38th TIFF Co-hosted / Allied Events
*Please note that event information is subject to change.
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CINEMA CONNECTING JAPAN Public-Private Cooperation Forum in TIFF2025
Since COVID‑19 exposed many issues, the film industry has been working toward solutions. This forum brings together public and private organizations to share their efforts and challenges. Through new collaborations formed at the film festival, we aim to connect into future “face‑to‑face discussions”.
Date: 11.2 Sun
Venue: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya BASE Q
*Invitation Only
Hosted by: CINEMA CONNECTING JAPAN
Co-Hosted by: UNIJAPAN / Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) / Japan Film Commission / Japan Motion Picture Production Standards Association / Audiovisual Employees Alliance of Japan / Directors Guild of Japan / Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association / Jokantoku.com / General Incorporated Association of Arts Workers Japan / Support for Women in the Film Industry / Independent Cinema Guild / The Japan Association of Moving Image Archivists (JAMIA), etc.
Supported by: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Panelists:
Kore-eda Hirokazu (Filmmaker), Matsuoka Hiroyasu (CEO, TOHO CO., LTD.), Wada Joji (CEO, Production I.G., Inc. / CEO, WIT STUDIO,Inc.), Uchiyama Takashi (Professor, Faculty of Integrated Culture and Policy, Aoyama Gakuin University) and others from Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and co-hosting organizations
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JFC Award – METI Prize Ceremony
The JFC Award recognizes film commissions across Japan for developing location resources, supporting filming with local communities, and promoting regional revitalization through visual media. This year, the newly established Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Award will be presented to selected winners from the past 11 editions.
Date: 10.28 Tue
Venue: Mitsubishi Bldg. 1F M+ Success
*Invitation Only
Hosted by: Japan Film Commission
Co-Hosted by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
TIFFCOM 2025
TIFFCOM is the leading audio visual content market in Asia affiliated with Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). It brings together a wide variety of content holders focusing on film, television and animation, and has achieved success as a major networking platform, attracting professional buyers and producers not only from Asian countries but also from all over the world.
Dates: 10.29 Wed – 10.31 Fri
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center HAMAMATSUCHO-KAN, Tokyo
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Special Collaboration with PFF 2025 PFF AWARD Grand-Prix
PFF started in 1977 under two themes: “Finding and nurturing new filmmaking talents” and “Creating a new environment for film.” The main program, the “PFF Award,” is a unique and unparalleled worldwide competition for self-produced films by filmmakers. An open call undergoes a rigorous four-month selection process. Selected works are screened at the Pia Film Festival, where five jury members decides the Grand Prix and other prizes. Over 190 past selected filmmakers have gone on to become professional film directors, solidifying PFF’s reputation as a gateway for young, emerging talent.
Date: 11.3 Mon 11:15-
Venue: Kadokawa Cinema Yurakucho
Hosted by: PFF General Incorporated Association / National Film Archive of Japan / Kawakita Memorial Film Institute / UNIJAPAN
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Screening Films
Naomi Out of Sync
Director: Nakazato Fuku
Brand New Love
Director: Iwakura Ryuichi
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Winning Film Screening””Screening of an Award-winning Film Long Night from SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2025″
Specializing in films created in digital format, the SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL aims to uncover and nurture young filmmakers. In this event, we will screen Kusakari Yui’s Long Night, which won the SKIP CITY AWARD. This is the debut feature by promising new director Kusakari Yui, which has garnered high praise from this year’s jury, including Director Ishikawa Kei, the jury president. It is a bold work that gently illuminates the loneliness and hopes of young people in the modern age. We hope you will take this rare opportunity to discover this talent.
Date: 11.1 Sat 17:45-
Venue: TOHO Cinemas Chanter Chanter 3
Hosted by: Saitama Prefecture / Kawaguchi City / The Kawaguchi Chamber of Commerce & Industry / SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL Committee
→ Official Site
Screening Film
Long Night
Director: Kusakari Yui
→ Schedule & Ticket
Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award Film Screening and Discussion
As we launch the 90th Anniversary of the Directors Guild of Japan next year, we celebrate our consistent contributions to the film community and, with nearly 500 members, our efforts to lead the Japanese film society, benefiting art and humanity. Its prestigious annual New Directors Award, first granted to Oshima Nagisa in 1960, is now in its 65th year of honoring promising young directors, as a unique prize awarded to film directors by film directors. The collaboration between Tokyo International Film Festival and this prominent, truly artistic New Directors Award is sure to invigorate the film scene in Japan and the world.
