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TIFF/NFAJ Classics: Film Director Kiju Yoshida
Hosted by: National Film Archive of Japan /
Tokyo International Film Festival
Supported by: Gendai Eigasha / Shochiku Co., Ltd. / The Japan Foundation
As a leader of the Shochiku New Wave, Yoshida (Kiju) Yoshishige led Japanese avant-garde cinema producing a series of unique films starring his partner Okada Mariko. In memory of Yoshida, who passed away in December 2022, ten of his narrative films and three documentaries will be screened with English subtitles.
•Dates: 10.29 Tue～11.3 Sun
•Venue: National Film Archive of Japan Nagase Memorial Theatre OZU (2nd floor)
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TIFFCOM 2024
TIFFCOM is the leading audio visual content market in Asia affiliated with Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). It brings together a wide variety of content holders focusing on film, television and animation, and has achieved success as a major networking platform, attracting professional buyers and producers not only from Asian countries but also from all over the world.
•Dates: 10.30 Wed – 11.1 Fri
•Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center HAMAMATSUCHO-KAN, Tokyo
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AIIied Events
→ 2024 PFF AWARD Grand-Prix Winning Film Screening / → Screening of an Award-winning Film “Happy life” from SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2024 / → Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award / → Kering’s Women In Motion / → TOKYO FILMeX 2024 / → 4th minato cinema festa / → Short Shors Fim Festival & Asia 2024 Screening in Autumn / → China Film Week in Tokyo 2024 / → 21st Latin Beat Film Festival in TIFF / → 18th Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival / → MPA Seminar / → Kyoto Filmmakers Lab / → MPTE AWARDS 2024 / → JAAP INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2024 / → Sayama de Cinema vol.8 / → CoFesta 2024
“Special Collaboration with PFF
2024 PFF AWARD Grand-Prix Winning Film Screening”
To discover and develop new filmmaking talent, PFF has been showcasing self-produced films. At this event, the 2024 PFF AWARD Grand-Prix winning film will be screened.
PFF began with the 1st Pia Film Festival held at Toei Oizumi Studio in 1977. For over 40 years, PFF has strived for film innovation by “finding and nurturing new filmmaking talents.” With a focus on providing a platform for new stand-out creators from Japan’s unique genre of “self-produced films,” the PFF has catapulted the careers of over 180 professional film directors. In 2017, the PFF expanded in the public eye as a general incorporated association under the generous support of many businesses and organizations, enabling new activities toward changing the future of filmmaking.
•Dates: 10.31 Thu 14:45 –
•Venue: Kadokawa Cinema Yurakucho
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Screening of an Award-winning Film Happy life from SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2024
Happy life, which won the International Competitoin Special Specializing in films created in digital format, the SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL aims to uncover and nurture young filmmakers. In this event, we will screen Taniguchi Yoshihiko’s Happy life, which won both the International Competitoin Special Jury Prize and the SKIP CITY AWARD. The film depicts children trying to live life to the fullest despite difficult circumstances. Watch out for the powerful performances of the child actors.
•Dates: 11.4 Mon 20:25 –
•Venue: Kadokawa Cinema Yurakucho
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Screening Film:
Happy life Director: Taniguchi Yoshihiko
Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award Film Screening and Symposium
The Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award is an award given to a talented new director. This year’s winner Masaaki Kudo will talk about the future of cinema.
Since its founding in 1936, the Directors Guild of Japan has consistently contributed to the development of film and, with nearly 500 members, remains at the center of the Japanese film world today. Its prestigious annual New Directors Award, first granted to Oshima Nagisa in 1960, is now in its 64th year of honoring promising young directors, as a unique prize awarded to film directors by directors. The collaboration between the world famous Tokyo International Film Festival and this prominent, truly artistic New Directors Award is sure to invigorate the film scene in Japan and the world.
President, Directors Guild of Japan
Motoki Katsuhide
•Dates: 11.5 Tue 16:50 –
•Venue: Kadokawa Cinema Yurakucho
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Screening Film:
A Far Shore Director: Kudo Masaaki
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How Have the “EITEKI” Guidelines Changed Film Production? 2 (Featuring the Views of Young and Female Film Crew Members)
In April 2023, guidelines for working conditions in film production (EITEKI) went into effect. In this symposium, location crew members will assess the changes since then.
•Dates: 10.30 Mon
•Venue: GLOBAL VILLAGE Yurakucho House
Kering’s Women In Motion
A Kering program to shine a light on women in the arts and culture. Actors Kikuchi Rinko, Isomura Hayato, and Okano Makiko from Netflix will join the talk.
In 2015, Kering launched “Women In Motion” at the Cannes Film Festival with the ambition of highlighting women in cinema, both in front of and behind the camera.
In Japan, “Women In Motion” Talks has been held since 2017 as a place to welcome leading figures in the film industry and exchange opinions on the position and respresenation of women. We hope that this Talk at the Tokyo International Film Festival will contribute to changing mindsets and becomes a platform to think about the place of women and the recognition they receive in the arts and culture.
Kering
•Dates: 11.1 Fri
•Venue: TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi
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TOKYO FILMeX 2024
TOKYO FILMeX is an international film festival that showcases creative and original works by upcoming Asian filmmakers and renowned directors.
The TOKYO FILMeX was established in 2000 under the slogan “For the Bright Future of Cinema”. Since then, it has been held as an international film festival that showcases creative and amazing works from around the world, especially from Asia. The festival has introduced many talented filmmakers, including Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Jia Zhang-ke, and Lou Ye. We eagerly create opportunities for interaction by inviting filmmakers from Japan and abroad to attend Q&A sessions with the audience.
