Co-presented by The Japan Foundation & Tokyo International Film Festival Co-presented by The Japan Foundation & Tokyo International Film Festival

Co-presented by The Japan Foundation & Tokyo International Film Festival

TIFF Lounge

TIFF Lounge is now in its fourth year. Under the planning of the committee members led by filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu, we will provide a place for filmmakers gathering in Tokyo to interact with each other and present talk sessions where they will share their stories.
Please look forward to it.

Dates 10.24 [Tue]~10.31 [Tue]
Venue YURAKUCHO micro FOOD & IDEA MARKET
Co-presented by The Japan Foundation

All of the following talks will be available via streaming (recorded).
Please visit TIFF Official Website for details on how to watch them.

TIFF Lounge Lineup

Tran Anh Hung Masterclass
©Curiosa Films

Tran Anh Hung Masterclass

10/24 [TUE] 18:00-

Guest Speakers:

Tran Anh Hung

Filmmaker

Moderator:

Tanaka Fumihito (TIFF Lounge)

Zhang Yimou Masterclass

Zhang Yimou Masterclass

10/25 [WED] 12:00-

Guest Speakers:

Zhang Yimou

Filmmaker

Moderator:

Ishizaka Kenji (Senior Programmer, Tokyo International Film Festival Professor, Japan Institute of the Moving Image)

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Nippon Cinema Now Talk Session: How we make films

10/29 [SUN] 12:30-

Guest Speakers:

Iguchi Nami, Sangoumi Midori, Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Sawa Kan, Toda Akihiro

Moderator:

Ichiyama Shozo (Programming Director, Tokyo International Film Festival)

Yamada Yoji and Gu Xiaogang

Discussion with Yamada Yoji and Gu Xiaogang

10/30 [MON] 14:00-

Guest Speakers

Yamada Yoji

Filmmaker

Gu Xiaogang

Filmmaker

Moderator:

Ichiyama Shozo (Programming Director, Tokyo International Film Festival)

Yang Yonghi and Mouly Surya
Photo courtesy of Five Flavours Film Festival    ©Emi Naito

Yang Yonghi and Mouly Surya

10/31 [TUE] 11:00-

Guest Speakers:

Yang Yonghi

Director

Mouly Surya

Director

Moderator:

Tanaka Fumihito (TIFF Lounge)

Committee members

(in alphabetical order)

  • Araki Keiko (Festival Director, Pia Film Festival)
  • Fukuma Miyuki (Producer, BUNBUKU Inc.)
  • Ichiyama Shozo (Programming Director, Tokyo International Film Festival)
  • Ishizaka Kenji (Senior Programmer, Tokyo International Film Festival / Professor, Japan Institute of the Moving Image)
  • Kore-eda Hirokazu (Filmmaker)
  • Tsuchida Tamaki (Program Coordinator, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival /
  • Assistant Professor, Waseda University)

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Kore-eda Hirokazu

JF + TIFF Lounge Asian Film Students Exchange Program

We will invite film students from Japan and other Asian countries to TIFF to nurture the next generation of talent who will lead the future of Asian cinema. They will attend a masterclass by filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu followed by an exchange meeting among the students.

* Invitation Only

Guest Speaker:

Kore-eda Hirokazu

Filmmaker

Moderator:

Tsuchida Tamaki (Program Coordinator, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival / Assistant Professor, Waseda University)

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