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I think the movie should not be the freedom. Such air and Shibuya are anyway matchFrom July 15, the exhibition of "the 28th Pia Film Festival (PFF)" Award winning work in the country nine cities starting with Shibuya Tokyu starts. PFF had once moved to Tokyo venue in Hibiya, Ginza area, but came back to Shibuya from last year. Keiko Araki PFF director we heard the relationship between the independent film and Shibuya city. Anything swallow town miscellaneous to is thought that it is a very valuable, it leads also to the movie.- Pia Behind the Film Festival (PFF) came back to Shibuya?Shibuya think single museum theater is in extremely large city, there is a image Tteyuu Shibuya Speaking of movie. In the past, it was the Hibiya and Yurakucho, Ginza area Speaking of the movie of the city, now I think that era is people who want to actively watch a movie that is going to Shibuya. Shibuya is a very important city for the movie. Seriously the movie, for the people who are actively looking for, because I feel that it is likely to come much the film festival is being carried out in Shibuya, if it, from Hibiya which had been held until two years ago , to the fact that you go to Shibuya to take the plunge. There is a time previously was also held in Shibuya, at that time had been the venue around the Parco. After that, the Tokyo International Film Festival begins, such as the birth of film festival is one after another, PFF also went to various exploring the deployment. In this sense, the situation at that time, which had been held in Shibuya, now, the situation will be held in Shibuya I quite different. Then, in there is not much that you could lend a movie theater for the festival, Tokyu's Shibuya (the festival) that I am interested in was obediently happy.

What kind of film festival and --PFF?

State of the last year of PFF

PFF is different from the other film festivals have quite different, is the competition center for people who continue to play in the future future. Now it's completely anonymous, of people who might be in terrible masters future maybe, is a place because it is film festival are betting on what exactly do not know what, there is the usual Film Festival to bring what has been evaluated you fundamentally different. Right now, because the film festival continues to change while always thinking what to do, the venue also we would like to change with the times. Anyway now, because the concept of Shibuya Tokyu's and PFF is consistent, we believe that if Ikere have a good direction.

- Do you have captured the Shibuya it's kind of town?Shibuya is a town with a lot of mysteries, and miscellaneous culture are aggregated. It is NHK, to a full variety of shops, to have a variety of music, to have a little convoluted also road, but it is a completely different landscape spreads town If you turn a little corner. Rather than to have been built in the artificial, the city where there is spontaneously born such parts. But the road has been changed just say ish maze, and yet is not it there is a vast area. People who come to this city, Will my favorite place each is surely. Although favorite place there is no person I seem to have me hang out in the middle of the road (laughs), other people probably would be healthy, but it intends Ayashikaro, and I'm sure there is a destination think. Such miscellaneous to anything swallow town is thought that it is a very valuable, it leads also to the movie.

What movie, Toka one of the kind, Toka one of the theme, or rather ideology,'s it Once you fall into one of the propaganda. It should not be the free ones that movie, I think that should not, if that is not merely of creativity highest peak. That the PFF and the city of Shibuya is alive together, I think it's because very part that cross often. The PFF, because I want you to have to make a movie of 100 ways it put 100 people, such air and Shibuya the city, we have anyway match. I can Nante very presumptuous say the future of Shibuya, anyway it is many things, many things is accepted, I hope even in the kind of town forever.

- Shibuya about why mini theater is large in the way?Since the unusual there are many people (laughs). In Shibuya, easy to do that different from others, I such a thing is there is atmosphere, such as more acceptable. Shibuya is in the uptown, the image obtained by subtracting the funk from Shinjuku. It is a new thing, it is a city where the smell of art is. Precisely because the city to coexist with culture, will inevitably I think the mini theater often.

- In the first place Is from a sense of mission began the PFF?
It is different. The first place, "Pia" are five companies that student was the beginning of the study group movie (Utsuken). They want to watch a movie, even if I want to watch a movie, even twirling the middle of Tokyo, or at the time hear over the phone, there was no way of knowing only one newspaper ad, which in a single day if it only efficiently magazine that whether it is possible to see the movie began with the fact that would be how I do can be seen in the table. I did you a magazine that of their need. So-called, zines at the time. Put it in a backpack to make it, in the beginning the company from where I went to ask placed in various shops, No way, nobody did not think Nante become part listed companies.

I do not know it at the time, but it was just the first of the magazine is so successful. Very successful, and came in unexpected money, at a time when what to do with the money, and I want to do a "Film Festival" that has been longing. At the time 1977 is without any film festival, also It does not begin the Tokyo International Film Festival, at the time that either does not start or Yufuin Film Festival begins, film festival itself was the longing of the target. So, it was started in the fact that trying to do a film festival with the money in hand with success PFF. The first place was so pure Film Festival. Rather than that for whom, people who love movies, I wanted to show the work of independent filmmakers around themselves that there is a movie of talent.

70s students dream of also dream to screening the 8 mm film with the help of a movie theater, I wanted to let them realize these things. Only the first of the PFF applicants is 77 this. Now, because it is 700, it is a translation that is coming application of its nearly 10-fold. Throw a Nowadays stone is the age corresponding to the film director, but at the time people who are taking a voluntary movie was considerably less. I want to show somehow the work of such people. Because it is Film Festival, which began in the spirit that you want properly to professional people who are talented, we're doing a Onnaji that much even now.

- Scale Kaware etc. style has not changed?I agree. Not changed at all. It is that you through the basics.

