Osaka Asian Film Festival EXPO 2025 – OAFF 2026 Outline

From Osaka to All Asia!

The Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) aims to facilitate human resources development and exchange, to invigorate the Osaka economy, and to increase the city’s appeal, through providing opportunities to watch excellent Asian films, supporting filmmaking in Osaka and attracting filmmakers from Asian countries and regions to Osaka.

Promoting Osaka worldwide as a gateway city for Asian films, and engaging with many people from the fields of culture, art, education, tourism and business, from Osaka and all of Asia, OAFF works as an open platform to contribute to the development of Osaka and cinema.

Marking its 21st edition this year, OAFF, under programming director TERUOKA Sozo (暉峻創三), will again select high-quality Asian films.

The Competition section, which receives increased recognition every year, will again select films previously unreleased in Japan.

The Indie Forum section, special programs and other sections will also feature a wide variety of excellent Asian films.

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Osaka Asian Film Festival EXPO 2025 – OAFF 2026 第21回大阪アジアン映画祭

PERIOD
August 29 to September 7, 2025

HOSTED BY

Osaka Executive Committee for the Promotion of Moving Image Culture

Osaka City
Osaka Asian Film Festival Association
Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation
Osaka Association of Theater Owners
MEDIA PLUS Co.,LTD

Presented under the auspices of
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

SUPPORTED BY

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

SPONSORS

Kobe College, School of International Studies
Housen Cultural Foundation

Screening Program

  • Opening
  • Closing
  • Competition
  • Spotlight
  • Indie Forum
  • special feature (e.g. in a magazine)
  • Housen Cultural Foundation-supported programs [Grant for Film Study and Production] [Commendation for Student Films]

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Related Events

  • Film Subtitles Seminar in Osaka University Minoh Campus
  • Poster Exhibitions

Venues

  • ABC Hall
  • Theatre Umeda
  • T-Joy Umeda
  • Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
  • Osaka City Central Public Hall