New York Japan CineFest 2023 [Day One]
6:30 – 8:15PM
New York Japan CineFest 2023
The 12th Anniversary – 16 short films in 2 days
A film festival that introduces Japanese-themed short films, New York Japan CineFest, is celebrating the 12th year presenting 16 short films at Asia Society, 725 Park Ave at 70th St, from November 3rd to November 4th this year. The event will be co-hosted by Asia Society and Mar Creation with the partners: JICC-Japan Information and Culture Center (Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C.), Short Shorts Film Festival, Boston Japan Film Festival, Aichi International Women’s Film Festival and Tokyo Independent Movie Festival.
Day One (1) features 7 short films selected by JICC and NYJCF, Day Two (2) includes two programs; “Japanese Film Festivals” at 1:00pm and “Long Story Short” at 3:30pm (ends at 5:00pm). Japan Film Festivals consist of 6 short films in association with five Japanese film festivals such as Short Shorts Film Festival which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, Boston Japan Film Festival and more. “Long Story Short” features four (4) shorts which are relatively long, more than 20 minutes. Moreover, this year’s highlight is a documentary “Shuhari” which was produced by Kosuke Furukawa and Hiroshi Kono, co-founders of NYJCF.