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The Shinsedai Cinema Festival was so much fun, such a fantastic learning experience for all involved, and we believe a truly unique film event in Toronto that next year we’re doing it again. From July 22nd to July 25th, 2010 The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre will once again be hosting The Shinsedai Cinema Festival, a showcase of the best new, young, and undiscovered talent in the Japanese film scene. On top of that we’ll be having workshops and cultural events that will entertain as well as educate festival guests about various aspects of Japanese culture.

More details will follow in the coming months but for now we’ll leave it by saying, “We’ll see you all in 2010!” Thanks to filmmaker Yoshihiro Ito for the above still from his short film “Vortex”.

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Shinsedai Wrap Up

September 9, 2009

It’s been a couple of weeks since the inaugural Shinsedai Cinema Festival took place at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre here in Toronto – time enough to take stock and for festival organizers and special guests to recover from post-festival exhaustion. Not that the whole weekend was work, not at all. We’re very happy to [...]

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Shinsedai Cinema Festival: Day 1

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It’s been four months of solid work, but finally the Shinsedai Cinema Festival kicked off last night here at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre here in Toronto. All our guests were onhand: “Now, I…” director Yasutomo Chikuma, the crew of indie mystery/ thriller “Thunderfish”, director Touru Hano, cinematographer Tetsuhiro Kato, and lead actress Junko Kimoto, “Vortex and Others” director [...]

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Light, colour, and sound: An interview with video artist and composer Takagi Masakatsu

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One of the most exciting aspects of the Shinsedai Cinema Festival, not just for guests but for its organizers as well, is the opportunity to highlight filmmakers and artists whose work may not immediately pop into the public’s mind when “Japanese cinema” is mentioned. A perfect example is 30-year-old video artist and composer Takagi Masakatsu. [...]

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Jasper Sharp talks about the Shinsedai Cinema Festival

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We’re just a week away from The Shinsedai Cinema Festival at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. The build up here has coincided with the launch of author, film curator and Shinsedai co-programmer Jasper Sharp’s own website JasperSharp.com. On his new site Sharp goes into detail about the films he chose for the inaugural [...]

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