Tokyo

31st Tokyo International Film Festival

Date: 23 – 30 October 2018

Location: Tokyo

Partners: Tokyo International Film Festival

The Asian Film Awards Academy (AFA Academy), with the support of Create Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Film Development Fund of the Hong Kong SAR Government and the co-organization with the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF),  lead a Student Visit, titled Journey to the Fest, to the TIFF from October 23 to 30, 2018.

 

This project strengthens one facet of AFA Academy and TIFF’s vision, To Be Enlightening, which aims to foster a future for film and cultivate young talent. It gives Hong Kong film, media and humanities students the opportunity to develop their skills and enrich their outlook and experience through the visit to an international film festival for networking opportunities with their peers and professionals from around the world. Through communication with them, we expect that Japanese students joining TIFF can also deepen their experience and knowledge. Students on the visit can participate in various festival events and talks, attend networking events and watch films. The student group is led by AFA Academy staff and comprise 12 to 16 students chosen by application and nomination*.

 

Takeo Hisamatsu, Festival Director of TIFF, says, “We are delighted to invite students from Hong Kong as a member of AFA Academy. As To Be Enlightening is one of our important missions, we hope that the participants is interact with many other students visiting TIFF, have unique experiences at TIFF, and inspire each other.”

 

Roger Garcia, Executive Director of the AFA Academy, comments, “We hope to expose the students to different horizons of film programmers, and to give them the opportunity to meet both their peers and filmmakers from around the world. TIFF always has a great range of visitors and films. The exposure to this spectrum of works

and professionals would certainly help the students in their understanding of the industry.”

Main Events included:

Pre-Event Tea Party

Date: 6 October 2018

Venue: Asian Film Awards Academy Office

Speakers: Fish Liew (Youth Ambassador), Emily Ng (Create HK)

Screenings and After-Screening Discussions with Filmmakers

Period: 25 to 30 October 2018

Every student has watched around 10 films of different genres and from different countries chosen by AFA Academy and other films of their own choice. Most film screenings were either followed by post-screening Q&A or opened with pre-screening stage greeting with filmmakers/actors.

Visit to TOEI Movie Studios

Date: 23 October 2018

Venue: TOEI Movie Studios, Nerima-ku, Tokyo

Speaker: Mr. Sakai (Head of Sales Department, TOEI)

TIFF Orientation Meeting

Date: 23 October 2018

Venue: TIFF office, Tsukiji, Tokyo

Speaker: Ms. Azusa Kenjo (Director – International Relations, TIFF)

Visit TIFFCOM and join Seminar “Coproduction Forum: Japan-Europe-Asia”

Date: 24 October 2018

Venue: Sunshine City Convention Center, Ikebukuro, Tokyo

Speakers: Mr. Toshiaki NAKAZAWA (Producer, SEDIC INTERNATIONAL INC.), Ms. Alexandra Lebret (Managing Director, European Producers Club), Mr. Jeffrey Chan (Executive Vice President, BONA FILM GROUP)

Moderator: Mr. Pascal Diot (Director, Venice Production Bridge)

Orientation of TIFFCOM

Date: 24 October 2018

Venue: TIFFCOM Marketplace for Film & TV in Asia, Sunshine City Convention Center, Ikebukuro, Tokyo

Speaker: Mr. TAKAGI Fumio (Japan Content Showcase Organizer’s Office Director)

TIFF Opening Red Carpet

Date: 25 October 201

Venue: Roppongi Hills Arena, Roppongi, Tokyo

TIFF Opening Ceremony

Date: 25 October 2018

Venue: Ex Theatre, Roppongi, Tokyo

Speakers/guests: Mr. HIRAI Takuya (Minister of State for Cool Japan Strategy and Intellectual Property Strategy), Mr. MIYATA Ryohei (Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs), Mr. HISAMATSU Takeo (TIFF Festival Director), Ms. MATSUOKA Mayu (Actress, TIFF Festival Ambassador), Ms. TERAJIMA Shinobu (Actress), Mr. YAKUSHO Koji (Actor) and Mr. Ralph Fiennes (Actor & director).

TIFF Opening Party

Date: 25 October 2018

Venue: 3F Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Roppongi, Tokyo

Visit to National Film Archive of Japan

Date: 26 October 2018

Venue: National Film Archive of Japan, Tokyo

Speaker: Representatives of National Film Archive of Japan

Meet the Talents – Mr. ASANO Tadanobu

Date: 26 October 2018

Venue: Roppongi Hills Club, 51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo

Guest: Mr. ASANO Tadanobu

TIFF Master Classes – “Taro Iwashiro – Life as a Film Music Composer”

Date: 28 October 2018

Venue: Tower Hall, 49F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo

Speakers: Mr. Taro Iwashiro (Film music composer)

Visit to Japan Institute of the Moving Image and Kawasaki Art Center

Date: 29 October 2018

Venue: Japan Institute of the Moving Image, Shin’yurigaoka Campus, Kanagawa-ken, Tokyo and Kawasaki Art Center

Speakers: Mr. ISHIZAKA Kenji (Asian Future Programing Director, TIFF and Professor, Japan Institute of the Moving Image), graduate students of Japan Institute of the Moving Image

Other Journey to the Fest
Jeonju Students participated in the Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea for the first time. They attended screenings, festival activities, masterclass lectures, and exchanges with filmmakers and festival programmers from all over Asia.
Tokyo The Journey to the Fest student visit has returned to Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) after a five-year hiatus. Students enjoyed chance to exchange ideas with film students and film talents from different Asian countries and regions.
Singapore During SGIFF, students visited film-related institutions to gain understanding and experience of filmmaking history and culture in Singapore.
Tokyo The programme gives Hong Kong students the opportunity to develop their skills and enrich their outlook and experience through the visit to an TIFF.
Busan The Asian Film Awards Academy has organize a Student Visit in Busan, South Korea again!
Taipei Asian Film Awards Academy had leaded a seven-day Student Visit to the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in 2016.
Busan 12 students from Hong Kong tertiary institutions visited the 20th Busan International Film Festival to develop their skills and enrich their outlook.

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