Atmovie Global Track Partners With Ties That Bind, Sets TIFFCOM Panel
The open session on Oct. 30 at TIFFCOM features producers from Loaded Films, Ici et Là Productions, Seesaw Pictures and Atmovie.
Atmovie Global Track has formalized a partnership with the Europe-based workshop Ties That Bind and will hold an open Asia-Europe co-production panel at TIFFCOM on Oct. 30, according to Variety. The session, titled “Building Creative Partnerships,” is open to any TIFFCOM badge holder.
Panelists include Mizuno-Gray Eiko, CEO of Loaded Films; French producer Christophe Bruncher of Ici et Là Productions; Oh Heejung, founder of Seesaw Pictures; and Atmovie CEO Moriya Takeshi.
Oh and Bruncher will also mentor a closed two-day workshop for Atmovie Global Track fellows on Oct. 27 and 28. The program was curated by Alessandro Gropplero, who runs the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund and co-founded Ties That Bind.
Support for the program comes from the Japan Creator Support Fund, created by the Japan Arts Council with funding from the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
Earlier milestones
Atmovie Global Track fellows marked a milestone at the Japan Pavilion at Cannes in May 2025, and the program held a Japan Pitch event at the Busan International Film Festival in October. Hayakawa Chie's “Plan 75,” which received a special mention for the Caméra d'Or at Cannes in 2022 and became Japan's Oscar entry, and “Renoir,” which competed at Cannes in 2025, are among the projects associated with the names in this story's wider coverage.
Quick answers
When is the Atmovie Global Track panel at TIFFCOM?
The open panel “Building Creative Partnerships” takes place on Oct. 30 and is open to any TIFFCOM badge holder.
Who is on the TIFFCOM co-production panel?
Mizuno-Gray Eiko of Loaded Films, Christophe Bruncher of Ici et Là Productions, Oh Heejung of Seesaw Pictures and Atmovie CEO Moriya Takeshi.
What is the Atmovie Global Track partnership with Ties That Bind?
It formalizes a partnership with the Europe-based workshop Ties That Bind, whose co-founder Alessandro Gropplero curated the program.