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JFNY NEWSLETTER | June 21st, 2024

Summer may be officially here, and it may feel like it's too hot to do anything. But we haveplenty of events you can attend, some that require a little bit of travel and some that only
need a little bit of scrolling! If you want to brave the heat to travel, a Japanese folk (with amodern twist!) band will make a stop in New York City this August. There will also be two
screenings of the award-winning "Great Absence," with one screening event featuring anaward presentation for a very legendary actor!
Prefer to stay inside with the company of air conditioning? Don't miss the second part ofour online film festival featuring two popular drama series. Plus, we have new videos fromthe Nails & Eyes Book Tour and the Kore Yamazaki panels from Anime NYC 2023. Readbelow for more information on all these and more!

From UsJapanese Film Festival Online 2024
Part I: June 4 -18
Part II: June 18 - July 2Online

Don't miss the third edition of the Japanese Film Festival Online! This FREE
two-part festival has something for everyone. While Part I (June 4-June 18)
has just concluded, Part II (June 18-July 2) is underway! Two popular TV
drama series - Downtown Rocket & RIKUOH - are now available forstreaming.
Register for a FREE account today!
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MIKAGE PROJECT WORLD TOUR: NEW JOURNEY
August 6, 7pm
Joe’s Pub (New York, NY)
Don't miss your opportunity to see MIKAGE PROJECT live in concert thissummer. Enjoy a diverse setlist with lively rhythms and melodies that showcase
a unique blend of minyo, traditional Japanese folk music, with a modern twist.
Get your tickets now!
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Current Opportunities

U.S.-Japan Community Grassroots Exchange Program Grant
Applications Now Open!
Accepting Applications until July 12, 5pm (EDT)
We are accepting applications for the U.S.-Japan Community Grassroots
Exchange Program Grant. For more information about the program andapplication instructions, please visit the link below.
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In Case You Missed It

The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Live Drawing (Anime NYC 2023)
Online (YouTube)
The panel the Japan Foundation, New York co-organized with TWIN ENGINE
at Anime NYC 2023 is now available on our YouTube channel! Kore

Yamazaki, the original author of The Ancient Magus’ Bride series and her
editor Kyohei Shimpuku visited Anime NYC for a live-drawing presentation
where she drew a panel for the next chapter.
→WATCH NOW

How “The Ancient Magus’ Bride” Was Born: Talk Session with Author &Editor
Online (YouTube)
Learn about the fascinating origins of The Ancient Magus' Bride in thisbehind-the-scenes talk session, now available on our YouTube channel! Kore
Yamazaki, the author of the series, and her editor,Kyohei Shimpuku, explain
how the series came to be and how authors & editors collaborate to bring amanga series to life. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see the never-beforeseen doujinshi (self-published manga) version and sketches!
→WATCH NOW

Author & Translator Event: Kaori Fujino and Kendall Heitzman
Online (YouTube)
If you were unable to attend the Nails And Eyes book tour in person, we havegreat news: the Boston event recording is now available on our YouTube
channel! Get a sense of the tour and learn more about the award-winning novelwith this Q&A session and live reading with author Kaori Fujino & translator
Kendall Heitzman.
→WATCH NOW

From Our Friends

Great Absence Screening
July 18Japan Society (New York, NY)
July 19
Angelika Film Center (New York, NY)
July 26
Laemmle Monica Film Center & Laemmle Glendale (Los Angeles, CA)
Winner of Best Leading Performance at the 2023 San Sebastián InternationalFilm Festival and Best International Film at the 2024 San Francisco
International Film Festival, Great Absence will have its New York Premiere at
Japan Cuts 2024, where legendary actor Tatsuya Fuji will receive a Lifetime
Achievement Award.
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The Power of Boys’ Love, a Talk by Dr. Akiko Mizoguchi
June 24, 7pmOnline (Zoom)
Join Dr. Akiko Mizoguchi for this presentation highlighting selected BL comics andnovels and how the genre holds socially transformative potential. There will also be
a discussion of the film BL Metamorphosis, a film based on the manga (Japanesecomic) created by Kaori Tsurutani centering on a tender friendship between twowomen, one 75 and the other 17 years old, formed through their mutual BL interest.
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