Results of 11th VDP (VDP2023) Selection

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all who expressed great interest in our project. After deliberation by an international committee, we have decided upon the following four works as this year’s selected films.  We look forward to introducing these works at our screening event at Kyoto University on December 16. (The event has closed in success.)
Please click on the images to jump to the introductory pages of each film.

VDP2023 Screening Event

The screening event will be held at CSEAS, Kyoto University on December 16, 2023. The directors of the selected films, researchers well-versed in each region, and members of the screening committee will gather to discuss on the films and this year’s theme together for deeper understandings. All are welcome to attend!!

Date and Time:　
Dec.16, 2023 (Saturday)　13:30〜18:00
Venue:　
Large Meeting Hall, 3rd Floor, Inamori Foundastion Building,
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University (👉Map)
Language: English and Japanese Subtitles (Interpretation included)
Fee: Free (No reservation required, free of charge)

Program:
　13:00　doors open
　13:30　Award Ceremony 
　13:50　Screening 
　13:50　Against This Messy World 
　14:30　Saya di Sini, Kau di Sana (a Tale of the Crocodile’s Twin)
    Break
　15:05　The Songs We Sing in a Different Land
　15:45　No Laughing Matter
 　Break
　16:35　General Evaluation and Talk Session
　17:30　Closing Remark
　17:40　Free Networking
　18:00　doors close

International Selection Committee Members
Yoko Hayami (Professor, CSEAS, Kyoto University)
Hiroyuki Yamamoto (Associate Professor, CSEAS, Kyoto University)
Kenji Ishizaka (Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Film Studies, Japan Academy of Moving Images, Senior Programmer, Tokyo International Film Festival)
Makiko Wakai (Program Coordinator, New Asian Currents, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival)
Edward de los Santos Cabagnot (Film Editor, Festival Programmer, Writer, Artist)
Sein Lyan Tun (Filmmaker, Producer)

General Comments
Kenji Ishizaka (Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Film Studies, Japan Academy of Moving Images, Senior Programmer, Tokyo International Film Festival)

Commentators
Hiroyuki Yamamoto (CSEAS, Kyoto University)
Yoshimi Nishi (CSEAS, Kyoto University)
Itaru Nagasaka（Hiroshima University)
KeikoTosa (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)

Organizer: CSEAS, Kyoto University
Contact:　VDP Secretariat　
vdp[@]cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp