Please allow us to announce the change of screening schedule regarding to the Opening film title, Oceans, planned to be shown at the Umeda Burg 7 Theater in Osaka.

Screening Date:
October 17, 2009 (Sat)
The Opening curtain will be at 16:00 / Doors will open at 15:50 after the correction.
(Prior to the change: The Opening curtain was at 17:30 / Doors were to open at 17:10)

Detailed schedule (tentative)
16:00 - Green Carpet Live Broadcast
17:30 - Opening Ceremony Live Broadcast
18:30 – Screening of the Opening film title, Oceans

The customers who have already purchased the tickets with the Opening curtain time prior to the corrections are courteously advised to visit the theater during the correct admission time. We would like to make our most sincere apology for the inconvenience we may have caused the guests visiting our film festival screenings.

This is to notify you that the procedures of the Walk-up Ticket Sales for the film titles which its Advance tickets have been sold out have been changed.

Due to our systemic situation, the tickets for the film titles which its Advance tickets have been sold out will only be sold at the theater box office on its
screening day starting from 10:00.

* Please note that there are no sales thru internet or sales at the Playguide (Ticket Agency) and convenience stores.
* Two tickets per one purchaser will be a quota for the film titles which its Advance tickets have been sold out.

No changes are made to the sales procedure for the film titles which Advance tickets have not been sold out.
Please refer to the Purchase process for Walk-up Ticket.


Since this is a change made from the notices we've made through the flyers; we would like to make our most sincere apology for the inconvenience we may have
caused the guests visiting our film festival screenings.

TIFF is pleased to announce that the previews for Staten Island and Oil Rocks - City Above The Sea have arrived to our web site.
Also ,we've switched preview of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with its longer version.

Please check the previews by all means as a reference for choosing the film title of your choice at TIFF..




■Competition
ACACIA
The Dark House
Heaven Eternal, Earth Everlasting 10/6 UP
Manila Skies 10/6 UP
Optical Illusions
Southern District
Staten Island 10/7 UP
Stories
The Trotsky

■Special Screenings
Oceans 10/6 UP
AVATAR Special Presentation
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 10/7 UP
REC2
SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
Yona Yona Penguin
MY RAINY DAYS
Chasing My Girl
Feel the Wind
Go Find a Psychic!
Drag Me To Hell
It's on me
E.YAZAWA ROCK
I Give My First Love to You
Sideways
PUSH
ZERO FOCUS
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN
UP

■Winds of Asia - Middle East
Like You Know it All 10/6 UP
A Brand New Life 10/6 UP
Wheat
Kung Fu Cyborg : Metallic Attraction
Taipei 24H
Yang Yang
At the End of Daybreak
The Blue Mansion
Best of Times
Jeonju Digital Project 2009: Visitors
Talentime + Yasmin's TVCM works
The Convert
Night and Fog 10/6 UP

■Japanese Eyes
OUR BRIEF ETERNITY
Jungle-House Three-Farts / Sanpei Hayashiya
The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant
Palm of the Hand Stories
TOCHKA
If Blessed
LIVE TAPE

■WORLD CINEMA
A Single Man
The King of Escape

■natural TIFF supported by TOYOTA
Bird without Borders - Black-Faced Spoonbill
The Mermaid and the Diver
Oil Rocks - City Above The Sea 10/7 UP

The Hills Café located besides the Roppongi Academy Hills entrance will transform in to TIFF Movie Cafe during the Tokyo International Film Festival!




The well-received Club Event 'TIFF night' held last year returns again all-powered-up & ready for a launch!
TIFF night in collaboration with MARC JACOBS and alain mikli will be presented!



TIFF Movie Cafe
Duration: Oct.17th (Sat) thru Oct. 25th (Sun)
※Free Admission

For Cast Info, Click Here↓
【MARC JACOBS x TIFF night】
Date: Oct. 17th (Sat) 18:00 -25:30
19:30 HAZUKI (DJ set)
21:00 The SAMOS(Live Band)
22:30 Asano Tadanobu (Live set)
23:30 KAGAMI (DJ set)

【TIFF night】
Date: Oct. 18th (Sun) 18:00 - 23:00
20:00 AZZURRO (Live set) - DBKN (VJ)
21:30 INNER SCIENCE (Live set) - DBKN (VJ)

【TIFF night】
Date: Oct. 19th (Mon) 18:00 - 23:00
20:30 Le Salon de Nagisa　Nagisa Yoko（Music selector）

