Japan Cuts Screening Winners Announced!

Hajime Saito (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi) kicks alien ass in SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, making its North American premiere this month at the Japan Cuts film festival in New York City. Photo courtesy of Japan Society. © 2010 Space Battleship Yamato Production Committee.

Winners will See a Great Japanese Movie on the Big Screen for Free, Courtesy of Japan Society and SciFi Japan Source: Japan Society Official Site: Japan Cuts 2012 Special Thanks to Shannon Jowett Thank you to everyone who entered Japan Society and SciFi Japan`s contest for free passes to see SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, CURE or ZOMBIE ASS: TOILET OF THE DEAD at Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema. All three screenings will take place at Japan Society, located at 333 East 47th Street between First and Second Avenues in New York City. The randomly drawn winning entries are: Vince Averello: ZOMBIE ASS on Tuesday, July 17 at 7:30 pm. Daniel Martinez: SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO on Saturday, July 28 at 9:00 pm. Sigmund Shen: CURE on Saturday, July 21 at 11:00 pm. Congratulations to the winners! Each of you has won two (2) tickets to see your selected movie. Your passes will be available one (1) hour before the shows at the Japan Society Will Call. The winner must present a photo ID in order to claim their prize. Japan Society is located at 333 East 47th Street between First and Second avenues (accessible by the 4/5/6 and 7 subway at Grand Central or the E and V subway at Lexington Avenue). For more information, call 212-832-1155 or visit japansociety.org. Enjoy the movies! The 2012 New York Asian Film Festival/Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema is now in full swing. Running through July 12 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and July 12 - 28 at Japan Society, the combined festival will feature dozens of films, international and world premiere screenings, Q&A`s with filmmakers, and other special events.

About Japan Society

The Japan Society Film Program offers a diverse selection of Japanese films, from classics to contemporary independent productions. Its aim is to entertain, educate and support activities in the Society`s arts & culture programs. The Film Program has included retrospectives of great directors, thematic series and many U.S. premieres. Some original film series curated by the Japan Society have traveled to other U.S. venues in tours organized by the Film Program. For more, visit japansociety.org/film. Founded in 1907, Japan Society is a world-class, multidisciplinary hub for global leaders, artists, scholars, educators, and English and Japanese-speaking audiences. At the Society, more than 100 events each year feature sophisticated, topically relevant presentations of Japanese art and culture and open, critical dialogue on issues of vital importance to the U.S., Japan and East Asia. An American nonprofit, nonpolitical organization, the Society cultivates a constructive, resonant and dynamic relationship between the people of the U.S. and Japan. Japan Society is located at 333 East 47th Street between First and Second avenues (accessible by the 4/5/6 and 7 subway at Grand Central or the E and V subway at Lexington Avenue). For more information, call 212-832-1155 or visit japansociety.org.

For more information on Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema and New York Asian Film Festival, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: