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| 13th Japanese Film Festival – Tickets on sale soon! |
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The 13th Japanese Film Festival is almost here! Join us for an exciting selection of films and special guests that are guaranteed to entertain, enthrall and delight. In November, selected films will tour to Hobart (8 – 10 November) and Canberra (18,19,21,22 November) before the full festival kicks off in Sydney (24 November – 1 December) and finishes up in Melbourne (3 – 8 December).
Tickets for the Sydney festival go on sale on 2 November and for Melbourne on 9 November so don’t miss out! Click here for ticketing information for all cities.
For general information on the festival, films and news, keep checking http://13th.japanesefilmfestival.net/ for all of the latest updates. |
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| Free Film Screening - Happy Family Plan |
One family. One last chance. One quirky Japanese game show….
Happy Family Plan is a funny,  heartwarming film about a father’s efforts to regain the respect of his family. Fujio has lost his job due to company restructuring and moves with his family to his in-law’s home. With no new job prospects in sight, Fujio agrees to appear on the Happy Family Plan TV game show to win prizes worth 3 million yen. The only problem is he must learn to play ‘Home Sweet Home’ on the piano live on TV in just seven days. And he has never played the piano before…..
The Japan Foundation, Sydney is currently working on an exciting new project developing language resources and cultural studies content related to the Happy Family Plan for DVD release in 2010. To celebrate this project, we are giving Sydney audiences a sneak peek of the film at a free screening during the Japanese Film Festival. |
| When: |
26 and 27 November, 2.00pm |
| Where: |
Japan Foundation Multipurpose Room |
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Free. Bookings are not required but seating is limited. |
| Enquiries: |
(02) 8239 0055 |
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| Further details online, click here |
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| Japanese Cinema |
 Don’t miss out on our Japanese Cinema special end of year screening!
4 November: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006, PG)
Please note the 18 November screening of Always - Sunset on 3rd Street 2 has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. |
| Full details and synopses online, click here |
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| Facetnate! 2010 - Call for Proposals |
In February 2008, the Japan Foundation, Sydney, launched Facetnate!, a support program for new visual artists, with a vision to further cultural exchange through contemporary arts.
We are now accepting proposals for the Facetnate! 2010 program. Australia-based emerging visual artists and/or curators are welcome to apply.
Proposals will be for visual art works - fine art, craft, film, new media, or other visual art - and should clearly demonstrate a strong Japan influence. Successful applicants will be required to coordinate a solo/ group exhibition or event as part of a collective project, which will run for the duration of 2010, following a launch in July.
For further details and to obtain an application form, please click here. |
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| Professor Arthur Stockwin Lecture – Sydney and Melbourne |
 In October 2009, Professor Arthur Stockwin was awarded the Japan Foundation Award for Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange, in recognition of his achievements in modern Japanese political studies and his contributions to Japanese studies in the UK as the founding director of the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies at the University of Oxford.
To commemorate this award, The Japan Foundation, Sydney, in cooperation with Blake Dawson and Asialink are delighted to present public lectures by Professor Stockwin in Sydney and Melbourne in November 2009.
In light of the historic 2009 general election in Japan, Professor Stockwin will discuss the implications of the change in government in Japan in his lecture entitled, “Political Earthquake in Japan: How much of a difference will it make?”. |
| SYDNEY |
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Tuesday 17 November 2009
5.30pm (for 6pm start) - 9pm |
| Where: |
Blake Dawson, Level 36, Grosvenor Place, 225 George St, Sydney |
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Free. Bookings Essential. |
| RSVP: |
reception@jpf.org.au or phone (02) 8239 0055 |
| MELBOURNE |
| When: |
Friday 20 November 2009, 5.30pm (for 6pm start) - 8pm |
| Where: |
Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne |
| Admission: |
Free. Bookings Essential. |
| RSVP: |
f.wong@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or phone (03) 8344 4800 |
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| Full details online, click here |
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| Local Grant Program - Applications now open |
In the current 2009-2010 fiscal year, The Japan Foundation, Sydney office is able to offer a limited number of local grants in support of projects in the field of Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange.
