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Talents Tokyo 2015

From Monday, November 23 to Saturday, November 28, 2015, the talent development and networking platform “Talents Tokyo 2015(TT2015)” will be conducted in cooperation with Berlinale Talents.
TT2015 brings together 15 upcoming promising filmmakers and producers. Each participant will have opportunity to present his/her own project.

【Eligible applicants】Aspiring film directors and producers
【Number of applicants accepted】12-15 from Japan and other countries
【Applications accepted from】East Asia and South East Asia
【Application period Monday, May 18 – Thursday, June 18 2015
*Application has been already closed.

*For the last 4 years, we have run the filmmaker development project “Talent Campus Tokyo”, which was previously called “Next Masters Tokyo” in 2010.

Last year, TT organizers decided to start a new initiative, Next Masters Support Program, to support alumni from this program by providing grants. Talents Tokyo will award a Project Development Fund grants of up to 1 million yen (approx. 8,280 USD) or an International Promotion Fund grant of up to 500,000 yen (approx. 4,140 USD) to the selected projects.

Participants (Talents) for the Talents Tokyo 2015

Directors
Somchanrith CHAP (CAMBODIA)
Mauricio OSAKI (BRAZIL/CHINA)
LIN Jianjie (CHINA)
Dwi Sujanti NUGRAHENI (INDONESIA)
ODA Kaori (JAPAN)
LEE Joo Hyun (KOREA)
Josh KIM (KOREA/UNITED STATES)
Kek Huat LAU (MALAYSIA)
Alyx Ayn ARUMPAC (PHILIPPINES)
Francis Raphael SOLAJES (PHILIPPINES)
YEO Siew Hua (SINGAPORE)
HSIEH Chun-yi (TAIWAN)
TSOU Rina (TAIWAN)
Sorayos PRAPAPAN (THAILAND)
Thanh HOANG (VIETNAM)

*As of September 29, 2015, this information may be subject to change.

Experts

PARK Kiyong (Director)
Stephan HOLL (Producer)
Emilie GEORGES (World Sales)

Selected projects for Next Masters Support Progra

a)Development Fund
Sarah Jinhee CHOI (2013, KOREA), <Arabica In Us>
Wichanon SOMUMJARN (2010, Thailand), <Beer Girl>
MOON Kwon (2014, KOREA) <A Family>
Mouly SURYA (2010, Indonesia) <Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts>
CHANG Chih-Wei (2013, TAIWAN) <Lost In China Town>
Armi Rae CACANINDIN (2014, Philippines) <Somewhere South of Reality>
Francis Xavier E. PASION (2010, Philippines) <REACTIVE>

b)International Promotion Fund
LI Shanshan (2012, CHINA), <The Road>

Contact

TOKYO FILMeX Executive Committee
Trade Akasaka Building 3F, 5-4-14 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0052
TEL: 03-3560-6393
FAX: 03-3586-0201

Venues

Yurakucho Asahi Hall, etc.

Credit

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Japan Foundation Asia Center, Talents Tokyo Organizing Committee (TOKYO FILMeX)
In Cooperation with
Berlinale Talents
In Collaboration with
Goethe Institut Tokyo