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News‘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.
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NewsForced to drop out, Jia Zhang-ke still dominates discussion on Tokyo panel
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and producer Ichiyama Shozo were the other speakers.
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NewsTIFFCOM: 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.
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NewsHirokazu Kore-eda praises streaming services as Netflix hails diversity benefits
Filmmakers and streamers discussed the future of Japanese cinema at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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FeaturesKoji 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.
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FeaturesTIFFCOM 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.
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NewsTokyo 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.
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FeaturesTokyo’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.
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FeaturesHirokazu 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.
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FeaturesHeavyweight Tokyo International Film Festival passes its physical
A new festival format offers local audiences a feast of premieres from Japan and around the world.
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NewsTokyo 2020 Special: digital edition
The Tokyo International Film Festival runs Oct 31-Nov 9, whilst industry strand TIFFCOM runs Nov 4-6.
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NewsTIFFCOM unveils projects for inaugural Tokyo Gap Financing Market
Projects include Toei Animation’s The Lost Titan (working title) in collaboration with John A. Davis.
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NewsTokyo film festival unveils full line-up, including Tokyo Premiere section
New section introduced in response to Covid-19 travel restrictions will screen 32 films of which 25 are world premieres.
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NewsTokyo film festival to open with 'Underdog', close with 'Hokusai'
Boxing drama Underdog is directed by Masaharu Take, while Hokusai is a biopic directed by Hajime Hashimoto.
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NewsTIFFCOM moves online, while Tokyo festival still aiming for physical event
Tokyo film and TV market’s dates remain the same, running from November 4-6.
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NewsKoji Fukada selected as Director In Focus at Tokyo film festival
Festival will screen Fukada’s The Real Thing, selected for Cannes’ 2020 Official Selection, as well as his earlier films.
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NewsTokyo’s TIFFCOM to launch gap financing market at 2020 edition
Tokyo Gap-Financing Market aims to provide a platform for up to 20 selected projects to secure finance through one-on-one meetings.
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NewsTokyo Film Festival sets 2020 dates, new TIFFCOM venue
Festival and market will be held at the same time and in venues that are walking distance from each other.
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FeaturesWhy the Tokyo International Film Festival is shifting its focus from Hollywood to Asia
The Japanese film industry is becoming more outward looking.
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News‘Uncle’, ‘Summer Knight’ take top prizes at Tokyo film festival
Winners in the International Competition also included Atlantis, Just 6.5, Only The Animals and Chaogtu With Sarula.








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