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What is Japan Connects Hollywood ?

Japan Connects Hollywood is a film festival created to strengthen the two-way bridge between the Japanese and American entertainment industries through screenings of feature films, documentaries, short films, business panels, and most importantly face-to-face networking.
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Meet the Team

FOUNDER

DOUGLAS MONTGOMERY

Executive Producer 

THE TEAM

YUMI MONTGOMERY

 

Festival Director 

LANA TAKEMOTO

 

Creative Director

YUKA SAITO

 

Event

MONIQUE NARBONETA

 

Creative 

SACHIKO YAMASAKI

 

Event Director 

JADE FRENCH

 

Analytics

GAI SANO

 

Media

CHRISTINE CHOW

 

Operations Director 

YONI HIRSHBERG

 

Film Program Lead 

SHILAH STANFORD

 Creative

JAPAN TEAM

TOMOKO KAKIMOTO

YUMI MONTGOMERY

 

Festival Director 

LANA TAKEMOTO

 

Creative

YUKA SAITO

 

Event

MONIQUE NARBONETA

 

Creative 

SACHIKO YAMASAKI

 

Event Director 

JADE FRENCH

 

Analytics Director

GAI SANO

 

Media

CHRISTINE CHOW

 

Operations Director 

YONI HIRSHBERG

 

Film Program Lead 

SHILAH STANFORD

 Creative

 

Event 

MANN ISHIMURA

 

Japan Representative 

KANAE KIYONO

 

Operations

ADVISOR

HAYATO MITSUISHI

 

Festival Advisor 

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