page_title: 1st Okinawa International Movie Festival
section_title: Jury
hierarchical_section_title: 1st Okinawa International Movie Festival / Jury
caption_attribution_description: English: Main stage at the 1st Okinawa International Movie Festival in 2009
context_page_description: The 1st Okinawa International Movie Festival was held from March 19 to March 22, 2009 and took place at the American Village at Mihama Chatan-cho in Okinawa City. The inaugural events saw 38 films being shown and was supported by the Ministries of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Foreign Affairs, along with the Cabinet Office in Okinawa.
  Most of the movies for the first Okinawa International Movie Festival were shown free of charge with a few priced at ¥800/ ¥400 for adults/ children. The Chatan Town Sunset Beach also hosted performances by Okinawan artists Rimi Natsukawa and the Rinken Band.
  The Competition Grand Prix was awarded to Japanese director Katsuhide Motoki for his film Battle League Horumo.
context_section_description: Competition
  Kim Dong Ho, Executive Chairman of Pusan International Film Festival
  Jerry Zucker, Writer & director from the United States
  Somemaru Hayashiya, Comic storyteller
  Gordon Chan, Hong Kong filmmaker
  You (actress), Japanese actress
  Bokunen Naka, Woodblock artist
caption: Main stage of OIMF 2009
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