Arab Film Festival in Tokyo 2008
The Japan Foundation's annual Arab Film Festival is being held for the fourth time this year with New Arab Cinema of well-known masters and encore of Arab Film Festival 2005-2007.
The festival's main attraction this year is a musical road movie BOSTA, a record blockbuster in Lebanon. Its lead actress Nadine Labaki is also known as up-and-coming movie director.
Dates
March 17-19, 2008
Venue
Sogetsu Hall,Sogetsu Kaikan,1st Floor

2-21, Akasaka Minato-ku Tokyo
Nearest station: Aoyama-itchome (Ginza, Hanzomon and Oedo subway lines), Exit 4
Dates
March 23-25, 2008
Venue
OAG Hall, OAG Haus, 1st Floor

7-5-56 Akasaka Minato-ku Tokyo
Nearest station: Aoyama-itchome (Ginza, Hanzomon and Oedo subway lines), Exit 4
Single Ticket:
Advance 800
At the door 1,000
Five-Session Tickets:
Advance 3,500
At the door 4,500
Date-and-Session Specified for BOSTA:
Advance 1,000 (only 200 tickets)
At the door 1,200
With valid ID,
JF SUPPORTERS CLUB members and seniors aged 65 or over can buy ticket at the door at fare for advance ticket.
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Presented by: The Japan Foundation
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Programme director: Kenji Ishizaka
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With the cooperation of:
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Japan
EDEN ENTERTAINMENT INC.
SIGLO Ltd.
ALBATROS Co., Ltd
Association for the Development of Arab-Asian Dialogue (ADAD)
- With the special cooperation of: PIA CORPORATION
New Arab Cinema
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V.H.S. – Kahloucha
(2006 / dir. Néjib Belkadhi / Tunisia)

Days of Glory
(2006 / dir. Rachid Bouchareb / Algeria)
Bosta
(2005 / dir. Philippe Aractingi / Lebanon)
Encore of Film Festivals 2005-2007
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Listeners' Request
(2003 / dir. Abdellatif Abdul-Hamid / Syria)

Bab' Aziz
(2004 / dir. Nacer Khemir / Tunisia)
Bab El Web
(2004 / dir. Merzak Allouache / Algeria)
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Forget Baghdad
(2002 / dir. Samir/ Iraq)
Terrorism & Kebab
(1992 /
dir. Sherif Arafa / Egypt)
Dreams of Hind and Kamilia
(1989 / dir. Mohamed Khan/ Egypt)
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Waiting
(2005 / dir. Rashid Masharawi / Palestine)
The Yacoubian Building
(2006 / dir. Marwan Hamed / Egypt)
Out of Place
(2005 / dir. Makoto Sato)
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