Special Event will commence with the 21st edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival. Experience the hybridizing event of film and music along with the premiere screenings of films from the world.

The opening ceremony video and specially assembled TIFF footages are arranged with the popular film themes providing the experience that everyone can enjoy. We’ve staged the special entertaining night at the film festival.
Venue will be at TIFF movie café built specially for the event at Roppongi Hills.

Admission fee is \1,000 (w/ one drink)

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【TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL iQnight】
Dates: Oct. 18 (Sat) 18:00 ? 26:00
Venue: TIFF movie café / Hills café / Space
TIFF movie café / Hills café / Space MAP(Japanese only)

DJ: DJ AMIGA, Ryo Tsutsui, DJ ARISA
VJ: M.M.M

【TIFFnight】
Dates: Oct. 24 (Fri) 21:00 ? 26:00
Venue: TIFF movie café / Hills café / Space
TIFF movie café / Hills café / Space MAP(Japanese only)

DJ: DJ AMIGA, Ryo Tsutsui, DJ ARISA
VJ: M.M.M

Dates: Oct. 25 (Sat) 19:00 ? 26:00
Venue: TIFF movie café / Hills café / Space
TIFF movie café / Hills café / Space MAP(Japanese only)

DJ: KTa☆brasil, DJ HICO, DJ ARISA
VJ: M.M.M

Rashid Mashrawi is selected for the Winds of Asia-Middle East. We have updated more information on his movies, filmography, and quotes by him.

For Rashid Mashrawi’s filmographyClick here
For Rashid Mashrawi quotesClick here

【Notes】
『“Curfew”』(1993)



This is Mashrawi’s first long movie. Set in a refugee camp in Gaza in 1993. Abu Raji and his family are confined under a national curfew, but he and the neighbors try to keep life going as usual. But a neighbor’s daughter falls victim to a tear gas attack and dies of breathing difficulties. The boy next door is arrested by the Israeli army, and soon, tragedy sneaks up on Abu Raji’s family, too. The Arabian title is “Hatta Ishaar Akhar” (translated as, ‘waiting for the next command’). It is a film that portrays the daily life of a Palestinian family with a thrilling and humorous touch. Mashrawi captures the reality of life under a curfew?a reality that comes from living at a refugee camp for 40 days.

『“Haifa”』（1996）


The year is 1993 and only days away from the Oslo Treaty signing. Haifa is a middle-aged man with a mental breakdown living at the refugee camp in the Gaza District. He runs around the camp in military clothing shouting, “Yaffa, Haffa, Akka!”, the names of the towns before the Israeli occupation. A cotton candy shop owner, Abu Sahid, one day suddenly falls ill and becomes partially paralyzed. His wife is concerned about finding a nice wife for their son who will soon be released from jail. Sabah, his daughter who one day dreams of becoming a painter, is caught up with her romance with Eunice. This film captures the hopes and anxieties of the Palestinians during the historical moment of the Oslo Treaty. The brilliant actor, Mohammed Bakri takes the leading role. He is also known as the director of documentary films such as “JENIN JENIN” (2002) and “Since you Left” (2006).

『“Ticket to Jerusalem”』（2002）


Jabul lives at a refugee camp near Ramallah with his wife. He is a movie projectionist who travels from camp to camp to show movies to the children. Movies are his life, he lives for cinema. One day he meets a school teacher who wants to arrange a show in Jerusalem, but Palestinians are not allowed to enter the city, let alone with cinema equipment. There’s also the conflict between the Arabians and Israelis and the notorious Qalandiya checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah… Apart from the plot, Mashrawi uses his own film “Haifa” in one of the scenes within this movie. What’s more, he was involved in promoting traveling movie projections. Jabul’s wife is played by Mashrawi’s wife, Areen Omari. George Ibrahim (the producer at Al-Kasaba Theatre, Palestine), who was casted as the Santa Claus in Elia Suleiman’s film, “D.I.” (2002) is also in this movie.

『Waiting』（2005）


Movie director Ahmad had plans to immigrate to a different country, but his friend who is constructing the National Theater of Palestine in the Gaza District asks Ahmed to look for actors for their audition. Together with a film crew, they go around Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. However, most of the applicants have nothing to do with acting. As frustrated as Ahmad is, he soon realizes that he shares the same destiny with these people. Ahmad tells the applicants to perform “waiting” in front of the camera… Themes such as “crossing borders”, “waiting” and “movie” intertwine in this film, creating a world only Mashrawi is able to express.

