◉Film Festival Website
・18th Miyukino Snow theater International Film Festival in Madarao https://www.msiff.com/2026/
・17th Miyukino Snow theater International Film Festival in Madarao https://www.msiff.com/2025/
・16th Miyukino Snow theater International Film Festival in Madarao https://www.msiff.com/2024/

Miyukino Snow theater International Film Festival in Madarao: History 2008-2026
The Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao has been held as a charity film festival since September 2011 through 2018.
Screenings of Nordic and Japanese films and related events are held nationwide.
Proceeds from each venue are used to host a free film festival in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Over the course of a year, we hold themed programs tailored to each venue.

Venues where the festival has been held so far: Over 170 Venues

●●●　18th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2021 ~Scandinavian-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
Nagano Prefecture: February 12-14, 2026 Snow Theater, next to the gate of Madarao Kogen Ski Resort, Iiyama City (scheduled)

●●●　17th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2025 ~Scandinavian-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
Tokyo: December 14, 2025 Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao Award Presentation, eiga worldcup for high school students
Saitama Prefecture: Hanno City, December 13th (Sat) & 14th (Sun) Co-hosted by Metsa Moomin Park Craft Bibliothek
Swedish Christmas Lucia Weekend 2025 Screening of Swedish Short Animation
Nagano Prefecture, February 13-15, 2025, Iiyama City, Snow Theater, next to the gate of Madarao Kogen Ski Resort

●●● 16th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2024 ~Nordic-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
3 Venues
Tokyo, December 2024, Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao Award Presentation, eiga worldcup for high school students
Nagano Prefecture, February 16-17, 2024, Iiyama City, Snow Theater, next to the gate of Madarao Kogen Ski Resort
Greetings from the Mayor of Iiyama City, Visit from Danish High School Student Film Festival representatives, Visit from Danish director, Director Koji Fukada
Tokyo February 3-4, 2024: Tama City Seiseki Sakuragaoka “Rascal Children’s Film Festival” screening of Icelandic films

●●● 15th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2023 ~Nordic-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
3 Venues
Tokyo: December 10, 2023: Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao Award Presentation, Eiga World Cup for High School Students
Saitama Prefecture: Hanno City, December 9 (Sat) & 10 (Sun): Metsa Moomin Park, Craft Bibliotheque
Screening of “Karl-Bertil-Jonsson’s Christmas Eve Story” Ambassador of Sweden, Request of the Swedish Embassy
Nagano Prefecture, February 24-25, 2023, Iiyama City, Madarao Kogen Ski Resort, Snow Theater, Screening with Audience

●●● 14th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2022 ~Nordic-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
3 Venues
Tokyo, December 10, 2022, Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao Award Presentation, eiga worldcup for high school students
Denmark, August 30-September 4, Odense City, “Odense Student Film Festival The Next Film Festival” will be held, and “The Story of the Largest Kettle in Japan” (English title: “The Story of the Largest Kettle”), which won the Miyukino Film Festival Award and Best Film Award at the “eiga worldcup 2019 for high school students” sponsored by the NPO Eiga Koshien, will be screened. Takenoshin Yaza, director of “Kettle” (Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School), participated as an invited student from the Miyukino Film Festival.
Nagano Prefecture, February 2022, Iiyama City, Madarao Kogen Ski Resort, Snow Theater, No Audience Screening

●●● 13th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2021 ~Scandinavian-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
Tokyo, December 11, 2021, Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao Award Presentation, Eiga for High School Students World Cup
Nagano Prefecture, February 20, 2021, Iiyama City, Snow Theater, next to the gate of Madarao Kogen Ski Resort, screening without an audience

●●● 12th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2020 ~Nordic-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
2 Venues
Tokyo, December 16, 2020, Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao Award Presentation, eiga worldcup for high school students
Nagano Prefecture, February 22, 2020, Iiyama City, Snow Theater, next to the gate of Madarao Kogen Ski Resort
Iiyama City, Natura, Lecture by the Finnish Ambassador and Iiyama Mayor

●●● 11th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2019 ~Nordic-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
2 Venues
Tokyo, November 30, 2019, WHFS, December 7, Award Ceremony, eiga for high school students World Cup
Nagano Prefecture, February 23, 2019: Snow Theater, next to the gate of Madarao Kogen Ski Resort, Iiyama City
Iiyama City: Natura, Lecture by the Finnish Ambassador and Mayor of Iiyama City