President, Directors Guild of Japan
Motoki Katsuhide
Date: 10.29 wed 19:55-
Venue: Kadokawa Cinema Yurakucho
Hosted by: Tokyo International Film Festival Executive Committee /
Directors Guild of Japan
→ Official Site
Screening Film:
HAPPYEND
Director: Sora Neo
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Aichi International Women’s Film Festival in Tokyo
The Aichi International Women’s Film Festival (AIWFF), launched in 1996, is Japan’s only international women’s film festival. Held each September in Aichi Prefecture, AIWFF showcases films by women directors worldwide and films that explore women’s lives, while hosting talks and symposia that delve deeply into the background and themes of the films. This year, AIWFF celebrates its 30th edition and has launched its first collaboration with TIFF. AIWFF 2025 includes Traffic, an acclaimed film at last year’s TIFF, and Time to be Strong, one of the films screened at AIWFF 2025, will be screened at TIFF.
Exective Producer, AIWFF
Watanabe Etsuko
Date: 10.29 wed 17:05-
Venue: TOHO Cinemas Chanter Chanter 2
Hosted by: Aichi Gender Equality Foundation
→ Official Site
Screening Film:
Time to be Strong
Director: Namkoong Sun
→ Schedule & Ticket
Kering’s Women In Motion
Kering and the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) are pleased to host a talk session that shines a light on women in arts and culture as part of the official program of the 38th TIFF. Kering, the global luxury group that owns brands such as Gucci and Saint Laurent, launched Women In Motion in 2015 as an official partner of the Cannes Film Festival to highlight women making significant contributions to the world of arts and culture. This year, the program celebrates its 10th anniversary.
This year marks the fifth time the Talk has been held as part of the Tokyo International Film Festival’s official program, featuring actor Takahata Mitsuki, actor and artist Nakajima Kento, casting director Debra Zane, and producer Fukuma Miyuki. Preceding the talk will be a special screening of the documentary Casting By (2012), which explores the importance and history of the profession through the career of legendary casting director Marion Dougherty, followed by an opening address from filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu.
Date: 11.2 SUN 13:30-
Venue: TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN2
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TOKYO FILMeX 2025
The TOKYO FILMeX was established in 2000 under the slogan “For the Bright Future of Cinema”. Since then, it has been held as an international film festival that showcases creative and amazing works from around the world, especially from Asia. The festival has introduced many talented filmmakers, including Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Jia Zhang-ke, and Lou Ye. We eagerly create opportunities for interaction by inviting filmmakers from Japan and abroad to attend Q&A sessions with the audience.
Kamiya Naoki (Director of Programming)
Dates: 11.21 Fri～ 11.30 Sun
Venue: Yurakucho Asahi Hall / Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho
Hosted by: TOKYO FILMeX Organizing Committee (Non-profit Organization)
Sponsored by: Cinema Inutile / SHIMA FILMS / Connections
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5th minato cinema festa
Feel joy and inspiration through cinema! “minato cinema festa” will be back again this year. There will be films for parents and children to enjoy together, as well as films with barrier-free subtitles and audio guidance.
Dates: 11.23 Sun～12.2 Tue
Venues: Azabu Civic Center / Akasaka Civic Center / Takanawa Civic Center / Daiba Civic Center / Libra Hall (Minato Park Shibaura 1F) / Shinmei Iki-iki Plaza
Hosted by: Minato Sports, Community, Culture and Health Foundation
→ Official Site (Japanese)
Short Sohrts Film Festival & Asia 2025 Screening in Autumn
Celebrating its 27th edition this June, the Academy Award®-accredited and Asia’s largest short film festival presents award-winning works including the Grand Prix—George Lucas Award. The program features films aiming for next year’s Oscars, special selections from Brazil and Korea, and works by female directors. Screenings include Q&As with the filmmakers, plus an international conference with OpenAI on “Filmmaking and AI Today,” creator seminars, and branded movie sessions from Cannes Lions. Through the Online Grand Theatre, the festival shares the power of short films worldwide.
