Our new partner, Chicago Japan Film Collective (CJFC), will be held online on May 25 – May 31 this year. CJFC is the first Japanese film festival in the Midwest and will present 7 narratives and 2 documentaries in its debut year. – Official Website: https://www.cjfc.us – Eventive Festival site: https://cjfc.eventive.org [DETAILS] Tuesday, May 25, […]

We are still accepting film submissions for New York Japan CineFest 2021 which will be held this fall. Please go to our page on Film Freeway #nyjcf2021 #nyjcf #filmfestival #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #independentfilm #japanesefilm

We would like to announce two awards for New York Japan CineFest 2020 as follows. [Audience Award] Samurai in the Oregon Sky (Dir. Ilana Sol | documentary | USA | 2019 | 48 min) [Best Short Award] Hello! Brand New World (Dir. Ryo Takebayashi | Narrative | Japan | 2019 | 19 min)

The Boston Japan Film Festival and New York Japan CineFest have been collaborating since 2015. This year, we are presenting a short film, “Nourishing Japan,” directed by Alexis Agliano Sanborn at BJFF 2020. Please see the details below. ### The Boston Japan Film Festival (BJFF) is aimed at introducing cinema and other elements of Japanese […]

Here’s the trailer for NYJCF 2020. Special thanks to Okinawa Americana who contributed their cool song, “Nankurunaisa.” You can get more info about the band at http://okinawaamericana.com