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Tokyo to Host New Dark Genre Film Fest

17 May

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Summary

Tokyo will host the inaugural Yami International Film Festival.
The festival will focus on horror and dark genre films.
Submissions for the festival open on May 27 via FilmFreeway.

The inaugural Yami International Film Festival will take place in Tokyo from November 20-26 at Human Trust Cinema Shibuya. Organized by the Japan-based Yami Inc., the festival is dedicated to horror and dark genre films.

Two competitive sections, feature film and short film, will showcase global talent, with awards including best film and an audience award. Submissions officially open on May 27 via FilmFreeway. The festival, whose name means 'darkness' in Japanese, carries the tagline 'Darkness Makes the World Known.'

Festival director and programming director Wada Arihiro stated the mission is to satisfy global curiosity by highlighting that 'fear is fun.' The festival aims to be a platform for discovering new horror cinema worldwide, with Shibuya becoming a nexus for emerging genre films.

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