TIFFCOMContent market tied to Tokyo International The Film Festival closed its doors on Friday but not before announcing the winners of its 2024 pitch competition.

Now in its seventh year, the MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM Masterclass Seminar and Pitching Competition is co-hosted by the Motion Picture Association, Digital Hollywood University and TIFFCOM to support young filmmakers who want to take their first steps into the international film industry.

Following the masterclass seminar, the first session on Friday, the pitch competition selected five young filmmakers from a public call for entries, as well as two participants from the 2024 KAFA-TUA Collaborative Film Development Workshop, a joint project development workshop for arts universities in Japan. and Korea, organized by the Japan Cultural Affairs Agency.

The MPA grand prize went to Shion Koreeda. Inside Artificial IntelligenceThe Japanese filmmaker is participating in a study trip to the Global Film and Television Immersion Program in Los Angeles in November 2025. Kazuya Murayama Right Place He received the Special Recognition Award and the young filmmaker received an invitation to participate in the festival. Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia. The last award, the Special Jury Prize, was given to Shun Tsujii. 2 Years 2 Months. Tsujii had the opportunity to present at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.

Member of the competition jury Tokyo Vice producer Alex Boden Roosevelt Game screenwriter Nobuko Nishii, Ichiko director Akihiro Toda, But you’re still so sweet director Takehiko Shinjo and Venice Production Bridge chief Pascal Diot.