The
ninth Japan Wildlife Film Festival takes place over four
days
in Toyama from August 20th to 23rd, 2009.
Established
in 1993, the Festival is held biennially.
It started in the hope that by screening moving images of
the wonders of wildlife and the co-existence of nature and
people, we could help to increase understanding and wareness
of the urgent need to protect and care for the natural world.
With your cooperation, the festival is now in its 16th year.
For
the last Festival we received 334entries from 40 countries
and 40,000 people, including school children, attended the
public screenings staged throughout the Toyama region. International
filmmakers and broadcasters and the Japanese public now
know the Festival as one of the biggest of its kind in Asia.
With
the film competition as its focus, we also hosts seminars
by scientists and filmmakers and support active international
exchanges among filmmakers and broadcasters trusting they
may lead to new co-productions and distribution opportunities.
We very
much look forward to receiving your wonderful films and
welcoming you to the Festival.
