SPONSORSHIP BOOKLET September 25-27, 2015

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1 SPONSORSHIP BOOKLET September 25-27, 2015

ABOUT THE HOST Japan Film Society The Japan Film Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) arts and cultural organization founded to promote Japanese film and culture to the broad American audience.

The festival is unique amongst American film festivals as it focuses exclusively on Japanese content and that it takes place in Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world.

2 ABOUT THE HOST Japan Film Society The Japan Film Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) arts and cultural organization founded to promote Japanese film and culture to the broad American audience. Every year it hosts the LA EigaFest, the premiere Japanese film festival in the US ( Eiga means Film in Japanese). The festival is unique amongst American film festivals as it focuses exclusively on Japanese content and that it takes place in Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world. ABOUT THE FESTIVAL LA EigaFest LA EigaFest showcases the latest Japanese and Japanese-influenced films that cater towards the American audience, introduces up-and-coming filmmakers and talent to the Hollywood community, and enhance s the communication and relationship between the US and Japanese film industries and thus create business opportunities. To date, the film festival has presented the Worldwide, International, North America, US, or West Coast premieres of more than 40 of the latest Japanese feature films including blockbuster hits such as Rurouni Kenshin 1 & 2, Lupin The Third, Unforgiven, The Floating Castle, Harakiri: Death of a Samurai, and more.

Events include film premieres, awards ceremonies, red carpet events, film competitions, after parties, Q&A sessions with directors and cast, business panels, and other special events.

3 FESTIVAL INTRODUCTION LA EigaFest 2015 The Japan Film Society is proud to host its 5th Annual LA EigaFest. This three-day film event brings the best of Japanese cinema to thousands of American moviegoers and entertainment industry professionals. Events include film premieres, awards ceremonies, red carpet events, film competitions, after parties, Q&A sessions with directors and cast, business panels, and other special events. With four successful festivals hosted at the Chinese and Egyptian Theatres in Hollywood, increased attendance has allowed the Festival to expand in 2015, making its new home at the L.A. Live entertainment complex in Downtown Los Angeles. THE VENUE L.A. Live L.A. Live is a 5.6 million square foot (520,257 m^2) sports, entertainment, and residential complex in Downtown Los Angeles. L.A. Live is the host of the EMMY s and the GRAMMYs, and the Regal Cinemas L.A. Stadium is the venue of choice for Hollywood Red Carpet premieres. ( )

AUDIENCE REACH OPPORTUNITIES 2014 Holds the record breaking

2015 Feature films and shorts of varying genres and styles will

PREMIERES Rurouni Kenshin (North American Premiere), Rurouni

(International Premiere), Unforgiven (US Premiere), Milocrorze: A

(World Premiere), and more Past guests of LA EigaFest (Partial

4 AUDIENCE REACH OPPORTUNITIES 2014 Holds the record breaking attendance with LA EigaFest showcasing 26 films, and growing Feature films and shorts of varying genres and styles will again be shown with celebrity actors, directors, and producers in attendance. RED CARPET: WORLD, INTERNATIONAL, NORTH AMERICAN AND US FILM PREMIERES Rurouni Kenshin (North American Premiere), Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (US Premiere), Lupin the Third (International Premiere), Unforgiven (US Premiere), Milocrorze: A Love Story. (World Premiere), and more Past guests of LA EigaFest (Partial List) LUPIN THE THIRD UNFORGIVEN OLIVER STONE (Director) Actress: Meisa Kuroki Actor: Ken Watanabe Guest MILOCRORZE RUROUNI KENSHIN: KYOTO INFERNO GEORGE TAKEI (Actor) Actor: Takayuki Yamada Actor: Takeru Sato (Video Appearance) Guest

AUDIENCE REACH OPPORTUNITIES (continued) FEATURE FILM SCREENINGS,

JAPAN COOL CONTENT CONTRIBUTION (J3C) AWARD LEFT: CONSULATE

(Author: All You Need is Kill (Edge of Tomorrow) ) 2.

HEWITT (English Adaptation Screenwriter for Studio Ghibli Films) 4.

5 AUDIENCE REACH OPPORTUNITIES (continued) FEATURE FILM SCREENINGS, BUSINESS PANELS AND SPECIAL EVENTS JAPAN COOL CONTENT CONTRIBUTION (J3C) AWARD LEFT: CONSULATE GENERAL HORINOUCHI CENTER: DOUG LIMAN (Film Director: Edge of Tomorrow, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Bourne Identity, Swingers ) RIGHT: HIROSHI SAKURZAKA (Author: All You Need is Kill (Edge of Tomorrow) ) 2. FEATURE FILM SCREENINGS BUSINESS PANEL DONALD H. HEWITT (English Adaptation Screenwriter for Studio Ghibli Films) 4. BUSINESS PANEL LEFT: KELLY C. CRABB (Entertainment Lawyer, Sheppard Mullin) RIGHT: ROY LEE (Producer: The Departed, The Lego Movie, The Ring, The Grudge ) 5. AFTER PARTY

6 DEMOGRAPHICS LA EigaFest 2014 GENDER FEMALE 61% MALE 39% AGE 0-20 years years 5% 54% years 50+ years 27% 14% LANGUAGE English 71% Japanese 16% Other 13%

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7 MEDIA EXPOSURE (Partial List) USA Los Angeles Times Variety Hollywood Reporter Deadline Hollywood Reuters Asahi Japan Watch UTB NTB Asia Pacific Arts J-Film Pow-Wow Kyodo Subway Cinema Tokyo Hive Twitch Anime News Network Rafu Shimpo LA Weekly KPFK WB TV World News Rotten Tomatoes IMDB LA MAG KPHO WOKV Daily 49er Eye Spy LA Broad Way World Mingle Media Cultural News Digest JAPAN NHK TBS FCI NTV News 24 Yomiuri Shimbun Asahi Television ANN News Asahi Shimbun Jiji Press Kyodo News Mainichi Newspaper Nishi Nippon Shimbun Nikkan Sports News Walkerplus Biglobe News Nifty News Yahoo JAPAN! Eiga.com Oricon Cinema Today Sankei MSN News WOWWOW Times Cinema Ranking Tsushin Ameba News Livedoor News Niconico News Animeanime.jp! New Cinema Workshop Shikoku News PAST SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS (Partial List)

8 CONTACT Contributions may be tax deductible pursuant to IRS Section 501(c)3 The Japan Film Society offers a broad array of custom sponsorship packages to meet your organization s marketing and philanthropic needs. For more information please contact info@japanfilmsociety.org

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