Yami International Film Festival Unveils First-Edition Lineup
Night Feeds opens and Breeder closes the Tokyo festival, which drew 182 submissions from 40 countries and territories.
The Yami International Film Festival has announced the full lineup for its first edition, which will run from November 20 to 26 at Human Trust Cinema Shibuya in Tokyo. Night Feeds, a psychological horror short directed by Rana Roy and starring May Calamawy, will open the festival, according to Variety. Alex Goyette's Breeder will close it.
The open call ran from late May to the end of August and received 182 entries from 40 countries and territories. Six features were selected for the feature competition and eight shorts for the short competition.
Roy and Goyette will travel to Tokyo to serve on the jury, joined by Japanese actress Sukezane Kiki. Among the competition titles, Zoe Berriatúa's Buffet Libre and Abner Pastoll's Nervous will have their Asian premieres, while Rick Kawanaka's The Pot is the festival's only world premiere.
When You Open the Door, directed by Katagiri Eriko, will screen as a special presentation. Producer Wada Arihiro is the festival director and heads programming.
Background
Calamawy's credits include Moon Knight and Lee Cronin's The Mummy. Dot-Marie Jones, a multiple Emmy nominee for Glee, plays Patti in Breeder. Sukezane Kiki's international credits include Heroes Reborn, Lost in Space and Westworld.
Quick answers
When is the Yami International Film Festival?
The first edition runs from November 20 to 26 at Human Trust Cinema Shibuya in Tokyo.
Which films open and close the festival?
Night Feeds, directed by Rana Roy and starring May Calamawy, opens the festival. Breeder, directed by Alex Goyette, closes it.
How many films were submitted?
The open call received 182 entries from 40 countries and territories. Six features and eight shorts were selected for competition.