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25th Tokyo International Film Festival
2012 Japanese film festival
Summary
2012 Japanese film festival
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 25th Tokyo International Film Festival |
| opening | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away |
| closing | Trouble with the Curve |
| location | Tokyo, Japan |
| founded | 1985 |
| awardsreceived | The Other Son |
| awards | Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix |
| host | UNIJAPAN |
| date | – |
| website |
The 25th annual Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) was held from October 20 to October 28, 2012.
Official selection
Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accession | Michael J. Rix | South Africa | |
| Araf - Somewhere in Between | Yeşim Ustaoğlu | Turkey | |
| Germany | |||
| Atambua 39 Celsius | Riri Riza | Indonesia | |
| 黒い四角 | Hiroshi Okuhara | Japan | |
| Feng Shui | 万箭穿心 | Wang Jing | China |
| Flashback Memories 3D | フラッシュバックメモリーズ 3D | Tetsuaki Matsue | Japan |
| Hannah Arendt | Hannah Arendt | Margarethe von Trotta | Germany |
| Kapringen | Tobias Lindholm | Denmark | |
| Juvenile Offender | 범죄소년 | Kang Yi-kwan | South Korea |
| Nina | Nina | Elisa Fuksas | Italy |
| No | NO | Pablo Larraín | Chile |
| United States | |||
| Lorraine Lévy | France | ||
| Ship of Theseus | Anand Gandhi | India | |
| What Maisie Knew | Scott McGehee | ||
| David Siegel | United States | ||
| Yellow | Nick Cassavetes | United States |
Special screenings
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | Andrew Adamson | United States | |
| Trouble with the Curve | Robert Lorenz | United States | |
| Japan in a Day | ジャパン イン ア デイ | Philip Martin | |
| Gaku Narita | Japan | ||
| United Kingdom | |||
| Skyfall Special Presentation: James Bond 50th Anniversary† | Sam Mendes | United Kingdom | |
| United States | |||
| Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 | Stevan Riley | United Kingdom | |
| Aokigahara | 青木ヶ原 | Taku Shinjo | Japan |
| Argo | Ben Affleck | United States | |
| James Watkins | United Kingdom | ||
| Canada | |||
| Sweden | |||
| Crow's Thumb | カラスの親指 by rule of CROW's thumb | Tadafumi Ito | Japan |
| Garo and the Wailing Dragon (tentative) | 牙狼〈GARO〉〜蒼哭ノ魔竜〜 | Keita Amemiya | Japan |
| G'mor evian! | グッモーエビアン! | Toru Yamamoto | Japan |
| KON-SHIN | 渾身 KON-SHIN | Yoshinari Nishikori | Japan |
| Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Lasse Hallström | United Kingdom | |
| Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship | すーちゃん まいちゃん さわ子さん | Osamu Minorikawa | Japan |
| My Departure | 旅の贈りもの 明日へ | Tetsu Maeda | Japan |
| A Terminal Trust | 終の信託 | Masayuki Suo | Japan |
| Tug of War! | 綱引いちゃった! | Nobuo Mizuta | Japan |
| のぼうの城 | Isshin Inudo | ||
| Shinji Higuchi | Japan | ||
| Farewell, My Queen | Benoît Jacquot | France | |
| Spain | |||
| John Madden | United Kingdom | ||
| United States | |||
| United Arab Emirates | |||
| 横道世之介 | Shuichi Okita | Japan | |
| Red Lights | Rodrigo Cortés | United States | |
| Spain |
†: 12 minutes
Winds of Asia-Middle East
†: Nominated for "Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award"
Film Panorama of Asia-Middle East
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect Game† | 퍼펙트게임 | Park Hee-gon | South Korea |
| Doomsday Book | 인류멸망보고서 | Kim Jee-woon | |
| Yim Pil-sung | South Korea | ||
| Sleepless Night† | 잠못드는밤 | Jang Kun-jae | South Korea |
| Full Circle† | 飞越老人院 | Zhang Yang | China |
| Don't Expect Praises† | 有人赞美聪慧，有人则不 | Yang Jin | China |
| South Korea | |||
| Love in the Buff† | 春嬌與志明 | Pang Ho-cheung | Hong Kong |
| China | |||
| Floating City†† | 浮城 | Yim Ho | Hong Kong |
| † | 愛的麺包魂 | Kao Pin-chuan | |
| Lin Chun-yang | Taiwan | ||
| Touch of the Light† | 逆光飛翔 | Chang Jung-chi | Taiwan |
| Hong Kong | |||
| China | |||
| Sweetheart Chocolate | 甜心巧克力 | ||
| スイートハート・チョコレート | Tetsuo Shinohara | China | |
| Japan | |||
| I Carried You Home | Padang Besar | Tongpong Chantarangkul | Thailand |
| Bwakaw† | Jun Robles Lana | Philippines | |
| Agneepath† | Karan Malhotra | India | |
| Him, Here After† | Ini Avan | Asoka Handagama | Sri Lanka |
| Lifeline† | Galoogah | Mohammad Ebrahim Moayyeri | Iran |
| *Night of Silence*† | *Lal Gece* | Reis Çelik | Turkey |
| Student† | Студент | Darezhan Omirbaev | Kazakhstan |
††: Floating City was cancelled.
