Program — 2027.5.4
Bathe in Stories. Know Your Creativity.
Ignite the Future.
Screenings, talks, and the reception. Not three separate events, but one continuous flow. A day that doesn't end with watching, but leads to the next act of creation.
Bathe in Stories | Theater Screening & Awards Ceremony
The Final Selection films (finalists), on the big screen of Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru. From 12:00 to 15:00, from the first screening to the awards ceremony. Take in the laughter, the silence, and the gasps of the room, and bathe in the stories.
The Final Selection films (finalists) will be announced on April 15, 2027.
- Date & time
- May 4, 2027 (Tue, national holiday), 12:00–15:00 (doors 11:30)
- Venue
- Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru (two levels, reserved seating)
- Flow
- Screening of the finalist films → closing credits (names of sponsors and supporters) → awards ceremony
- Awards
- Grand Prix / Jury Prize / Sponsor Prize / SAPPORO Prize / Excellence Award
- Subtitles
- Japanese and English subtitles
- Admission
- ¥1,000, reserved seating
Award-winning films are released online after the festival (official YouTube channel and elsewhere). Crowdfunding supporters get a one-week early screening starting the day after the festival.
Bathe in Stories | Selection Screening
Second Selection films are screened at SCARTS Court and Studio A / B in the same building. From 10:00, free, open admission, no ticket needed. Final Selection films are screened in the theater.
- Start
- 10:00 (Court and Studio A / B start simultaneously)
- SCARTS Court (1F)
- 10:00〜13:00
- SCARTS Studio A & B (2F)
- 10:00〜21:00
- Admission
- Free, open admission (no ticket needed)
- Subtitles
- Japanese and English subtitles
Commercials from sponsoring companies are shown within the Selection Screening loop. They are not included in the hitaru screening.
Second Selection Films
Announced on April 15, 2027, together with the Final Selection films.
Know Your Creativity | Creator Talks
This is not a lecture where you listen to a famous name and go home. It is time to come to know your own creativity by encountering the creativity of others.
Creators who use AI in real production share their process from idea to finished work, along with what they struggled with and tried along the way. Some talks may include live demonstrations.
- Date & time
- May 4, 2027 (Tue, national holiday), 16:30–17:45
- Venue
- SCARTS Court (1F)
- Speakers
- ＜Under coordination – to be announced＞
- Attendance
- In-person attendance is for Full Access holders (CAMPFIRE exclusive, 50 seats) and invited guests.
- Sponsor Session
- 16:00–16:30, a session by sponsoring companies in the same venue (not included in the archive).
- Archive
- The talks are recorded and made available as an Online Archive (¥1,000, streamed via teket for about one month after the festival).
If you already create
Perspectives and inspiration that lead to your next work.
If you're about to start
The feeling that "maybe I can do this too."
If you don't yet think of yourself as a creator
The realization that you, too, have something to express and the power to create it.
Ignite the Future | Networking Reception
The Networking Reception is the core of the "& Incubation" in this festival's name. Not a mere social gathering, but the first step toward igniting the future.
Telling someone, "I loved your film." Asking, "Could we make something together?" A company exploring new work or support for a creator. From small conversations like these, the next film, team, job, or project begins.
A work born there one day returns to the screen. This is where that cycle begins.
Encounters that make you think, "I never knew those could connect."
Creator × Creator
Film and music, animation and robotics.
Creator × Company
New work, co-creation, and support.
Student × Professional
The push toward a first step.
Japan × World
Film and tourism, from Sapporo to the world.
- Date & time
- May 4, 2027 (Tue, national holiday), 17:45–19:00
- Venue
- SCARTS Court (1F)
- Attendance
- Early supporters (CAMPFIRE Full Access, 50 seats) and invited guests only. Not available in general sale. Finalist creators, jury members, speakers, and sponsoring companies attend.
- Program
- Finalist creators, jury members, speakers, and sponsoring companies mingle in the same venue. The Sponsor Prizes are presented at the awards ceremony in the theater.
- Language
- Japanese and English. No interpreters are provided. For conversation, feel free to use AI translation such as ChatGPT on your smartphone.
Jury & Speakers
＜Speakers and further jury members to be announced＞
Timetable
May 4, 2027 (Tue, national holiday) / Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru & SCARTS (Sapporo Community Plaza)
The Selection Screening starts at 10:00. SCARTS Court runs until 13:00; Studio A & B continue after the theater screening until 21:00. Sponsor booths are set up in the hitaru theater foyer (while doors are open) and in the SCARTS Mall. No commercials or corporate presentations are shown in the hitaru auditorium or on its screen; closing credits are shown after the screening. The Sponsor Session (16:00–16:30, SCARTS Court) is not included in the Online Archive. Award-winning films are released online after the festival.
Same time, same place, one story.
Precisely because we can stream anything anytime, a day to share stories with a crowd, in a cinema.