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

TIFF-Lounge
 
TIFF Lounge is a networking place for people in the film industry gathering in Tokyo. Advised by the committee members, a variety of talk events will be held.

 
TIFF Lounge co-presented by The Japan Foundation & Tokyo International Film Festival
Dates: Tuesday, October 28 – Wednesday, November 5
Venue: LEXUS MEETS․․․ (1F, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya)
*Talk session ③ will take place at BASE Q (6F, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya)
Organizers: The Japan Foundation, Tokyo International Film Festival
 
*Admission to the TIFF Lounge is limited to TIFF pass holders. However, a limited number of seats for the talk sessions listed below will be available to the general public through a lottery. For details, please visit the official Tokyo International Film Festival website.
*All of the following talks will be available via streaming (recorded).
*For operational reasons, admission may be limited. We appreciate your understanding.
*Simultaneous or consecutive interpretation in English and Japanese will be provided for all talk sessions.
 

→10/28[TUE] Peter Ho-sun Chan Masterclass
→10/29[WED] Conversation between Fujimoto Akio and Pen-ek Ratanaruang
→10/30[THU] Conversation between Yamada Yoji and Lee Sang-il
→11/1[SAT] Conversation between Miyake Sho and Rithy Panh
→11/2[SUN] Conversation between Kore-eda Hirokazu and Chloé Zhao

 

→ Registration form Talk Session at TIFF Lounge
 


 
 
Peter Ho-sun Chan Masterclass
交流ラウンジ
October 28 (Tue) 15:30-16:30
Guest: Peter Ho-sun Chan (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ichiyama Shozo (TIFF Programming Director)
 

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Conversation between Fujimoto Akio and Pen-ek Ratanaruang
交流ラウンジ
October 29 (Wed) 17:00-18:00
Guests: Fujimoto Akio (Filmmaker), Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ishizaka Kenji (TIFF Senior Programmer, Professor at Japan Institute of the Moving Image)
 

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Conversation between Yamada Yoji and Lee Sang-il
交流ラウンジ
October 30 (Thu) 14:00-15:00
Guests: Yamada Yoji (Filmmaker), Lee Sang-il (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ishitobi Noriki (Film Critic)
 
*Venue: BASE Q (6F, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya)
 

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Conversation between Miyake Sho and Rithy Panh
交流ラウンジ
November 1 (Sat) 14:00-15:00
Guests: Miyake Sho (Filmmaker), Rithy Panh (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ishizaka Kenji
 

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Conversation between Kore-eda Hirokazu and Chloé Zhao
交流ラウンジ
© Mikiya Takimoto

November 2 (Sun) 11:30-12:15
Guests: Kore-eda Hirokazu (Filmmaker), Chloé Zhao (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ichiyama Shozo
 

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Committee Members (in alphabetical order)
Araki Keiko (Festival Director, Pia Film Festival)
Fukuma Miyuki (Producer, Bunbuku Inc.)
Ichiyama Shozo (TIFF Programming Director)
Ishizaka Kenji (TIFF Senior Programmer, Professor at Japan Institute of the Moving Image)
Kore-eda Hirokazu (Filmmaker)
Tsuchida Tamaki (Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Waseda University)
 
 

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