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established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the Shanghai International Film Festival, as well as the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market.

List of festivals and award winners

Other awards

Best Screenplay Award

*2017 - '' Euthanizer'', Teemu Nikki *2018 - ''Amanda'', Mikhael Hers and Maud Ameline *2019 - ''A Beloved Wife'', Shin Adachi

Best Artistic Contribution Award

*2012 - Pankaj Kumar, Ship of Theseus *2014 - Ispytanie, '' Aleksandr Kott'' *2015 - Family Film, ''Olmo Omerzu'' *2017 - ''The Looming Storm'' *2018 - '' The White Crow'' *2019 - ''Chaogtu with Sarula'' *2021 - ''Crane Lantern'' *2022 - ''Peacock Lament'', Sanjeewa Pushpakumara *2024 - ''My Friend An Delie'', Dong Zijian

Audience Award

*2013 - '' Red Family'', Lee Ju-hyoung *2014 - '' Pale Moon'', Daihachi Yoshida *2015 - '' God Willing'', Edoardo Falcone *2016 - '' Die Beautiful'', Jun Lana *2017 - '' Tremble All You Want'', Akiko Ooku *2018 - ''Another World'', Junji Sakamoto *2019 - '' Only the Animals'', Dominik Moll *2020 - ''Hold Me Back'', Akiko Ooku (sole award given) *2021 - ''Just Remembering'', Daigo Matsui *2022 - ''By the Window'', Rikiya Imaizumi *2024 - ''Big World'', Yang Lina

Asian Future Best Film Award

*2014 - Bedone marz بدون مرز, Amirhossein Asgari امیرحسین عسگری *2015 - Pimpaka Towira, ''The Island Funeral'' *2016 - '' Birdshot'' *2017 - ''Passage of Life'' *2018 - ''A First Farewell'' *2019 - '' Summer Knight'' *2021 - ''World, Northern Hemisphere'' *2022 - ''Butterflies Live Only One Day'', Mohammadreza Vatandoust *2024 - ''Apollon by Day Athena by Night'', Emine Yildirim

Japanese Cinema Splash Best Picture Award

*2014 - '' 100 Yen Love'', Masaharu Take *2015 - ''Ken and Kazu'', Hiroshi Shoji *2017 - ''Of Love & Law'', Hikaru Toda *2016 - ''Poolsideman'', Hirobumi Watanabe *2018 - ''Lying to Mom'', Katsumi Nojiri *2019 - ''i -Documentary of the Journalist-'', Tatsuya Mori

Tokyo Gemstone Award

*2017 - Mayu Matsuoka, Shizuka Ishibashi, Adeline D'Hermy, Daphne Low *2018 - Lien Binh Phat, Karelle Tremblay, Mai Kiryu, Nijiro Murakami *2019 - Josefine Frida Pettersen, Sairi Ito, Riru Yoshina, Yui Sakuma

References

External links

Official site of the Tokyo International Film FestivalEnglish site of the Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film Festival at the Internet Movie Database
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