TIFF Awards

[Eija Margit Niskanen]

Here are the Tokyo International Film Festival Winners. Kinejapan was 
"represented" by Mark Schilling, who acted in the jury for the Japanese 
Eyes Awards.

Special Jury Prize
Conversations with Other Women, dir. Hans Canosa
Award for Best Director
Kichitaro Negishi [ WHAT THE SNOW BRINGS ]
Award for Best Performance by the Actress in Leading Role
Helena Bonham Carter [ Conversations with Other Women ]
Award for Best Performance by the Actress in Leading Role
Jin Ya-gin [ You and Me ] dir. Ma Liwen
Award for Best Performance by the Actor in Leading Role
Koichi Sato [ WHAT THE SNOW BRINGS ]
The Audience Award
WHAT THE SNOW BRINGS
Award for Best Artistic Contribution
Loach is Fish Too, dir. Yang  Ya-zhou

Winds of Asia
Best Asian Film Award
Sepet (Slit Eyes) dir. Yasmin Ahmad
Special Mention
Be with Me, dir. Eric Khoo

Japanese Eyes
Best Picture Award
Who's Camus Anyway? dir. Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Special Award
Ski Jumping Pairs -Road to Torino 2006- dir. Masaki Kobayashi

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