[Event Introduction] Fourier Films: Béla Tarr International Workshop in Fukushima

The Hamacul Art Project (FY2023 Regional Economic Policy Promotion Project of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: Artist Mid-term Residency Support Project) brings artists from across the country, the world, and the local area to the 12 municipalities of Fukushima Prefecture for residency-based creation. We are introducing the selected participants and their activities.
What kind of people are trying to create what kind of art in the 12 municipalities of the Hamadori region of Fukushima Prefecture?
This time, we are featuring a film production workshop organized by Fourier Films, which conducts filmmaker training as an artist-in-residence program across all 12 municipalities. They have invited film director Béla Tarr from Hungary and are recruiting and selecting emerging talent from all over the world.

We would also like to announce a film event for film fans to attend, which will be held on February 8, 2024, at the former Asahiza, a nationally registered tangible cultural property cinema in Minamisoma City.

What is the Béla Tarr International Workshop in Fukushima?

More than 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the region is transitioning from recovery to a new phase of community development. As an activity that leads to community revitalization, Fourier Films will conduct a film production workshop that connects the region with the world as part of the Hamacul Art Project.

This is a program to train future film directors through a workshop where participants learn the expression method of 'projecting memories of the past into the future,' which is characteristic of director Béla Tarr, by inviting world-renowned Hungarian film director Béla Tarr and Kaori Oda, who studied under him, as resident artists.
By welcoming Béla Tarr, who has trained many highly acclaimed film directors, as an instructor, Fourier Films will work on creating a model for a training-based artist-in-residence program in film, fostered by talent from around the world gathering and interacting in the 12 municipalities of Fukushima Prefecture.

[Event Information] February 8: Fukushima Film Classroom

As part of this project, screenings of works by director Béla Tarr and director Kaori Oda will be held at Asahiza.

Click here to apply(Links to the reservation site 'PeaTix')

'Fukushima Film Classroom 2024 #1' Event Information
<Date and Venue>
Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024
[Morning Session] *Admission Free
10:00 Doors open
10:30 - 12:00 'Béla Tarr International Workshop in Fukushima'
Introduction of participants

[Afternoon Session] *Admission fee: General ¥3,000 / Residents ¥1,500
13:00 Doors open
13:30 Instructor introduction and screening
13:30 'ARAGANE' (2015, 68 minutes, directed by Kaori Oda)
15:00 'The Turin Horse' (2011, 154 minutes, directed by Béla Tarr)
18:30 End

Venue: Asahiza(1-chome Omachi, Haramachi-ku, Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture)

<Screened Works>
'The Turin Horse' (A Torinói ló), 2011, 35mm, B/W, 154 minutes, Director: Béla Tarr. In 1889, Turin (Italy). Nietzsche found a carriage horse being whipped and exhausted, rushed over, and collapsed. His mind broke, and he never returned to sanity. An old house in the countryside somewhere. An exhausted horse, its owner, a farmer, and his daughter. A story of six days during which a storm rages. It won the Silver Bear (Jury Grand Prix) at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. Béla Tarr declared his retirement as a director with this work. This time, it will be screened on a 35mm print.
'ARAGANE', 2015, Color, 68 minutes, Director: Kaori Oda. Filmed alone, this work captures the darkness, the roar of heavy machinery, and the daily labor of miners 300 meters underground in the historic Breza coal mine near Sarajevo (Bosnia), sublimating it into a raw piece of work. It was Director Oda's graduation project at film.factory, supervised by Béla Tarr. It has won awards at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival and numerous other film festivals, and has been praised by filmmakers around the world.

<Fees>
[Morning Session] Admission Free
[Afternoon Session] Admission fee: General ¥3,000 / Residents ¥1,500 (Pay in cash on the day)
*Residents of the following municipalities can purchase tickets at the resident price (¥1,500):
The 12 municipalities of Fukushima: Tamura City, Minamisoma City, Kawamata Town, Hirono Town, Naraha Town, Tomioka Town, Kawauchi Village, Okuma Town, Futaba Town, Namie Town, Katsurao Village, Iitate Village

<Other>
・Participation fees must be paid in cash at the reception on the day.
・You can participate in both the morning and afternoon sessions. (Tickets are required for each)
・Regarding lunch: If you plan to attend both the morning and afternoon sessions and would like a bento box, we can accept reservations. (Paid)
→ To order a bento, please contact [① Name of applicant] [② Number of boxes] [③ Request for Feb 8 bento] and send it to fukutarr@gmail.com.

<Regarding Cancellations>
If you wish to cancel after applying for participation, please contact the Fukushima Film Classroom Executive Committee (fukutarr@gmail.com) or request a cancellation via the reservation service site Peatix.
→ For how to cancel on Peatix, please click here

<Inquiries>
Fukushima Film Classroom Executive Committee Email: fukutarr@gmail.com

Please check the event application page for detailed information.

Organizer: Fukushima Film Classroom Executive Committee
Co-organizer: Asahiza
Cooperation: Dream Gate, Suzuki Eiga, Bitters End, Sleepin, Community Cinema Center, Minamisoma City

We will continue to follow the film director training activities by Béla Tarr that Fourier Films will be undertaking in the 12 municipalities.