Holding
its first festival in 1993, the festival is organized biennially
- every odd year in Toyama prefecture, Japan. With the cooperation
of Wildscreen in Bristol, U.K. and Jackson Hole Wildlife Film
Festival in Wyoming, U.S.A., it has become the largest event
of its kind in Asia and Pacific Rims. The festival receives
over 400 film entries from over 40 countries and is attended
by some 40 thousand members of the public who come from all
over Japan.
The
Japan Wildlife Film Festival is a four-day event, where nominated
films are screened at several theatres and open to the public
free of charge. The Festival gives the Japanese public an excellent
opportunity to view high quality natural history films. In addition
to the screenings, we invite several of the nominees and other
filmmakers to give special seminars on the making of their films.
Holding
its first festival in 1993, the festival is organized biennially
- every odd year in Toyama prefecture, Japan. With the cooperation
of Wildscreen in Bristol, U.K. and Jackson Hole Wildlife Film
Festival in Wyoming, U.S.A., it has become the largest event
of its kind in Asia and Pacific Rims. The festival receives
over 400 film entries from over 40 countries and is attended
by some 40 thousand members of the public who come from all
over Japan. 