Dialogue: Contemporary Japanese Culture
"The Power Of Expression"
What are the growing trends shaping contemporary Japanese culture and how can we understand it in the context of contemporary art discourse? Join in this informal dialogue with speakers to gain a wider perspective of this exciting topic.

22 Nov (Sat) • 2pm – 3.30pm • SAM Auditorium • Free •
Please email nhb_sam_programs@nhb.gov.sg or call 6332 3220 to register by 19th November. Visit www.singart.com for more details.

Robot-Making Workshop
Inspired by the art in the Japan Media Arts Festival exhibition? Design and make your own robots in this two day workshop which ends with a competition.

22 & 23 Nov (Sat & Sun) • 10am – 5pm • SAM Glass Hall • $50 for a 1 day workshop (inclusive of training materials) • Limited places available • Please email Yorokobi at info@yorokobi-enterprise.com or call 6392 4717 to register and make payment by 19 November. For ages 10 years above.

Screening of “Millenial Actress”
By Satoshi Kon

Studio Gin'ei commissioned filmmaker Gen'ya Tachibana to make a documentary on the enigmatic Chiyoko Fujiwara, who was the studio's leading lady from the 1930s until the 1960s. As Chiyoko reminisced about her life, Tachibana and his cameraman suddenly found themselves on a rich and dazzling journey through time.

28 Nov (Fri) • 7.30pm • SAM Auditorium • Free • Please email nhb_sam_programs@nhb.gov.sg or call 6332 3220 to register by 25th November.

Screening of “Mind Game”
By Masaaki Yuasa

Based on Japan's cult underground comic "Mind Game" by Robin Nishi. The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.

28 Nov (Fri) • 9.15pm • SAM Auditorium • Free • Please email nhb_sam_programs@nhb.gov.sg or call 6332 3220 to register by 25th November.

Screening of “Winter Days”
By Kawamoto Kihachiro
Winter Days is based on a renga (colllaborative poem effort) by 17th century Japanese poet Basho where visuals for the 36 stanzas were created by leading animators from Japan and beyond who gave their own interpretation of this classic poem. 
5 Dec (Fri) • 7.30pm • SAM Auditorium • Free • Please email nhb_sam_programs@nhb.gov.sg or call 6332 3220 to register by 2nd December.

Screening of “Princess Monoke”
By Hayao Miyazaki

Princess Mononoke is a jidaigeki (period drama) set in the late Muromachi period of Japan and centres on the between the supernatural guardians of a forest and the humans who consume its resources, as seen by the outsider, Ashitaka.

5 Dec (Fri) • 9.30pm • SAM Auditorium • Free • Please email nhb_sam_programs@nhb.gov.sg or call 6332 3220 to register by 2nd December.

Screening of “Summer Days with Coo” by Keiichi Hara
Koichi Uehara is a fourth grade student living in Tokyo. One day, he discovers a fossil of a baby "Kappa" (a Japanese mythical water creature) and names it "Coo". Koichi and Coo become good friends and Coo starts living with his family. However, Coo starts to miss the simple life he once had with his family and both pals embark on an adventurous road trip to find his peers. Directed by one of the top animators of the generation, Keiichi Hara, who had created numbers of box office hit feature films in Japan.

12 Dec (Fri) • 7.30pm • SAM Auditorium • Free • Please email nhb_sam_programs@nhb.gov.sg or call 6332 3220 to register by 9th December.

Symposium: New Digital Technologies & Art
In conjunction with SIGGRAPH Asia 2008
How do new digital technologies and art shape and influence each other? Discover how developments in technology have shaped art making and its practices in this relaxed dialogue with well known speakers.

12 Dec (Fri) • 4pm – 6pm • SAM Auditorium • Free •
Please email nhb_sam_programs@nhb.gov.sg or call 6332 3220 to register by 10th December. Visit www.singart.com for more details.