Now in its fifth year, the TIFF Lounge once again promises an exciting talk event where the cutting edge of the film industry will be discussed.

 
Dates: 10/29[TUE] – 11/6[WED]
Venue: LEXUS MEETS․․․
Co-presented by: The Japan Foundation
* Please note that admission is primarily for TIFF Pass Holders, but a limited number of members from thr general public will be invited via a drawing lot.
Due to the limited number of seats, we may not be able to fulfill all requests.
*All of the following talks will be available via streaming (recorded).
 

→10/29[TUE] Conversation between Payal Kapadia and Kore-eda Hirokazu
→10/30[WED] Conversation between Eric Khoo and Mike Wiluan
→10/31[THU] Conversation between Johnnie To and Irie Yu
→11/1[FRI] Nippon Cinema Now Talk Session: How We Make Films
→11/3[SUN] Conversation between Nia Dinata and Mishima Yukiko

 

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Conversation between Payal Kapadia and Kore-eda Hirokazu

Date: 10/29[TUE] 18:00-
Guest Speakers: Payal Kapadia (Filmmaker), Kore-eda Hirokazu (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ichiyama Shozo (Programming Director, Tokyo International Film Festival)
Language: English – Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)
 
Last year’s Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Grand Prize winner What We Don’t Know About the Night and this year’s Cannes Grand Prix winner All We Imagine as Light have brought global attention to director Kapadia. Responding to an invitation from director Kore-eda Hirokazu, Kapadia has come to Japan to take part to the TIFF Lounge.
 

 

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Conversation between Eric Khoo and Mike Wiluan

Date: 10/30[WED] 15:00-
Guest Speakers: Eric Khoo (Filmmaker), Mike Wiluan (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ichiyama Shozo (Programming Director, Tokyo International Film Festival)
Language: English – Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)
 
Moderated by Ichiyama, who produced the Japan-Singapore-France co-production Spirit World, the session will feature directors Eric Khoo and Mike Wiluan. Khoo directed Spirit World, while Wiluan helmed the Singapore-Indonesia-Japan-UK co-production Orang Ikan. They will explore the expanding opportunities for Japan-ASEAN co-productions and the significance of these collaborations.
 

 

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Conversation between Johnnie To and Irie Yu

Date: 10/31[THU] 17:00-
Guest Speakers: Johnnie To (Filmmaker/Producer), Irie Yu (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ichiyama Shozo (Programming Director, Tokyo International Film Festival)
Language: Chinese – Japanese (consecutive interpretation)
Language: English – Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)
 
Hong Kong action cinema maestro Johnny To, who enjoys a passionate fan base not only in Japan but worldwide, organizes a short film festival in Hong Kong himself. He will discuss the talent discovery process there. We also look forward to his conversation with Irie Yu, one of Japan’s leading directors, who has made the leap from indie films to major commercial cinema, expertly capturing “the present” in his work.
 

 

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Nippon Cinema Now Talk Session: How We Make Films

Date: 11/1[FRI] 15:00-
Guest Speakers: Takino Hirohito (Filmmaker), Yang Liping (Filmmaker), Mark Gill (Filmmaker), Kim Yunsoo (Filmmaker), Christian Jeune (Director of Film Department, Deputy General Delegate, Cannes Film Festival)
Moderator: Ichiyama Shozo (Programming Director, Tokyo International Film Festival)
Language: English – Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)
 
A regular session where directors discuss the current state of Japan’s ever-diversifying indie film scene in their own words. This year, Christian Jeune from the Cannes Film Festival will take the stage and offer candid feedback on Japanese cinema.
 

 

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Conversation between Nia Dinata and Mishima Yukiko

Date: 11/3[SUN] 16:00-
Guest Speakers: Nia Dinata (Filmmaker), Mishima Yukiko (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Tanaka Fumihito (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Language: English – Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)
 
Director Mishima Yukiko, who released Engrave the Joy in the Voices of January this year, and Nia Dinata, who serves as a juror for the “Asian Future” section, will share their thoughts. Both directors, of the same generation, have witnessed the world as filmmakers from the 1990s to today. They will discuss the future of filmmaking, Japan and Indonesia, and what they are currently thinking about.
 

 

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