Neo-eiga

[Ono Seiko and Aaron Gerow]

This seemed to have some problems in being distributed to the list.  
Forgive me if this has already arrived in your mailbox:

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For those of you lucky enough to be in the Bay Area
during the month of October, I hope you can make it to
_neo-eiga_ at the beloved PFA in Berkeley.  For more
info visit <http://www.cgjsf.org/neo_eiga>.

It starts this Saturday and goes on for the next two
Saturdays.  Shiota Akihiko is skedded to attend the
panel discussion on Thurs, Oct. 19 and the Sat, Oct.
21 screenings!

Cheers,

Brian Lau (still in HK)

p.s.  GEMINI will also play in the Darkwave series at
the Roxie (prod. by the SF Film Society/SF Int'l Film
Fest) later on in October <http://www.sfiff.org>

p.p.s.  And KineJapan's Aaron Gerow contributed the
introductory essay in the program guide!

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THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN, SAN FRANCISCO &
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 
PRESENT

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 neo-eiga: new japanese cinema
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Six New Feature Films from Japan

Saturdays, October 7, 14, 21 at the New PFA Theater
2575 Bancroft Way at Bowditch Street, Berkeley (510)
642-1412

Gen Adm: $7 one film, $8.50 double bills; student
rates also available!

For more info visit:  http://www.cgjsf.org/neo_eiga

_neo-eiga_ presents six new feature films by Japan's
brightest young directors. Each of these distinct
films illustrate the range and cinematic
sophistication of Japan's independent filmmaking
community today.

Director Shiota Akihiko will appear in person on
Saturday, October 21 with two films: DON'T LOOK BACK,
his new, bittersweet view of childhood, and the United
States Premiere screening of SASAYAKI, (aka MOONLIGHT
WHISPERS), an unsentimental view of extreme love.
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Saturday October 7
7:00 Wild Life  (Aoyama Shinji, 1997) US Premiere
9:00 Timeless Melody  (Okuhara Hiroshi, 1999) US
Premiere

Saturday October 14
7:00 Nabbie?s Love  (Nakae Yuji, 1999) West Coast
Premiere
8:55 Gemini  (Tsukamoto Shinya, 1999) Bay Area
Premiere

Thursday, October 19
6:00 Contemporary Japanese Cinema Panel Discussion
(*at the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco)

Saturday October 21
7:00 Don?t Look Back  (Shiota Akihiko, 1999) West
Coast Premiere
8:45 Sasayaki  (Shiota Akihiko, 1999) US Premiere

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18th SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL
 ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL (SFIAAFF)
 9 - 16 March 2000
 346 9th St 2nd Fl : San Francisco, CA  94103  USA
 Tel:  415.863.0814  ext. 110     Fax:  415.863.7428
 E-mail:  brian at naatanet.org
 Webpage: http://www.naatanet.org/festival