TIFF Lounge
 
The Japan Foundation and the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) are pleased to announce that we will continue to co-present the TIFF Lounge at the 38th TIFF, now in its sixth year as a networking space for film professionals gathering in Tokyo. We have a stellar and diverse lineup of five talk sessions with a rich variety of guests, programmed by a committee that includes director Kore-eda Hirokazu.
 
This year’s TIFF Lounge begins with a masterclass by Peter Ho-sun Chan, a legendary figure in Hong Kong cinema. It continues with a special dialogue between Fujimoto Akio, whose latest film, Lost Land, won the Special Jury Prize in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival, and Pen-ek Ratanaruang, a towering figure in Thai cinema. A highly anticipated conversation will take place between Yamada Yoji, veteran director of the TIFF Centerpiece Tokyo Taxi, and Lee Sang-il, who will receive this year’s Kurosawa Akira Award for his film Kokuho. Another exciting session will feature Miyake Sho, whose new film Two Seasons, Two Strangers won the Golden Leopard (Grand Prix) at the Locarno Film Festival, in conversation with Rithy Panh, acclaimed filmmaker and president of the Locarno jury. And finally, an invaluable dialogue will be held between Kore-eda Hirokazu and Chloé Zhao, director of this year’s Closing Film Hamnet and fellow recipient with Lee Sang-il of the Kurosawa Akira Award.
 
Title: 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 talk sessions will be available for viewing at a later date on the TIFF YouTube channel.
*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.
 
①Peter Ho-sun Chan Masterclass

October 28 (Tue) 15:30-16:30
Guest: Peter Ho-sun Chan (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ichiyama Shozo (TIFF Programming Director)
 

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②Conversation between Fujimoto Akio and Pen-ek Ratanaruang

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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③Conversation between Yamada Yoji and Lee Sang-il

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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④Conversation between Miyake Sho and Rithy Panh

November 1 (Sat) 14:00-15:00
Guests: Miyake Sho (Filmmaker), Rithy Panh (Filmmaker)
Moderator: Ishizaka Kenji
 

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⑤Conversation between Kore-eda Hirokazu and Chloé Zhao

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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TIFF Outdoor Screenings
This year’s free TIFF Outdoor Screenings will feature an exciting lineup that includes five theatrical releases from the Macross Frontier and Macross Delta series, recent hits like Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Venom: The Last Dance, both released less than a year ago, and three Superman titles tracing the evolution of the iconic hero. The program will include anniversary screenings of timeless classics such as Jaws and A Distant Cry from Spring, along with memorial tributes.
→　Outdoor Screenings Lineup