Tokyo Film Market to take place virtually for third year
TIFFCOM runs parallel to Tokyo International Film Festival.
‘Vera Dreams Of The Sea’ wins top prize at Tokyo International Film Festival
Iranian filmmaker Hossein Tehrani’s World, Northern Hemisphere took best film in the Asian Future competition.
Bong Joon Ho, Mamoru Hosoda on breaking creative and international boundaries with animation
The two filmmakers discussed Bong’s upcoming animation project and Hosoda’s Belle.
See Saw Films’ Emile Sherman on producing in the pandemic and expanding into television
See Saw Films co-founder delivered a masterclass during the MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM pitching competition.
Isabelle Huppert, Ryusuke Hamaguchi on the relationship between actors and cameras
The actress and director kicked off the Asia Lounge Conversation Series at Tokyo International Film Festival.
Fortissimo picks up Shinzo Katayama’s Busan title ‘Missing’ (exclusive)
Japan-Korea co-production, which premiered in Busan’s New Currents, is scheduled for Japanese release in early 2022.
TIFF Director In Focus Keisuke Yoshida on choosing projects and manga adaptations
Tokyo International Film Festival is screening three of Yoshida’s works, including Blue and Intolerance, which were both released this year.
Tokyo’s animation section explores the influence of late master Yasuo Otsuka
This year’s ’Japan Animation’ also looks at the Kamen Rider series and four recent or upcoming Japanese features.
‘Crane Lantern’: first trailer for Hilal Baydarov’s Tokyo competition title (exclusive)
Producers are Elşən Abbasov, Carlos Reygadas and Baydarov, with Danny Glover and Joslyn Barnes executive producing.
Tokyo Film Festival returns with new programming structure and management team
TIFF runs October 30-November 8.
TIFFCOM, MPA unveil pitch competition projects, Emile Sherman masterclass
Five projects from up-and-coming Japanese filmmakers have been selected for a pitching contest.
Tokyo film festival unveils competition line-up with 10 world premieres
World premieres include debut from Happy Hour co-writer Tadashi Nohara and new works from Brillante Mendoza and Mikhail Red.
Tokyo fest to open with ‘Cry Macho’, honour late animator Yasuo Otsuka
Festival will close with Stephen Chbosky’s Dear Evan Hansen; gala section titles also announced.
Berlin news
Berlinale calls for acquittal of Zimbabwean writer-director Tsitsi Dangarembga
Magnolia takes North America on Berlinale selection ‘Dreaming Walls’
Berlinale bans state-backed Russian delegations but takes “clear stand” against total boycott
Ulrich Seidl’s Berlin competition title ‘Rimini’ seals new round of European deals (exclusive)
Trafalgar Releasing sets worldwide release for Andrew Dominik’s ‘This Much I Know To Be True’
