Vladivostok's Pacific Meridian Festival Showcases Experimental Films and Regional Exchange
From September 21 to 27, 2018, Vladivostok hosted the 16th Pacific Meridian international film festival, which highlighted regional creativity and experimental cinema. Among the festival's standout features was the Russian debut of 'The Night I Swam' (2017) by Damien Manivel and Kdhei Igarashi, along with acclaimed Japanese films such as 'Mount Head' (2002), 'Self-Honest Me' (2017), and 'Chromosome Sweetheart' (2017). The Russian animation segment included works like 'Bus Stop' (2016) by Nina Bisyarina and 'The Theory of Sunset' (2017) by Roman Sokolov. Salomé Lamas's 'Extinction' (2018) examined Transnistrian identity. Additionally, the festival showcased 'BlacKkKlansman' (2018), 'Clay Pit' (2018), and 'Seabuckthorn Summer' (2018), reinforcing Vladivostok's significance in cultural exchanges with China, Japan, and South Korea.
Key facts
- The 16th Pacific Meridian festival occurred from September 21 to 27, 2018 in Vladivostok.
- The festival featured the Russian premiere of 'The Night I Swam' (2017) by Damien Manivel and Kdhei Igarashi.
- Japanese films included works by Koji Yamamura, Kazuki Sekiguchi, and Honami Yano.
- Russian animation was represented by Nina Bisyarina's 'Bus Stop' (2016) and Roman Sokolov's 'The Theory of Sunset' (2017).
- Salomé Lamas's 'Extinction' (2018) explored the identity of a Transnistrian national.
- Other films shown included Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman', Vera Glagoleva's 'Clay Pit', and Viktor Alferov's 'Seabuckthorn Summer'.
- Vladivostok was closed to foreigners during the Soviet era but has since regained cosmopolitan confidence.
- The festival promotes cultural exchange with China, Japan, and South Korea, Vladivostok's major trading partners.
Entities
Artists
- Damien Manivel
- Kdhei Igarashi
- Koji Yamamura
- Kazuki Sekiguchi
- Honami Yano
- Nina Bisyarina
- Roman Sokolov
- Salomé Lamas
- Spike Lee
- Vera Glagoleva
- Viktor Alferov
- Aleksandr Vampilov
Institutions
- Pacific Meridian
- ArtReview
Locations
- Vladivostok
- Russia
- Japan
- China
- South Korea
- Moscow
- Transnistria
- Moldova
- Ukraine
- East Sea