The International Film Festival Tokyo appointments must for film buffs

USPA NEWS - This year marks the 27th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) with great ambition to rise higher in the scale of 7th art. Thus the TIFF announcement of October 23-31 in Tokyo with beads cinematic Asia and worldwide. It is primarily films that are not present in general festivals.

As said the President of the Festival: “ We attract more guests from abroad, and thus contribute in cultivating cultural exchanges.“¨“¨In order to raise the profile of TIFF as one of the largest and most important film festivals in the Asian region and to enhance its role and authority, we need to carefully select from quality films submitted from all corners of the world and ensure that award-winning films are rewarded with positive consequences both in the domestic and international film markets “ .“¨ The showcase will unveil the hidden gems of Asian films that portray Asia´s present condition. The first showcase will focus on Thai films, which are currently gaining wide attention in the industry. The showcase will let audience explore the fascination of Thailand through the lineup concentrating on its recent works. The French Jean Pierre Jeunet and Olivier Nakache are well represented with their respective films « The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet“ and “ Samba“ with Omar Sy (The star actor of the film “Intouchables“). A committed movie coming out in parallel at the French theaters promises to deploy a comic love story. Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) announces that Seven Directors in Japan are selected to aim at promoting excellence of Japanese film to the world. James Gunn, director of "Guardians of the Galaxy", will chair the jury of the International Film Festival in Tokyo (TIFF). A jury of International competition will consist of: James Gunn, John H. Lee, Robert Luketic, Eric Khoo, Debbie Mcwilliams, Hiroshi Shinagawa

The Japan Foundation Asia Center, in cooperation with Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), presents eight Thai films in the first year of the "CROSSCUT ASIA" section at the 27th TIFF, which starts from October 23. The film “Big Hero 6 "will open the festival: John Lasseter (Executive Producer), Don Hall (Director), Chris Williams (Director), Roy Conli (Producer), Miho Kanno, Kotaro Koizumi. The film Closing Film "PARASYTE" will be screened at fence. The "Audience Award" is presented to the most popular film in the Competition section determined by viewers' votes. In addition to the prize money, the winner will receive a trophy and an award certificate from the TIFF Minato Committee. The winners will be elected, by the President´s choice together with 5 members of the International Competition´s Jury. The reward is a prize of a range from 5000$ to 50 000$ for the Tokyo Grand Prix. The special prize reference of the TIFF is the WOWOW Viewer's Choice Award (10 000 $) will be selected by the members of the selection committee, which consists of six subscribed viewers of WOWOW's broadcasting channels, and given to the film, which the committee would like to share their excitement with the film lovers around the world. To be continued... See also http://2014.tiff-jp.net/en/