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Winners will receive cash prizes and official trophies. Submissions open May 27 via FilmFreeway.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe festival takes its name from the Japanese word for \u201cdarkness\u201d and carries the tagline \u201cDarkness Makes the World Known.\u201d Jury members are to be announced; the roster will draw from filmmakers, actors, and creators working across Japan and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tYami Inc. has built its profile through a blend of AI-driven digital projects, gaming initiatives, and immersive \u201canalysis-based exhibitions,\u201d among them \u201cDid You Read That Ominous Letter?\u201d, \u201cA Missing Exhibition,\u201d and \u201cThe Fear Exhibition.\u201d The festival represents the company\u2019s entry into the film industry.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=58\">Toronto-Winning \u2018Charcoal\u2019 Director Carolina Markowicz to Shoot \u2018The Funeral\u2019 Starring Maeve Jinkings (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tProducer Wada Arihiro, whose credits include \u201cFujiko\u201d and \u201cKaiju Guy,\u201d will serve as festival director and programming director. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe culture of portraying fear is something Japan has cultivated and refined over time, and many remarkable films have emerged from this country. Our mission is to satisfy global curiosity through the idea that \u2018fear is fun.\u2019 Through cinema, we aim to create a platform that introduces the forefront of new horror being created around the world. Shibuya, Tokyo will become a place where audiences can encounter the next wave of horror. We look forward to welcoming you,\u201d Wada said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=56\">Dominga Sotomayor Talks \u2018Meta\u2019 Element of Casting Selton Mello in Tender Drama \u2018La Perra,\u2019 Not Translating the Title to Avoid \u2018Violent\u2019 Judgment of Women<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan&#8217;s Yami Inc. launches the Yami International Film Festival, a new Tokyo horror and dark genre cinema fest set for Nov. 20\u201326.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,80],"class_list":["post-62","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-cannes-film-festival","tag-yami-international-film-festival"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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