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  1. Nov 1, 2021 · Tokyo: Festival Programmer Shozo Ichiyama On Revamping Event During Pandemic. The fest veteran and international producer is the man tasked with overhauling Tokyo's film offerings and using his ...

  2. Oct 26, 2022 · The veteran producer and programmer Shozo Ichiyama points to a stronger line-up of domestic films and a host of directors tackling social and political issues as the defining trends of the 2022 ...

  3. Oct 23, 2023 · Tokyo: Programmer Shozo Ichiyama on Making the Festival a Hub for Asia and Beyond. If the third time is the charm, the industry veteran will see this year’s edition take shape into the kind of ...

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    • Tiff Selection Standards: Less Strategy, More Focus on The Merits of Each Film

    ──How does the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) stack up against other global or Japanese film festivals? Ichiyama: TIFF screens a good balance of Japanese and other Asian films as well as works from around the world. Japan has film festivals dedicated to a variety of genres—Asian films, documentaries, women-led films, and so on, but TIFF a...

    ──The Busan International Film Festival started in 1996 and has since become a major presence in the industry. Ichiyama: The Busan International Film Festival was highly regarded in Europe from the start, because in addition to screening films, it intentionally sought to bring lots of people together. The major Korean distributors take turns throwi...

    ──What are your policies when it comes to selecting films for TIFF? Ichiyama: We’re more interested in selecting films based on their own standalone merit than getting overly wrapped up in some kind of strategy. We changed the name of the Special Screenings section, where we were primarily showing films that had made an impact at international film...

  4. Oct 25, 2023 · Ichiyama Shozo assumed control of the program of the Tokyo International Film Festival after a long programming career that included Tokyo and the slightly more indie Tokyo Filmex events. He is ...

  5. Mar 29, 2023 · UniversalCinema Film & TV Journal’s Amir Ganjavie recently interviewed Shozo Ichiyama, the Programming Director for the Tokyo Film Festival. He worked for the festival previously (1992-1999) before leaving to start a small festival (TOKYO FILMeX). What follows, is part of that interview.

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  7. Oct 23, 2022 · We interviewed Ichiyama Shozo by email ahead of the opening of the 35th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival, which runs from October 24th to November 2nd. It is the only Japanese event accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF), and one of the leading movie festivals in Asia. See what he has so say.