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Film submissions for 2012

2012-02-08T07:22:43Z

Film submissions now open.

【Entry Form in English】

Niji-iro 'Rainbow' Cinema - Free Movie Screenings in Tohoku

2011-11-18T10:15:51Z

After the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster hit eastern Japan in March of 2011, Saitama-based home theater company Budscene and other members came together quickly to establish nonprofit organization Niji-Iro 'Rainbow' Cinema, believing that cinema had the power to entertain survivors with smiles, laughter and even tears. Employing a professional-grade 130-inch screen and industrial-sized Dolby 5.1-channel surround sound system, Niji-iro Cinema provides entertainment and encouragement to survivors spending their days in cramped temporary housing.
Since April 14th Niji-Iro Cinema has screened distributor-supported movies at about 30 locations throughout Miyagi prefecture (Minami-Sanrikucho, Kesennuma, Ishinomaki, Yamamoto-cho, Watari-cho and Sendai), Fukushima prefecture (Minami Soma, Iwaki, Fukushima City, Tamura) and Iwate prefecture (Otsuchi-cho).

The purpose of raising money is to provide food, drinks and necessary products to make our Niji-Iro Cinema audiences happier. Our biggest goal during this season is to hold festive Christmas screenings on December 23rd and 24th in Ishinomaki. We will call on local ]people to help us out to offer food and, if possible, Christmas cake during screenings (aside from our usual freshly-made popcorn).
We will also request cooperation from local food stands ("yatai," authorized by the city) and doner kebab trucks that have helped us in the past. Although they provided food for free at our past screenings, we want to be able to hire them. Lack of employment is a crucial problem in disaster-affected areas. In the future we hope to expand beyond these offerings.
Please help the Niji-iro Cinema Support Project Fund and bring smiles to the faces of the courageous people of Tohoku. Your help makes a big difference in their lives.

Founder of Niji-iro Cinema Support Project
Eiko Mizuno Gray, Jason Gray
http://nijiirocinemasupportproject.blogspot.com/
loadedfilms@gmail.com

English subtitles in TOKYO FILMeX

2011-11-18T02:41:45Z

We will show the films with English subtitles (or English speaking) as below,

/ All 10 Competition Films
/ All 10 Special Screening Films
/ 2 Nicholas Ray Films
/ All 4 Kawashima's Films
/ Kinoshita's 'Here's to the Young Lady'
/ 4 Somai's Films: 'The Catch' 'Moving' 'The Friends' 'Wait and See.' Other 9 Somai's have no subtitles.

"It's Time for Cinema" (5th edition)

2011-11-02T12:07:35Z

What kind of place is a movie theater?

Let's watch movies on the big screen with everyone together!

TOKYO FILMeX will invite 40 people (20 pairs of parent and child) to a film screening for free!

Date: November 23rd, 2011 (Wednesday, National holiday)
Time: Starts at 13:00

Venue: Togeki Cinema (3F Togeki Bldg. 4-1-1 Tsukiji Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Tel: 03-3541-2711
Access: Exit No. 6 at Higashi Ginza Station

Title: The Friends / Natsu no Niwa (1994/113 min)
Directed by Shinji Somai
*with English subtitles

* Talk event will be held after the screening (guests TBA).

How to apply: Please send an e-mail to eiganojikan@filmex.net, with the below information. We will reply to received e-mails. In the event the numbers of applicants is more than 40, we will hold a draw and select 40 people to received tickets.

Deadline: Wednesday, November 9th by 8pm
* Winners will be contacted after November 10th.

Email subject: Re: Application for free movie screening
Parent's name:
Child's name:
Age and school grade of child:
E-mail address:
Telephone number:

Please answer the following questions. Thank you for your kind cooperation in advance.

1. Where did you find out about this screening?
2. Had you previously heard of the workshop "It's Time for Cinema"?
3. What type of films would you like to watch with your children?

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2films are added to the Special Screenings.

2011-09-30T07:02:41Z

[30th. Sep]

[Special Screenings]

Yulu
China / 2011 / 88min.
Dir. JIA Zhang-ke, TAN Chui-mui, CHEN Tao, CHEN Zhi-heng, SONG Fang, WANG Zi-zhao, WEI Tie
Omnibus documentary produced by JIA Zhang-ke together with 6 young directors including TAN Chui-mui. Through interviews with a businessman, a social activist, a young Chinese classical opera actor, and others in a variety of fields, the film vibrantly illustrates modern China's traits.

KOTOKO
Japan / 2011 / 91min.
Dir. TSUKAMOTO Shinya
TSUKAMOTO Shinya returns with his latest work as a producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. With its lead character inspired and played by singer Cocco, it is a beautiful and energetic depiction of a solitary figure who loves her child but has difficulty adjusting to the world around her, except for when she is singing, and continues to struggle unsuccessfully to maintain a balance between reality and fiction. Winner of the Orizzonti Award at this year's Venice International Film Festival.

TOKYO FILMeX 2011 line up

2011-09-20T07:49:30Z

TOKYO FILMeX Competition
　
Special Screenings
　
Special Program:
1) Filmmaker in Focus: KAWASHIMA Yuzo
　
2) Filmmaker in Focus: SOMAI Shinji
　
3) Nicholas RAY 1911-2011

Talent Campus Tokyo 2011

2011-05-11T05:00:00Z

Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Culture Creation Project (Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) and TOKYO FILMeX organizing committee are pleased to announce the launch of a new event called Talent Campus Tokyo.
　
OUTLINE :
Name: Talent Campus Tokyo 2011
Date: Nov.21-26, 2011
Place: Yurakucho Asahi Hall, others
Field and Territory: Young Filmmakers&Producers from East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Application period: Jun 1-30, 2011
Website: http://www.talentcampustokyo.com
　
Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Culture Creation Project (Tokyo
Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), TOKYO FILMeX Organizing Committee
in cooperation with Berlinale Talent Campus
in collaboration with Goethe-Institut Tokyo (tba)
　
Berlinale Talent Campus announced this press release at May 10:

Berlinale Talent Campus reinforces its collaboration with East and Southeast Asia: First Talent Campus Tokyo to take place in November 2011.
　
Talent Campus Tokyo will start in the framework of film festival TOKYO FILMeX in Japan
　
The first Japanese Talent Campus will be held from November 21-26, 2011 in one of Berlin's twin cities, Tokyo, during the renowned film festival TOKYO FILMeX. Presented by the TOKYO FILMeX organizing committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, the Talent Campus Tokyo will invite 12 to 15 talented young directors and producers from East and Southeast Asia to attend workshops, master-classes and panel discussions with high-profile experts and filmmakers.
　
*Detail about Talent Campus Tokyo 2011, please see the regulation which will appear June 1st on the official website.
**Basically, we accept the application via online.
***The organizers will publish the informations about this year's programs and the experts in Autumn.
　
Contact:
TOKYO FILMeX Office:
3rd FL. 5-4-14 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Tel: 81-3-3560-6393 Fax: 81-3-3586-0201
e-mail: talentcampus@talentcampustokyo.com

Call for Entries 2011

2011-03-22T05:02:47Z

TOKYO FILMeX 2011 (Nov 19 - Nov 27, 2011)
Deadline for submission: July 31, 2011

Regulations and Entry form are here.
　
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2011-03-22T04:52:27Z

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