Tokyo Launches Asian Students’ Film Conference as Festival and Market Unveil Major Programming

The Tokyo International Film Festival is expanding its commitment to emerging talent with the launch of a new showcase section, Asian Students’ Film Conference, featuring 15 under-60-minute films from film schools across Asia. With support from Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the competition showcases live-action and animated works that “redefine the conventional image of student films,” according to festival organizers. The selected titles include works that have been awarded at Cannes and other major festivals, offering what TIFF describes as “fresh perspective and novel insights” from diverse countries that “vividly capture contemporary...