Director of Programming
Kamiya Naoki
•Dates: 11.23 Sat – 12.1 Sun
•Venue:
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4th minato cinema festa
Feel joy and inspiration through cinema! There will be films for parents and children to enjoy together, as well as films with barrier-free subtitles and audio guidance.
•Dates: 11.24 Sun – 12.1 Sun
•Venue: Azabu Civic Center / Akasaka Civic Center / Takanawa Civic Center / Daiba Civic Center / Libra Hall (Minato Park Shibaura 1F) / Shinmei Iki-iki Plaza
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Short Shors Fim Festival & Asia 2024 Screening in Autumn
Now in its 26th year, the Academy Awards® accredited and one of the largest international short film festivals in Asia, SSFF & ASIA will screen the Grand Prix (George Lucas Award) and other award-winning films from the latest edition. Don’t miss a collection of short films that will be aiming for Oscar nominations next year. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and others. There will also be a workshop for creators with theater director Ueda Ikko and special programs focusing on Swiss directors and popular Korean short films. From the online venue, we will convey the appeal of short films to the world.
PR / Producer
Tanaka Fuyumi
•Dates: Online Venue: 9.26 Thu～
Tokyo Venues: 10.17 Thu～10.27 Sun
•Venue: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum / Euro Live / Online
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China Film Week in Tokyo 2024
Experience the fascination of Chinese cinema, where thousands of years of culture lives and breathes! Have a superb time with heart-rending stories and breathtaking actions!
“Once you’re hooked on Chinese cinema, you can’t get out!”
With its combination of visual beauty, cultural richness, and emotionally compelling stories, Chinese cinema continues to attract moviegoers from around the world. The diversity of Chinese cinema, as well as its expanding market, shows no signs of slowing down. The variety of Chinese films offers audiences new perspectives and emotions, and a deeper understanding of their multi-layered appeal can promote cross-cultural understanding.
We invite you to experience the grandeur of Chinese cinema in our theaters!
Board Chairman of Japan-China Film Festival Executive Committee
Nakata Kazuyo (Geng Zhong)
•Dates: 10.22 Tue – 10.29 Tue (Tokyo)
•Venue: TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi / Yurakucho Asahi Hall
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21st Latin Beat Film Festival in TIFF
For this 21st edition, we are growing with more films. From musicals to drama, drug trafficking to transgenderism to politics, there are a variety of themes common to all editions of LBFF.
Two beautiful but very different documentaries, each featuring animals, stand out. Fear is the new theme of this program, “MÓRBIDO”. It is a pity that the wonderful Chain Reactions is not in Latin, but it doesn’t really matter. We just want the audience to enjoy in the cinema.
Film Festival Producer / Programming Director
Alberto Calero Lugo
18th Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival
The Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival began in 2007 in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture. Tanabe City has abundant tourism sites such as the UNESCO World Heritage “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range”; Yunomine Onsen, one of the oldest hot springs in Japan; and Ryujin Onsen, one of Japan’s three famous skin-beautifying hot springs. Since one of the award winners in the Competition section had a major theatrical release, the festival is considered to be a gateway to success for independent filmmakers.
•Dates: 11.8 Fri – 11.10 Sun
•Venue: Kinan Cultural Hall
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MPA Seminar
The MPA Seminar will feature expert guest speakers who will discuss the latest trends in Generative AI and other technologies in global production: a Japanese director who has gained wide recognition for his use of AI in animation, a producer with a proven track record of international co-productions in Japan and a representative from an international state-of-the-art post production business. Speakers will reveal the latest uses of AI and other technologies that have revolutionised the industry and consider what the future holds for the industry. We look forward to seeing you there.
Senior Director
Murakami Hiroyuki
•Dates: 10.30 Wed
•Venue: BASE Q Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
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Kyoto Filmmakers Lab
A workshop for young filmmakers from all over the world consisting of a short Jidaigeki making program at a studio in Kyoto and lectures by world-renowned film professionals.
Kyoto Filmmakers Lab is a training camp for younger generations. This program provides an opportunity to meet outstanding filmmakers from Japan and abroad and a Jidaigeki making experience. In its 16-year history, a total of 498 participants from 51 countries, selected from 2,220 applicants from 113 countries, have experienced filmmaking in Kyoto. We are excited to deliver lectures in collaboration with Tokyo International Film Festival. We hope this program will be an invaluable opportunity for young filmmakers in this ever-changing world of visual arts.
Kyoto Filmmakers Lab
Moriwaki Kiyotaka
•Dates: 12.3 Tue～12.8 Sun
•Venue: Shochiku Kyoto Studios / Toei Studios Kyoto / The Museum of Kyoto / other venues in Kyoto
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MPTE AWARDS 2024
MPTE AWARDS, established in 1947, are unique in Japan for honoring the contributions of engineers and developers to the film and TV industries. The 77th ceremony will celebrate their outstanding developments and creations. We are pleased to welcome you to the ceremony.
•Dates: 11.1 Wed
•Venue: JIJI PRESS HALL
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JAAP INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2024
Begun in 2007, the JAAP INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL is the only short film festival in Japan for industries and culture. It aims to discover and reward professional quality works, to vitalize the short film industry, and to discover new talent. The concept for this year is “Power of Film”. Following the award ceremony, about 25 award-winning films including the Grand Prix winner will be screened. Additional screenings include the International Corporate Film Showing, which showcases excellent corporate films from overseas.
•Dates: 11.27 Wed – 11.29 Fri
•Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo / EuroLive
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Sayama de Cinema vol.8
•Dates: 9.21 Sat – 9.22 Sun
•Venue: Sayama City Center
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CoFesta 2024
CoFesta is a project to support the strengthening of overseas communication capabilities in order to effectively promote various events related to the Japananse content industries overseas.
•Dates: July 2024 – March 2025
•Venue: Various Cities in Japan and Overseas
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