Nippon Connection Film Special at Japan Week
November 5 – 12, 2011
Frankfurt am Main

In order to shorten the wait for the twelfth Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection, we would like to invite you to our Nippon Connection Film Special. This program will be presented in the cinema venue of the German Film Museum during the Japan Week event. In honor of the 150th anniversary of German-Japanese friendship, the program will focus on intercultural dialogue. Filmmakers will present their films and then invite the audience to join an animated post-viewing discussion. Accompanying films by German directors focussing on Japan and films by Japanese directors who produced their films in Germany, will be two graduate films from the Tokyo University of the Arts. The university, located in Frankfurt‘s new sister city Yokohama, is known for being one of Japan‘s most important talent pools. Finally, with great anticipation, we also look forward to the world premier of the documentary film RADIOACTIVISTS, which comments on both the post-Fukushima-protest culture and the current anti-nuclear movement.

Nippon Connection Film Special - The Program

Save the date: The 12th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection will take place in Frankfurt from May 2 – 6, 2012.

Extra-Short Movies Wanted!
For our new competition VGF Nippon in Motion, a collaboration with Frankfurt’s transportation association VGF, we are looking for films with a maximum length of 12 seconds. All films should work without sound and focus on the topic “Nippon in Motion”. The best film will be awarded with € 250!  Deadline for submissions is 01/31/2012 NEW
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Film Submissions
Film submissions to the 12th Nippon Connection Festival are open till February 15th, 2012. Entryform

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