The two available grants are:
Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange Local Grant - Supports projects such as conferences, lectures and presentations conducted by non-profit organisations at an academic level (individuals are not eligible to apply).
Travel Support Grant - Provides funds for researchers to travel to Japan in order to further their Japanese studies-related projects.
The application period is open throughout the 2009-2010 fiscal year, but applications must be received by the Japan Foundation, Sydney office at least 2 months prior to the project start date.
For further details please click here or contact the Japanese Studies & Intellectual Exchange Department on Ph: 02 8239 0055 or email jsgrants@jpf.org.au. |
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| New acquisitions |
| A list of newly acquired titles in October is now available - New item section. |
| Pickups from new acquisitions - October 2009 |
 Kitano Takeshi / Aaron Gerow.
London : British Film Institute, 2007.
ISBN: 978-1-84457-166-6
Call #: 778.21 KIT
Whilst becoming ever more recognized internationally for his films, Kitano Takeshi produces such different films that he is little understood, seen to be varied and elusive. In his illuminating study of Kitano’s films, Aaron Gerow explores Takeshi’s issues of auteurship and stardom as they relate to problems of personal and national identity in a Japan confronting an age of globalisation. |
| Read more online, click here |
 Starting Point, 1979-1996 / Hayao Miyazaki ; Translated by Beth Cary and Frederik L. Schodt.
[Shuppatsuten, 1979-1996. English]
San Francisco : VIZ Media, 2009.
Call #: 778.77 MIY
ISBN: 978-1-4215-0594-7
In the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. This book is a collection of essays, interviews and memoir that go back to the roots of Miyazaki’s childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.
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| Read more online, click here. |
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| Library Calendar |
The Library's opening days for November - December are as follows: |
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| -Shaded days indicate the library is closed. |
Opening hours:
Mon-Fri (except Wed): 11.00 am - 5.30 pm
Wed: 11.00 am - 6.00 pm
Sat (every third week): 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Sun: Closed
There is a book returns chute at the library entrance. It is available during the Chifley Plaza building operation hours:
Mon-Fri: 6.30 am - 10.00 pm
Sat : 8.30 am - 10.00 pm
Sun/Public Holidays: Closed |
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| Japan Foundation Grant Programs – Applications now open |
Applications are now open for the 2010-2011 round of Japan Foundation grant programs in the areas of Arts and Cultural Exchange, Japanese Language Education Overseas and Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange.
For guidelines and application forms please click here or contact the following departments:
Arts & Cultural Exchange
acgrants@jpf.org.au
Japanese Language Education Overseas
jlgrants@jpf.org.au
Japanese Studies & Intellectual Exchange
jsgrants@jpf.org.au
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| Further details online, click here |
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| NSW Premier’s History Awards Winner – Associate Professor Robin Gerster |
 The Japan Foundation, Sydney congratulates Associate Professor Robin Gerster, winner of the 2009 NSW Premier’s History Award for his book, Travels in Atomic Sunshine: Australia and the Occupation of Japan. Drawing on a variety of sources including personal interviews, Travels in Atomic Sunshine describes the experiences of the Australian servicemen and their families who began arriving in Japan in February 1946 as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) stationed in Hiroshima prefecture.
For more details of the award and to read the judge’s comments please click here. |
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| Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region: Towards Institution Building - Conference |
| The Australian Network for Japanese Law (ANJeL), Sydney Centre for International Law (SCIL), and The Centre for Asian and Pacific Law in the University of Sydney (CAPLUS), in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRC) will host an international conference on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th November 2009 at Sydney Law School. The theme of the conference is Human Rights in Asia-Pacific: Towards Institution-Building. |
| When: |
27 -28 November 2009 |
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Sydney Law School, Building F10, University of Sydney |
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Full Fee $220, Academic $110, Student Free (ID required). To register online click here or phone (02) 9351 0238 |
| enquiries: |
tel (02) 9351 0238, email: lawevents@usyd.edu.au |
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| Further details online, click here |
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Around Australia is a list of Japan-related events being held around the country. The Japan Foundation, Sydney is not affiliated with these events unless otherwise noted, and is not responsible for these events or the content of linked websites.
