1989 YIDFF The first festival edition was held 10–15 October 1989. Along with the competition screenings, the festival hosted a retrospective of films by
Robert and
Frances Flaherty and a comprehensive screening of Japanese documentaries from the first half of the 20th century. In total, 80 films were seen by an audience of around 12,000.
1991 YIDFF The second festival edition was held 7–13 October 1991. Along with the competition screenings, the festival hosted a program devoted solely to
Asian films, as well as a selection of Japanese films from the post-
WWII period. In total, 153 films were shown, which attracted an audience of around 14,000.
1993 YIDFF The third festival edition was held 5–11 October 1993. Along with the competition screenings, the festival hosted a selection of
Asian films, as well as a selection of films focusing on native peoples from North and South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. The
Shinsuke Ogawa Award for most promising Asian film director in the
New Asian Currents program was introduced. In total, 139 films were shown. As an illustrative example, one of the official selections,
Le pays des sourds (
In the Land of the Deaf) focused primarily on Deaf communities in France; but the documentary also featured a brief segment identifying commonalities in
French Sign Language and
Japanese Sign Language. The event attracted an audience of around 20,000 people.
1995 YIDFF The fourth festival edition was held 3–9 October 1995. Along with the competition screenings, the festival hosted a retrospective of films from the early days of cinema in honor of the
Lumière brothers' cinematograph centennial. In total, 278 films were shown, which attracted an audience of around 21,000 people.
1997 YIDFF The fifth festival edition was held 6–13 October 1997. In all competitions and programs 187 films were shown, and attendance was around 23,000.
1999 YIDFF The sixth festival edition was held 19–25 October 1999. Apart from the usual international and regional competition programs, a retrospective of films by
Joris Ivens was shown. In total 188 films were shown, and attendance was around 20,000.
2001 YIDFF The seventh festival edition was held 3–9 October 2001. Apart from the usual international and regional competition programs, retrospectives of films by
Robert Kramer and
Fumio Kamei were shown. In total 183 films were shown, and attendance was around 18,000.
2003 YIDFF The eighth festival edition was held 10–16 October 2003. In total 177 films were shown, and attendance was around 19,000.
2005 YIDFF The ninth festival edition was held 7–13 October 2005. Apart from the usual regional and international competition programs, the festival screened a selection of films about
Zainichi Koreans, as well as screenings of personal documentaries in collaboration with
Visions du réel. In total 145 films were shown, and attendance was around 20,000.
2007 YIDFF The tenth festival edition was held 4–11 October 2007. Apart from the usual regional and international competition programs, the festival also screened a program devoted to German documentaries focused on German history. In total 238 films were shown, and attendance was around 23,000.
2009 YIDFF October 8–15, 2009
2011 YIDFF October 6–13, 2011
2013 YIDFF October 10–17, 2013
2015 YIDFF October 8–15, 2015
2017 YIDFF October 5–12, 2017
2019 YIDFF October 10-17, 2019 ==References==