TIFFCOM: Pitching Contest Winners – Selection

Shikano Yohei’s “Her Lovely Sword” was on Thursday named as winner of the MPA Grand Prize on the 2022 version of the MPA / DHU / TIFFCOM Pitching Contest. A particular recognition prize was awarded to Taniguchi Mio with “Nagahama.”

The occasion is a part of the TIFFCOM market that accompanies the continued Tokyo Worldwide Movie Competition.

The MPA Grand Prize winner is awarded a five-day examine journey to the Movie Immersion Course in Los Angeles., supplied by the Movement Image Affiliation

The particular recognition prize winner is invited to the Asia Pacific Display screen Awards, which will probably be held in Queensland, Australia.

“It will likely be a once-in-a-lifetime expertise for particularly younger filmmakers who’re aiming to be get an opportunity to work internationally sooner or later,” organizers mentioned.

Now in its fifth yr, the pitching occasion is co-hosted by the MPA, Digital Hollywood College (DHU) and TIFFCOM.

A primary session entails a masterclass seminar, introduced by Daniel Nettheim (“The Hunter,” and upcoming TV collection “The Messenger”), a movie producer and director who divides his time between Australia and the U.Okay. The second half was the pitching contest, by which 5 finalists competed.

Whereas the majority of the Tokyo pageant has returned to in-person operations, TIFFCOM and the pitching contest had been held on-line this yr. Registered market contributors will be capable to view the pitching occasion on-line till the top of November.

The MPA has been a daily companion of the pageant and of TIFFCOM. On Friday, it can host the twelfth version of its two-part seminar on manufacturing incentives and treatments in opposition to on-line piracy.