{"id":1711,"date":"2008-06-05T00:04:17","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T15:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2008-06-05T01:12:25","modified_gmt":"2008-06-04T16:12:25","slug":"3rd-annual-tokyo-refugee-film-festival-june-20-27-2008-sponsored-by-unhcr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=1711","title":{"rendered":"3rd Annual Tokyo Refugee Film Festival, June 20-27 2008, Sponsored by UNHCR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1298\" title=\"HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" alt=\"Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants, and Immigrants to Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/welcomestickers.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1704\" title=\"welcomesticker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/welcomesticker-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.francajapan.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1705\" title=\"franca-color\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/franca-color-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Foreign Residents and Naturalized Citizens Association forming NGO\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/tshirts.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1701\" title=\"joshirtblack2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#japanese\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1700\" title=\"jobookcover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/jobookcover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\u300c\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30aa\u30f3\u30ea\u30fc\u3000\u5c0f\u6a3d\u5165\u6d74\u62d2\u5426\u554f\u984c\u3068\u4eba\u7a2e\u5dee\u5225\u300d\uff08\u660e\u77f3\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#english\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1699\" title=\"japaneseonlyecover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/japaneseonlyecover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"JAPANESE ONLY:  The Otaru Hot Springs Case and Racial Discrimination in Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nANNOUNCEMENT for REFUGEE FILM FESTIVAL, June 20-27, 2008, Tokyo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy of Kirill Konin, UNHCR, Tokyo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>RFF brings a new collection of feature and documentary films on forced migration.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the timetable and film program<\/p>\n<p>visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.refugeefilm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>http:\/\/www.refugeefilm.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE ENTRY FOR THE FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Refugee Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of World Refugee Day on the 20th June 2008, UNHCR and Japan for UNHCR proudly present the 3rd Annual Tokyo Refugee Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The Tokyo Refugee Film Festival is becoming a vital component of UNHCR&#8217;s year round action plan to raise awareness of the plight and triumphs of the world&#8217;s 33 million refugees and internally displaced persons.<\/p>\n<p>A select array of films from across the globe gives voice to seldom-heard stories of hope, despair and resilience. In line with World Refugee Day&#8217;s theme for this year, the festival draws attention to the human side of refugees. \u00a028 feature\u00a0and 16 short films with 15 premieres in Japan during one week at five venues in Tokyo. International and Japanese filmmakers attending. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Building on the success of the first two festivals in Tokyo, this year&#8217;s festival will showcase a promising new lineup of award-winning features and documentary films. \u00a0Opening film is War\/Dance, The Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary.<\/p>\n<p>Film screenings will be followed by discussions and Q&amp;A. Come and witness stories of strife, courage and human resolve!<\/p>\n<div>Japanese and English schedule is online<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.refugeefilm.org\/en\/timetable.html\">http:\/\/www.refugeefilm.org\/en\/timetable.html<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Hope to see you at screenings. \u00a0Feel free to invite colleagues\/friends.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Regards:<\/div>\n<div>Kirill Konin<br \/>\nRefugee Film Festival Director<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.refugeefilm.org\/\">http:\/\/www.refugeefilm.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanrightsfilmnetwork.org\/\">http:\/\/www.humanrightsfilmnetwork.org<\/a><\/div>\n<div>ENDS<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of World Refugee Day on the 20th June 2008, UNHCR and Japan for UNHCR proudly present the 3rd Annual Tokyo Refugee Film Festival.  This is a new collection of feature and documentary films on forced migration.   June 20-27, 2008, Tokyo. For more information on the timetable and film program visit http:\/\/www.refugeefilm.org  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-discrimination-templates","category-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}