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OSAKA2025 SPECIAL JAPANESE - SERBIAN FILM FESTIVAL


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From September 16–20, 2025, the Japanese Serbian Film Festival (JSFF) will present a special cultural program at the Serbian Pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka. Visitors will enjoy a film program curated by Program Director Kazuyuki Kitaki, featuring both feature and short films, with screenings taking place in the pavilion’s conference hall and as open-air evening projections.

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SONJA KRESOJEVIC 

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In parallel, Serbian artist Sonja Kresojević invites visitors to move from observer to co-creator of a living work of art. At the pavilion’s west entrance, she will work with participants to transform a landscaped bench into a collective mural reflecting a vision for the future we imagine together. Here, art becomes a universal language, fostering collaboration, shared imagination, and a more open, inclusive world. The mural will remain on display throughout Expo 2025 as a testament to this ongoing collaboration...

Through film, dialogue with authors, and shared artistic creation, this program offers a unique opportunity for audiences to experience and strengthen cultural exchange, mutual understanding, and collaborative creativity between Serbia and Japan. We warmly invite all Expo visitors to join us in this celebration of film and art.

JSFF OSAKA 2025 - SPECIAL EDITION


From September 16–20, 2025, the Japanese Serbian Film Festival (JSFF) will present a special cultural program at the Serbian Pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka. Visitors will enjoy a film program curated by Program Director Kazuyuki Kitaki, featuring both feature and short films, with screenings taking place in the pavilion’s conference hall and as open-air evening projections.
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SCHEDULE

16.09 TUE / Day 1


18:00 – Music Session I: Dmitriy Ivanilov (percussion) & Gensuke Kanki (guitar) – jazz/Latin/fusion (45 min)
19:00 – Music Session II: Zoran Anić (guitar) & Chiho Sakamoto (violin) – classical & film themes (45 min)
20:00 – Portrait of a Stranger (Toru Kizu, Yakusha, 2025, JP/SRB)
20:12 – The Sunset Time (Ognjen Petkovic, 2025, SRB/JP)

17.09 WED / Day 2


13:00 – Short Film Block I


15:00 – Art Workshop 
(Sonja Kresojevic, 190 min)


18:30 – Feature: Russian Consul 
(Miroslav Lekic, 2024, SRB) – 147 min

18.09 THU / Day 3


13:00 – Short Film Block II


15:00 – Art Workshop 
(Sonja Kresojevic, 190 min)


18:30 – Feature: River Returns 
(Masakazu Kaneko, 2024, JP) – 108 min

19.09 FRI / Day 4


13:00 – Short Film Block / Revival I


15:00 – Art Workshop 
(Sonja Kresojevic, 190 min)


18:30 – Special Selection: Ognjen Petkovic
Hide and Seek, Autumn Walz, Life After Death

20.09 SAT / Day 5


13:00 – Short Film Block / Revival II


15:00 – Feature Revival: Yabuhara Kengyo II
(Hiroshi Gokan, 2021, JP) – 92 min


18:30 – Closing Ceremony


18:45 – Feature: Yukiko a.k.a 
(Naoya Kusaba, 2024, JP) – 97 min

JSFF SCREENING LOCATION

Serbia Pavilion, EXPO Osaka

12th JSFFF PROGRAM

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