Japan Foundation 16mm prints

[Mark Mays]

Has anyone had any experience programming a fest or retro in concert with
the Japan Foundation? The consulate just moved here to Nashville and this
seems like a great opportunity to put something together here.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> [mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Beat Frey
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 5:30 PM
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: Japan Foundation 16mm prints
> 
> As many of you know, the Japan Foundation has a catalogue of films which
are
> shown by or in collaboration with Japanese consulates and embassies in
several
> countries. The list of french-subtitled movies alone contains some 170
titles,
> of which some are of average interest, but there are also very good ones
among
> them. This and the fact that admission is free makes up for the 16mm
format
> and the poor quality of certain older prints and subtitles, and at the
semiannual
> screenings in Geneva and Lausanne, we have up to 300 people attending each
time.
> However, we now face problems due to the 16mm format, because less and
less
> places are equipped with the respective projectors.
> 
> Does anyone know if there are plans to transfer the catalogue (or part of
it)
> to other formats, mainly DVD? Would this involve right issues with the
original
> production/distribution companies? Or are there plans to start a new
collection
> alltogether which would serve the same purpose? Since these screenings are
still
> much appreciated in many places, it would surprise me that the Japanese
> government would renounce on such a marketing tool. On the other hand, the
> investments into the catalogue seem to have been minimal during the last
two
> decades.
> 
> Thanks in advance for every feedback. And apologies in case this has
already
> been discussed on the list; I couldn't follow up on a regular basis these
last
> weeks.
> 
> Beat
> 
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