Liz Shackleton

EXCLUSIVE: Taiwan-based Each Other Films, a female-led production company headed by Jacqueline W. Liu and Tiffany Yu-Chia Chen, is launching a slate of feature films, series and documentaries aimed at international markets.  The slate includes Spent Bullets, a feature film set to shoot in the…

Two of Japan's major broadcasters – Nippon TV and TBS Holdings – provided updates on their global expansion plans in separate sessions at TIFFCOM. Reflecting the Japanese media and entertainment industry's new outward-looking approach, both media conglomerates are now operating production studios…

Shebnem Askin, Head of Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP) and Executive Vice President, Creative Production, shared insights into the studio's international commissioning and acquisition process during a keynote at TIFFCOM.  She also revealed two items currently on her shopping list…

Japan's animation industry grew by 14.8% to hit record revenues of $25BN (JPY3.8TR) in 2024, with much of the increase coming from overseas markets, according to a report presented by the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) at TIFFCOM.  The report, introduced by Megumi Onouchi, AJA…

One Piece executive producer Tetsu Fujimura mapped out the massive growth of Japanese IP in a TIFFCOM keynote today, advising that while many of the big properties may already be licensed, attention is shifting to the next tier where there's huge potential.  In an eye-opening presentation…

Hong Kong filmmaker Peter Ho-sun Chan talked through the many changes he's seen in the Asian film business during his 35-year career in a TIFF Lounge Masterclass at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). He also teased when we might get to see the second part of his period crime drama She Has No Na…

Carlo Chatrian, the former Locarno and Berlin artistic director who is heading the main competition jury at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), talked about the growing importance of film festivals in a challenging market when he met the press today. Chatrian is presiding over…

The Cannes Film Festival's Marché du Film has unveiled Japan as the Country of Honour for its 2026 edition next May. The Marché du Film's Executive Director Guillaume Esmiol officially announced the choice at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) on Tuesday, alongside Junichi Sakomoto…

Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) got underway on Monday evening with stars including Fan Bingbing, Juliette Binoche, Sayuri Yoshinaga and Rena Nonen on the red carpet; and encouraging words from a senior politician about government support for the newly resurgent domestic film…

The Tokyo Film Festival will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to veteran Japanese director Yoji Yamada.  Yamada's latest work Tokyo Taxi, based on the 2023 French film Driving Madeleine, has been selected as this year's TIFF Centerpiece film. He will also participate in the TIFF Lounge…

TIFFCOM's Tokyo Gap Financing Market (TGFM) is launching project awards for the first time, along with a series of talks aimed at producers seeking international co-production.  Awards will include the Tokyo Projects Award, worth $13,300 (JPY2M), selected by an industry jury; the Asian Gen‑Z…

Taking place at the same time as Tokyo International Film Festival, the TIFFCOM contents market complements the festival's mission to encourage international exchange but through its more business-oriented focus on international co-production and the globalization of Japanese IP.  Since it…