【Held】" Talents Tokyo 2025" / Pre-event / Special screening of alumni works

Talents Tokyo In order to strengthen the creation and dissemination of culture from Tokyo in the field of video, the Executive Committee has been holding a "Talents Tokyo" every fall since 2010 with the aim of cultivating "talents (=Talents, Talents)" who have the potential to become "next generation masters" Arts Council Tokyo. This is a human resource development program that invites young Asian filmmakers and producers to Tokyo and learn know-how to play an active role in the world through a seven-day workshop. In addition, this project will be implemented as the only Asian version of the overseas expansion of "Berlinale Talents", which is held as part of the Berlin International Film Festival, and has produced many filmmakers who are active around the world, with many graduates who have won awards at international film festivals such as Cannes and Venice.

The 16th "Talents Tokyo 2025" will be held under the theme of "Open the Heart, Its Strength" and will be held from November 24th (Monday, holiday) ~ November 30th (Sunday).

As a result of selection, 17 participants (talents) were selected. The main lecturers will be film director Maury Suriya, producer Justin Oh, world sales lecturer Emmanuel Pizarra and Tobias Pausinger from Berlinale Talents.

We also announce that we have selected projects that are expected to be active in the world in the future for the "Next Masters Support Program" for graduates of this program.

Ahead of "Talents Tokyo 2025", as a new pre-event this year, a special screening of the works of Talents alumni will be held on November 8 (Sat) and 9 (Sun) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Hall. The screenings are "Renoir" (2025) directed by Chie Hayakawa (TT2014 graduate) and "Cu Li Never Cries" (2024) directed by Pham Ngoc Lan (PHẠM Ngọc Lân, TT2017 graduate) and Nelicia LOW (TT2020 graduate) will also have a post-screening director's talk with the director. After the screening of "Renoir" on November 8, there will also be a dialogue talk between director Hayakawa and director Hirokazu Kore-eda as a special guest.

Talents Tokyo 2025 Event Overview

session

November 24, 2025 (Mon, closed) to 30th (Sun)

Venue

Yurakucho Asahi Square (Yurakucho Marion 11 F, 2-5-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Sponsor

Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Arts Council Tokyo
Talents Tokyo Executive Committee

alliance

Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale Talents)

cooperation

Goethe Institute

Main Instructor (Extract Parts)

main lecturer

Mouly Surya (film director)
Justin O (Justine O. Producer)
Emmanuel PISARRA (World Sales)
Tobias PAUSINGER (Berlinale Tarenz)

Attendees (Talents)

Attendees (Talents)

Director:
CHEN Jianhang (China)
GUAN Tian (China)
Sean Ali WANG (China)
ZHENG LU Xinyuan (China)
Anastasia TSANG (Hong Kong)
Makbul Mubarak (Indonesia)
Rein Maychaelson (Indonesia)
Sushi KUWAYAMA (Japan)
TAN Ce Ding (Malaysia)
Glenn BARIT (Philippines)
Sam MANACSA (Philippines)
Ash GOH Hua (Singapore)
NGUY N Luong Hung (Vietnam)
Producer:
LUNG Kwok Yiu (Hong Kong)
SATOH Naomi (Japan)
Jed MEDRANO (Philippines)
Evril Pinyu KUO (Taiwan)

* Talent names are listed in alphabetical order by country/region.
* Country/region indicates country of origin or current base of operations.
* Information as of September 30, 2025, subject to change.

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Next Masters Support Program Selection Plan

A)planning and development fund

*Program to support movie projects up to 1.5 million yen

Alyx Ayn ARUMPAC(Coach, TT2015, Philippines) Tongues of Fire
PUREVDASH Zoljargal(Coach, TT2017, Mongolia) SANE MOTHER
Amanda Nell EU(Coach, TT2018, Malaysia) Lotus Feet
Carlo Francisco MANATAD(Coach, TT2018, Philippines) A Brilliant Melody
IMAI Taro(Producer, TT2018, Japan) Staring at Your Back
Nelicia LOW (Coach, TT2020, Singapore) Mu
Sai Naw Kham(Coach, TT2023, Myanmar) Mangoes are tasty there
CHAN Tze-woon (Coach, TT2024, Hong Kong) Chronicle in the Darkness
Danech SAN(Coach, TT2024, Cambodia)"To Leave, To Stay"
François CHANG (Coach, TT2024, France/China) The Sleepless Girl
HATAKEYAMA Kana (Coach, TT2024, Japan) Dollyamory
KOIDE Daiju (Producer, TT2024, Japan)"What's Love Got to Do With It?"
Lkhagvadulam PUREV-OCHIR (Coach, TT2024, Mongolia) The Vision of Lonely
Mountains
MAI Huyin Chi (Coach, TT2024, Vietnam) The River Knows Our Names
YAN Haohao (Coach, TT2024, China) Naked in Glendale

B) International Promotion Fund

*This program provides support of up to 500,000 yen to cover the costs of publicizing a project that is nearing completion.

OTA Singo (Director, TT2013, Japan) "Numakage Public Pool"
LE Binh Giang (Director, TT2016, Vietnam) "404NOTFOUND"
Timothy YEUNG (Director, TT2016, Hong Kong, Canada) "FINCH & MIDLAND"
Nguyễn HOÀNG ĐIỆP (Director, TT2023, Vietnam) “1982”

*Name (Director/Producer, Talents Tokyo Year of Completion, Country/Region) "Project Name"
*Names are displayed in alphabetical order of Talents Tokyo year of completion and name.
*The country/region name is the country of origin or current base of activity.

Talents Tokyo 2025 Pre-Event and Special Screening of Alumni Films

Schedule

Saturday, November 8, 2025, 9th (Sun)

Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography Hall

Ticket

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Films to be screened

Renoir (2025) Director/Writer: Chie Hayakawa (TT 2014)
Cu Li Never Cries (2024) Director/Co-Writer: Pham Ngoc Lan (TT 2017)
Pierce's Heart (2024) Director/Writer: Nericia Rowe (TT 2020)

Sponsor

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Arts Council Tokyo
Talents Tokyo Executive Committee

Contact Us

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