Japan’s production committee system, in which a group of companies jointly finance a film and share its rights, has helped spread risk across the industry. But it can also cap budgets at what the industry itself can raise, make it harder for overseas investors to take part and slow decisions when every rights holder must
Kering Women in Motion, an allied program of the Tokyo International Film Festival, held a talk event on Tuesday at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills for a packed crowd. Director Kore-eda Hirokazu (“Shoplifters”) opened the event with brief remarks. “In recent years, I’ve been hearing people at international film festivals say, ‘Japanese films are really interesting
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will honor Japanese filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu with its Cinema Honorary Award and has named Korean director Yim Soon-rye jury head of its Asian Feature Film Competition. The 37th edition of SGIFF runs Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. Kore-eda will attend a special presentation of “Look Back” on Oct. 24,