Indonesian Express: Nugroho, Edwin and Riza
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soegija† | Garin Nugroho | Indonesia | |
| Mata Tertutup | Garin Nugroho | Indonesia | |
| Postcards from the Zoo† | Kebun Binatang | Edwin | Indonesia |
| Germany | |||
| Hong Kong | |||
| Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly | Babi Buta Yang Ingin Terbang | Edwin | Indonesia |
| Laskar Pelangi | Riri Riza | Indonesia | |
| SAN | Sang Pemimpi | Riri Riza | Indonesia |
Discovering Asian Cinema: Golden Slumbers of the Cambodian film history
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Slumbers | Davy Chou | France | |
| Cambodia | |||
| Peov Chouk Sor | Tea Lim Koun | Cambodia | |
| ពស់កេងកង Puos Keng Kang | Tea Lim Koun | Cambodia |
Japanese Eyes
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where Does Love Go? Tentatively Titled | 愛のゆくえ（仮） | Bunyo Kimura | Japan | |
| Akaboshi | あかぼし | Ryohei Yoshino | Japan | |
| Chasing Santa Claus | サンタクロースをつかまえて | Hiroki Iwabuchi | Japan | |
| *GFP Bunny* | GFP BUNNY─タリウム少女のプログラム─ | Yutaka Tsuchiya | Japan | |
| Last Days of Summer | 少女と夏の終わり | Tomomi Ishiyama | Japan | |
| Our Night is Not Long | NOT LONG, AT NIGHT 夜はながくない | Shoji Toyama | Japan | |
| Kuro | {{Nihongo | はなればなれに | Hanabanareni}} | Daisuke Shimote |
| Since Then | あれから | Makoto Shinozaki | Japan | |
| Something Wicked Comes Over the Wall | 何かが壁を越えてくる | Norio Enomoto | Japan | |
| くじらのまち | Keiko Tsuruoka | Japan | ||
| United Red Army† | 実録・連合赤軍 あさま山荘への道程 | Kōji Wakamatsu | Japan |
†: Director Koji Wakamatsu Memorial Screening.
World Cinema
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormant Beauty | Bella Addormentata | Marco Bellocchio | Italy |
| France | |||
| Here and There | Aquí y allá | Antonio Méndez Esparza | Spain |
| United States | |||
| Mexico | |||
| J. A. Bayona | Spain | ||
| United States | |||
| Journal de France | Journal de France | Raymond Depardon | |
| Claudine Nougaret | France | ||
| Bill Jones | |||
| Ben Timlett | |||
| Jeff Simpson | United Kingdom | ||
| Post Tenebras Lux | Post Tenebras Lux | Carlos Reygadas | Mexico |
| France | |||
| Germany | |||
| Netherlands | |||
| Reality | Matteo Garrone | Italy | |
| France | |||
| Side by Side - The Science, Art, and Impact of Digital Cinema | Chris Kenneally | United States | |
| Something in the Air | Après mai | Olivier Assayas | France |
| Spring Breakers | Harmony Korine | United States | |
| Strutter | Kurt Voss | ||
| Allison Anders | United States | ||
| Thursday Till Sunday | De jueves a domingo | Dominga Sotomayor | Chile |
| Netherlands |
Natural TIFF
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bestiaire | Denis Côté | Canada | |
| France | |||
| Jon Shenk | United States | ||
| Last Call at the Oasis | Jessica Yu | United States | |
| Marco Bonfanti | Italy | ||
| No Business like Show Business | Die Wiesenberger - No Business like Show Business | Bernard Weber | |
| Martin Schilt | Switzerland | ||
| Trashed | Candida Brady | United Kingdom | |
| Facing Animals | Jan van Ijken | Netherlands | |
| *Himself He Cooks* | Valérie Berteau | ||
| Philippe Witjes | Belgium |
Miscellaneous
Special Presentation
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Chow Special All Night Screening | |||
| Police Story | 警察故事 | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong |
| Mr. Vampire | 疆屍先生 | Ricky Lau | Hong Kong |
| Hal Needham | United States | ||
| Special Midnight Screening for the President of Jury : Corman's Way | |||
| Von Richthofen and Brown | Roger Corman | United States | |
| Piranha | Joe Dante | United States | |
| Monster: Humanoids from the deep | Barbara Peeters | United States |
TIFF in Nihombashi
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge of Japan | {{Nihongo | 日本橋 | Nihombashi}} | Kon Ichikawa |
| Judge and Thief | 怪盗と判官 | Bin Kato | Japan | |
| Pathfinder of the Sky An Architect's Life/Story of Morin Kaku | 空を拓く〜建築家・郭茂林という男〜 | Atsuko Sakai | Japan | |
| MIS -Human Secret Weapon- | 二つの祖国で・日系陸軍情報部 | Junichi Suzuki | Japan | |
