Kotowari 断り- Short Film

23 minutes - 2024

After two and a half years of waiting, Saki, a Japanese woman, and her French spouse Tom, go to the prefecture to finally collect Saki's first residence permit. A challenging day lies ahead, just another day at the foreign services office.

Selections:

Palm Springs ISFF, Minikino Bali ISFF, Festival Music & Cinéma ISFF, Sao Paulo ISFF, Clermont-Ferrand ISFF Picks, Festival du Film Social, Sofia Pride FF, Les Nuits Med, In and Out FF, Vues d’en face, Festival du Film Court de St-Pierre, Fairy Tales IFF Canada, Barcelona IFF, Cineffable, Ze Festival, Perlen - Queer Film Festival Hannover, 19th FOR RAINBOW - Festival of Cinema and Culture of Sexual and Gender Diversity in Fortaleza Brazil, Queersicht Queer Film Festival in Switzerland, World Indie Film Awards, Queer Wave Cyprus, Kansai Queer Film Festival Japan, Thilsri International Film Festival India, Eastern Europe Film Festival Romania

Broadcast on France 2 and Samansa Japan

Awards:

Winner of the script reading at the Angers Festival

Winner of The Audience Award Kino Forum Sao Paulo ISFF

Winner of the Jury Grand Prize in In and Out FF

Winner of Best Short Audience Award in Sofia Pride Fest

Winner of Best Film, 19th For Rainbow, Brazil

Winner of Best World Short at WIFA

Written and directed by Coralie Watanabe Prosper

Produced by Garance Cosimano, No Yelling! Productions and Marie Jaouen, Les soeurs Jaouen

In coproduction with avec Dolce Vita Films and Sakura no Ki no Shita 桜の木の下

Starring Rei Watanabe, Isaline Prévost Radeff and Habib Labidi

Distribution : Next Film Distribution

With the support of France Télévisons, Région Sud, CNC, SACEM, Maison du Film, Méditalents