"Waltz with Bashir" Directed by Ari FOLMAN (Israel, France, Germany / 2008) The winning film's director will receive 1,000,000 yen. We decided to attribute the grand prize to Waltz with Bashir because we believe it is a very important film, a film which provokes a very strong impact on the audience while inventing a new cinematographic language. The jury was particularly impressed with the intelligence with which dreamlike visions interact with historical facts and the use of the music as part of the narration. "Treeless Mountain" Directed by So-yong KIM (South Korea, USA / 2008) The winning film’s director will receive Kodak Motion Picture Color Negative Film to the value of 4,000 U.S. dollar. This prize was made possible with the support of Kodak Japan Ltd. It's a film overflowing with love. The two lead children are fabulous. We were moved to see how the two children matured so they would want to help their grandmother. "Survival Song" Directed by YU Guang-yi (China / 2008) The winning film’s director will receive Kodak Motion Picture Color Negative Film to the value of 4,000 U.S. dollar. This prize was made possible with the support of Kodak Japan Ltd. This film is not just a documentary about the life of poor people in rural China. There we see the real face of our every emotion - hatred, happiness, conflict, and hope. Through watching the film we had the chance to think about ourselves. We could see the director’s warm gaze onto humankind. "Love Exposure" Directed by SONO Sion (Japan / 2008) The winning film’s director will be granted a cash award by agnès b. Jury [A]= Yurakucho Asahi Hall, [C]= Cine Qua Non Yurakucho 1chome Israel / 2008 / 87min. Director: Ari FOLMAN 27 (Thu.) 18:50 [A] / 29 (Sat.) 21:15 [C] Lebanon / 2008 / 75min. Directors: Joana HADJITHOMAS, Khalil JOREIGE 28 (Fri.) 16:50 [A] / 29 (Sat.) 13:20 [A] Kazakhstan / 2007 / 88min. Director: Derezhan OMIRBAEV 27 (Thu.) 21:15 [C] / 29 (Sat.) 10:30 [A] Kazakhstan / 2007 / 80min. Director: Abai KULBAI 23 (Sun.) 21:15 [C] / 26 (Wed.) 15:50 [A] China / 2008 / 94min. Director: YU Guang-yi 23 (Sun.) 19:00 [A] / 24 (Holi.) 21:15 [C] China / 2008 / 100min. Director: ZHOU Yao-wu 24 (Holi.) 10:00 [A] / 25 (Tue.) 15:20 [A] Hong Kong, China / 2008 / 97min. Director: Emily TANG 24 (Holi.) 15:30 [A] / 25 (Tue.) 12:40 [A] Korea / 2008 / 89min. Director: So-yong KIM 27 (Thu.) 16:00 [A] / 28 (Fri.) 21:15 [C] Japan / 2008 / 115min. Director: HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke 23 (Sun.) 15:45 [A] Japan / 2008 / 105min. Director: KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi 24 (Holi.) 18:30 [A]