【TIFF night】
Date: Oct. 20th (Tue) 18:00 - 24:00
19:30 I'm Tokyo You're Osaka (DJ set)
21:00 nisennenmondai (Live band)
22:00 Marcel Luckyghost (DJ set)

【TIFF night】
Date: Oct. 23rd (Fri) 18:00 - 24:00
21:00 Taras 3000 (DJ set)

【alain mikli x TIFF night】
Date: Oct. 24th (Sat) 18:00 - 25:30
19:00 Sir Alice – Alain Mikli – Alice Daquet (Talk show)
21:00 Sir Alice (Performance)
22:00 PUNKADELIX (Dj set)
23:30 DJ set　(TBA on our official web site as soon as determined)

Please check the Roppongi Hills Floor Map for the venue info.(presented in Japanese only)
(Store number "24" will be the TIFF Movie Cafe number during the festival.)

The Advance Ticket Sales of the two film titles from Winds of Asia - Middle East section, that has been postponed will begin its sale from Oct. 10th (Sat) 10:00～

Winds of Asia - Middle East section. Commemorative Event in "Egypt Tourism Promotion Year in Japan 2009". Panorama of Egyptian Cinema, Youssef Chahine's "Alexandria Tetralogy" and the New Wave.

Justified Betrayal

Screening Date:
Oct. 18th (Sun) 20:30 ～　（Door opens at 20:10)
TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills Screen 3
Ticket Pia P Code 560-413 Tel 0570-02-9999
Lawson Ticket L Code 39544 Tel 0570-000-407

Oct. 23rd (Fri) 12:00～　（Door opens at 11:40)
Cinemart Roppongi Screen 4
Ticket Pia P Code 560-418 Tel 0570-02-9999
Lawson Ticket L Code 39549 Tel 0570-000-407




Hassan and Morkos + Bitter Right

Screening Date:
Oct. 18th (Sun) 12:00 ～　（Door opens at 11:40)
TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills Screen 2
Ticket Pia P Code 560-412 Tel 0570-02-9999
Lawson Ticket L Code 39543 Tel 0570-000-407

Oct. 22nd (Thu) 12:00～　（Door opens at 11:40)
Cinemart Roppongi Screen 4
Ticket Pia P Code 560-418 Tel 0570-02-9999
Lawson Ticket L Code 39549 Tel 0570-000-407



The tickets are purchasable on first come first serve basis by telephone and internet and available at the convenience stores (Cricle K Sunkus, Family Mart and Lawson) as well as Playguide (Ticket Agency).

TIFF is pleased to inform you that Film Festival Program Director, Mr. Yoshi Yatabe's interviews are appearing on various websites.

Here are two interviews for starters.
Check it out as a reference for choosing your film title!!

Cinema Café Interview (presented in Japanese only)
Eiga Geijutsu Interview (presented in Japanese only)

For jumping to the Programming Director,
Yoshi Yatabe's Blog Click here(presented in Japanese only)

The stage appearance of the Director, Giuseppe Tornatore of the World Cinema section's Baaria which was scheduled for the screening
on Oct. 23rd (Fri) has been cancelled due to unforeseen reason.

The film Baaria will be screened on Oct. 23rd (Fri) as scheduled.

However, Director, Giuseppe Tornatore is scheduled to make his stage appearance on the screening to be held at Oct. 18th (Sun).

Info on Baaria

The video comment by Ms. Catherine Zeta-Jones, an actress of The Rebound, scheduled for its presentation during the
screening on Oct. 17th has been cancelled due to the unforeseen reasons.

The film title, The Rebound will be screened on Oct. 17th (Sat) as scheduled.

Info on The Rebound

It is with regret that TIFF must inform you that Mr. Abbas Kiarostami, director of Shirin scheduled for Winds of Asia-Middle East film screening has cancelled his visit to Japan.

His stage appearance scheduled for Teach-in prior to the screening on Oct. 19 (Mon), 20th (Tue) and 23rd (Fri) has thus been cancelled. Please note that the screening of Shirin on Oct. 19 (Mon), 20th (Tue) and 23rd (Fri) will be held as on schedule.

For info on Shirin

Inquiries regarding to the 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival can be made through our official web site by filling out the form or by making a phone call using the 'Hello Dial'.

Please use both services accordingly at your convenience

Hello Dial: 03.5405.8686 / 050.5548.8600 (IP Phone)
(Services are available until Oct. 25th, 9:00 thru 18:00)