VIDEO PARTY 12

Announcement for VIDEO PARTY 12 in Kyoto

VIDEO PARTY 12 will be held over three days, from Friday, July 31 to Sunday, August 2, 2026, at FRAME in VOX, Kawaramachi Sanjo, Kyoto.
This film festival showcases video works of 15 minutes or less submitted through an open call, featuring a wide range of genres including drama, animation, and video art.
Since its inception in 2013, the festival has screened a total of 829 works. Based in Kyoto, VIDEO PARTY has also fostered exchanges through screenings in various locations, including Sapporo, Iwate, Tokyo, Macau, Taipei, Taichung, Shenzhen, Seoul, Busan, Richmond, and Berlin.
There are still few opportunities for individuals to present their films. We organize VIDEO PARTY with the aim of creating a platform for showcasing video works that hold the potential for diverse forms of expression.
Whether you submit a film or simply come to watch, we look forward to your participation.

Dates: July 31 (Fri) to August 2 (Sun), 2026
Location: FRAME in VOX, Kawaramachi VOX Building 3F, 44 Daikokucho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8031

Admission:
1 program... Students 500 yen / General 1,000 yen
1-day pass..... Students 1,000 yen / General 2,000 yen
3-day pass..... Students 2,000 yen / General 4,000 yen
Screening Times: 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM, and 6:00 PM each day

News

Screening in Prague

VIDEO PARTY in PRAHA

Venue　Japan Information and Culture Centre, Embassy of Japan in the Czech Republic（JICC）
Location　Google map
Date and time: Saturday 19 September, 14:00 – screening

As part of a cultural exchange between Kyoto and Prague, VIDEO PARTY in PRAHA will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the Japan Information and Culture Centre, Embassy of Japan in the Czech Republic in Prague. The program will feature an exchange screening of works from Japan alongside 19 works selected through an open call in the Czech Republic.

Participating authors: Multimediální tvorba ZUŠ Únětice, Tereza Ryšavá, Yvonne Nico, Johnny HUNG, SHIMOKITA KANRANSHA, Nela Kunce, Niwa Ayano, Jan Štefan, Yukiko Nishino, Pohodička, Leyan Liu, Vít Cvačka, Gwen Liu, MASAMI ITO, Sean Patterson, Klára Miřejovská, Karel Vilém Štefan, Františka Prokopiusová, Yasuto Yura

For further details,VIDEO PARTY in PRAHA HP

Screening in Seoul in 2026

2026 Pirate Cinema x VIDEO PARTY

Venue　PlanB Project Space
Location　Google map
Date and time　1–20 September: Open 12:00–18:00; closed on Mondays

In collaboration with Pirate Cinema, a media exhibition and screening program held at Plan B Project Space in Seoul, a selection of works from VIDEO PARTY will be presented as part of a joint screening program. VIDEO PARTY has previously held two programs in Seoul, in 2022 and 2025. In cooperation with Plan B Project Space, we plan to continue developing and expanding this collaboration as an ongoing international cultural exchange.

参加作家: Kurumi GOAN、Kunitoshi OKUNO、Shiori Watanabe、Masami Ito、Daeun Joo、Euihaeng Jung、Ryosuke Kanai、Hajime Kawaguchi、Shogo Hara、Keita Hayashi、B.WG、LAZYVIDEO、viewscaper

Screening and Exhibition Schedule

Week 1 (1–6 September)

Kunitoshi Okuno　"This Side of the Beyond"
Daeun Joo　"There are times when simply keeping a record is the best course of action."
Shogo Hara　"Born in the waves"
B.WG　"A Study on Slow Cinematic Scope"

Week 2 (8–13 September)

Kurumi Goan　"Follow the HIll"
Shiori Watanabe　"Floating lanterns"
Euihaeng Jung　"Matter and Memory"
Hajime Kawaguchi　"Aether"
viewscaper　"Remember Me Behind Your Eyelids"

Week 3 (15–20 September)

Masami Ito　"ƒ."
Ryosuke Kanai　"missing out/moth trap"
Keita Hayashi　"JOKAI FRAME"
LAZYVIDEO　"The King of Rabbits"

Venue: Plan B Project Space (B1, 108-8, Cheongdaemun-gu, Seoul)
Planning: Boram Lim
Collaboration: Yasuto Yura
Organiser: Plan B project space

VP12 has concluded

VIDEO PARTY 12 has come to a successful close.
Thank you very much for coming along and for your entries.
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The leaflet distributed at the venue can be downloaded from. *Japanese only

Program

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ENTRY

To submit your work to VIDEO PARTY, advance registration is required.

Submission Guidelines 2026

Qualifications

Nationality, occupation, school, company, student status, teaching status, or any other affiliation or social position will not affect your eligibility to submit.

Running Time

Within 15 minutes

Entry Requirements

Any content, technique, or genre is acceptable. The only requirements are that the work must be original to the applicant, and that any images, music, sound, or other materials used in the work must be cleared of copyright issues. In principle, submitted works will not be screened through a selection process.

Entry Fee

There is no entry fee. However, please note that we are unable to pay any screening fees. We appreciate your understanding.

Step 1:
~~Sunday, May 31: Deadline for Declaration of Participation~~

~~Submit your declaration of participation along with information listed below to entry form by May 31.~~
Thank you very much for your many applications. The deadline was May 31.

