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| 9 December 2009 |
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This 13th Japanese Film Festival held in Sydney was hugely successful. Thank you to all our sponsors and patrons. It was extremely entertaining.
From counting all the surveys, the following list is a list of the most popular film to the least. |
- The Handsome Suit
- Chef of the South Pole
- Oppai Volleyball
- Goemon
- Summer Days with Coo
- K-20:Legend of the Mask
- Detroit Metal City
- Yunagi City, Sakura Country
- School Days with a Pig
- Gravity’s Clowns
- The Homeless Student
- Penguins in the Sky – Asashiyama Zoo
- The Blue Bird
- The Happy Family Plan
- The Cherry Tree in the Hills
- All Around Us
- Pandemic
- Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto
- Kamui
- The Kiss
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Thank you to all those who voted by filling out the survey.
Also, the winners of the survey prizes will be announced soon. |
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| 2 December 2009 |
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| The 8th Australia Japan Student Film Forum winners have been announced. |
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JAL Australia Film Award: “Owned”
Prize: Return air ticket to Japan +4 nights accommodation courtesy of JAL, trophy courtesy of the Japan Foundation and an invitation to ShinYuri Film Festival (SYFF) in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa in Sept/Oct 2010 courtesy of SYFF.
Written and Directed by Cara Lipson Dovak of Sydney Film School.
Thomson-Canopus Award for Editing Excellence: “Boxer”
Prize: Video Editing Software ‘EDIUS5’, courtesy of Thomson-Canopus.
Written and Directed by Michael Latham of Victorian College of Arts.
Kodak Audience Award: “Owned”
Prize: $200 prize money and 166mm 2000ft film courtesy of Kodak.
Written and Directed by Cara Lipson Dovak of Sydney Film School.
Congratulations to all the winners and all those who participated. |
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| 1 December 2009 |
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COMPETITION
Madman, a premium sponsor of the Japanese Film Festival, has provided two Gore film packs and two Horror film packs to be won. |
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| To enter, email your postal address, phone number and tell us, in 25 words or less, "what was the highlight of this year’s festival for you and why?" to japanesefilmfestival@jpf.org.au before Wednesday December 16th. |
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| 27 November 2009 |
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| Sydney’s 13th Japanese Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday with a sold out showing of Handsome Suit. More than 90% of people thought the movie was either excellent or very good. Handsome Suit is one of the best received films to date. Here are some pictures of the opening night to give you a feel at what a night at the festival feels like. |
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We have another special guest planned for Sydney. Goemon’s costume designer, Tina Kalivas, will be coming and talking about her experience of working on the film. Tina started her Costume Design in London, were she worked for Premier Costume House “Angels and Bermans” while she studied Ladies Period Underwear at the London College of Fashion. Tina’s label has sold in premier key boutiques such as Liberty – London, Loveless – Tokyo, Harvey Nichols Hong Kong and Dubai. With Tina’s wealth of experience, she will bring great insights into the much anticipated session of Goemon. Goemon will be shown on Saturday 28th at 6:50pm in Sydney.
Melbourne’s opening film and Sydney’s closing film Chef of the South Pole has just be awarded the Golden Award at the Shindo Kaneto Director Awards, an award awarded by produces who decided which director they want to work with next.
Melbourne and Sydney will be receiving this awarded and in-demand director, as well as the film’s author, when they visit Sydney on Tuesday 1st December at 8:30pm and Melbourne on Thursday 3rd December at 7:45pm. Chef of the South Pole has also been nominated for 4 awards, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, at the 34th Hochi Film Awards. The winners will be announced soon. |
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| 23 November 2009 |
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Melbourne’s film festival’s preparations are all flying ahead. Melbourne’s sponsors have donated prizes to the festival.
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SURVEY PRIZES
To enter, audience members need to fill out the survey they received on entering the film. The winners will be randomly chosen from those who filled out the survey.
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- x1 dinner voucher at the Hanabishi Japanese restaurant on King Street (valued at $200).
- X10 Hayao Miyazaki’s latest hit anime Ponyo DVDs.
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Sydney’s 13th Japanese Film Festival’s opening movie, Handsome Suit, stars the hugely popular Shosuke Tanihara. The Australian Premiere of Handsome Suit will be shown on Tuesday 24th November at 6:30pm. For the premiere, Shosuke Tanihara was interviewed by Nichigo Press when he was down in Australia later last month.
Click here for an English translation of his interview. The interview was printed in Japanese in the November edition of Nichigo Press. |
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| 19 November 2009 |
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This year’s festival in Sydney will have huge prize competitions running.
These are all thanks to our sponsors. |
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SURVEY PRIZES
To enter, audience members need to fill out the survey they received on entering the film. The winners will be randomly chosen from those who filled out the survey.
- x1 Event Cinemas Gold Class double voucher.
- x1 Azuma Kushiyaki dinner voucher for two.
