PRESS INFORMATION September 6, 2017 Press Conference to Announce the 30th TIFF Lineup: September 26 To the Members of the Press: The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will hold a press conference on Tuesday, September 26 to announce the full lineup of the main sections and related special events of the 30th edition. We cordially invite you to join us at Roppongi Hills Mori Tower as we announce TIFF Official Selections. The 30th TIFF will be held from October 25 – November 3, 2017, at Roppongi Hills, EX Theater Roppongi and other venues in Tokyo. All press members must complete the press accreditation procedure to attend this press conference. Application Deadline: September 22, 2017. Date and time: September 26 (Tue), 2017 Doors open at 12:00 pm Press conference starts at 1:00 pm (tentative) Place: Tower Hall, Roppongi Academyhills Address: Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 49th Floor, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo URL: http://www.roppongihills.com.e.nt.hp.transer.com/facilities/access/ Speakers*: Takeo Hisamatsu – Festival Director, 30th TIFF Nobushige Toshima – Managing Director, 30th TIFF Yoshi Yatabe – Competition Programming Director Kenji Ishizaka – Asian Future Programming Director Kohei Ando – Japan Now Programming Advisor Ryusuke Hikawa – Animation Focus Programming Advisor Guests: Special Guests (TBA) Topics: Lineups for all sections and outline of events during 30th TIFF *Simultaneous interpretation (J/E) to be provided. *Please RSVP by email to arrange your seat and headset for simultaneous interpretation (J/E) by September 22 (Fri) 5:00pm:
[email protected] Japan Now Press Conference featuring Naomi Kawase, with a special screening of Radiance: October 3 TIFF is also pleased to hold a separate Japan Now Press Conference featuring internationally acclaimed writer and director Naomi Kawase, with a very special English-subtitled screening of her latest film, Radiance at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.