Synchronous (Session) The Matrix of Filmmaking Projects with English Learners: Reloaded, Revolutions, and Resurrections more

Sat, Nov 6, 14:00-14:45 Asia/Seoul

This talk will be a self-reflective and autoethnographic account of the speaker’s experience guiding filmmaking projects with English language learners and the evolution of these projects over 10 years, in 3 different institutions, as well during the COVID-19 pandemic. The speaker will talk about the early days when she first began doing these projects, important lessons learned along the way, and identify and highlight changes made in her approach based on experiences, institutional and environmental factors, as well as changing student demographics. Participants will see the history of a filmmaking project with English language learners from the beginning, it’s adaptations and transformations over time, and the project’s current incarnation today. Participants can also engage in an open QnA and discussion by sharing their own experiences filmmaking with second language learners. MYSTERY EASTER EGG

Asynchronous (Film) Exchange Diary more

We are studio Gyoza and our film title is Exchange Diary. The theme is be your true self. It is about a lonely girl who cannot say no to her classmates. She begins writing her true feelings in a diary and exchanging with a mysterious person. In the end, she becomes more confident. There are many students like the main characters who cannot say no to a request so we hope those people will be brave enough to express their true feelings. **FILMS may be viewed on Youtube ("About the Conference" drop down menu) or in the Watch Parties: Thursday 8pm-9pm or Sunday 10am-12pm or 2pm-6:30pm!**

Asynchronous (Film) Effort Bears Fruit more

We are Studio Ailurophiles because we all love cats. Our film title is “Effort Bears Fruit”. This story is about studying for exams to enter university. We want you to remember the time when you were 3rd grade high school students and remember the importance of your effort. We wanted to make this story a comedy based on our actual experiences and memories. When we studied for exams we struggled with the desire to touch our smartphones, were shocked at the results of our practice exams, and accidentally fell asleep for two hours. Yumi is a little careless and Sakura is very serious student, but they are friends in the same high school and have the same goal. Thank you for watching our video. **FILMS may be viewed on Youtube ("About the Conference" drop down menu) or in the Watch Parties: Thursday 8pm-9pm or Sunday 10am-12pm or 2pm-6:30pm!**

Asynchronous (Film) Dreamer more

Our movie is Dreamer. We wanted to show the pain and beauty of chasing dreams. The main character had a dream of becoming an artist, but she became depressed because her work wasn’t recognized by anyone. Her family didn’t encourage her, and they tried to make her give up. Because of that pain, she started using drugs. Everyone has the potential to commit misconduct such as being dependent on drugs. We also wanted to show the role of friends. There is a person who is watching you always and you should cherish them. A friend is very important, but we realized through making this film that you must be your own heroine and overcome the weakness by yourself. **FILMS may be viewed on Youtube ("About the Conference" drop down menu) or in the Watch Parties: Thursday 8pm-9pm or Sunday 10am-12pm or 2pm-6:30pm!**

Asynchronous (Film) Best Friends more

Everyone has a different personality, but still we can make friends, have conflicts, and accept each other. In this film, three friends spend the morning getting to know each other, despite everything. Studio Stabilizer tried to make a comedy to express the theme. It was difficult to record sound clearly so we overdubbed the dialogue. We could not match the lips perfectly so we emphasize the difference for a funny effect. Thanks for watching Best Friends. **FILMS may be viewed on Youtube ("About the Conference" drop down menu) or in the Watch Parties: Thursday 8pm-9pm or Sunday 10am-12pm or 2pm-6:30pm!**

Asynchronous (Film) Our Music more

We are studio Popping Shower. When we considered the important things in our life, music came up first for all of us and we believe music has a special and great power to encourage and connect people. It is close to our mind. In this film, you will meet three characters, and music connects all the characters to each other. Only music can do this. We wrote the original story, script and planned everything in English, but in the end we wanted to express the feeling of the characters in Japanese with English subtitles so everyone can understand. **FILMS may be viewed on Youtube ("About the Conference" drop down menu) or in the Watch Parties: Thursday 8pm-9pm or Sunday 10am-12pm or 2pm-6:30pm!**

Asynchronous (Film) What's Your Treasure? more

Hina is a university student. She thinks the most important thing is money and she only works for money. One day, she met a girl who was searching desperately for something. She helps the girl expecting money in return, but instead finds something you cannot buy with money. We had some trouble with sound and very noisy cicadas when shooting outside, but we tried our best to fix it in editing. This was the most difficult point. Please enjoy “What’s Your Treasure” - Caramel Ribbon studio

Asynchronous (Film) Trine Times: Shijian, Shigan, Jikan more

Three language learners at various stages of their stories collide in a montage which celebrates the first steps in the lifelong journey that is learning a second language. This film was created remotely by 3 teachers living in China, South Korea, and Japan for the Liquid Arts 72-hour Film Festival. They were given a prop (a clock) and one line of dialogue ("the longest stories begin with a single breath") which they were required to include, and then had only 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and submit the film. This is the final result of their effort! **FILMS may be viewed on Youtube ("About the Conference" drop down menu) or in the Watch Parties: Thursday 8pm-9pm or Sunday 10am-12pm or 2pm-6:30pm!**

Synchronous (Session) Gamification & Film Festival Awards Ceremony more

Sat, Nov 13, 13:00-13:30 Asia/Seoul

The Awards Ceremony has been POSTPONED to Saturday, November 13. This give you more time to play the conference games and vote for your favorite films! We will announce the Winners of the Gamification and the Winners of the Film Festival Awards at the Awards Ceremony. There will be prizes for the Easter Egg Hunt, Top Participant for the Fliphunt. We will be awards to the winners in both student films and non-student film categories for: Best Film, KOTESOL Award, Liquid Arts Award, & Viewer's Choice Award. *This will be held in conjunction with a KOTESOL Yongin Chapter meeting, the week after the conference. *

Synchronous (Film) Reel to Real Film Watch Party more

Thu, Nov 4, 20:00-21:15 Asia/Seoul

Grab your popcorn and join us as we watch all the works submitted to our Filmmaking Festival.

Synchronous (Film) Spotlight on Student Films more

Sun, Nov 7, 12:00-13:00 Asia/Seoul

This session will be a live synchronous watch party and discussion featuring some of the students films created by students from Nagoya City University. The teacher will introduce the course and process of planning and creating these films, and give some behind the scenes details about how they were made. The audience is encouraged to participate in the discussion, by asking questions and sharing your opinions and reviews of the films!