【Event/Call for General Participation】Talents Tokyo 2025 Open Day Program

Talents Tokyo The Executive Committee will hold an open program "Open Day" on Friday, November 28.
On the day of the event, we will hold an "open presentation" and an "open campus" that anyone can participate in.

The 16th edition of "Talents Tokyo 2025" will be held at Yurakucho Asahi Square from November 24th (Monday, closed to Sunday), November 30th, with the theme of "Tough Enough to Stay Vulnerable". During the exhibition, 17 up-and-coming filmmakers and producers (talents) selected from Asian countries will participate in the exhibition and receive feedback from experts on feature film planning through presentation training and group discussions.

On Friday, November 28th, a public program "Open Presentation" will be held to announce the talents' own plans. Presentations will be selected for the "Talents Tokyo Award (Talents Tokyo Award)", and the winners will be announced at the award ceremony and closing ceremony on Saturday, the 29th.
In the afternoon of the same day, a talk will be held as an "Open Campus" on the theme of "Directors' View: Navigating Challenges and Sustaining Creativity in Filmmaking". Guest lecturers will be directors Ramon Churcher and Maury Surya, who will share their perspectives and experiences in continuing to make films in the long term and continuously. The moderator is Shozo Ichiyama, the chairman of the Talents Tokyo Executive Committee.

Outline of Open Day Program

Open Presentation

17 participants (talents) will present the results of the training, which consisted of presentation practice, group discussion and various lectures, at the public final presentation from November 24 (Mon., closed).

Schedule

Friday, November 28, 2025
13:00–14:00 Open Presentation Part 1
14:10–15:10 Open Presentation Part 2
15:20–16:10 Open Presentation Part 3

Venue

Yurakucho Asahi Square B

Language

English (with simultaneous Japanese interpretation)

open campus

Talk Program: "To Continue Filming: Continuation of Creation and Its Conflict (Directors’View: Navigating Challenges and Sustaining Creativity in Filmmaking)"
Guest speakers: Ramon ZÜRCHER (Switzerland), Mouly Surya (Indonesia)

Schedule

Friday, November 28, 2025 16:40 ~ 17:40

Venue

Yurakucho Asahi Square B

Language

English (with simultaneous Japanese interpretation)

Award ceremony and closing ceremony

Among the projects announced at the final presentation by the participants the day before, one excellent project will be awarded as the "Talents Tokyo Award (Talents Tokyo Award)".

Schedule

Saturday, November 29, 2025 15:00 ~ 16:00

Venue

Yurakucho Asahi Square B

Language

English (Japanese translation available)

admission fee

Free (pre-order)

How to apply

Each program is open to everyone, but admission is required.
If you would like to participate, please apply using the application form below.
https://forms.gle/u9FaJM4nKEGwdgRv6
* If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, participants will be decided by lottery.

Deadline: Until 12:00 (noon), Thursday, November 27, 2025

Contact Us

Talents Tokyo Executive Committee
E-MAIL:: talents*talents-tokyo.jp (Please replace * with @)