CAMERA Japan Festival

Break out your big red pen and your agendas because here are the dates for CAMERA JAPAN Festival 2013!!

 Dates overview CAMERA JAPAN Festival 2013:
25–29  September | Rotterdam LantarenVenster
1-4 October | Amsterdam Melkweg Cinema
4-6 October | Amsterdam Kriterion

 2013 theme: conTradition
Japan is an island where
centuries-old traditions still live on to this day, but is also known as a
modern and westernised culture. But how can, in a country that is so modernised,
people still continue to cling to their traditions? When taking a closer look at
these traditions you will see that seemingly old traditions also have been
subject to change and are sometimes not even of Japanese origin. 

During the 2013 edition of CAMERA JAPAN Festival we will show how old and new
Japanese traditions are revitalised in modern art forms. In addition to an
extensive film programme with over 30 Dutch premieres, we also organise music,
dance, Visual Arts, the CAMERA JAPAN’s Kid’s Day on Sunday and the famous film
brunch. 

The festival officially opens on Thursday 26 September with a performance by
the renowned Japanese pop punk band Shonen Knife. Kurt Cobain said it vividly: “When
I finally got to see them live, I was transformed into a hysterical
nine-year-old girl at a Beatles concert.” 

Preparations are in full swing, movies are picked, sake is brewed, sushi is
rolled. Hope you’re as excited as us and we will see you all at CAMERA JAPAN
Festival 2013!!

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