Tokyo’s TIFFCOM market is stepping up its international profile for 2025 with new initiatives including a co-production seminar led by Thai auteur Pen-ek Ratanaruang, an expanded seminar program and the launch of a China Film Pavilion showcasing 180 recent films.
Ratanaruang, whose “Morte Cucina” plays in the Tokyo International Film Festival competition after first surfacing at TIFFCOM’s Gap Financing Market, will headline the international co-production Seminar. The session will include a case study of the film and a panel featuring producers Soros Sukhum and Stefano Centini (“Morte Cucina”), Shanty Harmayn (“Garuda: Dare to Dream”), Cristian Imanuell (“Jumbo”), Nini Yusof (“Ejen Ali the Movie 2”) and industry journalist Tadashi Sudo, with producer and industry strategist Lorna Tee serving as moderator.
Also new this year, the China Film Co-Production Corporation will host a pavilion featuring close to 70 Chinese institutions. Alongside screenings, the pavilion will unveil the “Blue Book of China Film 2025” and “Blue Book of China TV Series 2025,” publications that analyze production trends and highlight top works selected by scholars and online audiences.
The seminar slate, running across the three-day market, will address the global expansion of Japanese IP and animation, international remake strategies and regional producer exchanges. Netflix “One Piece” executive producer Tetsu Fujimura will deliver a keynote on adapting Japanese properties for the global screen, while other sessions will spotlight trends in Japanese television content, new collaborations between Japan and Korea, and pitching forums organized with partners including KOFIC and the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs.
TIFFCOM 2025 runs Oct. 29-31 at Hamamatsucho-kan in central Tokyo.
