[KineJapan] Mini-theaters and VOD

[matteo boscarol]

Hello everyone, 

Just a brief summary of what is happening in the mini-theater world in Japan (feel free to add): 

- The Mini-theater Aid has reached, as today May 3rd, 224 million yen, there are 12 more days to go, te goal is now to reach 300 million. 
https://motion-gallery.net/projects/minitheateraid

- The temporary cinema platform, streaming movies that were supposed to be released in theaters, has kicked off on April 25th (1 movie), but from yesterday a bunch of other films, Included Soda’s Seishin O, have been added. Each movie “ticket” costs 1800 yen (half of it goes to the theater).
http://www.temporary-cinema.jp/

- Wakamatsu Productions launched a video on-demand system to support mini-theaters. You can watch 15 movies directed by Wakamatsu, all of them not yet on DVD, for 1000 yen per rental, half of it goes to help the mini-theaters. They’re available worldwide (no English subtitles I guess). 
http://wakamatsukoji.org/ondemand/lineup.html

Cinema Discovery is a streaming VOD platform focussing on independent Japanese cinema. If you sign with them you get also original writings, interviews, etc. 
https://cinemadiscoveries.co.jp/

Stay safe

Regards

Matteo Boscarol
Asian Docs
- Documentary in Japan and Asia
http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com
- Film writer for Il Manifesto
http://ilmanifesto.it

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