Okinawa International Movie Festival

Film | Wide Angle Apr 25, 2019

Okinawa rolls out the red carpet for its annual film festival

by Mark Schilling

The Okinawa International Movie Festival has never been just about movies — or even Okinawa. Held from April 18 to 22, the 11th edition was a showcase for the talents of sponsor Yoshimoto Kogyo — an Osaka-based agency that supplies Japanese TV with many ...

Film Mar 27, 2014

Okinawa film fest gives fans an up-close view of the stars

by Mark Schilling

Why go to Okinawa for movies? For anyone familiar with the international festival circuit, especially at its higher, artier end, the Okinawa International Movie Festival may well prompt this question — and a negative answer. "It's not a real film festival!" a fellow foreign ...