Tanaka Fuyumi (PR / Producer)
Dates: 10.22 Wed～11.10 Mon
Venues: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum / LIFORK HARAJUKU / Akasaka Intercity Conference
Hosted by: Committee for Short Shorts Film Festival Asia
Co-organized by: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Presented underthe auspices of: J-WAVE
Sponsored by: NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.
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China Film Week in Tokyo 2025
This event introduces Chinese culture and society through film while promoting mutual understanding between Japan and China. Cinema can reflect people’s lives and convey societal changes. Featuring works from contemporary stories to historical pieces, the event offers audiences a chance to explore Chinese values and perspectives. We hope that the stories on screen and the discussions they inspire for audiences will act as small bridges between the two countries and bring new insights and moments of empathy to all who take part.
Nakata Kazuyo (Geng Zhong) (Board chairman of Japan-China Film Festival Executive Committee)
Dates: 10.21 Tue～10.28 Tue (Tokyo)
Venues: TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi / Yurakucho Asahi Hall
Hosted by: Japan-China Film Festival Executive Committee
Presented underthe auspices of: Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Japan / Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Agency for Cultural Affairs / Japan Tourism Agency / Tokyo Metropolitan Government / The Japan Foundation / Japan National Tourist Organization / Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) / China National Tourism Administration Tokyo Office / China Film Directors’ Guild / UNIJAPAN / Directors Guild of Japan / Japan-China Friendship Association / Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association / Japan-China Economic Association / Japan China Society Inc / Japan-China Friendship Center / Sun Yat-Sen Culture Foundation Of Japan
→ Official Site
22nd Latin Beat Film Festival
It feels sexy to turn 22 with Matador, Almodóvar’s fifth film. Don’t be late; the opening sequence of bloody onanism inspired Tarantino to make movies. Don’t miss Dreams, a film that portrays today’s society in a very different style. The Captive imagines the homosexual side of the author of “Don Quijote” (does anyone know the connection with the store?). We couldn’t find a film directed by a woman, but the feminist musical The Wave will be our soundtrack this year.
Alberto Calero Lugo (Film Festival Producer / Programming Director)
Hosted by: Latin Beat Film Festival Executive Committee
→ 38th TIFF World Focus Section Lineup
19th Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival
The Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival began in 2007 in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture. Tanabe City has abundant tourism sites such as the UNESCO World Heritage “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range”; Yunomine Onsen, one of the oldest hot springs in Japan; and Ryujin Onsen, one of Japan’s three famous skin-beautifying hot springs. Since one of the award winners in the Competition section had a major theatrical release, the festival is considered to be a gateway to success for independent filmmakers.
Dates: 11.7 Fri～11.9 Sun
Venue: Kinan Cultural Hall
Hosted by: Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival executive committee
Presented underthe auspices of: UNIJAPAN Tokyo International Film Festival etc.
Supported by: KINEMA JUNPOSHA CO.,LTD. / TOKYO THEATRES COMPANY, etc.
→ Official Site (Japanese)
MPA Seminar
The MPA Seminar will examine how Japan’s film, television, and streaming industry can position itself as a leading global production hub and compete with other regional locations for major film and TV projects. This year’s seminar will feature international and local experts – Schuyler Weiss (Elvis), Miyagawa Eriko (“Shogun”), and Kusunoki Junko (“Tokyo Vice”) – who will share international case studies and outline the key steps the industry must take to increase domestic production and compete on a global scale.
Murakami Hiroyuki
Managing Director
Date: 10.29 Wed 13:30～16:30 (Door Open 13:00)
Venue: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya BASE Q
Hosted by: Motion Picture Association (MPA)
Co-organized by: UNIJAPAN
Presented underthe auspices of: Embassy of the United States of America / Federation of Japanese Films Industry, Inc.
