The Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled the complete lineup for its sixth annual TIFF Lounge, bringing together some of Asian and international cinema’s most celebrated voices for a series of conversations running throughout the festival.
The industry networking initiative, co-presented by the Japan Foundation and TIFF, will host five talk sessions featuring an A-list roster of filmmakers.
The program kicks off with a masterclass from Asian cinema legend Peter Chan Ho-sun on Oct. 28, moderated by TIFF programming director Ichiyama Shozo.
Japanese helmer Fujimoto Akio, whose latest film “Lost Land” won the Special Jury Prize in the Horizons section at Venice, will sit down with Thai cinema luminary Pen-ek Ratanaruang on Oct. 29.
A conversation between veteran Japanese dir