The main competition program of the festival features the first or second directorial feature film of up and coming directors. The eight films from around the world were selected out of 1,700 submissions this year.

【A】Q&A

Exhibition day

18 Sun、19 Mon、20 Tue、21 Wed

Venue

【A】Nara Machi Center Main Hall
【C】Nara Prefecture Cultural Hall 2F

Ticket

【Early】￥1,000
【Door】￥1,300

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  【C】19 MON 13：50 【A】21 WED 18：30

  MANANG BIRING

  Director : Carl Joseph Papa Cast（Voice） : Erlinda Vilallobos （Biring and Jerry）, Mailes Kanapi（Eva）, Alchris Galura（Terence）, Patrick Sugui （Yohan）, Bea Benedicto （Amanda）, Lance Raymundo （Richard Abadilla）, Cherry Pie Picache （Nita）, Carlo Tan （CJ） Director, Editor, and Writer : Carl Joseph Papa / Cinematographer : Rap Ramirez and Manuel Abanto Assistant Director : Timmy Harn / Production Design and Lead Animator : Matthew Ericson Echague Lead Animator : Eru Petrasanta / Sound Drew : Millalos / Music : Dinno Christopher Parafina Executive Producer : Ronald Arguelles Philippines / 2015 / 87min / B&W Animation / DCP / Filipino / JPN & ENG Sub.

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  【C】19 MON 11：00 【A】21 WED 10：00

  NAHID

  Director : Ida Panahandeh Cast : Sareh Bayat（Nahid）, Pejman Bazeghi（Masoud）, Navid Mohammad Zadeh （Ahmad）, Milad Hossein Pour （Amir Reza）, Pouria Rahimi（Naser）, NasrinBabaei（Leila） Director's Assistant : Mohsen Hassan Pour / Screenplay : Ida Panahandeh ? Arsalan Amiri Photography : Morteza Gheidi / Editor : Arsalan Amiri / Sound : Jahangir Mirshekari : Mehdi Ebrahimzadeh Sound Design & Mix : Mehrshad Malakouti / Producer : Bijan Emkanian Iran / 2015 / 105min / color / DCP / Farsi / JPN & ENG Sub.

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  【A】18 SUN 10：30 【C】 19 MON 16：30

  HEDI SCHNEIDER IS STUCK

  Director : Sonja Heiss Cast : Laura Tonke, Hans Low, Leander Nitsche, Melanie Straub, Simon Schwarz, Margarita Broich, Matthias Bundschuh, Rosa Enskat, Urs Jucker, Alex Brendemuhl, Kathleen Morgeneyer Scriptwriter : Sonja Heiss / Camera : Nikolai von Graevenitz / Eitor : Andreas Wodraschke Music : Lambert, Hendricks & RossLambert / Production designer : Tim Pannen / Art director : Jan Muller Costume designer : Nicole von Graevenitz / Sound : Andreas Prescher / Supervising sound editor : Daniel Iribarren Re-recording mixer : Adrian Baumeister / Assistant director : Annette Drees Germany, Norway / 2015 / 92min / color / DCP / German / JPN & ENG Sub.

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  【C】18 SUN 11：00 【A】19 MON 16：30

  PURE WHITE

  Director : Yoshihiro Sakamoto Cast : Miyuki Sato, Seiko Iwaido, Yusuke Fukuchi, Shifumi Yamaguchi, Bunki Sugiura, Nao Oikawa,Koki Murakami,Momoka Uchida, Hatsunori Hasegawa Original story & written by Ayako Kitagawa / Cinematographer : Emiko Yamada Executive Producer : Kohei Matsushita / Co-Producer : Naoki Matsuo / Producer : Yoshihiro Sakamoto,Ayako Kitagawa, Kaku Fukagawa, Hideaki Masuda

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  【A】18 SUN 13：20 【C】 21 WED 11：00

  THE BEEKEEPER AND HIS SON

  Director : Diedie Weng Writer : Diedie Weng, Vadim Jendreyko / Producers : Susanne Guggenberger, Lucie Tremblay, Vadim Jendreyko, Diedie Weng, Hercli Bundi / Cinematographer : Diedie Weng / Sound : Diedie Weng / Editor : Vadim Jendreyko, Annette Brütsch, Mahi Rahogozar, Diedie Weng / Sound Design : Daniel Almada Switzerland, Canada / 2016 / 81min / color / DCP / Chinese / JPN & ENG Sub.

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  【C】18 SUN 15：30 【A】 20 TUE 19：10

  HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS（EVERY TIME）

  Director : Josh Kim Cast : Toni Rakkaen, Thira Chutikul, Arthur Navarat, Belle Nanthita Khamphiranon, Kowit Wattakul Writer : Josh Kim, Rattawut Lapcharoensap （Author of Sightseeing） / Cinematographer : Nikorn Sripongwarakul Producers : Edward Gunnawan, Chris Lee, Anocha Suwichakornpong / Editor : Kamontorn Eakwattanakij Thailand, USA, Hong Kong, Indonesia / 2015 / 80min / color / DCP / Thai / JPN & ENG Sub.

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  【C】18 SUN 18：00 【A】 20 TUE 10：30

  GOLDEN KINGDOM

  Director : Brian Perkins Cast : Shine Htet Zaw, Ko Yin Saw Ri, Ko Yin Than Maung, Ko Yin Maung Sein, Sayadaw U Zaw Ti Ka Writer : Brian Perkins / Screenplay : Brian Perkins / Producers : Brian Perkins, Matt O'Connor, Jessica Ballard Cinematographer : Bella Halben / Sound : Alex Altman / Editor : Sebastian Bonde USA / 2015 / 103min / color / DCP / Myanmar / JPN & ENG Sub.

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  【A】19 MON 10：30 【C】21 WED 13：20

  OLD STONE

  Director : Johnny Ma Cast : Gang Chen, Nai An, Hongwei Wang, Zebin Zhang, Xue'er Luo Producers : WU Xianjian, Chi:an LIN, Jing WANG, Sarah STALLARD / DOP : Ming Kai LEUNG Art Directors : ZHENG Chen, ZHANG Xueqiang / Editor : Mike LONG / Sound Mixer : SHENG Yong Music by : Lee SANDERS / Sound Designer : T Terressa TATE China・Canada / 2016 / 80min / color / DCP / Chinese / JPN & ENG Sub.