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NewsJulie Taymor to head Tokyo film festival jury; Kurosawa Akira Award to return
Festival will also host tributes to Taiwan’s Tsai Ming-liang and late director Shinji Aoyama.
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NewsTokyo film festival to open with ‘Fragments Of The Last Will’, close with ‘Living’
The 35th edition of the festival is set to take place in-person from October 2 to November 2.
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NewsTokyo film festival reveals new venues ahead of fully in-person return
The 35th edition of the festival is set to return as a full-scale physical event.
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NewsTokyo Film Market to take place virtually for third year
TIFFCOM runs parallel to Tokyo International Film Festival.
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News‘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.
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NewsBong 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.
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NewsSee 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.
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NewsIsabelle 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.
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NewsFortissimo 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.
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FeaturesTIFF 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.
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FeaturesTokyo’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.
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News‘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.
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FeaturesTokyo Film Festival returns with new programming structure and management team
TIFF runs October 30-November 8.
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NewsTIFFCOM, MPA unveil pitch competition projects, Emile Sherman masterclass
Five projects from up-and-coming Japanese filmmakers have been selected for a pitching contest.
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NewsTokyo 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.
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NewsTokyo 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.
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NewsTokyo Gap Financing Market unveils 20 projects selected for second edition
Line-up includes new projects from Elise Girard, Atsushi Funahashi and Ray Yeung.
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NewsTokyo fest to showcase Keisuke Yoshida in new Nippon Cinema Now section
New section replaces Japan Now and will focus on emerging talents who deserve greater international recognition.
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NewsTokyo 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.
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NewsAlpha Violet unveils Japanese deals on ‘Apples’, ‘Identifying Features’ out of Tokyo (exclusive)
Christos Nikou’s feature is Greece’s Oscar submission.