WATCH2024 For a Sustainable Future

Our event has the goal of spreading awareness about the SDGs, which have been in the spotlight in the last few years, through the screening of documentaries.
The following three movies will be screened during the event: the feature film 『こころの通訳者たち』(Interpreters Beyond Boundaries), and the short films 『映画のヒカリ』 (Mobile Cinema, a Ray of Hope) and 『KIMONOルネッサンス』(KIMONO Renaissance).
After the screening of the movies, video interviews related to each short film will be available to help the audience better understand the content of the documentaries.
Thanks to this event, we hope that participants will deepen their awareness of the SDGs and, consequently, bring about positive changes in their daily life..

Date

From 27/06/2024 (Thursday) To 07/07/2024 (Sunday)

Venue

Information available on the "JVTA Online" website

Program

① "Interpreters Beyond Boundaries, What a Wonderful World"
This movie will be shown online, with English subtitles created by all WATCH2024 interns.

②”Mobile Cinema, a Ray of Hope”
This short film will be shown online, with English subtitles created by WATCH2024 interns.

③“Connecting People Through Movies: Highlighting the Activities of Mobile Cinemas”
(A Talk About “Mobile Cinema, a Ray of Hope”)
Mrs. Kyoraiishi and Mrs. Sunday, who are the main characters of this documentary, and Ms. Uchida, the movie director, will discuss about the concept of "mobile cinema" and the hidden potential of movies.

④"KIMONO Renaissance"
This short film will be shown online, with English subtitles created by WATCH2024 interns.

⑤"Thinking about the Potential of Films: The First Step toward Achieving the SDGs"
(A Talk about ”KIMONO Renaissance”)
Ms. Hosomura, the producer of "KIMONO Renaissance", will be invited as an interviewee to discuss the role that film works can play in achieving the SDGs, The talk will also touch upon the LINE Yahoo's project "DOCS for SDGs" and WATCH2024's activities. Furthermore, we will discuss the role that video productions can play in achieving the SDGs.

Subtitles created by WATCH interns.

Speakers

"Mobile Cinema, a Ray of Hope" Event Speakers:

Mrs. Saori Kyoraiseki: a board member of the NPO World Theater Project, which started its mobile cinema activities in 2012, and after a hiatus due to the coronavirus, has resumed their activities and is working to bring films to children around the world.

Mrs. Niu Sunday (from Cambodia): She witnessed the first screening ever held in Cambodia by Mrs. Kyoraiseki. She is currently living in Japan.

Ms. Hanae Uchida: Vice President of the NPO World Theater Project. She studied filmmaking in Tokyo and Los Angeles, and currently focuses on documentary films.

"KIMONO Renaissance" Event Speakers:

Ms. Mai Hosomura: Ms. Mai Hosomura is a member of Yahoo! News Expert Documentary, and has produced several video works including "KIMONO Renaissance" for DOCS for SDGs, a project of LY Corpotation.

Application

Pre-registration is required.

Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_lBsaEAYdYCzBmjq9JSF3f7P8YuIkVMCbk_-mPlPAeebLlA/viewform

*After you send the form, you will receive an email that confirms what you filled out. You will get a more detailed announcement email at a later date.

Others

Available for free, Pre-registration is required, English subtitled

Supported by

Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy

Co-host

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies "TUFS Training Program for Trans-Pacific Bridge Persons (TP-Bridge)"

Inquiry

10:00-19:00 from Monday to Friday Japan
Visualmedia Translation Academy (JVTA)

TEL: 03-3517-5002
mail: watch[at]jvtacademy.com (Please change [at] to @)
2F/3F Kyodo Bldg. 3-2-4 Nihombashi Hongoku-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0021 Japan