Category: Film Festival


  • JDFF in Tokyo, JAPAN!

    We are happy to announce that the 1st JDFF is coming to Tokyo, Japan! Saturday, 24 Jaunary 2026 @ EURO LIVE, Shibuya, Tokyo Please mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details.

  • Video Message from the Battle Royale team

    Greetings from the Battle Royale team to us at JDFF2025!! Katsumi Yanagijima, Director of Photography Yuko Miyamura, “Video Girl ” Kenta Fukasaku, Scriptwriter

  • Please share your Feedback

    Thank you very much for participating in JDFF2025 @ Nicolai Biograf. We hope you had a wonderful weekend! We would appreciate it if you could take five minutes to share your thoughts on this year’s film festival. Your feedback will give us the energy to continue our work.

  • Film Screening : WITH

    WITH : “Six Singing Women” a behind the scenes film On DAY 1 (Friday, May 23), JDFF will screen the film “Six Singing Women”. This will be followed by a screening of a wonderful documentary that tells the story behind the filming, the difficulties of filming during COVID-19, and the importance of nature in Japan.…

  • Film Screening “MLF Season 7”

    This year, JDFF is screening two seasons of MirrorLiarFilms, our partner from Japan. Please look forward to it! “SUNA” Shigeaki Kato “The Reception” Sean Sakamoto “KUTSUYA” Narushi Takeda “Victims” Koji Kato “Human Error” Saori Kouzuki Season 7 also includes “Footprint to the Sky”, a regional special productioncreated through a workshop in Tokai City, Aichi Prefecture.

  • Film Screening: “Winter Sunflower”

    JAPAN Sarugaku Elementary School Short Film “Winter Sunflower” 【Supported by MIRRORLIAR FILMS】 This little film occupies a large space in our heart.At JDFF, we celebrate the talent of tomorrow. Last year in 2024, in collaboration with MirrorLiarFilms Project, we were able to give a lecture in Tokyo for a class of sixth-graders who are making…

  • JDFF2025 Program

    The full programme for JDFF 2025 has been finalised.This year’s line-up is once again a spectacular one, covering a wide range of genres.Please look forward to three exciting days at the Nicolai Biograf! A brochure version of the detailed-programme will be available soon as well.

  • Official Poster for JDFF2025

    Here it is! The Official Poster for this year’s JDFF2025. We are very much looking forward to see you all at the Nicolai Biograf!

  • Film Screening: “SANA: Let Me Hear”

    The final title of the film to be screened at JDFF2025! At the festival, we will show Director Takashi Shimizu’s latest horror movie “SANA: Let Me Hear” so get ready to be scared.

  • Film Screening: “A Samurai In Time”

    We are very proud of our program for JDFF 2025! …and shortly we will begin to introduce some of the events of this year’s film festival. But now, look at this!! A beloved new comedy “A Samurai In Time” that made a big splash in Japan last year, and still is, is coming to JDFF2025.