TIFF Indie Program

[Abe' Mark Nornes]

This looks like a solid and interesting program, although I question their
sense of history. What is so new about international distribution, the
roles of festivals, and international coproductions?

amn

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1998 Tokyo International Film Festival
 TOKYO FILM CREATORS' FORUM
 
 
Tokyo International Film Festival proudly presents Tokyo Film Creators'
Forum,  a program consisting of panel discussions for promoting the export
of Japanese films, and an announcement launching the "Subsidy for the
Promotion of Japanese Film Export."
 
 
PROJECT SYNOPSIS
 
 
Recent years have seen a rising number of Japanese films in the
international spotlight. While Japanese film production and distribution
had traditionally been limited to the domestic market, current trends
encourage a move into the international market. Through panel discussions,
Tokyo Film Creators' Forum offers a place to contemplate the ways through
which Japanese cinema should interact with the new wave of globalization in
film production and distribution today. 
 
 
Date:                   November 6 (Fri) and 7 (Sat)    1 PM to 4 PM on each day
 
Place:                  Bunkamura Rehearsal Room 
                        (B1 Floor of the Museum, Please ask at the TIFF
office for directions)
 
Entry:          Free to all ID pass holders of TIFF

For Inquiries, contact:         Phone 03-3535-7621 (Ms. Adachi)
                                Toei Company, International Sales 
 
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PANEL DISCUSSION (1)
"Film Festivals as a Gateway to the International Market"
Friday, Nov. 6th / 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
 
Themes:         The panel will report on recent examples of Japanese films
featured in
                international film festivals overseas and how they have
been received. To 
                what extent are international film festivals interested in
Japanese cinema? 
                How did our forerunners from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Chinese
cinema 
                utilize international film festivals in their launch into
the international scene?
                Including a report from Pusan International Film Festival,
which started a 
                pre-sales market for Asian films this year, the speakers
will discuss the 
                correlation between Japanese films and film festivals. 
 
 Speakers:      Paul Yi (Pusan Promotion Plan Coordinator, 
                   Pusan International Film Festival)
                Tony Rayns      (Film critic; Programmer, Vancouver
International Film 
                   Festival)
                Kanako Hayashi (Film festival coordinator)
 
 Moderator:     Takashi Nishimura (Producer) 


 PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT
 "Subsidy for the Promotion of Japanese Film Export"
 Friday, Nov. 6th / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 
 Tokyo Film Creators' Forum will announce the official launch of the
"Subsidy for the Promotion of Japanese Film Export" at TIFF 99. There will
be a Q & A session after the presentation by Toshiyuki Horie, Tokyo
International Film Festival Secretary General. 
  
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 RECEPTION
 Friday, Nov. 6th / 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 
 A casual reception will be held at Cafe Bis! in the lobby of Cine Amuse,
the movie 
 theater across the street from Bunkamura.
 
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 PANEL DISCUSSION (2)
 "The Actuality of International Co-production"
 Saturday, Nov. 7th / 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
 
 Themes:        Producers actively involved in projects with an
international outreach will 
                discuss the current situation and the potentialities for
international co-
                production. What kind of films have validity in the global
market? What is 
                crucial for a future success in international
co-production? Through 
                discussing the role of the producer in each international
collaborative 
                project, the panel will look at recent developments in the
international 
                market and market trends. 
 
 Speakers:      Jeremy Thomas (Producer, Merry Christmas Mr. Laurence; The Last
                   Emperor)
                Catherine Dussart (Producer, Kanzo Sensei)
                Satoru Iseki (Producer, The Crying Game; The First Emperor)
 
 Moderator:     Shozo Ichiyama (Producer, Goodbye, South, Goodbye; Flowers of 
                   Shanghai)
 
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DISCUSSION
"Borderline Between Film and Video"
Saturday, Nov. 7th / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Themes:         Global interest and possibilities for digital video
technology and computer
                editing in the filmmaking process.
Speakers:       John Maybury (Producer, Love is the Devil)
                Takashi Asai (President, Uplink Inc.; Coordinator, Cinema
Prism Video 
                Program)
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1998 Tokyo International Film Festival 
NIPPON CINEMA NOW

presents a collection of new Japanese films 
to our foreign guests and press representatives


TIFF this year presents NIPPON CINEMA NOW, in an initiative to promote
Japanese films internationally. 16 new Japanese films will be screened with
English subtitles in a private setting especially for TIFF's foreign guests
and journalists visiting or residing in Tokyo. 

We offer you an exciting line-up of films including fiction and
documentary, entertaininment and experimental film, from the most creative
filmmakers of Japan's top studios and the independent world. We hope you
take this chance to experience the rising wave of new Japanese cinema
today.


Place:          Cine Qua Non Preview Room 
                (across from Bunkamura; 3rd Floor of Cine Amuse)

Dates:          Nov. 1st (Sun) to 7th (Sat)

Entry:          Free to all ID pass holders of TIFF

Screening schedule:

Nov. 1 (Sun)            13:30   Give It All     (Dir: Isomura Itsumichi)
                        16:30   After Life     (Dir: Kore-eda Hirokazu)

Nov. 2 (Mon)    10:30   "A"     (Dir: Mori Tatsuya; documentary)
                        13:30   Artists in Wonderland     (Dir: Sato
Makoto; documentary)
                        16:00   sunday drive     (Dir: Saito Hisashi)
                        19:00   Inside Mind     (Dir: Oki Hiroyuki)

Nov. 3 (Tues)   10:30   The Goofball     (Dir: Sakamoto Junji)
                        17:00   Watching the Detective     (Dir: Yagi Junichi)
                        19:00   Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl     (Dir:
Ishii Katsuhito)

Nov. 4 (Wed)    10:30   Begging for Love     (Dir: Hirayama Hideyuki)

Nov. 5 (Thurs)  13:30   PARADISE SEA     (Dir: Hagiuda Koji)
                        19:00   Makaraga     (Dir: Amemiya Keita)

Nov. 6 (Fri)            10:30   Nodo-Jiman     (Dir: Izutsu Kazuyuki)
                        19:00   Innocent World     (Dir: Shimoyama Ten)

Nov. 7 (Sat)            10:30   The Peking Man     (Dir: Sato Junya)
                        19:00   Rainy Dog     (Dir: Miike Takashi)

For inquiries, contact:         Phone 03-3535-7621 (Ms. Adachi)
                                Toei Company, International Sales