『“Laila’s Birthday” 』（2008）



This is Mashrawi’s newest movie that was screened at the San Sebastian International Film Festival (Spain) this September, which vividly portrays the lives of people in a Palestinian society. A taxi driver, formerly a judge, lives in Ramallah with his wife and daughter, Laila. On the morning of his daughter’s birthday, he is faced with a series of problems. Things are just not coming together to get his old job back, and the people he meets this day are strange and awkward. Being a man of law and order, he is very disturbed by Ramallah’s confusion and disorder: people carrying weapons, demonstrations, passengers forgetting their mobile phone in his taxi, and what’s worse, the engine stalls and he is caught up in a bombing by the Israeli army. All he wanted to do was buy a present for his daughter. Unable to tolerate all the chaos, he grabs a loudspeaker… Once again, the brilliant actor Mohammed Bakri is in the limelight with amazing acting.


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The Tokyo International Film Festival has awards other than the prizes introduced for the Competition section. The Winds of Asia-Middle East chooses the recipient for the Best Asian Film Award; while the Best Picture Award and Special Award are chosen for the Japanese Eyes. TIFF has determined the juries who decide the winners of respective awards.


Koshi Ueno: Film Critic (President of Japan Journalist College)
Shiori Kazama: Director
Jacob Wong: Curator, Hong Kong International Film Festival; Director, Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum


Yuko Sekiguchi: Variety Japan, Editor in Chief
Takashi Kitakoji: Film Critic / Associate Professor of Department of Film Production Kyoto University of Arts and Design / Guest Curator of National Film Center / The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Chris Fujiwara: Film Critic

About Awards

Shigehiko Hasumi, the film critic and former president of the University of Tokyo will make his appearance in the Talk Show event of the multi-national omnibus film, The State of the World by such directors as Pedro Costa and Wang Bing, will be screened at the Winds of Asia - Middle East section, on Oct. 25 (Sat) at 16:30 in TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills, Screen 5.

Inuhiko Yomota, Professor of the Meiji Gakuin University and the writer of the Paresuchina nau - Sensō / eiga / ningen, and director, Rashid Mashrawi will make an appearance in Talk Show Event of the film, Haifa will be screened at the Camp to / from Cinema - Rashid Mashrawi, Winds of Asia - Middle East section, on Oct. 24 (Fri) at 16:50 in Shibuya Bunkamura, Le Cinema 2.


About this movie

Click here for info on Ticket Purchases of The State of the World (Japanese Only)


About this movie

Click here for info on Ticket Purchases of Haifa(Japanese Only)

CyberTIFF is a visual content streaming project for the 21st TIIF; it delivers the scenes from the Green Carpet Welcome to the audiences of the world every year. You can view broadcast through the official web site as well as various media.

The 21st Tokyo International Film Festival Green Carpet/Opening Ceremony LIVE

On Air Schedule
Oct. 18 (Sat) 16:30 - 18:45 (TIFF official web site will broadcast overtime)
Navigator Ms. Mibu Minami
Commentator Ms. Kuro Erikawa (Film Media Personality)
Ms. Isako Watanabe (Editor, TIFF Daily News)
Reporter Ms. Masako Katayama

Broadcast & Content streaming media

Tokyo International Film Festival official web site (LIVE & On Demand delivery)
Tokyo International Film Festival Mobile site (On Demand delivery)
CS Broadcast Channel Movie Plus (LIVE)
Hikari TV (IP Broadcast/On Demand delivery)
TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills (LIVE/at every screen)
Roppongi Hills Hills Vision (LIVE)
Roppongi Hills TV Asahi Vision (LIVE)
Roppongi Hills Under Big Roof, TIFF Green Carpet Area(LIVE)
FM Radio J-WAVE (Special Program airs from 20:00 on Oct.18th)

Oct. 18 (Sat) 16:30-18:45 (TIFF official site covers overtime)
Navigator Ms. Mibu Minami
Commentator Ms. Kuro Erikawa (Film Media Personality)
Ms. Isako Watanabe (Editor, TIFF Daily News)
Reporter Ms. Masako Katayama

