AnimeGO! Anime Film Festival 2018
The Japan Australia Friendship Association proudly presents: AnimeGO! Anime Film Festival 2018Adelaide's first and only anime film festival! Held annually, AnimeGO! is a showcase for aspiring animators, film makers and artists. The festival encourages creators to produce content with a Japanese influence, whether it be animation films (anime), artwork or music.
The festival's highlight will be the screening of the top entries from our film making competition, along with a mixture of five anime films. We will also be announcing the winner of our short anime film making competition with the prize being a TRIP TO JAPAN!
Film screenings are just $10 if pre-purchased online or $12 at the door. Hurry, limited seats per screening! Pre-purchase your tickets via EventBrite: http://bit.ly/animego2018
A Letter to Momo [PG] – 10:30am
For updates, follow AnimeGO! on Facebook or visit www.animego.com.au
Japanese Film Festival - Volunteer
The program features recently released Japanese films showing 9-11 November 2018 at GU Filmhouse Hindley Street (Adelaide CBD). If you're passionate about Japanese culture, want to meet like-minded people, and want to work behind-the-scenes of a major event, then why not sign up as a volunteer? Click here to register your details! For more information about the event, visit www.japanesefilmfestival.net
Okayama Donation
As a result JAFA has made a donation of $3,000 to the Save the Children organization in Japan to assist with their program to provide safe places for children to meet and to offer psychological support. With this small gesture we hope the people of Okayama will know that they have friends in Australia thinking of them in their time of need. For an update on the situation in Okayama please click here to read an email from Mr. Kenji Ishii, Director of the Tourism Division of Okayama Prefectural Government.
Edo Style: Art of Japan Exhibition
JLPT 2018
The test will be held on Sunday 2 December. The test fee is $95 for N1, N2 & N3 and $85 for N4 & N5. To register and pay for the test, please click here. For more information: Japan Foundation www.jpf.org.au/jlpt JAFA's JLPT main menu www.jafa.asn.au/jlpt Download the December 2018 test guide here.
Origami and Calligraphy Classes - Change of Venue
Classes will run from 2:00pm - 3:30pm. The cost is $5 for JAFA members and $10 for non-members. All materials are provided. For more information about the classes, please click here. To register your attendance, please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Diary Dates9 - 11 November Japanese Film Festival
GU Film House Hindley Street Adelaide 5000
Saturday 17 November Origami & Calligraphy Class
2:00pm - 3:30pm Cowandilla Primary School 21 Jenkins St, Cowandilla 5033
Wednesday 28 November J-KAI
6:00pm - 9:00pm Courtyard Bar Metropolitan Hotel 46 Grote St, Adelaide 5000
Friday 30 November Sashiko Class
10:00am - 12:00 noon Multicultural Communities Council of SA 113 Gilbert St, Adelaide 5000
Sunday 2 December JLPTAdelaide |
What's On
The Japanese Film Festival will be held in Adelaide in November and the organizers are looking for volunteers to help promote the event and assist at the screenings. 
Unfortunately, recent weather in Japan has been quite severe with the current typhoon bringing more rain to devastated parts of Japan. The storms that hit Japan in July caused extensive flooding and landslides in Okayama Prefecture with significant loss of life.
The David Roche Foundation will open a major new exhibition Edo Style: Art of Japan (1615-1868) which will showcase more than 150 exquisite works of art, drawn predominantly from the renowned Japanese art collection at the Art Gallery of South Australia, with additional items from The David Roche Collection and private collections.
Registration for the 2018 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) to be held in Adelaide is now 
Our regular Origami and Calligraphy classes have changed venue: