When：December 16 - 24, 2000
Where：Le Theatre Ginza, Tokyo and other venues in Tokyo |
 In December 2000, a new international film festival TOKYO FILMEX will present the Japanese audience with the best of contemporary independent cinema from Asia. Independent cinema here means films by outstandingly unique, creative filmmakers who challenge the conventions of commercial cinema. Here in the cosmopolitan city of Tokyo, audience, press, and industry professionals will get the chance to discover outstanding new Asian films and meet with emerging filmmakers. TOKYO FILMEX 2000 will also feature other programs representing world-class filmmaking from around the world. Discussions and interviews with invited filmmakers; symposiums with directors of leading international film festivals, film producers, and film critics; heated debates about the state of independent filmmaking worldwide and future possibilities in international co-production... The annual event will provide an active meeting place for independent cinema today, and a launching pad of international co-productions for the future. From Tokyo to Asia, and on to the world: TOKYO FILMEX is proud to open new crossroads for the meeting of creative world cinema and its youthful makers. |
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Shozo Ichiyama Director,TOKYO FILMEX |
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- TOKYO FILMeX Competition - 1. TOKYO FILMeX Competition ........A competitive section of new films by emerging Asian filmmakers. 2. Special Invitation Films ........New films by prominent filmmakers from around the world. 3. Filmmaker in Focus ........Important works of a significant filmmaker. 4. Video Program ........New video-made films by Japanese and Asian emerging talents. - TOKYO FILMeX 2000 Jury members - * Arturo RIPSTEIN (Chairman of the Jury, Film director, Mexico) * TARR Bela (Film director, Hungary) * Jafar PANAHI (Film director, Iran) * KIM Jiseok (Pusan International Film Festival Programmer, Korea) * Keiko ARAKI (Pia Film Festival director, Japan) - Symposium panelist - * Tony RAYNS (Film critic, England） * JEON Taesung (Deputy director of the Pusan International Film Festival's PPP, Korea) * Hengameh PANAHI (head of Celluloid Dreams, France） * Naoko TSUKEDA（Producer of The Island Tales [PONY CANYON INC.]、Japan） - TOKYO FILMeX Competition Results - Comments from Arturo Ripstein, Chairman of the Jury : Today, Hollywood films have made sweeping conquests in countries around the world. Given this situation, I am very grateful to TOKYO FILMeX for giving us the chance to become acquainted with unknown films. Every film entered in the competition was truly excellent, and the jury members were ultimately unable to come to an unanimous decision. Finally, I would like to ask Mr. Ichiyama, director of FILMeX, to please continue to develop the festival in years to come. * Grand Prize : Suzhou River Dir:Lou Ye Comments from Suzhou River Associate Producer Asai Takashi, on behalf of director Lou Ye : "The director has already left the festival, but he was very happy when I told him the results over the telephone. I think that the fact that the prize for the Grand Prize is stock film is a message for the director to keep making films. I am very pleased and honored." * Special Jury Prize : Djomeh Dir:Hassan Yektapanah Comments from Djomeh Director Hassan Yektapanah : I am very happy. Iranian film has been doing well, and I think that this is proof that we have been working hard to keep the wave started by those directors before us from dying down. But to be honest, I think it's about time for people to stop looking at our films as "Iranian films." I would like to join forces with people in Iran and abroad, and to start a wave of "new film" together with them. |
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Presented by ： TOKYO FILMeX 2000 Organizing Committee 会 Co-presented by ： Asahi Shimbun, J-Wave Supported by ： Johnnie Walker Administration ： T-MARK, Office Kitano With the support of ： PROMAX, Disk Garage With the cooperation of ： Athenee Francaise Cultural Center, The Film School of Tokyo, Ginza Dai-ichi Hotel, KODAK, DHL Japan Inc, Tokyo Laboratory Ltd,Tokyo Theatres Co. Inc., Nippon Cine Arts Co., Ltd. |