About
SJ50 Film Festival is a non-profit project to celebrate Singapore and Japan’s 50 years of diplomatic relations by showcasing short films from both Singapore and Japan. This is to promote better understanding of both countries, and to encourage Singaporean and Japanese young film makers to have more exchanges through networking, learning, and collaboration.
SJ50FF screenings will be held in both Singapore and Tokyo.
SJ50 Film Festival is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in Tokyo and Kyoto Prefecture, in recognition as a project to celebrate 50th Anniversary of Singapore-Japan Diplomatic Relations.
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Supported by:
Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in Tokyo Kyoto Prefecture
Dates: 21 (Fri), 22 (Sat), 28 (Fri) October 2016
Time: 7pm to 11pm
Venue: Asian Civilisations Museum
Tickets: Free (See below for screening schedules and registration)
For Individual sponsorship: screening + talk + reception Get tickets here
Programme:
- Award-winning Short films from Japan and Singapore
- Includes drama, documentary, animation, experimental etc, from award-winning directors
* The program details are subjected changes and final confirmation.
Our heart-felt thanks to the following individual sponsors:
Ms Yumi Kitahama, Mr Tong Cheuk Fung, Mr Kazuya Chiba, Mr Kazz Kinoshita, Mr Julian Lim, Mr Masaru Aso,
Ms Sumino Ino, Mr Ichimura Yoshinari, Mr Makoto Yamataka, Ms Takako Ozone,
Mr Shosaku Higashino, Mr Daishi Matsuda, Mr Seiichi Kaneko
Japanese Short Film Selection
Singapore Short Film Selection
Screening Schedules & Advance Registration
21 Oct 2016, Friday
7:00pm~ 8:00pm SJ50 Film Festival (Terrace Session 1)
8:10pm~ 9:20pm SJ50 Film Festival (Terrace Session 2)
9:30pm~ 11:00pm SJ50 Film Festival (Terrace Session 3)
7:00pm~ 8:00pm SJ50 Film Festival (Shaw Foundation Foyer Session 1)
8:10pm~ 9:20pm SJ50 Film Festival (Shaw Foundation Foyer Session 2)
9:30pm~ 11:00pm SJ50 Film Festival (Shaw Foundation Foyer Session 3)
22 Oct 2016 Saturday
7:00pm~ 9:30pm SJ50 Film Festival (Auditorium)
28 Oct 2016 Friday
7:00pm~ 8:00pm SJ50 Film Festival (River Room Session 1)
8:10pm~ 9:20pm SJ50 Film Festival (River Room Session 2)
9:30pm~ 10:30pm SJ50 Film Festival (River Room Session 3)
* For SJ50 Film Festival in Tokyo on 3 Dec 2016, see HERE
Guest Speakers on 22 Oct Screening
HIDEHO URATA
Lecturer, LASALLE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, PUTTNAM SCHOOL OF FILM & ANIMATION, MA Film, New York University, USA
Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Hideho earned a Master’s degree from New York University. He began his career in the United States as a camera operator for NYPD Blue ― a four-time Golden Globe winner – television drama starring Dennis Franz. He has worked as a camera assistant for cinematographers such as Ernest Dickerson and Stephen H. Burum. He is now a cinematographer with a wide experience in feature film, TV commercial and music video production. One of the feature films “KAMATAKI” won Best Director, Ecumenical Prize, International Film Critics’ Award, Most Popular Canadian Film, People’s Choice Award at Montreal World Film Festival 2005 and Special Mention at Berlin International Film Festival 2006. Urata recently won the Best Cinematography at Montreal Fantasia Film Festival 2009 and the Best Visual Achievement at New York Asian Film Festival 2009 on his work “The Clone Returns Home “.
RAY PANG
Instructor, Singapore Media Academy, Director @ Catharsis Film
Locally and international Award-winning filmmaker
He represented Singapore in the first World Event Young Artists (WEYA), organised alongside the London 2012 Olympics, a global art & culture event held in Nottingham, United Kingdom.
He was also the recipient of the "Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World" - 2012 Singapore Merit Awardee by JCI TOYP
In 2012, Ray was nominated as the finalist for Yahoo Singapore 9 and runner up for Entertainment Category.
His latest film, "Closer To Me" has been shortlisted for the prestigious Louis Vuitton’s second edition Journey Awards. Making the only Singaporean to be nominated for the Jury's awards and People's Choice award of the contest.
The film later gets to participate at the 66th Festival de Cannes's Short Film Corner.
Currently, Ray is a member for the "Producer & Director Network ASIA" in Japan, and was invited to screen some of his films at the 8th Sapporo Short Fest 2013 under a special program "Asian Typhoon".
The SJ50FF Team
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