2009.07.27[Updates]
TIFF's commentary on loss of the director,Yasmin Ahmad
Tokyo International Film Festival had the honor and pleasure to screen each and every films of the director, Ahmad since her debut film as Japan Premiere and 4th film Mukhsin as World Premiere. She is one of the directors in the world that TIFF has forged a special bond with.
2005, 18th Tokyo International Film Festival - Winds of Asia screening of the Best Asian Film Award winning film, Sepet (aka Slit Eyes).
2006, 19th Tokyo International Film Festival – Winds of Asia special screening of “Film Malaysia:Truly Asia Yasmin the Storyteller” which showcased Rabun (aka My Failing Eyesight), Sepet (aka Slit Eyes), Gubra (aka Anxiety) and Mukhsin.
2008, 21st Tokyo International Film Festival – Winds of Asia screening of the honorably mentioned film, Muallaf (aka Convert),.
We would like to express our sincere condolences and deepest sympathies at this moment of grief.
The 22nd edition of The Tokyo International Film Festival Office
2009.05.16[Updates]
The Official Poster Visual of the 22nd TIFF
The Official Poster Visual of the 22nd TIFF
Films. The power to change our world.
Cinema, a global language, constantly adapts to reflect its era.
The greatest films inevitably address the most compelling social issues of their times.
One of the most urgent problems we now face is protecting the Earth’s environment.
While many individual films have grappled with how to sustain our environment,
no international film festival has yet stepped up to champion this issue.
This is why we are gathering filmmakers here in Tokyo to think about
how to care for our planet and propose solutions.
We hope our ideas will resonate far beyond the film community,
contributing to the global conversation on our planet’s future.
By engaging with the environmental crisis as filmmakers,
we can find new ways to imagine our relationship with the Earth.
Because we make films, but the Earth made us.
Action! for Earth 2009
