China’s Parallax boards Tokyo competition title ‘A Long Shot’ (exclusive)
Sales will begin at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
Tokyo reveals 20 world premieres among 2023 competition titles
The full lineup has been unveiled for the festival’s 36th edition.
‘La Luna’ readies Asia release after Tokyo competition premiere (exclusive)
Marks the second feature of Singaporean filmmaker M Raihan Halim.
Gu Xiaogang, Mouly Surya to receive Tokyo’s Kurosawa Akira Award
Previous recipients include Steven Spielberg, Yoji Yamada and Hou Hsiao-Hsien.
Woo Ming Jin, Aditya Assarat projects among Tokyo Gap-Financing Market 2023 titles (exclusive)
The financing and development platform at TIFFCOM will take place in person for the first time.
‘Perfect Days’, ‘Godzilla Minus One’ to booked Tokyo film festival 2023
‘Perfect Days’ director Wim Wenders will also preside over the festival’s international competition jury.
Italy embarks on major campaign to promote its film industry worldwide (exclusive)
Italy has just hosted Summit for US and French producers, is taking major delegation to Tokyo Film Festival and will be Country in Focus at Berlinale’s EFM.
Wim Wenders to head Tokyo film festival jury and host Ozu retrospective
Festival also set to host a retrospective of filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu.
Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beasts’ wins three awards at Tokyo film festival
Further winners included ‘World War III’ and ‘by the window’.
Koji Fukada dedicates Kurosawa Award to struggling Japanese film workers
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu also donated proceeds to a Mexican scholarship programme.
Koji Fukada, Tsai Ming-liang talk filmmaking challenges in Japan and Taiwan
The two directors were in conversation at Tokyo International Film Festival.
Nikkatsu launches live-action adaptation of manga ‘Downfall’ at TIFFCOM
Based on Inio Asano’s manga, the film stars Takumi Saito from ’Shin Ultraman’.
TIFFCOM Pitching Content winners revealed
Two projects awarded in the contest, which took place as part of the TIFFCOM market.
Berlin news
Paris techno club drama ‘After’ secures key French deal (exclusive)
Decision on new Berlinale director “by the end of this year”, says minister
Oscar-winner Edward Berger to join Berlinale festival director selection committee
Nearly 300 and counting leading film figures call for Berlinale’s Carlo Chatrian to stay in open letter
Berlin Film Festival artistic director Carlo Chatrian to step down following 2024 edition
