EXCLUSIVE: As Japanese content continues to resonate globally, the Beyond Japan Filmmaker program is returning to Hollywood.

The program takes groups of up-and-coming filmmakers and producers from Japan, and gives them access to players in L.A. and grow their international exposure.

CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment), an organization aimed at developing Asian and Pacific Islanders in the entertainment industry; Japanese government organization JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) and American venture capital firm Plug and Play have reunited for the second iteration of the program.

In alphabetical order, the filmmakers selected for this year’s program are: Kako Annika Esashi, Kana Hatakeyama, Kenneth Pulgar-Vidal, Takuya Miyahara, Yoshihisa Toda and Yusa

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