THE Japanese Film Festival, jointly organized by the Japanese Embassy and Japan Foundation, returns to Yangon’s Nay Pyi Taw cinema for 2019-2020 starting from yesterday to 19 January.

Japanese Ambassador Mr Maruyama Ichiro, his embassy officials and Film Promotion Division Director U Thein Naing attended the inauguration of the film festival at the cinema at 6 pm yesterday where they watched the Japanese film ‘Masquerade Hotel’.

During the opening ceremony, the Japanese Ambassador said this film festival extends the friendly relations between Myanmar and Japan, promotes familiarity with Japanese people through their films, and increases awareness of Japan’s culture. He hoped the Myanmar audience would enjoy the films.

The Japanese Film Festival will be held from 10 to 19 January at Nay Pyi Taw cinema, on 11 and 12 January at JCGV cinema in Junction City, and on 18 and 19 January in Mingalar (Tamway) cinema, all showing ten Japanese films.

The film festival was also held at the capital city’s Aung Thapyay cinema from 20 to 21 December last year and will be held from 31 January to 2 February of this year in Mandalay’s Win Light cinema as well.

Han Lin Aung (FDC)

(Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)

Photo: Han Lin Aung (FDC)

Ref: The Global New Light of Myanmar