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105 articles available in total starting from 19/06/2007. Last article published on 02/07/2026.

Shozo Ichiyama  •  Programming Director of the Tokyo International Film Festival

Interview: Shozo Ichiyama • Programming Director of the Tokyo International Film Festival

“Being the country of honour is a very good news for the young Japanese filmmakers.”

Shozo Ichiyama explains how the Tokyo International Film Festival programming team works year-round to look for films and build their programme.  

02/07 | Euro Film Fest

Review: Titanic Ocean

Review: Titanic Ocean

CANNES 2026: After several acclaimed short films, Konstantina Kotzamani dives deep into the mermaiding culture in Japan in her first debut feature  

21/05 | Cannes 2026 | Un Certain Regard

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi • Director of All of a Sudden

Interview: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi • Director of All of a Sudden

“In the dark, the boundary between the self and others becomes more ambiguous”

CANNES 2026: The Oscar-winning director talks about his first international project and working across languages  

20/05 | Cannes 2026 | Competition

Spot the Composer tackles international scoring collaborations in Cannes

Spot the Composer tackles international scoring collaborations in Cannes

CANNES 2026: Eiko Ishibashi and Milena Fessmann have explored how trust, networks and financing realities shape international film-music collaborations  

16/05 | Cannes 2026 | Marché du Film

Review: All of a Sudden

Review: All of a Sudden

CANNES 2026: Turning his gaze to France, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi chisels out a brilliant and original collector’s piece, brimming with humanity, love and political resonance  

16/05 | Cannes 2026 | Competition

REPORT: Tokyo Goes to Cannes 2026

REPORT: Tokyo Goes to Cannes 2026

CANNES 2026: The Japanese gathering has presented five national works in progress at the Marché du Film, including new projects by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takahisa Zeze and emerging genre voices  

15/05 | Cannes 2026 | Marché du Film

Review: We Are Aliens

Review: We Are Aliens

CANNES 2026: Kohei Kadowaki makes his feature debut with an animated diptych of two boys, in which one event defines the trajectory of their adolescence  

14/05 | Cannes 2026 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Nagi Notes

Review: Nagi Notes

CANNES 2026: Koji Fukada has crafted a characteristically sensitive melodrama following two former sisters-in-law who reunite in rural Nagi  

13/05 | Cannes 2026 | Competition

Titanic Ocean to world-premiere in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

Titanic Ocean to world-premiere in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

Greek filmmaker Konstantina Kotzamani is heading to the Croisette with her debut feature, a coming-of-age tale set in the surreal world of professional mermaid training  

04/05 | Production | Funding | Greece/Germany/Romania/Spain/Japan

Review: A New Dawn

Review: A New Dawn

BERLINALE 2026: Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s feature debut is a visually delicate anime that attempts to mix family mystery, environmental themes and adolescent turmoil  

19/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Competition

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