Tokyo film festival changes venue, Shozo Ichiyama joins as programming head
TIFF will also become the first Asian film festival to sign Collectif 50/50’s Gender Parity Pledge.
Alpha Violet unveils Japanese deals on ‘Apples’, ‘Identifying Features’ out of Tokyo (exclusive)
Christos Nikou’s feature is Greece’s Oscar submission.
‘Hold Me Back’ wins audience award at Tokyo International Film Festival
The audience award was the only prize given out at this year’s edition of the festival.
Forced to drop out, Jia Zhang-ke still dominates discussion on Tokyo panel
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and producer Ichiyama Shozo were the other speakers.
TIFFCOM: Japanese content gets international boost in Covid, streaming era
Anime in particular is starting to go mainstream among Gen Z and Millennials as the number of global streaming buyers grows.
Hirokazu Kore-eda praises streaming services as Netflix hails diversity benefits
Filmmakers and streamers discussed the future of Japanese cinema at Tokyo International Film Festival.
Koji Fukada on how theatre has influenced his work and his fight to save indie cinemas
The director of Cannes 2020 Label title The Real Thing has been selected as Tokyo International Film Festival’s Director in Focus.
TIFFCOM builds out pitching activities with trio of events
Tokyo Project & Pitching Forum (TPPF) includes three events that each focus on a different stage in the life-cycle of a project.
Tokyo fest opens with support from Robert De Niro, Christopher Nolan
Festival opens with physical red carpet and video messages of congratulations from global industry figures.
Tokyo’s new animation section showcases shift towards hyper-real filmmaking
Tokyo International Film Festival’s Japanese Animation sidebar also celebrates the long-running Pokémon series.
Hirokazu Kore-eda on the launch of Tokyo’s “Asia Lounge” Conversation Series
Japanese filmmaker explains why he’s working with Tokyo film festival on a series of online talks.
Heavyweight Tokyo International Film Festival passes its physical
A new festival format offers local audiences a feast of premieres from Japan and around the world.
Tokyo 2020 Special: digital edition
The Tokyo International Film Festival runs Oct 31-Nov 9, whilst industry strand TIFFCOM runs Nov 4-6.
Berlin news
Berlinale reveals 2021 first feature and documentary award winners
Modern Films secures three Berlin titles for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Venice, Berlin festival directors reveal ongoing pandemic challenges
Intramovies posts first deals on Berlin Panorama title ‘Brother’s Keeper’ (exclusive)
Berlinale adds audience award to Summer Special
