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Movie - Arab Film Festival in Tokyo 2005
Special Screenings of new Arab films & Iraqi masterpieces
Dates: April 15 (Fri.) - 24
(Sun.), 2005
Venue: The Japan Foundation Forum
- Part 1: Iraqi Film Retrospective 1948-2005
- Part 2: New Arab Cinema 2003-2004
The Japan Foundation will hold the Arab Film Festival 2005 in Tokyo from April 15th to 24th at the Japan Foundation Forum in Akasaka, Tokyo.
In this festival, which consists of two parts, seventeen Arabic films will be shown. The films range from the classic to the contemporary. In part I, The Iraqi Film Retrospective 1948-2005, nine Iraqi films will be shown. Films range from the 1948 classic “Alia and Issam” to a contemporary film which was the first long film shot after the war, entitled “Underexposure” (2005). Part II, New Arab Cinema 2003-2004, will feature eight contemporary Arabic films such as “The Kite,” which won the Silver Lion Prize at the Venice International Film Festival 2003, and “Route 181,” a four-hour documentary created in collaboration between an Israeli director and Palestinian director.
Symposiums and lectures by Arabic directors will also be held.
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Schedule
April 15 (Fri.) - 24 (Sun.), 2005
The Japan Foundation Forum, Akasaka
Presented by: The Japan Foundation
With the cooperation of:
UNIFRANCE-FILM INTERNATIONAL TOKYO
Aichi International Women's Film Festival
Association for the
Development of Arab-Asian Dialogue (ADAD)
With the special cooperation of: PIA CORPORATION
800yen (1,000 yen at the door), except “Route 181.”
Tickets are available through Ticket Pia: 0570-02-9999
PIA CORPORATION
Tel: 03-3265-1040
The Japan Foundation Forum