08.30.2013
The 26th TIFF will join the Toronto International Film Festival 2013
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF)/TIFFCOM and its parent organization UNIJAPAN will participate in the Toronto International Film Festival 2013, starting from September 5th in Toronto.
As a new initiative, we will organize the "Japan Day Promotion" with 5 international sales companies (below), in order to raise awareness of Japanese visual contents and to grow the presence of Japanese sales companies in US market, during the festival.
Please join us and get the latest Japanese films in Toronto!
■ Japan Booth
Japan Booth will provide the information of Japanese films to be shown in Toronto, TIFF/TIFFCOM, the relevant information of the Japanese film industry, and co-production event "TIFFCOM CoPro Connection", and be used as a meeting place for 5 delegate companies.
Date and time : September 5 (Thu) - 15 (Sun), 9:00-18:30
Venue : Japan Stand/TIFF Sales & Industry Office, Hyatt Regency 2/F
Add : 70 King St. W., Toronoto, ON, CANADA M5V 1J9
Sales companies : Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau Okinawa Film Office / Omagact Entertainment LLC / Open Sesame Co., Ltd. / GAGA Corporation / Yoshimoto Creative Agency (5 companies)
Contact : Kenta Fudesaka kenta.fudesaka@unijapan.org
■ TIFF / TIFFCOM team in Toronto
For meeting request in Toronto or any inquiries about the 26th TIFF, please contact at communications@tiff-jp.net
For meeting request in Toronto regarding "TIFFCOM CoPro Connection" and co-production with Japan, please contact at kenta.fudesaka@unijapan.org
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For TIFFCOM 2013, please contact at tiffcom2013@tiffcom.jp
■ Japanese Films in Toronto
Program : Special Presentations
*The scheduled events and time are subject to change. Please visit the Toronto International Film Festival website for the updated schedule. tiff.net/thefestival/
Like Father, Like Son
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Contact:
Asian Sales: GAGA Corporation [intl@gaga.co.jp]
Intl Sales outside of Asia: Wild Bunch [gfarkas@wildbunch.eu]
Screening schedule:
9/7 (Sat) --- 4:30 PM --- Winter Garden Theatre
9/8 (Sun) --- 10:00 AM --- TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
REAL
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Contact: Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (TBS) [prosales@tbs.co.jp]
Screening schedule:
9/6 (Fri) --- 5:00 PM --- Scotiabank 13
9/12 (Thu) --- 6:15 PM --- Scotiabank 3
9/14 (Sat) --- 11:45 AM --- Scotiabank 3
YURUSAREZARUMONO (Unforgiven)
Directed by Lee Sang-il
Contact: Warner Entertainment Japan, Inc. [fumio.shimizu@warnerbros.com]
Screening schedule:
9/13 (Fri) --- 6:00 PM --- Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
9/14 (Sat) --- 12:30 PM --- TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
9/15 (Sun) --- 5:00 PM --- Scotiabank 2
The Wind Rises
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Contact: Studio Ghibli Inc.
Screening schedule:
9/11 (Wed) --- 6:00 PM --- Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
9/12 (Thu) --- 5:45 PM --- Ryerson Theatre
9/15 (Sun) --- 9:00 AM --- TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
Program: Midnight Madness
*The scheduled time is subject to change. Please visit the Toronto International Film Festival website for the updated schedule. tiff.net/thefestival/
R100
Directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto
Contact: Yoshimoto Creative Agency [inter.film@yoshimoto.co.jp]
Screening schedule:
9/12 (Thu) --- 11:59 PM --- Ryerson Theatre
9/13 (Fri) --- 11:30 AM --- Scotiabank 9
9/14 (Sat) --- 9:00 PM --- Scotiabank 10
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Directed by Sion Sono
Contact: T-JOY [y-yoshimura@t-joy.jp]
Screening schedule:
9/13 (Fri) --- 11:59 PM --- Ryerson Theatre
9/14 (Sat) --- 3:45 PM --- Scotiabank 1
Program: Contemporary World Cinema
*The scheduled time is subject to change. Please visit the Toronto International Film Festival website for the updated schedule. tiff.net/thefestival/
Ningen
Directed by Cagla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti
Contact: Media Research, Inc. [tanimoto@mediasoken.jp],
WIDE Management [lm@widemanagement.com]
Screening schedule:
9/8 (Sun) --- 6:15 PM --- TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
9/10 (Tue) --- 6:15 PM --- Scotiabank 9
9/15 (Sun) --- 9:30 AM --- Scotiabank 10
Program: Wavelengths
*The scheduled time is subject to change. Please visit the Toronto International Film Festival website for the updated schedule. tiff.net/thefestival/
45 7 Broadway (USA)
Directed by Tomonari NISHIKAWA
Contact: Tomonari NISHIKAWA [tomonarinishikawa@gmail.com]
Screening schedule:
9/8 (Sun) --- 7:00 PM --- Jackman Hall
Flower (USA)
Directed by Naoko TASAKA
Contact: Naoko Tasaka [naoko.tasaka.film@gmail.com]
Screening schedule:
9/7 (Sat) --- 8:30 PM --- Jackman Hall
`TIL MADNESS DO US PART (HongKong/France/Japan)
Directed by Wang Bing
Contact: Y.Production(World),MOVIOLA(Japan)
Screening schedule:
9/7 (Sat) --- 8:45 PM --- TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
9/9 (Mon) --- 9:00 AM --- Jackman Hall
9/15 (Sun) --- 9:00 PM --- Scotiabank 8
Program: TIFF Cinematheque
*The scheduled time is subject to change. Please visit the Toronto International Film Festival website for the updated schedule. tiff.net/thefestival/
An Autumn Afternoon
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Contact: Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Screening schedule:
9/11 (Wed) --- 4:00 PM --- TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
Hiroshima mon amour (France/Japan)
Directed by Alain RESNAIS
Screening schedule:
9/8 (Sun) --- 9:45 AM --- TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
For any inquiries about Japanese film in Toronto, please contact Mr. Kenta Fudesaka at kenta.fudesaka@unijapan.org