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‘Godzilla,’ Record Anime Boom and a Global Co-Production Hunt: Takeaways From the Tokyo Film Festival and Market Entertainment

‘Godzilla,’ Record Anime Boom and a Global Co-Production Hunt: Takeaways From the Tokyo Film Festival and Market

The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival wrapped this week, a few days after its content market TIFFCOM, with Japan’s government talking up a JPY20...

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Japanese Drifter’s Road Trip to Korea Drives Uchiyama Takuya’s ‘The Blue Breaks’ at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Entertainment

Japanese Drifter’s Road Trip to Korea Drives Uchiyama Takuya’s ‘The Blue Breaks’ at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market

A man conceived through sperm donation, unsure of his place in the world, sets out on a journey to Korea in “The Blue Breaks,” an adaptation of Machiy...

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Japan’s Film Funds Look Beyond Production Committees to Build New Financing Models Entertainment

Japan’s Film Funds Look Beyond Production Committees to Build New Financing Models

Japan’s production committee system, in which a group of companies jointly finance a film and share its rights, has helped spread risk across the indu...

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Japan’s New 2027 Anime Award Should Put Creators in the Spotlight, Industry Leaders Say at Tokyo Market Entertainment

Japan’s New 2027 Anime Award Should Put Creators in the Spotlight, Industry Leaders Say at Tokyo Market

A new Japanese anime award planned for 2027 should put the people who make anime in the spotlight, industry leaders said at TIFFCOM, the market of the...

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Annecy Winner ‘The Violinist’ Found Its Italian Co-Producers at Tokyo Market, Director Ervin Han Tells Anime Co-Production Panel Entertainment

Annecy Winner ‘The Violinist’ Found Its Italian Co-Producers at Tokyo Market, Director Ervin Han Tells Anime Co-Production Panel

A meeting at TIFFCOM in 2023 brought Italian co-producers to “The Violinist,” the animated feature that went on to win the top prize at France’s Annec...

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Japan’s Anime Market Hits Record $28.2 Billion as Local Sales Surge Entertainment

Japan’s Anime Market Hits Record $28.2 Billion as Local Sales Surge

Spending on Japanese anime worldwide reached a record JPY4.45 trillion ($28.2 billion) in 2025. That is up 15.8% on the previous year, and overseas co...

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French Action Film ‘Red Bird’ Lands CIS Deal as D.C. Romance ‘Step Back, Doors Closing’ Bows at Tokyo Market (EXCLUSIVE) Entertainment

French Action Film ‘Red Bird’ Lands CIS Deal as D.C. Romance ‘Step Back, Doors Closing’ Bows at Tokyo Market (EXCLUSIVE)

A French action film and an American indie romance are both up for grabs with international buyers at the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TI...

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Joseph Mazzello Leads Cecil Hotel Horror ‘A Grim Life,’ Cappu Films Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE) Entertainment

Joseph Mazzello Leads Cecil Hotel Horror ‘A Grim Life,’ Cappu Films Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Joseph Mazzello, the “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Jurassic Park” actor, heads the cast of “A Grim Life,” a supernatural thriller set inside Los Angeles’ C...

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Mathis Landwehr Martial Arts Films ‘Lion Fist,’ ‘The Last Kumite’ Land Korea, Latin America Deals at Tokyo Market (EXCLUSIVE) Entertainment

Mathis Landwehr Martial Arts Films ‘Lion Fist,’ ‘The Last Kumite’ Land Korea, Latin America Deals at Tokyo Market (EXCLUSIVE)

Mathis Landwehr-led martial arts feature “Lion Fist” has been picked up for South Korea, Latin America and the CIS. Fellow Landwehr starrer “The Last...

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