For further details on any of these events, please contact the event organisers directly. |
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| Goto Aiko’s Violin Recital – 3 November |
 Renowned violinist Aiko Goto of the Australian Chamber Orchestra presents her latest recital, accompanied on piano by Ian Munro and on the koto by Satsuki Odamura. The programme includes Stravinsky's Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano; Bach's Solo Sonata for Violin No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 and Sawai's Dosei for Koto and Violin.
Photo by Mirek Rzadkowski |
| When: |
Tuesday 3 November, 8pm |
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Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie St, Sydney |
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General $40, Concession $30, Full time Student and Child $15 |
| Bookings: |
(02) 8256 2222 or click here |
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| Further details online, click here |
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| Fujiko Nakaya – Talk by Anne-Marie Duguet |
 Alliance Française presents a talk by Anne-Marie Duguet, Professor at the University Paris 1 and Director of Anarchive, a Multi Media Series on Contemporary Art. Professor Duguet will present the latest issue of Anarchive which is dedicated to Japanese artist, Fujiko Nakaya. Nakaya was the pioneer of fog sculptures, appearing at the Osaka Expo ’70, the Biennale of Sydney in 1976 and has a permanent installation in the Sculpure Garden of the National Gallery of Australia. |
| When: |
Tuesday 17 November, 6pm |
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Alliance Française de Sydney, 257 Clarence St, Sydney |
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Free. Bookings essential. |
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For enquiries and bookings, please email joannaj@afsydney.com.au |
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| Japanese fashion with Dr Gene Sherman - Exhibition tour and talk, Powerhouse Museum |
Alliance Française and the Powerhouse Museum present: Japanese Fashion with Dr Gene Sherman on Thursday 26 November at 11am. Dr Gene Sherman, Director of Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation and former Museum trustee, made her first trip to Japan in 1987 and since then she has returned frequently and assembled a large wardrobe of contemporary Japanese fashion.
Dr Sherman donated a large group of garments to the Powerhouse Museum that she has 'retired' from her wearing wardrobe. Contemporary Japanese fashion features a small selection of 13 garments and accessories from this collection and visitors can attend a tour of the exhibition and a talk by Dr Sherman. |
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Thursday 26 November, 11am |
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The Sherman Collection, Level 2, The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney |
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$16, tickets must be booked by Thursday 19 November. Limited seats are available. |
| Bookings: |
(02) 9217 0222 or click here |
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| Full details online, click here |
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| Tatzu Nishi Exhibition – Art Gallery of NSW |
 Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi is renowned for transforming public spaces such as streetlights and statues into objects within domestic environments. In his Sydney work, Nishi has enclosed the two equestrian statues that stand at the entrance of the Art Gallery of NSW within temporary room-like structures, decorated as a bedroom and living room. Visitors will enter these elevated rooms via ramps leading from the steps of the Gallery.
Entitled War and peace and in between, Nishi’s work is the 19th Kaldor Public Art Project and coincides with an exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW celebrating 40 years since the first Kaldor Public Art Project in 1969, in which Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped the coastline of Little Bay in fabric. Continuing the Kaldor Public Art Projects tradition of presenting cutting-edge contemporary art, Nishi hopes to take the statues out of their familiar setting and encourage visitors to view them from a fresh perspective. |
Exhibition
40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects and 19th Kaldor Public Art Project - War and peace and in between |
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2 October 2009 -14 February 2010 |
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Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney |
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Free |
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| For information on Tatzu Nishi and the 19th Kaldor Public Art Project please click here. |
| For information on the 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects exhibition please click here |
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ISSUE 23
NOVEMBER 2009 |
In this issue:
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Japan Foundation, Sydney |
Shop 23, Level 1
Chifley Plaza
2 Chifley Square
SYDNEY NSW 2000 |
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& Culture Dept. |
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(02) 8239 0055 |
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(02) 9222 2168 |
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| Japanese
Studies & Intellectual Exchange
Dept. |
| Phone:
(02) 8239 0055 |
| Fax:
(02) 9222 2168 |
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| Japanese
Language Dept. |
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8239 0077 |
| Fax: (02)
9222 2169 |
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| Library |
| Phone:
(02) 8239 0011 |
| Fax:
(02) 9222 2164 |
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