The Tokyo International Film Festival will introduce two new competitive awards, a Southeast Asia-focused section and a prize honoring women in cinema. The Nippon Cinema Now section will award a Best Film prize and a Special Jury Prize this year, with a jury combining Japanese and international industry figures. TIFF said the awards are meant […]

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• Variety

  The Tokyo International Film Festival will introduce two new competitive awards, a Southeast Asia-focused section and a prize honoring women in cinema. The Nippon Cinema Now section will award a Best Film prize and a Special Jury Prize this year, with a jury combining Japanese and international industry figures. TIFF said the awards are meant […]
  
• Deadline

  Tokyo International Film Festival (October 26-November 4) is launching three new initiatives this year, including two new awards in its Nippon Cinema Now section and a brand new Kashiko Kawakita Award to honor women in cinema. The festival is also bringing back its Crosscut Asia section in a new format, Crosscut Asia+, which will screen […]
  
• Deadline Film

  The race for the Best International Feature Film Oscar at the 99th Academy Awards is heating up, with countries in full swing selecting their submissions for the 2027 campaign. Scroll down to see what countries have submitted so far, and keep checking back as we update our list. This year’s competition will see films submitted […]