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It may be inspired and look to when you want to change something.- The change in the consciousness of hand making began and the time and now?Since I am from the 92 years, but do not know it that the previous, 90's and 70's, I think that '80s totally different. Age 70s professional film director, in other words film company had left the person who was doing the film director as a profession hired. 1990s era Tteyuu all freelance not obtained there is such a thing. The independent film of the time the independent film and PFF began the era I think that socially is completely different. And independent film began there some sort of goal is, I want to do a movie now freelance, of course I will difference between consciousness of people who want to do the video.

In addition, when compared to 10 years ago, in the 1990s and now, with less people to take in the overwhelming film, now rapidly video. Is whether this is going to bring about how to change, I think I do not know if Less still a few years. Because, they are as independent film is now, they are making what you want to make of them at their own discretion. With their own money, without being disturbed by anyone. But when they became if take in the profession, this time coming in someone's will not just them. When someone of the money is coming in, it has been much taken with the one person in the digital, that what will in how the people who've been finishing in the personal computer in one person, most changes can be seen. The most independent film that we believe is, because it is the work you're doing what you want to do yourself is absolutely on your own, even if times change I think that the root is not changed.

- The point that people who do not touch the independent film ever see the work?
Although since the work, such as if there is no money is taken in my room and commercial films scale is completely different, I think that much more interesting than commercial films In terms of fun. However, there is a major issue of what is the movie. The film required a huge money. Any creation also is the same, to become as good as put by multiplying the money, movie in the so-called concept is a grand romance. People who are regarded as it is a normal movie stuff of such scale, it might not we have to switch the head when you see the independent film. Visitor also I think that there are things difficult and does not come with a decent consciousness. If you watch yourself on familiar themes read the Works, than also good to try to choose the story you are interested. The entrance is, it is the same as an ordinary movie after all.

- How is it compared to other film festivals?PFF is not aware of other film festivals at all. There are terribly many film festivals, but I think it is good if we do the other film festivals that other film festivals are doing. Anyone that you do not do is not only PFF'll do. Such a work of independent film is that you do not do anyone. Once upon a time, the time did not have a film festival in addition, by using a three nor venue four but was doing also featured foreign films and Asian cinema, now since there is every film festival, good at film festivals in each of these things to you I think I think we say if Makasere.

- Features - trend of work of this year's PFF?And the image of the "independent film" that people have never seen the independent film is drawn, now, I think there is actually a tremendous gap in the independent film that has been made. Once, if not imperative visit not anything kana (laughs). 'm Really good, now. Toka're watching is a little spicy, rather than those that do not know what I want to do, willingness to entertainment Recently I think that particularly strong.

We are, what the creator has become the driving force behind the production of independent film. Well to say also that continue to PFF wanted to grab there, it is, or rather the fundamental create human, I feel that you're through to the desire to be of creating the thing. Currently, independent filmmakers is growing very. I think the work has also led to quality spreads out foot by being made a lot. Again, I think that well made as make if you make.

For winning the process of squeezing from --700 present in 20 lines before and after theSelected Works Select is really painful. Also not forget that the work was winning speaking that extreme, is that the work that was in the border line, the judges do not think I forget everyone including me. First-pass work will be announced as a list, but the work did not remain in the winners will not be screened in the PFF. There looks tough. However, although we are provided with a prize even PFF, Selected Works, even all the same treatment winning did not even winning. Such a part is, we would like also to reflect on the performance at the venue.

The PFF, rookie and we want to ensure attention is gather the people of "the future". In the future, I want to create the opportunity to creators in various fields not only movie to interact. Such as set studio, I think good if there is a place where many creators to interact, I feel that a lot of people want to interact with other fields.

- The reaction of Shibuya of the audience?It was felt that the audience has become easier to come by moved to Shibuya. The PFF, what the audience is not because I want to come, I'm happy if give me watching people who want actively watch a movie. PFF so is also a film festival entrust to the future, even in elementary school, if possible, also I think that I want to see once in junior high school students. People that are no longer uncontrollably a worrying endlessly and impulse alone also I think a lot are, but such a person wants to continue to come easy to place even one person. When I bumped into something, I think that there are many works that are inspired by and see when you want to change something.

Anyway, independent film is very stark work. Surprisingly honest work us. There would be the fun of independent film. The deal is Film Festival but I was work rather than "goods", essentially. Rather than doing for the industry, it is doing for the people who "will die and not take a movie!". A free movie us this lie, I want you to watch the various people.

■ profile
Keiko Araki
"Pia Film Festival (PFF)" director. Books & Magazines editing, event planning and production, after sequentially experience the work of the theater movie & 2-hour TV drama production and advertising, involved in the planning and production of the festival since 1990. At the same time as the planning and management of the PFF, went out to a number of film festivals, sometimes jury of at home and abroad Film Festival (Hawaii International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Tokyo, etc. FILMeX) and the like through the programming, the world exchanges by movie It has attempted.

Pia Film Festival ■ held date: July 15, 2006 (Saturday) to July 21 (Fri.)
■ Venue:Shibuya Tokyu
"The discovery and development of young talent. Movie of the new environment manufacturing" to the theme began Film Festival from 1977, it marks the 28 times this year. This year, of 18 selected from among the entries of 726 this is screened, each award will be announced. Also addition to the general competition, is also performed invitation screenings of Yoshimitsu Morita director PFF selected works that were produced in the 70's "Chigasaki live in". Osaka from September, Kobe, Kita-Kyushu, Nagoya, Sendai, Oita, Fukuoka, patrol plan to each city of Takamatsu.

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