DHL Express has been named the official logistics partner for the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2011(OAFF) for the third consecutive year.
DHL Express Japan will transport films and provide other logistics support for this celebrationof Asian film in Osaka, Japan from 5 to 13 March.
Under the theme “From Osaka to the Asian Countries!”, the festival promotes movie culture withinthe city of Osaka and provides filmmakers and fans with a forum for exchanging information throughfilm and other means.
This is the third year in which DHL, the international express market leader in Japan and Asia,will support OAFF’s mission to strengthen cultural exchange between Japan and other Asiancountries.
Taketo Yamakawa, President and Representative Director of DHL Express Japan, said: “As afacilitator of trade ourselves, and with international cultural and artistic exchange growing inimportance as a means for promoting international trade, we are truly honoured to provide logisticssupport to the prestigious Osaka Asian Film Festival again this year.
“Going forward, as the global market leader in the international express industry, DHL will bemaking a contribution to the development of both cultural and economic exchange – in Asia andaround the World.”
The fifth edition of this annual event will feature a wide range of top-quality films, many ofwhich will be screened in Japan for the first time. Also, an International Competition Section hasbeen launched this year.
