Friday, November 23, 2007

Flick: Penguin Rebellion

LA Rebelion de los Pinguinos/The Penguin Rebellion
Chile/Simon Bergman
Diego only thinks about sex, meanwhile Chilean students demonstrate to demand a better education. Diego stumbles upon a video camera and becomes a part of a cause that will revolutionize his world, thinking and love life.
Spanish with English subtitles/23 minutes


Flick: The Kid

The Kid
Brazil/A. Garota
A child in black and white and a watercolor doll in painting on canvas...A picture with a smile and perhaps two tears.
Animation/ Portuguese with English subtitles/4 minutes

STONE:Closing Night

Sunday, December 16 (Day 3-Stone)
Tis a sad sad thing to bid you adue. Come out and maximize that Festival Pass on our last day. Thanks in advance for your support!
Pre-lounge starts at 6:15

Screening A - 5:30
Silent Cry

Screening B - 6:45
Duplicity
Droomtijd
Before and After Kissing Maria
37°C

Screening C - 8:15
Neighbors Fury
All Visitors Must be Announced
Save The World

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Tickets

So now that you are checking off the calendar days before the film festival, you need to get your tickets because we expect full houses for every screening.
Ticket Prices are as follows:
  • 1x Ticket - ¥1,000 (this ticket is good for any single screening during the festival. Screeniings can be a feature-length film or a series of shorts - check out our festival program for the screening you wish to attend)
  • 2-Day Set - ¥2,000 (access to any screenings for two days)
  • Festival Pass - ¥2,500 (access to all screenings)

You can purchace tickets at each screening. Advanced tickets (only 1x Tickets and Festival Passes) will be available at Kemby's and Kulcha starting November 25th.

save your tickets for access to our afterparties...*

* Opening Night afterparty at Kemby's has a ¥500 cover.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Flick:Antes Y Despues de Besar a Maria/Before and After Kissing Maria

Antes Y Despues de Besar a Maria/Before and After Kissing Maria
Spain/Ramon Alos

This tale of love is narrated from the point of view of Raul, a 9 year-old child from a small village in the Spanish countryside. His adventure to kiss Maria, his 12 year-old cousin who comes to visit his family every summer holiday takes takes him to a new understanding of love, time, space and motion.
Spanish with English subtitles/7 minutes

Flick: Even if She Were a Criminal

Even if She Were a Criminal
France/Jean-Gabriel Périot
What happened after the war in France, especially if you were a woman opposing the French Resistance? An observation of one society's understanding of crime and punishment.
No dialogue/11 minutes
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/398095/Even-If-She-Had-Been-a-Criminal-/overview



Flick: Save The World


Save The World
Spain & UK/David Casals-Roma
One day Richard decides to leave everything behind including his marketing career and girlfriend. He becomes committed on accomplishing a more rewarding task. Saving the world; although in a very specal way.
English/11 minutes
www.savetheworldthefilm.com - this film was screened at Cannes Film Festival!

Flick: Libre Exchange


Libre Echange/Twisted
France/Rodolphe Bonnet
It is a real mess on the set of Twisted, the movie. The director is about to breakdown. He gives his two actors an ultimatum. Emmanuel and Berenice have one night to get it together and learn howto work with each other. Otherwise the shoot will wrap sooner than expected. Fred, Emmanuel's best friend, is organizing a friendly meal for the cast. Everything is going well until Val, the script girl, decides to get involved in her own twisted ways..
French with English subtitles/24 minutes

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Flick:The Goldfish...bloop bloop bloop

The Goldfish
USA/Canada, Debbie Abramson

A young ailing flutist confined to her apartment, seeks refuge in her goldfish. She becomes obsessed with building the perfect aquarium. Yet, as she becomes consumed by the underwater world she is creating, she sinks into her own psychological abyss.
English/25 mminutes

Monday, November 12, 2007

Flick: Romantic A

RomanticA
Israel/Gal Ziv
After a plane crash, one man’s love turns into his last memory. A resolution to remember his beloved turns into a frantic obsession to build a model machine running on wheels. It’s a love story with a twist.
Silent film/9 minutes

view the trailer... http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=11207803

PAPER: Day 2


Saturday, December 15 (Day 2-Paper)
Get out of the house folks! Spend Saturday night with us at Junken.
Pre-lounge starts at 6:30
Screening A - 7:15
Romantic A
The Goldfish
The Penguin Rebellion

Screening B - 8:30
Even If She Had Been A Criminal
La Tuerca
Finger Food
The KidTwisted

Thursday, November 8, 2007

SCISSORS: Opening Night


Friday, December 14th (Opening Night:Scissors)
Screenings 7:00 and 8:20
Pre-lounge starts at 6:00
JFFH is pleased to present the premiere of recent work by local filmmakers, Craig Noels, Simon Wykamp, and Ben Soar.
Flick The Bunny, a story about English teachers who are also assassins for the Yakusa was filmed in Hiroshima. The year-long production which included an ensemble of area talent (a.k.a. friends) was completed this fall. Read more about their adventures in filmmaking in an exclusive interview on .
Congrats guys! Thanks for keeping it real.