Friday, April 03, 2009
Nippon Connection / New York Asian Film Festival
It's that month of the year again, when the mighty Nippon Connection (April 15-19) gears up for another edition in the German city of Frankfurt. All of the information you need on screenings, events and guests can be found here. As I've said before, if you have even the slightest interest in Japanese cinema or culture this will be the J-highlight of your year. I was invited last year and had a blast (see all of my posts that mention NC here).
Won't be making the trip this time but I hope to be helping out with a special, newly-created initiative on the Tokyo end of things during the festival's run. More on that soon.
Over in NYC, my friends at the New York Asian Film Festival (June 19-July 5) are gradually announcing titles that will screen at their famed event. Anime News Network has the latest press release, which highlights some of the great Japanese titles you'll be able to see there, including a couple of films I've had some contact with -- K-20: Legend of the Mask (collected posts) and Children of the Dark (collected posts). The latter was one of my Midnight Eye Top 10 of 2008, as were All Around Us and The Clone Returns Home. You'll also get to experience Sono Sion's 4-hour opus Love Exposure.
If you haven't lost the shirt off your back during these harsh economic times, go to both!
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