Tier 4
Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Japan
Last verified 12 June 2026
Image Forum Festival is a moving image art festival that gathers highly original, artistic and creative video works from around the world.
The main submission deadline for Image Forum Festival is around 1 April 2027. Estimated from the festival's usual schedule; confirm on the official site.
Submitting to Image Forum Festival costs around USD 13 as a rough guide. Entry fees usually rise closer to the deadline and vary by category.
No premiere requirement. Image Forum Festival accepts films that have screened elsewhere.
Image Forum Festival takes place in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Japan.
Image Forum Festival is a legitimate, established film festival: it is listed in Circkit's curated, human-vetted festival database, which deliberately excludes known scam festivals and certificate mills. As with any festival, confirm the current deadline and fee on the official site before you pay. You can also run Image Forum Festival through Circkit's free Scam Radar for an independent safety check.
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