{"id":809,"date":"2011-08-23T14:51:06","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T05:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kansai-qff.org\/2011\/?page_id=809"},"modified":"2011-12-10T22:52:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-10T13:52:39","slug":"english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/kansai-qff.org\/2011\/english","title":{"rendered":"Kansai Queer Film Festival: Open the Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kansai Film Festival will be held again this year in Osaka and Kyoto, showcasing queer films and shorts from Japan and around the world.<\/p>\n

Taihen x Hentai<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ve gathered together on the basis of the belief that the relationships between sex, gender, and love are diverse and manifold. And yet, we realize that each of us holds prejudices toward accepting ways of living that are different from those we are familiar with. Even among “us,” queer-identified communities, discrimination based on ethnicity, disability, or social position exists, aside from discrimination based on sex. Indifference, discrimination, and oppression toward this minority within a minority are, unfortunately, all too common.<\/p>\n

Realizing our vision for a society that values and embraces queerness is not easy – in fact, it\u2019s taihen. Taihen is not only about the difficulties that sexual minorities have to face in their daily lives, but also about the hardships we must overcome in achieving a true diverse community.<\/p>\n

By hentai, we refer to the diverse ways of expressing our gender identities and sexualities that are not captured by terms such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and heterosexual. These identities are open to transformation and change – to hentai – even over the course of one individual\u2019s lifetime. When we refer to hentai, we don\u2019t mean “normal perverts,” but people who are “totally perverted!”<\/p>\n

Taihen x Hentai has been our slogan since the third Kansai Queer Film
\nFestival, and is a declaration of our continuing commitment to valuing
\nthe unique individuality of every person.<\/p>\n

Program<\/h2>\n

English program and introductions of films are in preparation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tickets<\/h2>\n

Ticket types and prices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nAdv<\/th>\nDoor<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Single Ticket
(Valid for 1 screening)<\/th>\n		¥1,200<\/td>\n¥1,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Triple Ticket
(Valid for 3 screenings)<\/th>\n		¥3,300<\/td>\n¥4,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
One Day Pass
(Valid for all screenings on one day) <\/th>\n		¥3,300<\/td>\n¥4,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kansai Free Pass \u2013only 50 available
(Valid for all screenings)<\/th>\n		¥10,000<\/td>\n¥12,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The Late session in Kyoto (Saturday Oct 22nd) consists of 7 films but is treated as one screening. This screening begins at 12:30am sharp on the morning of the 23rd but is considered part of the October 22nd schedule, therefore One Day Passes dated 22nd October can be used.<\/p>\n

Advanced ticket sales period<\/h4>\n