Japanese Film Festival（JFF）
The Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is a film festival organized by the Japan Foundation. It aims to promote Japanese cinema and make it more accessible to a wider international audience, introducing and embracing diverse cultures and societies through film.
JFF started in 2016 in 10 countries in Southeast Asia and Australia.
Since then, it has expanded to more than 100 cities in 19 countries, attracting a cumulative audience of over 900,000 people
In fiscal year 2024, JFF was held in 10 countries: Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, India and Australia.
For the latest information on JFF in each country, please visit the following page:
Japanese Film Screenings Overseas
Audience at JFF Vietnam
Countries and Regions of Implementation
ASEAN, Australia, India
(Participating countries are subject to change.)
Organizers
The Japan Foundation Film and Broadcast Media Department
Japan Foundation overseas offices in the respective countries
Overview of the Festival
For information on JFF prior to fiscal year 2023, please refer to the “Annual Reports” compiled by the Japan Foundation each year.
- What We Do Top
- Arts and Cultural Exchange [Culture]
- Japanese-Language Education Overseas [Language]
- Japanese-Language Education Overseas [Language] Top
- Learn Japanese-language
- Teach Japanese-language
- Take Japanese-Language Test
- Know about Japanese-language education abroad
- The Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa
- The Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
- Japanese-Language Programs for Foreign Specified Skilled Worker Candidates
- Japanese Language Education for Japanese Children Resident Overseas and for the Descendants of Migrants
- Archives
- Japanese Studies and Global Partnerships [Dialogue]
- JF digital collection
- Other Programs / Programs to Commemorate Exchange Year
- Awards and Prizes
- Publications