- x10 Studio Ghibli’s new film Ponyo DVDs.
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Lucky Door Prizes
All audience members to the following films will go into the draw to win fabulous prizes. Films:
- Kamogawa Horumo (Wednesday 25th Nov at 6:30pm)
- K20: Legend of the Mask (Saturday 29th Nov at 5:25pm)
- Pandemic (Monday 30th Nov at 8:40pm)
- Kamui (Tuesday 1st Dec at 6:00pm)
- Chef of the South Pole (Tuesday 1st Dec at 8:30pm)
Prizes:
- x10 $50 voucher to Books Kinokuniya.
- x10 Ton Ton dinner voucher.
- x5 Azuma Patisserie voucher.
- x2 Onitsuka Tiger Messenger Bag
- x2 Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 gift certificate.
- x1 surprise from JAL
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| These prize competitions raise the excitement level of the festival, and remember, all who attend will be in the running! Hope to catch you at the festival in 5 days! |
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| 15 November 2009 |
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| This year’s festival also has great complimentary events that will be fun for the whole family. The following events are all FREE. |
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| 1. FREE showing of “Happy Family Plan”, the winners of the inaugural Video Matsuri and “Art Speaks Japanese Comes Alive” exhibition. |
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Thu 26 Nov and Fri 27 Nov |
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Japan Foundation Multipurpose Room Level 1, Chifley Plaza, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney |
| Enquiries: |
02 8239 0055 |
2:00pm - “Happy Family Plan”, the 2000 Houston International Film Festival’s Golden Award Winner (Family/ Children’s Division), is a hilarious and warm hearted family film about one unique Japanese road to recovery for a family during the 1980 economic downturn. Happy Family Plan is a primetime TV game show that delivers edge-off-your-seat suspense. The father of participating families must master an assigned challenge in one week to win dream prizes for his wife, children and himself. In the film, Fujio’s challenge is an entertaining adventure. Can he win and save his family? CLICK HERE for more information.
4:00pm - “Video Matsuri” are short creative films created by students and teachers that showcases their Japanese learning. The winning films from all 4 divisions (Primary, Junior Secondary, Senior Secondary and Tertiary) and hand-picked award winning films will be enjoyed.
4:30pm - “Art Speaks Japanese Comes Alive” is a competition that sees students produce inspirational works of art sending a message. Artworks include kimonos, calligraphy and photos. The exhibition will be all the amazing artworks entered |
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| 2. FREE entry to 8th Australia Japan Student Film Forum (AJSFF). |
| AJSFF is a competition for newly graduated or undergraduate film students from Australia and Japan. Running in association with Sydney Film School and the Japan Academy of Moving Images, the winning short-film will be crowned as the JAL Best Australian Film. The Director of the winning short-film will be invited to participate in the Kawasaki ShinYuri Film Festival with 3 - 4 nights paid accommodation, courtesy of ShinYuri Film Festival. Other awards and prizes include the Thomson-Canopus Editing Excellence and the Kodak Audience’s Choice Award. So come along and vote for your favorite film! Experience the next generation of inspirational film makers and cast. |
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Mon 30th Nov, 6:00pm |
| Venue: |
Event Cinemas George Street (505-525 George Street Sydney) |
| Tickets: |
Pick up your free ticket from the JFF information at Event Cinemas George Street or Japan Foundation, Sydney’s office (Level 1, Chifley Plaza, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney). |
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| 9 November 2009 |
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Surpassing last year, this year’s film list consists of 21 stellar films, with 19 Australian premieres. This hand-picked film selection covers all genres, all age groups, ancient and modern time periods and includes both independent and major productions.
The festival’s main event will see the fabulous director, Shuichi Okita, and author, Jun Nishimura, of the hilarious hit, “The Chef of the South Pole”, visiting Melbourne and Sydney for the Australian premiere and a Q&A session.
Sydney is being preparing for the festival as we speak. Posters and programs have flooded restaurants, libraries, cafes and businesses. Get into the festival spirit and keep an eye out for them. Events Cinema George Street is also all geared up with the Japanese Film Festival Information Display. Go on in and have a look.
Tickets are on sale now. With limited seats, you better get your tickets today.
We’ll catch you at the festival! |
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| Coming your way… the 13th Japanese Film Festival! |
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 Last year was our biggest and most successful year ever with audience attendance reaching a record number of just over 10,000 Australia-wide. THANKYOU!
2008 saw an exciting line-up of stellar films including the Oscar-winning Departures that we screened as our closing film last year.
A huge congratulations to Director Yojiro Takita and his crew.
Remember, you saw it first at the Japanese Film Festival!
And 2009 will certainly not disappoint. We are cooking up a storm here at JFF HQ with an exceptional selection of fresh new titles. So please be patient and keep visiting for the latest updates.
Are you ready for a rhapsody of festivity hitting your way?
Then mark the following dates in your calendar now:
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