- Time of the event
- Friday, November 28, 2025
13:00 ~ 16:10 Open Presentation
16:40 ~ 17:40 Open Campus
Saturday, November 29, 2025
15:00 ~ 16:00 Awards Ceremony, Closing Ceremony - Venue
- Yurakucho Asahi Square B
Talents Tokyo Executive Committee will hold a public program "Open Day" on Friday, November 28.
"Open Presentation" and "Open Campus" will be held on the day.
The 16th “Talents Tokyo 2025 ” will be held from November 24 to Sunday, November 30 at Yurakucho Asahi Square under the theme of "Tough Enough to Stay Vulnerable". During the conference, 17 up-and-coming directors and producers (talents) from Asian countries will participate and receive expert feedback on their feature film plans through presentation training and group discussions.
On Friday, November 28, "Open Presentation," a public program to present Talents' own plans, was held. The presentation will be judged for the Talents Tokyo Award, and the winner will be announced at the award ceremony and closing ceremony on the 29th.
In the afternoon of the same day, a talk titled "To Continue Filming: Continuation of Creation and Its Conflict (Directors’View: Navigating Challenges and Sustaining Creativity in Filmmaking)" will be held. The guest lecturers will be directors Ramon Churcher and Maury Suriya, who will share their perspectives and experiences on continuing to make films over the long term. The moderator will be Shozo Ichiyama, chairperson 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
The Talents Tokyo Award will be awarded to an excellent project presented at the final presentation by participants on the previous day.
- 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
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Deadline: Until 12:00 (noon), Thursday, November 27, 2025
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