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TOKYO FILMeX Competition
TOKYO FILMeX 2013 Awards
The Jury of the TOKYO FILMeX 2013 competition, consisted of Mohsen MAKHMALBAF (The Chairperson of the Jury: Iran / Film Director), WATANABE Makiko (Japan / Actress), Isabelle GLACHANT (France / Producer, Unifrance's Greater China representative) and MATSUDA Hiroko (Japan / Producer), awards the following prizes.
"In Bloom"
Nana EKVTIMISHVILI, Simon GROSS (Georgia, Germany, France / 2013 / 102 min.)
The Grand Prize goes to the directors, Nana EKVTIMISHVILI and Simon GROSS, for "In Bloom" for its talent to portrait two strong teenage girls and the energetic recreation of reality in cinema.
"Harmony Lessons"
Emir BAIGAZIN (Kazakhstan, Germany, France / 2013 / 115 min.)
We would like to give the Special Jury Prize to Director Emir BAIGAZIN for "Harmony Lessons" for its talented vision that takes us into a male world through a metaphor where harmony of politics and cultures combine to create a systematic violent society.
Special Mention
"Karaoke Girl"
Visra VICHIT VADAKAN (Thailand, USA / 2012 / 77 min.)
"TOKYO BITCH, I LOVE YOU"
YOSHIDA Kohki (Japan / 2013 / 70 min.)
This year the jury members have decided to give two special mentions to promising directors for the future of Asian Cinema.
We would like to give a special mention to Director Visra VICHIT VADAKAN for "Karaoke Girl" for the intimate portrait and the depiction of the invisible side of the Karaoke girl by showing her story through her real life and to Director YOSHIDA Kohki for "Tokyo Bitch, I Love You" for its personal and philosophical view of Tokyo, the loneliness of its individuals and the difficulty of relationships.
Audience Award
"ILO ILO"
Anthony CHEN (Singapore / 2013 / 99min.)
Student Jury Prize
"Transit"
Hannah ESPIA (The Philippines / 2013 / 92 min.)
This film uses cinematic techniques to visually, spatially, and temporally interpret serious themes that are inextricably woven into domestic life, and unravels them for our edification.
It vividly conveys a strong determination to live in a certain place and go on doing so, which is in itself a powerful life force. This fully captured our hearts, and continues to hold them in its embrace.
Student Jury :
NAKAMURA Youtaro, KAWAWADA Emma, SUYAMA Takuma
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All films in this program will screen with English subtitles.
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Israel, Germany / 2013 / 107 min.
Director: Tom SHOVAL
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Film depicting the repercussions of a young girl's kidnapping by two brothers in a town on the outskirts of Tel Aviv while also laying bare economic disparity, military conscription, religious belief and other inherent problems in Israeli society. Screened in the Panorama Section of the Berlin International Film Festival. Winner of three awards including Best Full-Length Feature Film at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
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Georgia, Germany, France / 2013 / 102 min.
Directors: Nana EKVTIMISHVILI, Simon GROSS
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The maturation of two young girls who have just turned 14 is youthfully portrayed in this film set in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi in 1992 which has been faced with the crisis of civil war due to ethnic conflicts in remote regions despite becoming the Commonwealth of Independent States with the dismantling of the Soviet Union. Screened in the Forum Section of the Berlin International Film Festival and winner of the CICAE Award.
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Kazakhstan, Germany, France / 2013 / 115 min.
Director: Emir BAIGAZIN
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The main character of this striking debut film is a 13-year-old boy living in a village on the grasslands of Kazakhstan. It depicts the circumstances of a bullying incident that occurs at a school in a stoic style reminiscent of BRESSON. Screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and awarded the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for its cinematography.
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Thailand, USA / 2012 / 77 min.
Director: Visra Vichit VADAKAN
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A film blending documentary and fiction in its depiction of the ordinary life of a nightclub hostess. Cast in the lead role is a woman who actually works as a hostess. The considerable differences between the big city and countryside that it juxtaposes are also intriguing. Screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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Singapore / 2013 / 99min.
Director: Anthony CHEN
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Winner of the Camera d'Or for Best First Feature at Cannes. It tells the story of a boy living in Singapore during the economic crisis of the late 1990s who builds a pseudo-familial relationship with his family's Filipina maid while his parents incessantly fight with each other.
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The Philippines / 2013 / 92 min.
Director: Hannah ESPIA
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The feature debut of Hannah ESPIA revolves around Filipinos working in Israel as migrant laborers, and deals with the issue of forced repatriation of children. It received its world premiere at the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, winning several awards including Best Film.
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Taiwan / 2013 / 109 min.
Director: CHANG Tso-chi
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Film energetically depicting the maturation of a young boy even as he faces harsh realities while spending the summer at his grandfather's house in the rural area outside of Taipei. CHANG Tso-chi's direction which drew out the children's lively performances truly shines. Screened at the Locarno Film Festival.
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China / 2013 / 87 min.
Director: QUAN Ling
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Set in a small town in the suburbs of Chongqing, the debut film of female director QUAN Ling depicts a crisis that befalls a couple in their seventh year of marriage while reflecting the present state of rapidly evolving Chinese society. Produced by JIA Zhang-ke, and screened in the Forum section at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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Japan / 2013 / 74 min.
Director: MATSUBAYASHI Yojyu
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The latest from documentarist MATSUBAYASHI Yojyu, whose "FUKUSHIMA: Memories of the Lost Landscape" received acclaim at home and abroad. It traces the turbulent fate of a horse that survived the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the powerful footage of the Soma wild horse chase Shinto ritual at the climax is not to be missed.
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Japan / 2013 / 70 min.
Director: YOSHIDA Kohki
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A film based on a play of the same title performed by theater unit Austra Macondo. Setting CHIKAMATSU Monzaemon's Bunraku narrative "The Love Suicides at Sonezaki" in modern-day Tokyo, it tells the story of a sex worker's fleeting romance. The latest from YOSHIDA Kohki, whose "Symptom X" and "Household X" were well-received overseas.
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