“The role of the artist is to not look away.”
― Akira Kurosawa
Voyage in Time Film Festival is a traveling international film festival, taking place each year in a different location around the world, dedicated to cinematic works that explore time, memory, and transformation.
The aim of the festival is to create a space of encounter — to connect people, filmmakers, and audiences, and to inspire one another through cinema.
The 2026 special edition will take place in Tokyo, Japan, at the cinema Morc Asagaya, during June 2026.
The festival invites filmmakers from around the world to present films that move beyond conventional storytelling — works that observe, drift, reflect, and unfold through image, rhythm, and presence.
We welcome all genres and forms: narrative, experimental, documentary, hybrid, and works that exist between definitions.
Voyage in Time is not only a screening platform, but a space for encounter — between filmmakers, audiences, and the environments in which the films are experienced.
We are particularly interested in:
• Films that engage with time as a material
• Works that explore memory, absence, and transformation
• Cinematic languages that challenge structure and expectation
• Personal and poetic approaches to filmmaking
There is no requirement for premiere status.
We value sincerity, vision, and the relationship between filmmaker and image.
Voyage in Time Film Festival does not present competitive awards.
Instead, the festival focuses on curatorial selection, artistic dialogue, and meaningful exposure.
Selected films become part of the official program and are presented within a carefully curated context, alongside filmmakers and audiences.
We value the encounter between works, creators, and viewers, and believe that the experience of sharing cinema in this space is, in itself, the recognition.
