Announcement: 2026 Film Festival Collaboration
A collaboration has been confirmed between Okinawa NICE Film Festival (https://nice-movie.jp/), held annually in Okinawa, Japan and JFFLA.
This partnership will feature a Special Screening Slot at each festival to showcase award-nominated works from each festivals selections.
One film from the Okinawa NICE Film Festival, which took place in January this year, will be screened at JFFLA this fall. Similarly, one work from this year’s JFFLA award selected will be given a special screening at the Okinawa NICE Film Festival in 2027.
Details about the special screening works, selection criteria, and other conditions will be announced separately at a later date.
2026年度、映画祭コラボレーション決定
沖縄県の那覇市で開催されている「沖縄NICE映画祭」(https://nice-movie.jp/) とJFFLAのコラボレーションが決まりました。お互いの映画祭で選出された作品がそれぞれの映画祭で特別枠として上映されます。
今年１月に開催された沖縄NICE映画祭から１作品を今秋開催するJFFLAで上映し、同様に今年のJFFLA選出作品の中から１作品を来年2027年度の沖縄NICE映画祭にて特別上映される運びとなりました。
特別上映作品の詳細や選定などの条件は追ってお知らせいたします。
JFFLA2023 Theme Music “Love is Like an Aurora” by Mia Ando
Mia Ando Bio
Originally from Japan, Mia is an actor, writer, producer, poet, and lyricist. She has written lyrics to more than 300 songs for various artists, her credits including, “Adabana -Sora ni Mau-“( Rekochoku MV Daily Rankings No. 1 ), “Tsumugi Bito” (No. 5 in the iTunes Store • J-Pop MV • Japan Division), and “We’ll Find a Dawn”, the opening theme for TV anime “Ame no Yamanai Mura (Village Where the Rain Never Stops)”. “Love is Like au Aurora” is a song inspired by her trip to Alaska, where she saw the great northern lights. Mia is grateful that now she can share this song with all of you at the Japan Film Festival Los Angeles. @mia.ando.la www.miaando.com
