The Japan Foundation has selected Mr. Robert Lepage to be the recipient of the 2022 Japan Foundation Awards. He is the first Canadian ever to win this award. Mr. Lepage has been selected after the screening of 74 applications nominated by experts and the general public. Congratulations! Continue reading →
As a follow-up to last week’s film screenings in recognition of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (Aug 9), we have assembled a collection of films, videos, and additional resources about the Ainu people. Continue reading →
This August we are delighted to present a series of film screenings in recognition of International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9th. All of the films shed light on the Ainu peoples, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. Continue reading →
New Irodori x GENKI I resource for teachers!
Be sure to check it here: https://tr.jpf.go.jp/language/resources/teacher/#external Continue reading →
Continuing our Celebration of Women in Film in July, we will be spotlighting the most important and prolific female documentary filmmaker from Japan, HANEDA Sumiko. Long neglected in the West, Haneda’s body of work consists of as poetic postwar documentaries that are attuned to the roles of women in society and cycles of rural life. Continue reading →