【Content streaming media】
Tokyo International Film Festival official web site (LIVE & On Demand delivery)
Tokyo International Film Festival Mobile site (On Demand delivery)
CS Broadcast Channel Movie Plus (LIVE)
Feature Page(Japanese only)
Hikari TV (IP Broadcast/On Demand delivery
Feature Page(Japanese only)
TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills LIVE/at every screen)
Roppongi Hills Hills Vision (LIVE)
Roppongi Hills TV Asahi Vision (LIVE)
Roppongi Hills Under Big Roof, TIFF Green Carpet Area
FM Radio J-WAVE (Special Program airs from 20:00 on Oct.18th)
Feature Page>(Japanese only)

Respective media will broadcast special programs with Film Festival information. For information details, please check the web link.

Tokyo International Women's Film Festival, TIFF's Collaboration Program, has led the path together with TIFF and will be commemorating the 21st edition of the festival this year with quality Line up.

Title: Mariko-Mother

Director/Producer/Scriptwriter/Music/Singer/Actress: Mariko Miyagi
Cinematographer: Kozo Okazaki
1997/ Japan/Color/95 min./English Subtitles

Screening Schedule
Date: Oct. 20 (Mon) 18:00
Venue: Tokyo Women's Plaza

About Mariko-Mother
The film was awarded with Special Grand Prix (prize rated above the Grand Prix) from the Red Cross Film Festival in Bulgaria in 1977.
The actress, Mariko Miyagi opened the Nemunoki Gakuen, the Treatment Center for the physically-disabled children at her own expense. Nemunoki Gakuen is commemorating 40th year since its inauguration this year. The children who grew up in the Treatment Center will come to watch the film at the screening.

For info on Tokyo International Women's Film Festival
Click here(Japanese only)

Following the screening of “Route134Story Feathers of a Chamomile”, scheduled for screening at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills, Screen 6 on Oct. 23, from 16:50; Micro, the director of the film will perform a special mini live. The audiences of the screening can enter the arena by showing the ticket stub of the film.

Please note that the separate numbered tickets are scheduled to be circulated for audiences who are only coming to the special mini live.


Click here for info on “Route134Story Feathers of a Chamomile” Live Performance at the Arena (Japanese only)

The tickets for Cinema Vibration, “Route13Story Feathers of a Chamomile” are on sale!

Click here for info on Ticket Purchases. (Japanese Only)

-Competition
"Claustrophobia"
"Echo of Silence"
"Half-Life"
"Hamoon and Darya"
"MID-AUGUST LUNCH"
"Ocean"
"PLANET CARLOS"
"PUBLIC ENEMY No.1(Part1&2)"
"School Days with a Pig"
"Sing for Darfur"
"Super Typhoon"
"Under the Tree"
"With a Little Help from Myself"
-Special Screening
"REDCLIFF Part I"
"The Shonen Merikensack"
"THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL"
"BLINDNESS"
"Penguins in the Sky-Asahiyama Zoo"
"D-WAR"
"Journey to the Center of the Earth"
"The Cherry Orchard - Blossoming"
"LOVE FIGHT"
"The Homeless Student"
"Mr. Tadano's Secret Mission - From Japan with Love"
"Diary of the Dead"
"WALL・E"
-Winds of Asia - Middle East
"Crossing"
"Mozart Town"
"The Sun Also Rises"
"Trivial Matters"
"Winds of September"
"Beautiful Crazy"
"Summer Book"
"My Marlon and Brando"
"Caramel"
"The State of the World"
-Japanese Eyes
"THE CODE"
"buy a suit"
"Osaka Hamlet"
"KILL"
"The Clone Returns to the Homeland"
"Departure: From Ashoro"
"My Grandma"
"Time Lost, Time Found"
"Scenery to Remember"
-WORLD CINEMA
"In the City of Sylvia"
"Lake Tahoe"
"The Secret of the Grain"
-natural TIFF supported by TOYOTA
"Ashes from the Sky"
"Saving Luna"
"WIND MAN"

Sit back, relax and enjoy the special previews of TIFF screening titles only available at our web site.