●●● 10th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2018 ~Scandinavian-Japanese International Short Film Festival~ ●●●
4 Venues
Tokyo, November 25, 2018: Eiga for High School Students World Cup 2018, World High School Summit 2018, Tokyo Polytechnic University
Nagano Prefecture, June 2018, Koumi Town, Finnish Summer Solstice Festival
Osaka Prefecture, May 2018, Tohoku Product Exhibition, Osaka Gas, Small Lights Campaign
Nagano Prefecture, February 16-17, 2018, Snow Theater, next to the gate of Madarao Kogen Ski Resort, Iiyama City

●●● 9th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2017 ~Nordic-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
11 Venues
Tokyo, February 6, 2017, Sami Night, Embassy of Sweden
Tokyo, December 27, 2017, Danish Night, Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Denmark
Special Screening Program for Danish Short Films. Click here for details → Danish Night
Tokyo, December 9, 2017, Eiga for High School Students World Cup 2017, World High School Summit 2017, Aoyama Gakuin University
Tokyo, December 6, 2017, Finland’s 100th Anniversary of Independence Finland Night
Osaka Prefecture, October 2017, Tohoku Product Exhibition, Osaka Gas, Small Light Movement
Nagano Prefecture, June 2017, Koumi Town, Finland Summer Solstice Festival
Hyogo Prefecture, May 2017, Tohoku Product Exhibition, Kobe Earth Day
Osaka Prefecture, May 2017, Tohoku Product Exhibition, Osaka Gas, Small Light Movement
Fukushima Prefecture, Spiritual North, Nishiaizu Art Village, Screening of “Sami-i-da-yoiku”
Tokyo, March 2017, Tokyo Anime Award Festival
Nagano Prefecture, February 18, 2017, Iiyama City, Snow Theater, next to the gate of Madarao Kogen Ski Resort

●●● 8th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2016 ~Nordic-Japanese International Short Film Festival~●●●
8 Venues
Tokyo, November 19, 2016, eiga for High School Students World Cup 2016, World High School Film Summit 2016
Aoyama Gakuin University
Fukushima Prefecture, October 2016, Iwaki City, Ueda Community Center, Nordic Short Film Screening
Hyogo Prefecture, October 5, 2016, Sanda City, Gonooto Hall, Nordic Music Festival, Nordic Short Film Screening
Fukushima Prefecture, August 5, 2016, Iwaki City, Ueda Community Center, Great East Japan Earthquake Affected Areas Children’s Support Program
Introduction to Nordic Culture, Finnish Traditional Crafts Association, Parent-Child Himmeli Craft Workshop
Nagano Prefecture, June 25, 2016, Koumi Town, Finnish Midsummer Festival, Nordic Picture Book Introduction
Tokyo, March 2016, Tokyo Anime Award Festival Bar
Ishikawa Prefecture, February 13, 2016, Hakusan City, Roadside Station Sena Parking Lot, Wonderful Snow Cinema, Snow Theater
Nagano Prefecture, February 12-13, 2016, Iiyama City, Madarao Kogen, Snow Theater

●●● 7th Miyukino Film Festival in Madarao 2015 ~Scandinavian-Japanese International Short Film Festival~ ●●●
40 Venues
Miyagi December 5, 2015: Kesennuma City, Asahigaoka Gakuen Child Welfare Facility
Miyagi, December 4, 2015: Kesennuma City, Omose Elementary School District After-School Childcare Center, Nakayoshi House
Iwate, December 4, 2015: Rikuzentakata City, Yokota Nursery School (Support for Finnish Kids’ Art Workshop)
Miyagi, December 3, 2015: Kesennuma City, Shishiori Elementary School District After-School Center (Support for Finnish Kids’ Art Workshop)
Fukushima, November 21, 2015: Minamisoma City, Citizen Information Exchange Center
Fukushima, November 21, 2015: Minamisoma City, Kashima Exchange Center
Fukushima, November 20, 2015: Minamisoma City, Higashimachi Children’s Center
Fukushima, November 20, 2015: Minamisoma City, Kitamachi Nursery School
Tokyo, October 15, 2015: Taito Ward, National Diet Library International Children’s Library Children’s Literature Seminar (Tohoku Screening Report)
Fukushima, October 4, 2015, Iwaki City, Ueda Community Center
Fukushima, October 4, 2015, Iwaki City, Iwaki Industrial Creation Center
Fukushima 201