Japanese Cinema at TIFF 2023
Animation icon MIYAZAKI Hayao’s “The Boy and the Heron” will open TIFF in historic fashion this year. Beyond opening night, Japanese cinema is well represented at TIFF 2023. Continue reading →
Watchlist for National Indigenous Peoples Day
For National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21), we invite you to revisit some of our past programming about the indigenous peoples of Japan. Please explore the read/watchlist below as you reflect on the land that you are on, and who the traditional keepers of the land are. Continue reading →
Animated Shorts & Japanese Soundscapes at the Together We Rise Arts Festival
Join us at the inaugural Together We Rise Arts Festival and enjoy an wide-ranging lineup of animated short films as part of the festival’s program of selected digital video works from participating arts organizations from across the Greater Toronto Area. … Continue reading →
JFT Staff Mixtape
In keeping with this year’s Doors Open theme “City of Sound”, the staff of the Japan Foundation, Toronto have curated an eclectic mixtape of Japanese music for our visitors to enjoy. Each JFT staff member hand-picked Japanese songs that hold … Continue reading →
Animated Shorts from Tokyo University of the Arts Students
A lineup of impressive animated short films will be playing on a loop at the Japan Foundation, Toronto’s event hall (10:30AM-4:30PM), as a part of our 2023 Doors Open Toronto program. All films were made by animation students from the … Continue reading →
