Opening Party at Kourakuen Hotel on Sep 9 / About 250 people atended from media, spencers and suport companies.
Opening Party at Kourakuen Hotel on Sep 9 / Guests directors from Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel and also Japanese directors.
Opening Party at Kourakuen Hotel on Sep 9 / Opening live performance by international jury, Hisao Tanoshiro.
Opening Party at Kourakuen Hotel on Sep 9 / Guest Kerry O’Rourke from QPOIX auckland, Australia. And Coordinator Denis Quinn and Toshiya Kubo(SSF Producer).
Opening Party at Kourakuen Hotel on Sep 9 / Make up award winner add some glitz and glamour to the opening.
Opening Party at Kourakuen Hotel on Sep 9 / After party. From left to right, henning Ricke(Germany), Will Becher(UK) and Reto Caffi(Swiss).
Michael Arias, Kasimir Burgess(Australia) and Will Becher(UK) at Registration desk.
Opening Party at Kourakuen Hotel on Sep 9 / Guests: Markus Wernhard from Goethe-Institut Tokyo. Michael Arias, Gwak Jaeyong from Korea and Riichiro Mashia
Main venue Toho plaza is located in Tanuki koji shopping arcade. and Festival frag is posted all 7 blocks of the shopping area.
The city of sapporo and QPIX from Queensland Australia signed MOU for cooperative productions.
Guests photos are exhibited on the wall.
people are checking the programs. The tickets are sold at a box office.
The long queue at the in front of main theater. The total audience became over 10,000 people this year.
The entrance of main theater. Toho plaza is located in Tanuki koji shopping arcade and facing on 5 tyome.
Lobby at the main theater.
The main theater. About 400 seats.
International competition guests filmmakers. Volunteer staff introduced Kasimir Burgess(Australia) and Will Becher(UK) .
Filmmakers section guest filmmakers. David Ulot(Canada) and Reto Caffi(Swiss).
National Compation directors. Makoto Kinoshita, Jyunjiro Kodama, Kenji Itoso and kato.
Korean Music Clips presented by Masayuki Furuya.
Children’s Choice Award Winner, OOIOO-UMO directed by Shoji Goto.
Children’s Choice jury. 4th degree elementary school student also attended film making work shop.
The Midnight extended screening. The Tokyo Only Pic, screened from after mid night from 2 am.
New Market system powered by Spotrights. User can look up submitted films online.
Market venue for the professionals.
Guest talk. Last years Grand prix winner Simon Ellis’ talk.
Guest talk event. Open for professionals and general audiences also are possible to attend those talk events.
Filmmakers presentation also helps communication each other.
The presentation by Swiss director Reto Caffi, this year’s grand prix winner.
Filmmakers Meeting. This meeting will discuss anything about filmmaking.
At the entrance of the market venue. The night of filmmaker’s party.
NTT docomo seminar for young contents creators.Guest: Riichiro Mashima
Presentation by Keio Univ media design course MC by Masako Shindo.
At the seminar. Univ students from Sapporo area. Students also atended Iron Filmmaker Contest.
Iron Filmmaker Contest winner and attendees. Students are tried to make 1 minutes short film within 24 hours.
German party presented by Goethe-Institute. Guest filmmakers and creators from Sapporo attended the party.
Host Markus Wernhard from Goethe-Institut Tokyo and SSF 2008 International jury Mary Lou Belli, USA.
Gathering at SAPPORO Beer garden with good beer.
Guests.
Kwak Jae Yong, Korea / クァク・ジェヨン監督, 韓国
Thai directors Paween Purijitpanya：left, and his assistant : Surawut Tungkarak, right
Kwak Jae Yong: left and Paween Purijitpanya
The ASIAN Typhoon talk event, Royston Tan from Singapore and Gunn Purijititpanya from Thailand.
Before and after screening a director promote her film to audiences.
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / The award ceremony announced winners and more than 250 people attended.
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / message from Honorable Chairman Fumio Ueda, Mayer of Sapporo.
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / The announcing awards and directors.
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / SSF2008 international jury, from left Hisao Tanoshiro, Tomoko Nakajima, Tony Rayns, Ulrich Wegenast and Mary Lou Belli.
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Guest presenter; Riichiro Mashima,
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Guest presenter; Taeko Onuki
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Guest presenter; Derek Zemrak for California independent Film festival.
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Guest presenter; Peter Barakan; Broadcaster,
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Guest presenter; Mr. Ikeda: committee menber of International communication plaza .
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Guest presenter; the chairman of SSF Masami Yamagishi.
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Winning director, Reto Caffi from Swiss
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Winning director, Henning Ricke from Germany
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Winning director, Simon Ellice for Grand Prix winner Ken Wordrop, Ireland.
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Notional awards winner; Jyunjiro Kodama, Sapporo,
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Notional awards winner; Yukihiro Kato
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Notional awards winner; Shoji Goto.
Filmmakers at festival Support Bar.
Filmmakers party at EVENT SPACE EDiT.
VIP party at Cress Hotel. SSF 2008 International juries.
Award ceremony at Prince Hotel on Sep 14. / Award ceremony party, Derek Zemrak for California independent Film festival and Dir. Eiji Shimada and Dir. Jyunjiro Kodama.
Award ceremony after party with media and directors.
