2021 film festival
The 34th Tokyo International Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 30 October to 8 November 2021. This was the first iteration of the festival in two years, as the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival due to be held in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] French actress Isabelle Huppert served as jury president.[2] With Vera Dreams of the Sea winning the Tokyo Grand Prix, the festival's top prize, Kaltrina Krasniqi became the third female director to achieve the prize, after Caroline Link in 1997 and Lorraine Lévy in 2012.[3]
The official poster for the festival was created by fashion designer Koshino Junko and is intended to represent the theme of "crossing borders" created by the COVID-19 pandemic, socioeconomic disparities, and international conflict.[4]
The festival opened with Cry Macho directed by Clint Eastwood[5] and closed with Dear Evan Hansen directed by Stephen Chbosky.[6]
Juries
International Competition
- Isabelle Huppert, French actress
- Aoyama Shinji, Japanese writer-director
- Chris Fujiwara, American film critic
- Lorna Tee, Malaysian producer
- Hiroko Sebu, Japanese film score composer
Asian Future
- Han Yanli, Japanese professor at the University of Tokyo
- Hojo Masato, Japanese film distribution manager
- Ishii Yuya, Japanese director
Amazon Prime Video Take One
Venues
The following 7 venues were hosted the festival screenings.[7]
Official Selection
Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Tokyo Grand Prix.
Asian Future
The following films were selected for the Asian Future section.
| English Title
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Original Title
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Director(s)
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Production Country
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| American Girl
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美國女孩
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Fiona Roan Feng-i
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Taiwan
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| Asu
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Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
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Sri Lanka
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| Somebody's Flowers
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誰かの花
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Yusuke Okuda
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Japan
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| The Brittle Thread
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Jhini Bini Chadariya
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Ritesh Sharma
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India
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| The Brokers
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Daniel R. Palacio
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Philippines
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| The Coffin Painter
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异乡来客
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Da Fei
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China
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| The Last Birds of Passage
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Turna Misali
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Iffet Eren Danisman Boz
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Turkey
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| The Nighthawk's First Love
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よだかの片想い
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Yuka Yasukawa
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Japan
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| When Pomegranates Howl
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Vaght-e Chigh-e Anar
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Granaz Moussavi
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Afghanistan, Australia, Netherlands, Iran
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| World, Northern Hemisphere
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Jahan, Nimkoreh-e Shomali
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Hossein Tehrani
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Iran
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Gala Selection
The following films were selected to be screened as part of the Gala Selection.
World Focus
The following films were selected for the World Focus section, which focuses on international films.
| English Title
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Original Title
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Director(s)
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Production Country
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| Il buco
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Michelangelo Frammartino
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Italy, France, Germany
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| Libertad
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Clara Roquet
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Spain, Belgium
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| Murina
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Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
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Croatia, Brazil, United States, Slovenia
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| Swan Song
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Todd Stephens
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United States
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| Terrorizers
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青春弒戀
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Ho Wi-ding
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Taiwan
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| The Box
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La caja
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Lorenzo Vigas
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United States, Mexico
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| Veneciafrenia
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Álex de la Iglesia
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Spain
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| Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
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Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas
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Edwin
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Indonesia, Singapore, Germany
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Nippon Cinema Now
The following films were selected for Nippon Cinema Now, which aims to introduce Japanese films to international audiences.
| English Title
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Original Title
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Director(s)
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Production Country
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| Blue
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ブルー
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Keisuke Yoshida
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Japan
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| Himeanole
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ヒメアノ～ル
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Keisuke Yoshida
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Japan
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| Intimate Stranger
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親密な他人
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Mayu Nakamura
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Japan
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| Intolerance
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空白
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Keisuke Yoshida
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Japan
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| Moonlight Shadow
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ムーンライト・シャドウ
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Edmund Yeo
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Japan
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| Nagisa
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なぎさ
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Takeshi Kogahara
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Japan
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| Riverside Mukolitta
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川っぺりムコリッタ
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Naoko Ogigami
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Japan
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| Spaghetti Code Love
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スパゲティコード・ラブ
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Takeshi Maruyama
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Japan
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| The Unnamable Dance
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名付けようのない踊り
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Isshin Inudo
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Japan
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| What She Likes...
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彼女が好きなものは
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Shogo Kusano
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Japan
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Japanese Animation
The following films were selected for the Japanese Animation section.
Japanese Classics
The following films were selected for the Japanese Classics section.
Youth
The following films were selected for the Youth section.
| English Title
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Original Title
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Director(s)
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Production Country
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| Cow
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Andrea Arnold
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United Kingdom
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| Cryptozoo
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Dash Shaw
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United States
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| Our Eternal Summer
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L'été l'éternité
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Émilie Aussel
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France
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TIFF Series
The following television series were selected for the TIFF Series section.
| English Title
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Original Title
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Director(s)
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Production Country
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| Folklore (episodes 8 and 12)
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Seiko Matsuda, Nicole Midori Woodford
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Japan, Singapore
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| Fragrance of the First Flower
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第一次遇見花香的那刻
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Angel I-han Teng
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Taiwan
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Awards
Competition
- Tokyo Grand Prix: Vera Dreams of the Sea by Kaltrina Krasniqi
- Special Jury Prize: La civil by Teodora Mihai
- Award for Best Director: Darezhan Omirbaev for Poet
- Award for Best Actress: Julia Chávez for The Other Tom
- Award for Best Actor: Amir Aghaei, Fatih Al, Barış Yıldız, and Onur Buldu for The Four Walls
- Award for Best Artistic Contribution: Crane Lantern by Hilal Baydarov
- Audience Award: Just Remembering by Matsui Daigo
Asian Future
- Asian Future Best Film Award: World, Northern Hemisphere by Hossein Tehrani
Amazon Prime Video Take One
- Amazon Prime Video Take One Award: Sunday & Calm sea by Yunsoo Kim
- Amazon Prime Video Take One Award Special Jury Prize: Midori Sangoumi for Under the Bridge
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