・Screening, film, screening times, guest speakers, schedule, and streaming times are subject to change without notice. For the latest information, please see the festival website for the 3rd Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival (https://www.tidff.tokyo/).
・All works will have both Japanese and English subtitles (except the film, ”Sasaki in My Mind”, which will have Japanese subtitles only).
・Short features will have a Japanese audio guide available (transmitted over FM radio at the venue).

・You must leave the theatre at the end of each screening, even if you plan to attend screenings or events consecutively. All seats are reserved. You may enter the theatre starting from 10 minutes before each screening.
・Please refrain from bringing infants or preschoolers with you to the venue.

・For the film “BOLI”, tickets are available in limited quantities and distribution will conclude when the capacity is reached.
・Depending on the film, there may be restrictions on which country you can watch the film from. If you live overseas, please see the information in English on the festival website. (For information on how to buy tickets outside Japan, please visit this URL)
・The time of each screening is fixed. However, you have 72 hours from the screening start time to watch the film. Once each screening has started, you will not be able to buy tickets for that film.
・During the film festival period, videos of talks are available free of charge.
・Symposiums require preregistration.

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been searching and preparing for a better way to hold the 3rd Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival for everyone involved.

As a result, for the first time, we will be holding online screenings in addition to in-person screenings at the venue. Films will screen in-person at Euro Live Shibuya on December 4th and 5th, but online screenings will continue for a full 9 days until December 12th. By making available films about the rich and varied diversity of the Deaf to people all over the world in both formats, it is out hope that we can bring together new ideas in unexpected and exciting ways.

The theme for 2021 is “Otherness”.

Many different people all live together in this world. In our own daily lives, we come face to face with these differences all the time. What would you do if you encountered something or someone that was strange or unfamiliar to you? What makes you different compared to everyone else? TDF2021 will showcase a variety of films that seek answers to these questions.

In total, we received 41 unique, vibrant, and ambitious entries, the most ever in our history. All the films selected by our Deaf staff are ones that have the feeling of a bigger and more promising future. Please take this opportunity to enjoy these selected films from a Deaf perspective.

The Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival is a film festival where all the films are selected by Deaf staff. It is held every 2 years in Shibuya, Tokyo by both Deaf and hearing staff altogether.

Our film festival screens films with Deaf themes that are mainly medium-length and feature-length films. By bringing to the forefront the unique perspectives of the Deaf and sign language users, as well as Deaf culture, society can deepen its understanding and appreciate the richness of Deaf society, art, and values. Our contribution is to broaden the perspectives and work towards strengthening the values of the society we all live in.

The film screenings are held alongside a wide-range of events such as after-screening talks, symposiums and workshops with invited guests from all over Japan and around the world. Both film screenings and events are staffed with sign language interpreters as well as accompanied by subtitles for barrier-free access to information.

The 3rd Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival will be held from December 4-12, 2021 in both in-person and online formats. A wide variety of works from all over the world, including works that are being screened for the first time in Asia and works that have not yet been released in Japan, are included. We will provide expanded accessibility in International Sign, American Sign Language, and multilingual support via voice recognition applications.