Screening of "The Birth of Astro Boy" (1963) and Panel Discussion
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.
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