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Yokoso And Welcome!

From May 28 to June 2, 2024, we will once again drape Frankfurt am Main in vivid pink and invite you to explore Japanese (cinema) culture. We will present around 100 short and feature-length films across all genres and celebrate numerous premieres. Many filmmakers will also present their works in person. With over 60 workshops, concerts, and lectures as well as food and market stalls, our supporting program is dedicated to the diversity of Japan. The festival centers are the Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm and Produktionshaus NAXOS.

The guest of honor at the festival is up-and-coming actress Kotone FURUKAWA, who will receive the NIPPON RISING STAR AWARD on June 2. The Storymaker Agency for Public Relations will present the NIPPON STORYTELLING AWARD for the best screenplay for the first time. We are exceptionally glad that the prize money for all the established awards has been doubled. Our thematic focus CROSSING BORDERS, sponsored by Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, deals with the relationship between Japanese cinema and foreign countries. Based on this, our retrospective focuses on Japanese film noir, in which many Western influences on Japanese directors can be seen.

We would like to thank Timon Gremmels, Hessian Minister of State for Science and Research, Art and Culture, Mike Josef, Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main, and the Consulate General of Japan in Frankfurt am Main for their patronage as well as all our supporters and sponsors!

 We look forward to welcoming you and wish you an exciting time at the Nippon Connection Film Festival!

 

Here you can download the PDF version (8.4 MB) of our printed festival catalog.

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