free
●VR Forum
11/26 (Sun) 16:00 to 17:00
A professional at the forefront of video production talks about VR. The first half is a talk show by Yang Nai Zhen, director of the content planning department of “HTC,” the largest VR device manufacturer in Asia and number two in the world. In the second half, there was a conversation between Lee Sang-chao, curator of the VR section of the Kaohsiung Film Festival, and Chen Xian, director of the exhibited film “Off the Island of Orchid Island (Ransho).”

@Punga Ponga ※All participation fees are 500 yen (1 drink included)
●Chat show “What was the Shuri Gekijo (Movie Theater)?”
11/24 (Friday) 21:15 to 22:45
A small talk event where MAKIYA Tsutomu (Okinawa Archived video Research Institute) and Taira Ryuji (NPO Cinema Lab Breakthrough Kozo), who are members of the Shuri Gekijo (Movie Theater) Research Team, and film director Lim Kawai, who performed the location of the Shuri Gekijo (Movie Theater) for the movie “Your Smile,” talk about the story of the Shuri Gekijo (Movie Theater) called “Okinawa's Last Wooden Theater,” which was dismantled last month, and their feelings for movie theaters.

● “BEE's Mysterious Spectrum World” Mini Live+Talk
11/26 (Sun) 20:30 to 21:30
Elea, the main character of the festival's competition film “BEE's Mysterious Spectrum World,” is here. A concert (4 to 5 songs) will be performed by two people with Hugo, who also appeared in the movie.

●Talk Show “Okinawan Film Producers Talk Big”
11/27 (Mon) 21:30 to 22:30
Shogen, the ambassador of this film festival, and filmmakers currently active in Okinawa, Tsukasa Kishimoto (film director) and Heiichi Hiroshi (film director) asked, “What is the appeal of Okinawa as a place where stories are born?” “What are the significance and challenges of continuing film production in rural areas?” An hour where we talk all about Okinawa and movies, etc.

@Restel Naha ※Participation fee 500 yen (1 drink included)
●Talk Event “Chinese Film Night”
11/28 (Tue) 19:30 to 20:30
An exchange party where directors from Chinese-speaking countries (Taiwan, Malaysia, Macau) who come to the festival are invited.
Participating Guests: Jin Ong (“Abang and Addy” director) /John Yulin (“The Green Imitator” director) /Tracy Choi (“Lonely Eighteen” director) /Moderator: Wonder On (Cinema at Sea program director)

Film festival official website

https://www.cinema-at-sea.com/