Tokyo Film Festival Unveils 15 Competition Titles, 7 World Premieres
Tokyo International Film Festival announced its full line-up, with 15 Competition features, seven world premieres, and a revived Crosscut Asia section.
The Tokyo International Film Festival has announced its full line-up, with 15 features set for the Competition section, seven of which will hold their world premieres in Tokyo. The festival runs October 26-November 4, with TIFFCOM scheduled for October 28-30.
Among the Competition world premieres are Garin Nugroho's Red Before Dawn, Milcho Manchevski's Sister Brother Manhole Cover, Wang Jiangyong's The Night That Binds Us and Qiu Jiongjiong's Fuxi: Four Tales Of Feasting. Three Japanese features will also world premiere: Akira Ikeda's The Canary's Lullaby, Akira Yamamoto's The Intertwining and Yukiko Mishima's Two Cigarettes, Three Nights.
The Asian Future competition selected ten titles, including Ariani Darmawan's Jani Be Good, Katski Flores's EDJOP, Soheil Karimi's Silver and Navid Mohammadzadeh's I'm Nothing Special Really. The festival also reintroduced its Crosscut Asia section, dedicated to Southeast Asian cinema.
The Gala Selection will screen 14 titles, including Christian Mungiu's Fjord, Yukiko Sode's All The Lovers In The Night, Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine, Sabu's Arrested Memory and Wayne Wang's Diary Of A Mad Old Man.
As previously announced, the festival will open with Zeze Takahisa's Sukiyaki and close with Yeon Sang-ho's Colony, with Godzilla Minus Zero as the Centerpiece film. Nippon Cinema Now has introduced two new awards this year. Cate Blanchett will attend to support the Japan premieres of five short films backed by the Displacement Film Fund. Mohammad Rasoulof and Mipo O are receiving the Kurosawa Akira Award, and Rolf de Heer heads the main competition jury, per Deadline.
Quick answers
When does the Tokyo International Film Festival take place?
The festival runs October 26-November 4, with TIFFCOM scheduled for October 28-30.
How many world premieres are in the Competition section?
Seven of the 15 Competition features are world premieres.
Which Japanese films will world premiere in Competition?
Akira Ikeda's The Canary's Lullaby, Akira Yamamoto's The Intertwining and Yukiko Mishima's Two Cigarettes, Three Nights.