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.
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.
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