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Kyoto Filmmakers Lab
Kyoto Filmmakers Lab is a training camp for younger generations. This program provides an opportunity to meet outstanding filmmakers from Japan and abroad and a Jidaigeki making experience. In its 17-year history, a total of 536 participants from 51 countries, selected from 2,597 applicants from 113 countries, have experienced filmmaking in Kyoto. We are excited to deliver lectures in collaboration with Tokyo International Film Festival. We hope this program will be an invaluable opportunity for young filmmakers in this ever-changing world of visual arts.
Moriwaki Kiyotaka (Kyoto Filmmakers Lab)
Dates: 12.2 Tue～12.7 Sun
Venues: Shochiku Kyoto Studios / Toei Studios Kyoto / The Museum of Kyoto / other venues in Kyoto
Hosted by: Kyoto HISTORICA International Film Festival Committee
(Kyoto Prefectural Government / The Museum of Kyoto / Toei Company, Ltd. / Shochiku Studio Co., Ltd. / Toei Kyoto Studio Co., Ltd. / Iwamoto Metal Co., Ltd. / Directors’ Univ Co., Ltd. / Ritsumeikan University)
Co-hosted by: 38th Tokyo International Film Festival Executive Committee / Istituto Italiano di Cultura Osaka / KYOTO Cross Media Experience Executive Committee
Supported by: Kyoto Cross Media Promotion Agency
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MPTE AWARDS 2025
MPTE AWARDS, established in 1947, are unique in Japan for honoring the contributions of engineers and developers to the film and TV industries. The 78th ceremony will celebrate their outstanding developments and creations. We are pleased to welcome you to the ceremony.
Date: 10.28 Tue
Venue: JIJI PRESS HALL
Hosted by: Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan, Inc
Presented under the auspices of: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Federation of Japanese Films Industry, Inc. / Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. / UNIJAPAN / Japan Association of Audiovisual Producers, Inc. / Foreign Film Importer – Distributors Association of Japan / Japan Association of Theatre Owners / Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) / Japan Video Software Association / Japan Ad. Contents Production Companies Association / Japan Post Production Association / NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) /Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association / Association of All Japan TV program Production Companies / Japanese Society of Cinematographers /Japanese Society of Lightning Directors / Association of Production Designers in Japan / Japan Cinema and Television Sound Creator Association / Japan Society of Editors / Japan Association of Video Communications
→ Official Site (Japanese)
JAAP INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2025
Begun in 2007, the JAAP INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL is the only short film festival in Japan for industries and culture. It aims to discover and reward professional quality works, to vitalize the short film industry, and to discover new talent. The concept for this year is “Filmmakers’ frontier”. Following the award ceremony, more than 30 award-winning films including the Grand Prix winner will be screened. Additional screenings include the International Corporate Film Showing, which showcases excellent corporate films from overseas.
Dates: 11.26 Wed～11.28 Fri
Venues: The National Art Center, Tokyo / SHINBUNGEIZA
Hosted by: Japan Association of Audiovisual Producers, Inc.
Presented underthe auspices of: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science And Technology- Japan (MEXT) / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) / Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) / National Board of Regional Visual Industry Associations / Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan, Inc. / Japan Ad. Contents Production Companies Association / Japan Post Production Association (JPPA) / Japanese Society of Cinematographers (JSC) / Japanese Society of Lighting Directors (JSL) / Didital Content Association of Japan (DCAJ) / The Mainichi Newspapers / Nikkei Inc. / The Asahi Shimbun Company / The Yomiuri Shimbun / The Eizo Shimbun / Uni Press Service co., Ltd.
→ Official Site
Sayama de Cinema vol.9
•Dates: 9.20 Sat – 9.21 Sun
•Venue: Sayama City Center
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CoFesta 2025
CoFesta is a project to support the strengthening of overseas communication capabilities in order to effectively promote various events related to the Japananse content industries overseas.
•Dates: July 2025 – March 2026
•Venue: Various Cities in Japan and Overseas
→ Official Site
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