JTAF 6 Plans Postponed - JTAF 5 Will Proceed As Scheduled
Ray Nagar
change, but our sister convention in Northern California wanted to
convey this to anyone planning to attend.
[Courtesy of Project 760 Productions]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JTAF 6 PLANS POSTPONED - JTAF 5 WILL PROCEED AS SCHEDULED
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (October 17, 2007) - Project 760
Productions, the organizers for JTAF (formerly JapanTown Anime Faire),
announces that plans for JTAF 6 will be postponed until further
notice. Organizers will continue to plan events in the San Francisco
bay area in order to remain in touch with the anime community.
"The decision to postpone JTAF 6 comes at a time when anime
conventions around the country are re-inventing themselves in order to
attract more visitors in an era of internet-downloadable videos and
online shoppers, replacing anime video rooms and dealers halls," says
Ray Nagar, JTAF's Chief Director. "During that downtime, we plan to
take a long-overdue hiatus for JTAF and collaborate with local
organizations to plan activities for anime, manga and cosplay fans in
JTAF's absence. We would like to thank all of the companies and
organizations that have supported us over the past five years and look
forward to working with all of them again in the future."
The hiatus plan will not affect the plans for JTAF 5, set to take
place on November 10-11, 2007 at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center.
"We encourage attendees to pre-register and attend JTAF 5 as if it
were business as usual," says Nagar. "We don't plan to go quietly
without seeing all of our friends and supporters."
JTAF 5 events will feature musical guests Stephanie Yanez, akai SKY,
Quarter Circle Jab, The Shogunate and Eloquence, with additional
performances by AnimeMyu and appearances by convention guests of honor
at large, convention photographer Eurobeat King and web comic artist
Alexander Shen. Additional event information can be located at the
JTAF website at http://www.project760.net/jtaf .
ABOUT PROJECT 760 PRODUCTIONS
Project 760 Productions is a multimedia company, which produces
television programs on local access television and internet radio
programs headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded by Ray
Nagar in 1997, the company emphasizes production of special interest
programs and events that inform, educate and entertain audiences on a
variety of topics catering to various age groups. The company has
produced World of Anime and is the lead organizers for JTAF in San
Francisco and Nisei Week Little Tokyo Anime Festival in Los Angeles.
MEDIA CONTACT: Ray Nagar
Project 760 Productions
2912 Diamond Street #109
San Francisco, CA 94131