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NewsParallax picks up Tokyo titles ‘Pavane For An Infant’, ‘Underground’ (exclusive)
Both are set to world premiere at the festival.
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NewsTokyo film festival reveals 2024 line-up with strong Asian presence in competition
The festival will include 19 world premieres across its two competition strands.
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NewsDong Zijian’s ‘My Friend An Delie’ picked up by Rediance ahead of Tokyo competition (exclusive)
Chinese actor Dong makes his directorial feature debut with the drama, which will premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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NewsSho Miyake, Fu Tien-yu to receive Kurosawa Akira Award at Tokyo film festival 2024
Actor and director Takumi Saitoh also announced as jury head for TIFF’s Ethical Film Award.
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NewsCannes award-winning producers to present projects at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market 2024 (exclusive)
Projects from the producers of ‘Plan 75’ and ‘Tiger Stripes’ among the selection as well as Cannes Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
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NewsTokyo film festival to open with period thriller ’11 Rebels’, close with ‘Marcello Mio’
The festival is set to close with Christophe Honoré’s ‘Marcello Mio’.
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NewsTokyo film festival launching ‘Women’s Empowerment’ section to champion female filmmakers
The festival has also named Irie Yu as this year’s director in focus.
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NewsJohnnie To, Chiara Mastroianni join Tokyo film festival 2024 jury
Ildiko Enyedi and Ai Hashimoto also join previously announced jury head Tony Leung.
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NewsTony Leung to head Tokyo film festival jury
The Hong Kong star will serve as president of the international competition jury.
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News‘Snow Leopard’ by late Pema Tseden wins top award at Tokyo film festival
Films and talent from China and Iran dominated the winners.
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NewsJapan’s Yoji Yamada reflects on Akira Kurosawa in talk with China’s Gu Xiaogang
The two directors were in discussion at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Reviews‘Dwelling By The West Lake’: Tokyo Review
A young man must save his mother from the perils of a pyramid scheme in Gu Xiaogang’s rural China-set drama
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NewsTIFFCOM reveals Pitching Contest 2023 winners
The winners of the MPA Grand Prize and special recognition prize were revealed.
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NewsZhang Yimou talks Chinese box office hit ‘Full River Red’ and keeping investors happy
The Chinese filmmaker said his continued to work after four decades in the business “because I truly love cinema”.
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FeaturesTokyo’s director in focus Hideo Jojo on moving from erotica to remaking an Ozu classic
The Japanese filmmaker has more than 100 credits to his name.
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FeaturesHow Japan’s Tetsuya Tomina attracted top talent to Tokyo premiere ‘Who Were We?’
The drama about two lost souls stars Nana Komatsu and Ryuhei Matsuda.
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FeaturesTIFFCOM: what to expect from the return of Japan’s biggest content market
Tiffcom is back in-person after four years, at a new location and featuring the inaugural Tokyo Story Market
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FeaturesTokyo film festival outlines three priorities for bumper 2023 edition
Tokyo International Film Festival is establishing closer ties to Asia and increasing the size of its programme — all in anticipation of its biggest event since 2019.
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NewsDiversion boards Tokyo competition title ‘The Gospel Of The Beast’ (exclusive)
The drama is the latest feature of Sheron Dayoc, known for ‘Ways Of the Sea’ and ‘Women Of The Weeping River’.
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NewsZhang Yimou to receive lifetime achievement award at Tokyo film festival
The director of ‘House Of Flying Daggers’ and ‘Full River Red’ will attend the festival in October.