CJFC brings indie Japanese films to the midwest
Yan "This is a wish come true," says Yuki Sakamoto, cofounder of the Chicago Japan Film Collective (CJFC), the first-ever Japanese film festival held in Chicago. The festival runs from May 25 through May 30 on Eventive, a digital streaming platform. "We are hoping to do a hybrid festival next year in theaters and also online, to make it bigger and bigger," says cofounder Hiroshi Kono. Kono founded New York Japan CineFest in 2012, a film festival with a focus on Japanese indie shorts, while Sakamoto works with the Chicago International Film Festival and produces films of her own. CJFC is a pro...
Source: chicagoreader.com