Japanese Film Screenings Overseas in August 2017

Film Screenings Presented by Embassies of Japan Overseas and The Japan Foundation

Asia & Oceania

Japanese Film Days (Mongolia)
Dates: August 24- 25, 2017
Venue: Ulaanbaatar/Mongolia
”Tengis” Movie Theater
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Mongolia
Films Provided by JF: Key Of Life by Kenji Uchida, THE MOHICAN COMES HOME by Shuichi Okita, La La La at Rock Bottom by Nobuhiro Yamashita, The Projects by Junji Sakamoto

The Americas

Japanese Film Festival (Canada)
Dates: August 21, 2017 - January 14, 2018
Venues: Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Winnipeg, Nanaimo, Halifax, Montreal, London, Hamilton, Vancouver, etc./Canada
Embassy of Japan in Canada; The Japan Foundation, Toronto; Globe Cinema; The University of Winnipeg, etc.
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Canada, Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto, Consulate-General of Japan in Calgary, Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver, Consulate-General of Japan in Montreal
Films Provided by JF: 7 films including KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR by Noboru Iguchi, The Vancouver Asahi by Yuya Ishii, and Time of EVE the Movie by Yasuhiro Yoshiura
RETROSPECTIVA MIKIO NARUSE (Mexico)
Dates: July 25 - August 17, 2017
Venues: Mexico City, Monterrey/Mexico
CINETECA NACIONAL, CINETECA NUEVO LEON
The Japan Foundation, CINETECA NACIONAL
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Canada, Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto, Consulate-General of Japan in Calgary, Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver, Consulate-General of Japan in Montreal
Films Provided by JF: 12 films including THE ECHO, A FLOATING CLOUD, and When a Woman Ascends the Stairs by Mikio Naruse
Ciclo de Cine Japones 2017 (Paraguay)
Dates: August 23 - 26, 2017
Venue: Asuncion/Paraguay
Centro Cultural Manzana de la Rivera
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Paraguay, City of Asuncion
Films Provided by JF: Amor Para Principiantes by Takeshi Furusawa, WOOD JOB! by Shinobu Yaguchi, La Cuchara de Plata by Keisuke Yoshida, Quiero Abarazarte by Akihiko Shiota
CINE JAPONÉS 2017 (Bolivia)
Dates: August 28 – September 6, 2017
Venue: La Paz/Bolivia
Cinemateca Boliviana
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Bolivia, Cinemateca Boliviana
Films Provided by JF: 5 films including KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR by Noboru Iguchi, The Complex by Hideo Nakata, and THE MOHICAN COMES HOME by Shuichi Okita

Europe

Japan Film Festival in Novas Invasoes (Portugal)
Dates: August 31 – September 3, 2017
Venue: Torres Vedras/Portugal
Parque Choupal
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Portugal, Torres Vedras City Hall
Film Provided by JF: 4 films including A Farewell to Jinu by Suzuki Matsuo and WOOD JOB! by Shinobu Yaguchi.

Middle East & Africa

Zimbabwe International Film Festival (Zimbabwe)
Dates: August 26- September 2, 2017
Venues: Harare/Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe International Film Festival Trust Office, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, DZIKWA TRUST
Presented by: The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe International Film Festival Trust
Films Provided by JF: 5 films including I Just Wanna Hug You by Akihiko Shiota, Love for Beginners by Takeshi Furusawa, and Enoshima prism by Yasuhiro Yoshida
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