About
Name | The 31st Rainbow Reel Tokyo –Tokyo International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival – |
Organizer | NPO Rainbow Reel Tokyo Rainbow Reel Tokyo Commitee |
Dates | 7.15.sat-17.mon @Spiral Hall (Spiral 3F) 7.21.fri-23.sun @EuroLive |
Sponsors | "4T"(HIV/AIDS information center for youth FOURTY) / Freixenet Japan / KPMG JAPAN / LGBT Finance (BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. / Bloomberg L.P. / Citi / Deutsche Bank Group - Japan / J.P. Morgan / Morgan Stanley / Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. / Nomura Holdings, Inc. / T. Rowe Price Japan, Inc. / UBS Group) / loneliness books / MSD / niji-depot / 9monsters / SEIBUNDO SHINKOSHA Publishing Co., Ltd. / SoftBank Corp. |
With the Assistance of | akta / GagaOOLala / Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy: English Clock / PLACE TOKYO / Pride House Tokyo / SSFF & ASIA / STANCE COMPANY / Wacoal Art Center Co., Ltd. |
Supported by | Embassy of Ireland / Royal Danish Embassy, Japan |
History of Rainbow Reel Tokyo
The committee operating Rainbow Reel Tokyo started in 1991 as a non-profit organization affiliated with ‘ILGA Japan’, which is a support group and part of International Lesbian & Gay Association. Since the Rainbow Reel Tokyo was first held in 1992, it has expanded each year, along with the improvement in quality of films being shown.
Rainbow Reel Tokyo is organized by volunteer staff; the staff choose films from both Japan and foreign countries, negotiate for rights to screen the films, as well as preparing the venue and planning related events.
In 2015, an incorporated non-profit organization ‘Rainbow Reel Tokyo’ was established as the managing organization. Along with the founding of the organization, the name of the movie festival has been changed from ‘Tokyo International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival’ to ‘Rainbow Reel Tokyo’, and it will keep making efforts to become a bridge connecting sexuality and cultural activities.