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How Japanese & Italian Producers Are Leveraging The New Japan-Italy Co-Production Agreement
The Japanese and Italian film industries are set to enter a new era of collaboration, after the Japan-Italy film co-production agreement officially came into effect on August 9.
At the Tokyo International Film Festival, Italy featured as the key country in focus, with numerous events organized to fos…
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‘Teki Cometh’ Takes Top Prize, Best Director & Best Actor Awards At Tokyo Film Fest
Japanese black-and-white film Teki Cometh took the top Tokyo Grand Prix prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
The film also won Best Director for Yoshida Daihachi and Best Actor for Nagatsuka Kyozo.
Teki Cometh is based on a novel by Tsutsui Yasutaka. The film follows Watanabe Gisuke…
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‘Tokyo Vice’ Producer Alex Boden Talks Next Steps For Shooting In Japan; VIPO Reveals Ten Projects Approved For New Incentive  Â
Tokyo Vice producer Alex Boden talked about next steps for inbound production in Japan, including the need to expand the crew base, during his MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM masterclass at Tokyo International Film Festival.
And the need for more crew couldn't be more urgent as Japan's Visual Industry Promotion…
‘Godzilla’ Celebrates 70th Anniversary At Tokyo Film Fest With More Than 40 Affiliated Production Staff Present
More than 40 production staff associated with the Godzilla films throughout the years took to the stage at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
The fest held a Godzilla remastered 4K Digital screening and a day-long “Godzilla Fest” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the original 1954…
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Japan’s Film Frontier Global Networking Program Unveils First Cohort Of Four Filmmakers
Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs unveiled four filmmakers selected for the first cohort of its Film Frontier Global Networking Program.
Announced on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), the program will help filmmakers sharpen their presentation skills, provide…
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Cannes’ Christian Jeune And Tokyo’s ‘Nippon Cinema Now’ Directors Talk Japanese Independent Filmmaking
Filmmakers with works selected for the Tokyo Film Festival's Nippon Cinema Now section took part in a panel alongside Christian Jeune, Cannes’ film department director and deputy general delegate.
"I've been coming to Japan for the past 45 years and know the directors that have been to Cannes well…
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Japan’s TBS, Fuji TV & Major Studios Make Ambitious Play For U.S. And International MarketsÂ
Move over South Korea, there's a new player in the international arena. Japan's famously risk-averse broadcasters and studios have woken up to the world outside Japan and are making a bold move on the U.S. and other international markets.
In part inspired by the global success of Korean content, but…
Kani Releasing Acquires North America Rights To Japanese Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Title ‘Desert Of Namibia’
EXCLUSIVE: Kani Releasing has acquired North American rights to Yoko Yamanaka's Desert Of Namibia from Japan's Happinet Phantom Studios Corp.
The youth drama, starring popular newcomer Yuumi Kawai (Look Back, Plan 75), premiered in Directors Fortnight at this year's Cannes film festival, where it…
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Sammo Hung, Yasuaki Kurata & Kenji Tanigaki Talk Martial Arts Cinema & Highlights Of Their Careers
Hong Kong martial arts legend Sammo Hung, prolific Japanese martial arts actor Yasuaki Kurata and action director Kenji Tanigaki discussed martial arts cinema and shared behind-the-scenes anecdotes together in Tokyo.
They appeared as part of a panel titled “Martial Arts on the Silver Screen: Past…
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Johnnie To Talks New Realities For Hong Kong Filmmakers In Conversation With Yu Irie
Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To talked through his long career, including his free-wheeling style of shooting, in conversation with Japanese director Yu Irie at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). He also acknowledged that Hong Kong filmmakers now have less freedom than they once had.Â
Yu Irie…
Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming On Strength Of Japanese Anime, Gradual Return Of Hollywood Movies In China MarketÂ
Speaking at a TIFFCOM seminar, Cai Gongming, founder of Chinese distributor Road Pictures, explained how his company has built up Japanese anime to be one of the strongest film import categories in the mainland China market. And although Chinese audiences remain focused on local, Chinese-language movies…
‘All We Imagine As Light’ Director Payal Kapadia On Indie Filmmaking, Oscars Snub In Conversation With Hirokazu Kore-eda
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, who was awarded the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes film festival for her debut narrative feature All We Imagine As Light, talked about the challenges facing indie filmmakers in India during a conversation with Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda at Tokyo International Film…
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