2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival Main stage of 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival
Opening film Furimun in Okinawa Closing film Saraba Itoshi no Daitouryou Location Okinawa Island , Japan Founded 2009 Awards Golden Shisa Award (Miss Kurosawa Film ) Festival date March 20 – 28, 2010 Website http://www.oimf.jp
The 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival was held from March 20 to March 28, 2010, and took place at the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan City and Sakurazaka Theater in Naha , owned and run by Japanese director Yuji Nakae .[ 1] Attendance was recorded as 380,000, with 194 official guests.[ 2] The Golden Shisa was awarded to Taku Watanabe for his Miss Kurosawa Film .
Japanese J-Pop singer Namie Amuro was a special guest on the Okinawa International Movie Festival red carpet on March 24.[ 3] Other guests included Korean actor Kang Ji-hwan , Chinese director Ing Sheng, Korean-American actor Steve Seungjun Yoo , Taiwanese Director Fu Tien-Yu and Adisorn Tresirikasern, a director from Thailand.[ 4]
Official selection
The official selection of films was broken into two categories, "Laugh" and "Peace". The former focuses on comedy films, while the latter includes dramas and documentaries with elements of comedy.
Competition
Laugh Category
The following films were selected as In Competition for the Laugh Category:
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
A.D. Girl - Things She Must Do Tomorrow
明日やること ゴミ出し 愛想笑い 恋愛
Ryuta Agari
Japan
Selfish Planet!
宇宙で1番ワガママな星
Hiroaki Ito
Japan
Stay The Night at The Grave
お墓に泊まろう!
Takayuki Ito
Japan
Miss Kurosawa Film
クロサワ映画
Taku Watanabe
Japan
Saraba Itoshi no Daitoryo
さらば愛しの大統領
Daisuke Shibata & Atsumu Watanabe
Japan
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
ゼブラーマン ゼブラシティの逆襲
Takashi Miike
Japan
Close Encounters Of The Stupid ~Tales of Rossy Stardust & Junior From Mars~
無知との遭遇 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE STUPID
Takanobu Goda
Japan
Miracle Girls: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
矢島美容室 THE MOVIE ~夢をつかまネバダ~
Shinya Nakajima
Japan
Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai
私の優しくない先輩 '
Yutaka Yamamoto
Japan
My Girlfriend is an Agent
7급 공무원 '
Shin Tae-Ra
South Korea
On His Majesty's Secret Service
大内密探灵灵狗 (Da Nei Mi Tan Ling Ling Gou) '
Wong Jing
Hong Kong
The Hangover (film)
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Todd Phillips
United States
Fanboys (film)
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Kyle Newman
United States
Peace Category
The following films were selected as In Competition for the Peace Category:
Out of Competition
The following films were screened out of competition:
"Special Screening Feature on Okinawa Movie"
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Furimun in Okinawa
南の島のフリムン
Gori (comedian)
Japan
Sachiko Nakada: The Queen of Okinawan Comedy
オバアは喜劇の女王~ 仲田幸子 沖縄芝居に生きる ~
Yasunari Izuma
Japan
Jury
Red carpet at 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival, 2010
Competition
Kim Dong Ho, Executive Chairman of Pusan International Film Festival
Lee Chi Ngai, Hong Kong director
Lee Khan, Taiwanese filmmaker
Christoph Terhecte, Director International Forum of New Cinema Berlin
Eiki Matayoshi , Japanese novelist
Awards
Official selection
In Competition
The Golden Shisa Award was won by the Japanese-language film Miss Kurosawa Film directed by Taku Watanabe .
The Laugh Category Uminchu Prize Grand Prix went to Miss Kurosawa Film directed by Taku Watanabe .
The Peace Category Uminchu Prize Grand Prix was won by Indian film A Match Made in Heaven by Aditya Chopra .
See also
References
External links
Competitive Competitive specialised Non-competitive Documentary/ short Formerly accredited