By Liza Foreman   KYOTO - The first Kyoto International Film and Art Festival (October 16-19, 2014) came to a close on Sunday, with an awards ceremony in Gion with its cobbled lanes and...

By Liza Foreman Kyoto International Film and Art Festival Launches with Maiko Dancing In the midst of the high season with its beautiful autumn colors, the Kyoto International Film and Art Festival...

  5th Okinawa International Movie Festival   Award Winners:   Laugh Category Uminchu Prize Grand Prix (Cash Award of 1,000,000 Yen)   CHINESE ZODIAC Director: Jackie...

By Liza Foreman The 5th Okinawa International Movie Festival (April 23-30, 2013) came to a close on Saturday, with scores of Japan’s top comedians and international filmmakers descending on this...

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  By Liza Foreman Hollywood came to Okinawa on Sunday, with represenatatives from the Hollywood agency CAA presenting a seminar, and filmmaker Joel Schumacher in town to head up the jury of this...

By Liza Foreman   Tsunami Documentary Moves Auds to Tearsat Okinawa International Movie Festival   Okinawa    When Stu Levy flew from Los Angeles to Tokyo on March...

  By Liza Foreman   OKINAWA,  JAPAN They say that laughter is the best medicine and the residents of Okinawa should know. On Friday,the inhabitants of this tropical...