| United States | ||||
| 裸の島 | Kaneto Shindo | Japan | ||
| Death of a Japanese Salesman | Ending Note | Mami Sunada | Japan |
Minato Screening
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minato Screening Program A | |||
| Julian † | Matthew Moore | Australia | |
| Komaneko -The First Step- † | Tsuneo Gōda | Japan | |
| Gus † | Andrew Martin | Australia | |
| Floyd the Android † | Jonathan Lyons | United States | |
| Pishto Goes Away † | Sonya Kendel | Russia | |
| Corrida † | Janis Cimermanis | Latvia | |
| Colored Pencil † | Alice Gomes | Brazil | |
| Minato Screening Program B | |||
| Kauwboy | Boudewijn Koole | Netherlands | |
| Floyd the Android † | Jonathan Lyons | United States | |
| Minato Screening Program C | |||
| Ernest & Celestine | Ernest et Célestine | Benjamin Renner | |
| Stéphane Aubier | |||
| Vincent Patar | France |
†: Short film
Bunka-Cho Film Awards
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyasumonotoshite - The Postwar History of Rural Medical Services | 医す者として〜映像と証言で綴る農村医療の戦後史〜 | Masayoshi Suzuki | Japan |
| Never Let Me Go | 隣る人 | Kazuya Tachikawa | Japan |
| Living the Silent Spring | 沈黙の春を生きて | Masako Sakata | Japan |
Allied-events
- Bunka-Cho Film Week 2012
- U. S. -Japan Film Academy
- Tokyo International Women's Film Festival
- TIFF / Tohoku project - Japan in a Day, a single strong step which links us to the future through "The Power of Films, Now!"
- Symposium on Motion-Picture Filming
- The Forest of the Asian Cinema
- Masayuki Suo Film Festival
- Korean Cinema Week 2012
- Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia "Focus on Asia" & Workshop
- China Film Week in Tokyo 2012
- Future Line-up Collection of Tokyo International Film Festival
- Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival 2012
- Polish Film Festival in Japan 2012
- CineGrid@TIFF 2012
- Economic Contribution of the Japanese Film and Television Broadcast Industry
- Regional Cooperation between Hong Kong and Japan
- JFC Locations Fair 2012
- Green Energy Festa in TIFF
Awards
;Competition
- Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix - The Other Son by Lorraine Lévy
- Special Jury Prize - Juvenile Offender by Kang Yi-kwan
- Award for Best Director - Lorraine Lévy for The Other Son
- Award for Best Actress - Neslihan Atagül for Araf - Somewhere in Between
- Award for Best Actor - Seo Young-ju for Juvenile Offender
- Award for Best Artistic Contribution - Ship of Theseus (Director of Photography: Pankaj Kumar)
- The Audience Award - Flashback Memories 3D by Tetsuaki Matsue
;Toyota Earth Grand Prix
- Grand Prix - Himself He Cooks by Valerie Berteau and Philippe Witjes
- Special Jury Prize - Trashed by Candida Brady
;Winds of Asia-Middle East
- Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award - Night of Silence by Reis Çelik
- Special Mention
- Bwakaw by Jun Robles Lana
- Him, Here After by Asoka Handagama
- Full Circle by Zhang Yang
;Japanese Eyes
- Best Picture Award - GFP Bunny by Yutaka Tsuchiya
;TIFF Special Appreciation Award
- TIFF Special Appreciation Award - Raymond Chow
Juries
Competition
- Roger Corman, American director and producer (President)
- Luc Roeg, British producer
- Yōjirō Takita, Japanese director
- Emanuele Crialese, Italian screenwriter and director
- Kyoko Heya, Japanese production designer
Winds of Asia-Middle East
- Harumi Nakayama, Japanese cinema journalist
- Koichi Kawakami, Japanese director of photography
- Lim Kah Wai, Malaysian director
Japanese Eyes
- Kyoichiro Murayama, Japanese critic
- Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Japanese director
- Genki Kawamura, Japanese producer
Toyota Earth Grand Prix
- Yukichi Shinada, Japanese critic
- Masako, Japanese model and actress
- Tatsumi Yoda, Chairman of Tokyo International Film Festival
References
References
- Tokyo International Film Festival. (25 September 2012). "Cancellation of "Floating City" in the Winds of Asia-Middle East Section". 25th Tokyo International Film Festival.
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