Transforming Landscapes and Programmatic Shifts: The 24th Image Forum Festival Brian Coffey July 2010 Festival Reports The 2010 edition of Tokyo’s Image Forum Festival once again coincided with the series of Japanese national holidays collectively known as “Golden Week” that fall between late April and early May. While many wor...
Legacies of the Past: The 23rd Image Forum Festival Brian Coffey July 2009 Festival Reports 28 April – 5 May 2009 Now in its 23rd year, the Image Forum Festival has long since established itself as one of the foremost venues for contemporary avant-garde Japanese film and video. Held every (nort...
From the Margins of Japanese Cinema Culture: The 22nd Image Forum Festival Brian Coffey August 2008 Festival Reports 27 April – 6 May 2008 Located on a side street in a busy shopping district, Image Forum has long served as a locus of activity for the Tokyo film community. This multi-faceted organisation’s endeavors in...