Tokyo, TCCF & QCinema: A Tale Of Three Cities Going Global

In November, I inadvertently worked my way down the Pacific Rim, covering film festivals and markets in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. Three very different industries, with very different issues and market conditions on the ground, but all communicating the same message – that they’re open to international collaboration and building bridges across the region and further beyond. Read on to find out more…

TIFFCOM: Japan Continues To Branch Out

Even Japan, with its decades long dependence on its local market, is talking about international expansion, with a focus on driving up exports, exploring co-productions and licensing its huge stores of IP.  Another drive is to attract international productions to the country after two seasons of Tokyo Vice, which filmed in Tokyo and the mountainous Nagano prefecture, proved that this could be done.