CAMERA JAPAN is looking for enthusiastic people to help us before, during and after the 2025 festival. The 20th edition!! Can you fill any of the positions listed below for a minimum of three shifts? If yes, please fill in this short form with your contact details, preferred position, and availability. Arigato! • Poster distribution: […]
Only six months to go until CAMERA JAPAN and the big twentieth anniversary bash. Miss us? Of course, you do! Created by Tomu Imai
Director YAMASHITA Nobuhiro was a special guest at CAMERA JAPAN 2024, presenting five movies at the festival: Ghost Cat Anzu, Confession, Swimming in a Sand Pool, Let’s Go Karaoke! and the opening film One Second Ahead, One Second Behind. Programmer Theodoor Steen talked to him hours before the festival opening. “I like a challenge”. ——You […]
We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Audience Award. It was a close race, but after counting all the votes in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, Let’s Go Karaoke remains at the top of the ratings. The five audience favourites are [drum roll]: Let’s Go Karaoke! The Making of a Japanese Stay Mum One […]
After four days packed with film screenings in Rotterdam, Let’s Go Karaoke tops the Audience Award rankings. From director YAMASHITA Nobuhiro, this highly entertaining musical comedy features lots of karaoke scenes, mostly a little out-of-tune, but the film certainly struck a chord with audiences in Rotterdam. The top ten titles so far are: Let’s Go […]
CAMERA JAPAN is pleased to welcome Edo Anceaux, our new Head of Marketing and PR. Edo brings a wealth of experience from his work in the cultural and entertainment sector. He will work closely with Alex Oost, the Festival Director, and Lisa Klompe, the Managing Director, to help us grow and promote the festival. Alex: […]
CAMERA JAPAN is pleased to welcome Lisa Klompe, our new Managing Director. Lisa will work closely with Alex Oost, the Festival Director, to make CAMERA JAPAN even better! Lisa has worked in the cultural sector for about 13 years. After studying Arts, Culture and Media and Communication in Groningen, she started out in marketing at […]
Miss that warm fuzzy CAMERA JAPAN feeling? Get cozy and relive the memories with our aftermovie. Created by Ger de Gram and Tom Jonkman.
The 2023 edition of CAMERA JAPAN wrapped up Sunday. Thank you for your support! 皆様、どうも有難うございました！ Today we are pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Audience Award. After counting all the votes in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, A Mother’s Touch remains at the top of the ratings. Congratulations to director MATSUMOTO Junpei. A Mother’s Touch […]
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2022 Audience Award is screening on Monday September 18th at LantarenVenster. After counting all the votes in Rotterdam and Amsterdam last year, Tokyo Kurds ended up at the top of the ratings. Tokyo Kurds explores the issues facing asylum seekers and immigrants in Japan in […]
