A late self-introduction

[Sten-Kristian Saluveer (Niijanaa)]

Dear Kinejapaners,

Although I've been following the conversations on the list for some time I've just realized that I haven't yet introduced myself properly.
With my deepest apologies comes a short self-introduction.

For about 9 years I work as a program consultant/programmer of Japanese and Asian cinema, and one of the managers for the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, www.poff.ee), the largest art house film festival in the Baltic/Scandinavian region taking place annually in December. The festival runs already for the 14th year and together with sub-festivals presents around 450 features, competions, retrospectives and so on during a 3 week period. 

In addition, I also direct a small, independent film/art house driven genre film festival, the Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (www.hoff.ee) held in April in a spa town of Haapsalu, a former summer retreat of the Russian imperial family .

In terms of academic interests, I'm currently finishing my second MA in Asian Studies at Estonian Institute of Humanities in Tallinn University, with focus on Japanese cinema and media. My research interests involve the effects of globalization, transnational culture flows and co-production on Japanese film (industry) and the construction of "imaginary Japan" by the international festival audiences.

As a hopeless buff of Japanese culture I also help a few Estonian festivals to scout and organize concerts of Japanese musicians and DJ's in (Northern) Europe.

With best wishes!
Sten




Sten-Kristian Saluveer (Niijanaa)
Creative Director

Niijanaa Audiovisual Communications
Call: +372 51 65 242
Write: Sten at niijanaa.net
Skype: stenskype