Sunday, March 04, 2007

Review on Variety  米「Variety」誌の批評

アメリカの映画業界誌「Variety」に「選挙」の批評が載りました。
「街角の選挙運動を洞察力と風刺精神でとらえた」と好意的です。

A positive review on CAMPAIGN is on Variety. Please check it out.

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932969.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

By DEREK ELLEY

First feature docu by Gotham-based filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda ("Freezing Sunlight") is a wry, fly-on-the-wall look at local politics, Japanese style -- and in particular, the mighty machine of the country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. One-man crew Soda follows a former Tokyo U. classmate who stands as an LDP "parachute" candidate in a crucial Kawasaki city council election in Oct. '05. Though it's a half-hour too long, the result is an insightful, ironic portrait of campaigning at street level that's fest- and cable-ready.

Kazuhiko Yamauchi's greatest asset is an ability to keep smiling in the face of public indifference and criticism from his support staff and (in a very polite way) party higher-ups. Sans any kind of political experience, he repeats the same meaningless phrases, puts up with wife Sayuri's private moans about being treated as an ornament and watches his own savings diminish as the campaign wears on. When LDP head Junichiro Koizumi visits to boost the campaign, Yamauchi hardly gets to say hello. HD tech credits are fine; a 60-minute version will be aired by Euro pubcasters in October and a 90-minute one by PBS next year.

Camera (color, HD), Soda. Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival (Forum), Feb. 12, 2007. Japanese dialogue. Running time: 119 MIN.

SXSW approaching SXSW映画祭が近づく


3月9日からテキサス州オースティンで開かれるSXSW(サウス・バイ・サウス・ウェスト)映画祭が近づいてきました。
「選挙」はコンペ部門で上映されます。
http://2007.sxsw.com/film/screenings/film/F7015.html

上映予定は次の通り。
1:30 PM, Saturday March 10th - Austin Convention Ctr
1:30 PM, Tuesday March 13th - Alamo Lamar 1
1:30 PM, Friday March 16th - Alamo Lamar 1

それにちなみ、efilmcritic.comがインタビューしてくれました(英語)。
http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2115

SXSW in Austin Texas is fast approaching. CAMPAING will be screened in the Documentary Feature Competion.
http://2007.sxsw.com/film/screenings/film/F7015.html

The screening schedule is as follows:
1:30 PM, Saturday March 10th - Austin Convention Ctr
1:30 PM, Tuesday March 13th - Alamo Lamar 1
1:30 PM, Friday March 16th - Alamo Lamar 1

efilmcritic.com interviewed me about my participation to SXSW. Please read it!
http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2115

Tickets for HK Film Fest on sale 香港映画祭のチケット発売中


「選挙」も招待されている香港映画祭のチケットが発売開始。「選挙」は4月2日と7日に上映を予定していますが、7日の上映はすでに売り切れのようです!

http://www.hkiff.org.hk/eng/programme/show_detail.php?fi_id=40&se_id=24

Tickets for Hong Kong Film Festival which CAMPAIGN is invited are now on sale. CAMPAIGN will be screened on April 2 and 7, and the tickets for April 7 is already sold-out!!

3 more Festival invitations 更に3つの映画祭に正式招待

「選挙」が更に3つの映画祭から招待を受けました。

- ブエノスアイレス映画祭(4月3日〜15日)
http://www.bafici.gov.ar/index_e.php

- HOT DOCS映画祭(カナダ・トロント、4月19日〜29日)
http://www.hotdocs.ca/TemplatePage.aspx?PageID=11#docvote

- バルセロナ・アジア映画祭(4月27日〜5月6日)
http://www.baff-bcn.org/index.php?lang=eng


CAMPAIGN has been invited by three more festivals.

- Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival (April 3-15)
http://www.bafici.gov.ar/index_e.php

- Hot Docs (Toronto, Canada, April 19-29)
http://www.hotdocs.ca/TemplatePage.aspx?PageID=11#docvote

- Barcelona Asian Film Festival (April 27-May 6)
http://www.baff-bcn.org/index.php?lang=eng