ENTRY

Necessary Information

・Name of the applicant (pseudonyms and group names also applicable)
・Information about the applicant (occupation, affiliation, title, etc.)
・Work title (if any)
・Genre (e.g., animation, drama, experimental film, etc.)
・Running time (estimated time is acceptable)
・Year of production

Step 2:
Tuesday, June 30: Deadline for Submission of Information

Necessary Information (for publication in a brochure)

・Work title
・Duration of work
・A still of the work (853 x 480 [640 x 480] pixels resolution, 72 DPI, square pixels, JPEG image)
・Artist profile (about 100 words)
・Comment on the work (about 100 words)

Step 3:
Sunday, July 19: Film Submission Deadline

Please submit your screening film data by the method to be announced at a later date. The format should be H.264 (MP4 or MOV).

Contact

info@af-plan.com

PAST VP

Past screenings (Japanese only)

VIDEO PARTY 2013
VIDEO PARTY 2014
VIDEO PARTY 2015
VIDEO PARTY 2016
VIDEO PARTY 2017
VIDEO PARTY 2018
VIDEO PARTY 2019
VIDEO PARTY 2020
VIDEO PARTY 2022
VIDEO PARTY 2023
VIDEO PARTY 2025

RECORD

Activity record

1991

Screening by students of Kyoto Art College

「CAMEMBERT 8 PIECES VIDEO PARTY」voice gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)

2011

Osaka Seikei University Student Works Exhibition

「OSAKA SEIKEI VIDEO PARTY !」Art Me (Takatsuki, JAPAN)　35 works

2012

Exchange exhibition of Nagoya Gakugei University and Osaka Seikei University

「VIDEO PARTY 2012」Art Lab. Aichi (Nagoya, JAPAN)　15 works

2013

Held as the first public exhibition

「VIDEO PARTY KYOTO 2013」Maruni Atelier Cafe (Kyoto, JAPAN)　39 works

2014

Start work exchange with Future Film Day in Taiwan

「VIDEO PARTY KYOTO 2014」Kyoto Cinema (Kyoto, JAPAN)　45 works
「Youth Generation Film Festival 2014」Museum of Contemporary Art (Taipei, TAIWAN)　9 works

2015

Start work exchange between Korea and Macau

「VIDEO PARTY KYOTO 2015」京都 Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　38 works
「Youth Generation Film Festival 2015」Museum of Contemporary Art (Taipei, TAIWAN)　12 works
「Youth Generation Film Festival 2015」PARK LANE BY SPLENDOR (Taichung, TAIWAN)　12 works
「Busan Kyoto Video Exhibition」Tong Myong University (Busan, KOREA)　6 works
「PRESENT FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL」iCentre (Macau)　12 works
「KINO VISION」Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　10 works

2016

Work exchange spreads

「VIDEO PARTY KYOTO 2016」Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　87 works
「Busan Kyoto Video Exhibition」Tong Myong University (Busan, KOREA)　11 works
「Busan Kyoto Video Exhibition」15 feet under (Busan, KOREA)　20 works
「PRESENT FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL」iCentre (Macau)　17 works
「KINO VISION」京都 Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　13 works
「Windows of Formosa Film Festival」 Windsor Hotel (Taichung, TAIWAN)　5 works

2017

Exchange with Japan and China

「VIDEO PARTY x EZO FILM 2017」Maruba-Kaikan(Sapporo, JAPAN)／Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　7 works
「VIDEO PARTY KYOTO 2017」Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　65 works
「Shenzhen 3rd Independent Animation Biennale」OCT-LOFT (Shenzhen, China)　10 works
「VIDEO PARTY in Nishiwaga」Sasou-kan (Iwate, JAPAN)　34 works
「PRESENT FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL」iCentre (Macau)　8 works
「Busan Kyoto Video Exhibition」Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　13 works
「Windows of Formosa Film Festival」 Windsor Hotel (Taichung, TAIWAN)　10 works

2018

First screening in the United States

「VIDEO PARTY on Tour in Richmond!」SEDIMENT Arts(Richmond, USA)　23 works
「VIDEO PARTY KYOTO 2018」Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　94 works
「PRESENT FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL」iCentre (Macau)　13 works

2019

First screening in Tokyo

「Tokyo Eizo Brig.　PARTYS」Image Forum (Tokyo, JAPAN)　20 works
「VIDEO PARTY x EZO FILM 2019」SCARTS (Sapporo, JAPAN) / Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　12 works
「VIDEO PARTY in Busan」space NA.RA (Busan, KOREA)　10 works

2020

VP ONLINE

「VIDEO PARTY x EZO FILM 2020」Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　19 works
「PRESENT FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL」　iCentre (Macau)　11 works
「VIDEO PARTY KYOTO 2020 ONLINE」Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　51 works

2021

「PRESENT FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL」iCentre (Macau)　12 works

2022

First screening in Seoul

「VIDEO PARTY KYOTO 2022」 Lumen gallery (Kyoto, JAPAN)　80 works
「VIDEO PARTY in Seoul」 PLAN B Project Space (Seoul, KOREA) 13 works
「VIDEO PARTY x EZO FILM 2022 in SAPPORO」Hue Universal Gallery (Sapporo, JAPAN)　13 works

2023

First screening in Berlin

「"finally a bit of animation!" Japan meets Berlin」bbk berlin (Berlin, Germany)　14 works

2025

Presentations in Seoul and Berlin

「Pirate Cinema × VP Kyoto」Seoul, KOREA / Plan B project space　12 works
「VIDEO PARTY 11」Kyoto, JAPAN / FRAME in VOX　119 works
「FIXTURES #7 – Yasuto Yura / VIDEO PARTY」 Berlin, GERMANY / Bethanien Creative Quarter Media Lab　4 works

2026

First screening in PRAHA!

「VIDEO PARTY 12」Kyoto, JAPAN / FRAME in VOX　119 works
「2026 Pirate Cinema × VP Kyoto」Seoul, KOREA / Plan B project space　9 works