| Tokyo International Film Festival | |
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| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Language | International |
| Official website | |
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF.[1][2]
The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director.
In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market.[3]
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| Year | Film | Director | Nationality of Director (at time of film's release) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Typhoon Club | Shinji Somai | Japan |
| 1987 | Old Well | Wu Tianming | China |
| 1989 | That Summer of White Roses | Rajko Grlić | Yugoslavia |
| 1991 | City of Hope | John Sayles | United States |
| 1992 | White Badge | Jeong Ji-yeong | South Korea |
| 1993 | The Blue Kite | Tian Zhuangzhuang | China |
| 1994 | The Day the Sun Turned Cold | Yim Ho | Hong Kong |
| 1995 | not awarded | ||
| 1996 | Kolya | Jan Sverak | Czech Republic |
| 1997 | The Perfect Circle Jenseits der Stille |
Ademir Kenovic Caroline Link |
Bosnia-Herzegovina Germany |
| 1998 | Abre los ojos | Alejandro Amenábar | Spain |
| 1999 | Darkness and Light | Chang Tso-chi | Taiwan |
| 2000 | Amores Perros | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Mexico |
| 2001 | Slogans | Gjergj Xhuvani | Albania |
| 2002 | Broken Wings | Nir Bergman | Israel |
| 2003 | Nuan | Huo Jianqi | China |
| 2004 | Whisky | Juan Pablo Rebella | Uruguay |
| 2005 | What the Snow Brings | Kichitaro Negishi | Japan |
| 2006 | OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies | Michel Hazanavicius | France |
| 2007 | The Band's Visit | Eran Kolirin | Israel |
| 2008 | Tulpan | Sergey Dvortsevoy | Kazakhstan |
| 2009 | Eastern Plays | Kamen Kalev | Bulgaria |
| 2010 | Intimate Grammar | Nir Bergman | Israel |
| 2011 | Intouchables | Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano | France |
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