[JFF 2006] 23 May Update

In our Director-In-Focus segment, we are intending to feature some of Kitano Takeshi's work. We have shortlisted 3 of them and are trying to confirm their participation at the Festival. They are: KIKUJIRO, HANA-BI and KIDS RETURN.


As some of the artwork in both KIKUJIRO and HANA-BI were painted by Kitano himself, we had contacted his management Company to explore the possibility of exhibiting them as part of the Festival. However, we were informed that the works were not available for loan. The artwork in HANA-Bi were published in the form of an artbook and the graphic on the left is one of the collections.

[JFF 2006] The Beginning

Preparation for this year's Japanese Film Festival has begun. It is our intention to publish the progress on the blog such that:

1. SFS members and public could be updated on the status of the preparation;

2. feedbacks, recommendations and comments from the festival goers can be shared with us.

In this way, we hope that the festival this year will attract more audience and that your voices can be taken into consideration in the run-up to the event.

We ask your understanding in advance that, while we will look into each and every comment posted by you, we may not be able to implement each and every suggestion. Nevertheless, we sincerely hope that by being part of the preparation process, this year's Festival will be all that more enjoyable to you.


Update on 10 May 2006:

1. Date
The Festival date are tentatively set as 21-29 October.

2. Theme
The Theme this year shall be FRIENDSHIP. This is in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of establishing of diplomatic relationship between Japan and Singapore.

We have shortlisted some films and we will progressively update the list as and when the title(s) are confirmed. If you have any titles to recommend, please post them in your comment for our consideration.