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With a targeted audience of 6,000 to 7,000 people, the JFF aims to become a platform for the Japanese film industry to create greater interest towards its films, as well as draw a wider audience from Southeast Asian countries. (Shutterstock/-)
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he Japan Foundation will be holding its annual Japanese Film Festival (JFF) on Nov. 24 to 27, screening 14 drama and animated films of the past two years at Cinemaxx in fX Sudirman mall in Central Jakarta.
The foundation's general director, Norihisa Tsukamoto, told a press conference on Thursday, “I hope that this agenda of events can become the bridge for cultural exchange among the audience and fans of Japanese films in Indonesia.”
With a targeted audience of 6,000 to 7,000 people, the JFF aims to become a platform for the Japanese film industry to create greater interest towards its films, as well as draw a wider audience from Southeast Asian countries.
(Read also: 6 Indonesian movies screened at South Korean film festival)
Japanese Film Festival! 24-27 Nov 2016 @cinemaxxtheater @fXSudirman. Info: https://t.co/zsdq1SQqij pic.twitter.com/xk1Vr8DHZ3
— JF Jakarta (@JF_Jakarta) November 15, 2016
The festival was held for the first time last year by the Cultural Affairs Agency of Japan in cooperation with the Japanese Embassy in Indonesia.
Similar to Tsukamoto, the embassy's information and cultural director, Ryo Nakamura, also hopes that the upcoming film festival will enhance the public’s understanding of Japanese past and present culture. “Aside from that, we also hope that this event will further tighten Japanese and Indonesian relations, “ Nakamura adds. (mra/kes)
