The 19th edition of SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL had been physically held in three years from July 16 to July 24 (and virtually from July 21 to July 27), and wrapped at the Closing Ceremony, Sunday July 24. Jury and Audience award winners were announced at the Ceremony.
Softie (France), directed by Samuel Theis, received the Grand Prize in the International Competition. Magnetic Beats (France, Germany), directed by Vincent Maël Cardona, won the Best Director and Utama (Bolivia, Uruguay, France), directed by Alejandro Loayza Grisi, received Special Jury Prize. This year’s jury members were Shinobu Terajima, President of the Jury and the Berlinale Silver Bear winning actress, Daishi Matsunaga, the director of Hanalei Bay and Pieta in the Toilet, and Nam Dong-chul, Busan International Film Festival, Program Director. In addition, Her Way (France), directed by Cécile Ducrocq, was chosen for the Audience Award.
SKIP CITY AWARD, which is selected from all Japanese films both in the International Competition and the Japanese Film Competition, was given to a Musashino Art University graduation film, Journey (Japan) world premiere, directed by Shogo Kiriu. Among the Japanese Film Competition, Double Life (Japan) world premiere, directed by a female Chinese director Enen Yo, scooped Best Picture (Feature Length) and, a black-and-white animation, 3 Intestine, Fish Island (Japan), did Best Picture (Short Length) too. The jury members were Akiko Ashizawa, a legendary cinematographer of many films from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Koji Fukada and more, Norio Tsuruta, director and the Father of J-Horror, and Rie Tsukinaga, a journalist. The Audience Award (Feature Length) went to a fully shot in Madagascar, VATA (Japan, Madagascar) world premiere, directed by Takeshi Kamei, and the Audience Award (Short Length) was given to a drama under the COVID-19 pandemic, Storage Man (Japan) world premiere, directed by Tatsuro Manno.
Japanese Film Competition Winners
BEST PICTURE (FEATURE) CERTIFICATE, trophy and cash prize of 300,000 yen are given.
Double Life (2022 / Japan / 103min.
Director: Enen YO
BEST PICTURE (SHORT) CERTIFICATE, trophy and cash prize of 200,000 yen are given.
3 Intestine Road, Fish Island (2022 / Japan / 17min.)
Director: Moe WAKABAYASHI
AUDIENCE AWARD (FEATURE) CERTIFICATE, trophy and gift product in Saitama are given.
VATA (2022 / Japan, Madagascar / 85min.)
Director: Takeshi KAMEI
AUDIENCE AWARD (SHORT) CERTIFICATE, trophy and gift product in Saitama are given.
Storage Man (2022 / Japan / 34min.)
Director: Tatsuro MANNO
SKIP CITY AWARD Winner
Journey (2022 / Japan / 60min.)
Director: Shogo KIRIU
International Competition Winners
GRAND PRIZE CERTIFICATE, trophy and cash prize of 1,000,000 yen are given.
Softie (2021 / France / 93min.)
Director: Samuel THEIS
BEST DIRECTOR CERTIFICATE, trophy and cash prize of 500,000 yen are given.
Magnetic Beats (2021 / France, Germany / 98min.)
Director: Vincent Maël CARDONA
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE CERTIFICATE, trophy and cash prize of 300,000 yen are given.
Utama (2022 / Bolivia, Uruguay, France / 87min.)
Director: Alejandro LOAYZA GRISI
AUDIENCE AWARD CERTIFICATE, trophy and gift product in Saitama are given.
Her Way (2021 / France / 95min.)
Director: Cécile DUCROCQ
