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Jury / Awards
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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TOKYO FILMeX Competition Jury
The Chairperson of the jury
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
(The Chairperson of the Jury: Iran / Film Director)
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Born on 1957 in Tehran. Fighting for democracy he faced imprisonment at the age of 17 and spent nearly 5 years in prison. After his release he continued his struggle in search of democracy and equality through his activities in literature and in his films. He is the writer of 30 literary and story books and directed 30 feature, short and documentaries in 10 different countries. He has received over 50 reputable international awards from prestigious film festival across the world including Cannes, Venice, Locarno... He has been granted two honorary doctorate in cinema and literature for his eminent works.
Over the years his film has appeared several time on the list of top one hundred films in history of cinema by critics and experts in the industry across the world.
Besides films and literature, he has been always active as a human right activist in Iran and Afghanistan.
Makhmalbaf has been the chairman of the jury in several film festivals so far.
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The jury members
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WATANABE Makiko
(Japan / Actress)
Born in 1968 in Tokyo. Debuted as a model in 1986, and made her first film appearance in 1988. Has subsequently worked mainly in film, but also in theater and television drama series. Major film works include SUWA Nobuhiro's "M/OTHER" (99), KAWASE Naomi's "The Mourning Forest" (07), KOBAYASHI Masahiro's "The Rebirth" (07), and SONO Sion's "Love Exposure" (09). Many of the films she has appeared in have received critical acclaim in Japan and overseas. Won best supporting actress honors at the 55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival and the 7th Asian Film Awards for her performance in NAKANO Ryota's "Capturing Dad" (13).
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Isabelle GLACHANT
(France / Producer, Unifrance's Greater China representative)
Isabelle GLACHANT started her career as a journalist for the French TV station Canal +. She served as Audiovisual Attaché of the French Embassy in China from 1998 to 2003, and began working on Chinese films in 2004 as Executive Producer of "SHANGHAI DREAMS" (WANG Xiaoshuai, 2005, Jury Prize, Cannes). Since then, her credits include Associate Producer of "LOST IN BEIJING" (LI Yu, 2007, Competition Berlin) and "CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH" (LU Chuan, Best Film award in San Sebastian 2009), Co-producer of "LOVE AND BRUISES" (LOU Ye, TIFF 2011), Producer of "IN LOVE WE TRUST" (WANG Xiaoshuai, 2008, Silver Bear - Best script, Berlin), several documentaries by WANG Bing, among which "THREE SISTERS" (Best film Orizzonti, Venice 2012), "CHONGQING BLUES" (WANG Xiaoshuai, 2010, Competition Cannes) and 11 FLOWERS (WANG Xiaoshuai, First France-China official coproduction). She's currently developing new projects from Kit HUI, LOU Ye, WANG Xiaoshuai and new Chinese directors. She received the medal of Art and Letters Knight of the French Ministry of Culture in 2011 for her involvement in French Chinese coproduction. Since January 2012 she's also Unifrance's Greater China representative.
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MATSUDA Hiroko
(Japan / Producer)
Born in Tokyo. Worked as a magazine editor before becoming involved in the production of SHINOZAKI Makoto's "Okaeri" (94). Participated in the establishment of The Film School of Tokyo in 1997 and produced student collaborations such as SHIOTA Akihiko's "Don't Look Back" (99), KUROSAWA Kiyoshi's "Barren Illusion" (99), and MATSUOKA Joji's "Acacia Walk" (00). Subsequently joined Office Shirous and produced KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi's "Antenna" (03) and "Freesia/Bullet over Tears" (06), SHIOTA Akihiko's "Canary" (04), OOKU Akiko's "Tokyo Serendipity" (07), KATO Naoki's "Abraxas" (10), and NISHIKAWA Miwa's "Dream for Sale" (12). Recent works include SHINOZAKI Makoto's "Since Then" (12).
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YING Liang
(China / Film Director)
Born in 1977 in Shanghai. Studied film at Beijing Normal University and Chongqing University. Directed short films before making his feature debut with "Taking Father Home" (05), which won a Special Jury Prize at TOKYO FILMeX and went on to be screened at numerous film festivals around the world. His next film "The Other Half" (06) was also awarded a Special Jury Prize at TOKYO FILMeX, and his third film "Good Cats" (08) won a FIPRESCI Prize at the Brisbane International Film Festival. Additionally, his "Condolences" (09) received a Tiger Award for best short film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. "When Night Falls" (12) was screened in competition at the Locarno Film Festival, where it won awards for Best Director and Best Actress.
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Audience Award
The award-winning film is chosen from the TOKYO FILMeX Competition and the Special Screenings section after the vote of the audience.
Student Jury Prize
Student Jury
NAKAMURA Youtaro
(Tama Art University)
Filmography : 'Pong Pong' /Received Grand Prix in Tokyo Student Film Festival 2013
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KAWAWADA Emma
(Waseda University)
Filmography : 'circle'/Received Second Prize in Tokyo Student Film Festival 2013
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SUYAMA Takuma
(Aoyama Gakuin University)
Filmography:'thin partition'/Nominated for Tokyo Student Film Festival 2013
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