Japan director Koreeda, others push for film industry support body

Hirokazu Koreeda and some other Japanese directors said Tuesday they have established a group to push for the creation of an organization to improve the working environment in the domestic film industry amid increasing cases of harassment allegations.The group is seeking to establish a specialized organization similar to France's National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image, which provides various types of support to the industry by collecting a portion of revenue from box-office sales and distribution rights."I believe that the industry should work as one to create a mutual support syst…READ FULL ARTICLE