Japanese Film Festival - Eiga Sai

Philippines-Japan Friendship Month opens on July 1
with the Japanese Film Festival - Eiga Sai

In celebration of the Philippines–Japan Friendship Month, the Japan Foundation, Manila, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, the Shangri-La Plaza Mall (EDSA), and the UP Film Institute (Diliman), proudly presents the much-awaited “Eigasai 2010” a Japanese Contemporary Film Festival on July 1 at Shang Cineplex Cinema 4 to open the month-long festivity.

Now on its 12th year, “Eigasai,” which literally means ‘film festival’, aims to bolster further the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan by continuously providing an opportunity for Filipinos to enhance the understanding and appreciation of Japanese arts and culture explored in this medium. This year’s offering brings together eight contemporary films and 2 anime films in 35mm and DVD format. An invitational screening of Always Sunset on Third Street 2 (Always zoku San-chome no yuhi, 2007) by director Yamazaki Takashi will be held on July 1 (Thursday) at 7:00 p.m. at the Shangri-La Plaza Cinema 4, Edsa, Mandaluyong City.

Completing this year’s roster of exciting films to be featured are The Battery - Future in Our Hands （Batterii, 2007）directed by Takita Yojiro, I Just Didn’t Do It (Soredemo boku wa yatte nai, 2007) directed by Suo Masayuki, How to Become Myself (Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata, 2007) directed by Ichikawa Jun, The Bandage Club (Houtai kurabu, 2007) directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko, Glasses (Megane, 2007) directed by Ogigami Naoko, Fourteen (Juyon-sai, 2007) directed by Hirosue Hiromasa, TOKYO TOWER Mom & Me, and Sometimes Dad (Tokyo tawaa Okan to boku to tokidoki oton, 2007) directed by Matsuoka Joji, and the two anime films Miyori in the Sacred Forest (Miyori no mori, 2007) directed by Yamamoto Nizo and Frantz Kafka’s A Country Doctor (Kafka Inaka isha, 2007) directed by Yamamura Koji.

All films will be shown with English subtitles. Admission is free. Screening venues are at the Shangri-La Plaza Cinema 4 (July 1 to 11) and UP Film Institute (August 18 to 21). For detailed screening schedules and inquiries, please access the Japan Foundation, Manila website: www.jfmo.org.ph or call the JFM telephone numbers (+632) 811-6155 to 58.

Click here to view the Eigasai 2010 Screening Schedule

credits: http://www.jfmo.org.ph

This coming 24th of July 2010 from 1 pm onwards, at the SM Cyberzone Center - SM City North Edsa, will be held the 2010 J-Pop Anime Singing Contest.

A fter the success of the J-Pop Anime Singing Competition last year and due to popular demand, the Embassy of Japan in cooperation with the Japan Foundation Manila, together with SM Supermalls and SM Cyberzone, is presenting the 2 nd J-Pop Anime Singing Contest to celebrate the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month.

The J-Pop and Anime Singing Contest is presented by the Embassy of Japan in cooperation with the Japan Foundation Manila and in partnership with SM Supermalls, SM Cyberzone, TOEI Philippines, Nihongo Center Foundation, Center for Pop Music, Yoshinoya, Animation International Licensing Philippines, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, Inc., Ajinomoto, Canon, Heritage Hotel, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Yakult, and HERO TV and MAX FM 103.5 as media partners.

For contest mechanics and further details, please visit www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp or email jicc-mnl@ma.mofa.go.jp or call 551-5710 local 2318.

credits: http://weareanime-cosplay.blogspot.com

http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/pressandspeech/press/pressreleases/2010/15.htm