The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that leading film industry veteran, Carlo Chatrian, will serve as the President of the International Competition jury at the 38th TIFF.
 

 
Chatrian has published numerous essays and scholarly articles as a film critic, while also serving as a programmer at various film festivals across Italy. From 2013 to 2018, he held the position of Artistic Director at the Locarno Film Festival, followed by his tenure as the Artistic Director at the Berlin International Film Festival from 2020 to 2024. During his time at the Berlinale, he implemented a major reform by abolishing the traditional “Best Actor” and “Best Actress” awards and introducing gender-neutral categories: “Best Leading Performance” and “Best Supporting Performance.” This progressive shift had a significant impact on other international film festivals, positioning Berlin as a leader in promoting diversity and inclusion in the film industry.
 
In addition, Chatrian has curated programs focused on Japanese animation, including books, retrospectives, and exhibitions, and has visited Japan multiple times for TIFF, demonstrating his deep familiarity with Japanese cinema and culture. The films at the 38th TIFF will be judged through the lens of his unique perspective, shaped by years of leading the world’s major film festivals.
 

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Comment from Carlo Chatrian
It is a great privilege to chair the jury of the Tokyo International Film Festival, an event that, especially under the new direction, has become a vital meeting point for the art of cinema at a global level. I thank the Chairman Ando-san and the Programming Director Ichiyama-san for giving me this opportunity. I’m looking forward to discovering the selection, as I’m sure I will be inspired and touched by the work of the filmmakers. I’m equally excited to know my fellow jurors and start engaging with them in rich and nourishing conversations.
 

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Comment from Ando Hiroyasu, Chairman of TIFF
Mr. Chatrian has extensive experience both as a film critic and as a director of prestigious film festivals like Locarno and Berlin. He most recently participated in the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2021 and 2023, giving us the privilege of witnessing his keen insight and unwavering passion for cinema firsthand. Amid a period of profound global transformation, we are truly looking forward to the insights he will bring through his role as a jury president.
 
Carlo Chatrian
Journalist, author and programmer Carlo Chatrian (born in Turin, Italy in 1971) has worked as a film critic for several magazines. He has published numerous essays and monographs on filmmakers (including Frederick Wiseman, Errol Morris and Nanni Moretti) and has taught film courses at various schools and institutions. He is a columnist for the Italian newspaper “La Stampa.” He has been a programmer for the Alba Film Festival, Florence Festival dei Popoli and Visions du Réel. In 2009, he curated a program on Japanese animation, including a book, a retrospective and an exhibition. He has been the artistic director at the Locarno International Film Festival (2013-2018) and the Berlinale (2020-2024). He is currently the director of the National Museum of Cinema in Turin. He’s member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and of the Academy of Italian Cinema.