Okinawa Movie Fest rebrands, announces lineup February 19, 2015 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Okinawa International Movie Festival will change identity and become the All the Islands Okinawa Festival. The change reflects a more community-based focus on Okinawa and surrounding islands, as well as a new programming philosophy in which films are just one item on the cultural buffet table. The next edition runs March 25-29. In a Special Invitation section, which combines the former Laugh and Peace sections, seven films will screen, including the world premieres of Japanese titles “The Ninja War of Torakage” and “Harajuku Denier.” Also in the lineup is the Li Xinman romantic comedy “One Night Stud.” The only competitive sections are the Creator’s Factory for up-and-coming filmmakers, which is open to all lengths and genres, and the JIMOT CM section for TV commercials created by local and amateur filmmakers around the country. The festival will also feature live performances by music and comedy acts from main sponsor Yoshimoto, a talent agency that has long been a major force in network television, while branching out into films and other media businesses. Related links:   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
