2009 (19th) Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival

Profile

• Film Festival: Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
• Edition: 20th
• Period: February 26 - March 2, 2009
• Location: Yubari City Hall, Hotel Shuparo,Yubari City

Awards

• Young fantastic competition section Grand Prix: "8000 Miles" - Yu Irie (Japan)
• Special Jury Prize: "A Big Gun" - Hajime Ohata (Japan)
• Hokkaido governor Jury Prize(Achievement in cinematography): "Today and the Other Days" - Choi Wee-An (South Korea)
• Yubari Fantaland grand-prix: "The Chaser" - Hong-jin Na (South Korea)

Jury

• Takahashi Banmei (director)
• Norio Tsuruta (director)
• Makiko Watanabe (actress)
• Kwon Yong-min (Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) programmer)
• Wing Shya (photographer)

Films

Official Selection

• "Crows Zero II" - Takashi Miike (Japan) * Opening Film
• "Sanpei The Fisher Boy" - Yojiro Takita (Japan)
• "The Chaser" - Hong-jin Na (South Korea)
• "Chandni Chowk to China" - Nikhil Advani (India)
• "The Pink Panther 2" - Harald Zwart (USA)
• "Marley & Me" - David Frankel (USA)
• "Frost/Nixon" - Ron Howard (USA)
• "Slumdog Millionaire" - Danny Boyle (USA)
• "Bedtime Stories" - Adam Shankman (USA)
• "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" - Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath (USA)

Video

• "Underdog" - Frederik Du Chau (USA)
• "War, Inc." - Joshua Seftel (USA)
• "The Cell 2" - Tim Iacofano (USA)
• "Don Quixote" - Sibylle Tafel (Germany)
• "Meet Dave" - Brian Robbins (USA)

Special Program

• "Fumiko no umi" - Akio Kondo (Japan)
• "Same Old Story: A Trip Back 20 Years" - Kunio Yato (Japan)
• "All Night Long: Daredemo Yokatta" - Katsuya Matsumura] (Japan)
• "Occult" - Koji Shiraishi (Japan)
• "Stop the Bitch Campaign" - Kosuke Suzuki (Japan)
• "Mother of Tears" - Dario Argento (Italy/USA)
• "Mental" - Kazuhiro Soda (Japan)
• "Child by Children" - Koji Hagiuda (Japan)
• "Departed to the Future." - Kosuke Suzuki (Japan)
• "Trauma" - Dario Argento (USA/Italy)
• "Dachimawa Lee" - Seung-wan Ryoo (South Korea)
• "Devil Take This Train to Hell" - Park No-Shik (South Korea)

Fantastic Off-Theater Competition

• "Mr. Vending Machine" - Oh Jin-Uk (South Korea) * short film
• "Locked Out" - Yasunobu Takahashi (Japan)
• "Hot As Hell" - Yosuke Okuda (Japan) * short film
• "8000 Miles" - Yu Irie (Japan)
• "A Discord" - Kenji Tanaka (Japan) * short film
• "A Big Gun" - Hajime Ohata (Japan) * short film
• "You're Kidding!" - Haruki Takayanagi (Japan) * short film
• "A Lot Of Curtain Call" - Ken Arima (Japan) * short film
• "Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf" - Kurando Mitsutake (Japan)
• "Today and the Other Days" - Choi Wi-Ahn (South Korea)
• "Autumn Adagio" - Tsuki Inoue (Japan)
• "The Woman Who is Beating The Earth" - Tsuki Inoue (Japan) * short film
• "Mademoiselle Audrey - Tsuki Inoue (Japan) * short film

Forum Theater Selection

• "PolarCircle" - various (Japan)
• "Poultry House Five, Or Apes Not Afraid Of Fire" - Yanagix (Japan)
• "Kakia" - Makoto Funasako (Japan) * short film
• "Samurai School Boogie" - Yuichi Kanemaru (Japan)
• "Cool Girls" - Kei Nakata (Japan)
• "Eel Girl" - Paul Campion (Japan) * short film
• "Night of the Hell Hamsters" - Paul Campion (Japan) * short film
• "Semum" - Hasan Karacadag (Turkey)
• "Yokai Kedakusan" - Emi Yabusaki (Japan) * short film
• "Breakaway From Shinobi Kunoichi vs. Vampire Army" - Seiji Yamada (Japan)
• "G" - Kiyotaka Taguchi (Japan) * short film
• "Houfuku Zeittou: Flying Girls" - Takanori Tsujimoto (Japan) * short film
• "The Black Widow: Behind The Scene of the Black Widow" - Keizo Wakayama (Japan)
• "Chain" - Akihito Kajiya (Japan) * short film
• "Hatsukoi: Natsunokiouku" - Show Nobushi (Japan)
• "Diary of the Dorobo" - Devi Kobayashi (Japan) * short film
• "Bee and Wife" - Devi Kobayashi (Japan) * short film
• "Mu No Otoko" - Devi Kobayashi (Japan) * short film
• "Doutei Hourouki" - Yuichi Onuma (Japan)
• "Oyasumi anmonite" - Toshiki Masuda (Japan)

Forum Theater Selection special

• "PolarCircle" - various (Japan)
• "Tokyo Gore Police" - Yoshihiro Nishimura (Japan)
• "The Machine Girl" - Noboru Iguchi (Japan)
• "The Hajirai Machine Girl - Noboru Iguchi (Japan)
• "The Dark and Long Hair Monster Gehara - Kiyotaka Taguchi (Japan) * short film
• "Fist: The Future Kung-Fu" - Kei Nakata (Japan)