The 5th edition of TPG (Tokyo Project Gathering) will be held from October 19 (Mon) to 22 (Thu), 2009 at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo. For the 5th Anniversary TPG selected promising 25 projects out of over 150 submissions from 31 countries.
From Japan, TPG2009 will include two projects directed by the Japanese masters; "Ship Is Yet To Come" directed by KORE-EDA Hirokazu ("Air Doll" and "Nobody Knows") and "Yoi Ga Sametara, Uchi Ni Kaero (working title)" directed by HIGASHI Yoichi ("Village of Dreams"). Young talents will also join TPG2009. KUMASAKA Izuru, who received Best First Feature Award at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival with "Asyl: Park and Love Hotel," will present the project for his second feature film "Family Restaurant (working title)." The selected Documentary project "Undefeated" is directed by NAKAMURA Takayuki, whose amazing documentary "Yokohama Mary" traveled around many international film festivals.
TPG2009 will present projects from renowned producers as well as acclaimed directors. NAKAZAWA Toshiaki ("Departures": 2009 Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film Award winner) will present "Jibaku (tentative)." NARAHASHI Yoko, who was involved in "Last Samurai," "Memoirs of a Geisha," and "Babel," brings a magnificent project called "Fellers (working title)."
International projects are, of course, intriguing too.
"Six Suspects" is a big project attached with the author Vikas SWARUP ("Slumdog Millionaire") and the screenwriter John HODGE ("Trainspotting" and "The Beach"). From Asia, PANG Ho-Cheung ("Isabella" and "Exodus") returns to TPG2009 as a producer. His producing project called "The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name" is directed by Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Director nominee Heiward MAK ("High Noon"). HO Yuhang ("At the End of Daybreak" and "Rain Dogs") presents Japan/Malaysia co-production project "Dirty Verdict (working title)." CHUNG Mong-Hong, whose feature debut film "Parking" was officially selected for Un Certain Regard of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, brings "The Fourth Portrait" to TPG2009.
Contact:
TIFFCOM Organizer's Office
Attn : Toshiyuki Hasegawa (Mr.) / Toru Sakurai (Mr.)
2F., Tsukiji Yasuda Bldg., 2-15-14, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045 Japan
TEL : 03-5148-3861
FAX : 03-3524-1127
E-mail : tpg@tiffcom.jp
**TPG2009 Official Projects**
- -Title- -Country- -Producer- -Director-
- "The Angelus" (Japan) OCHIAI Atsuko / SAKAGUCHI Katsumi
- "Audrey Hepburn's Neck" (France / USA) David C. BARROT / Alan BROWN
- "The Boy With Capiz Eyes" (Philippines) Joseph David SANTOS / Paolo Alessandro HERRAS
- "Clean Love" (Taiwan) WU Nien-Jen FU Tien-Yu
- "Dirty Verdict (working title)" (Japan / Malaysia) ONO Kousuke / HO Yuhang
- "Drink More Water" (Malaysia) YEO Joon Han / YEO Joon Han
- "Family Matters" (Australia) Max MANNIX / Max MANNIX
- "Family Restaurant (working title)" (Japan) HIRATAI Yuji / KUMASAKA Izuru
- "Fellers (working title)" (USA) NARAHASHI Yoko, Lucas FOSTER / TBC
- "The Fourth Portrait" (Taiwan) Rita CHUANG / CHUNG Mong-Hong
- "Goldfish Go Home!" (Japan) John WILLIAMS / SHIOZAKI Shohei
- "Good News" (Kyrgyz Republic) Timur CHERIKOV / Mirlan ABDYKALYKOV, Nurbek BERDYBEKOV
- "Goodbye Leslie" (South Korea) Leslie PARK / TBC
- "Hush" (South Korea) KIM Hyo-Jung / LEE Cheol-Ha
- "I Am Dancing, Choe Seung Hui (working title)" (South Korea) LEE Joon-Dong / TBC
- "Jibaku (tentative)" (Japan) NAKAZAWA Toshiaki / TBC
- "The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name" (Hong Kong) PANG Ho-Cheung, Subi LIANG / Heiward MAK
- "Look At Only Me (working title)" (South Korea) LEE Tae Hun / JANG Hee-Sun
- "Real Fiction" (Singapore) TAN Fong Cheng, LAU Chee Nien / HAN Yew Kwang
- "Ship Is Yet To Come" (Japan / Brazil) MIYAKUNI Wakako / KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- "Six Suspects" (UK / India) Paul RAPHAEL / TBC
- "This Land Is My Land" (China) Peggy CHIAO / LI Dawei
- "Undefeated" (Japan) ZHANG Yunhui / NAKAMURA Takayuki
- "Yoi Ga Sametara, Uchi Ni Kaero (working title)" (Japan) YAMAGAMI Tetsujiro / HIGASHI Yoichi
- "Yuki To Pineapple" (Japan) SUGIURA Mikio / O Mipo
Japanese movies with box-office gross receipts exceeding 1Billion Yen:The first half of 2009
- Rookies: Sotsugyo/Rookies the Movie: Graduation (TOHO)
6.87billion opening:May.2009 - Meitantei Conan: Shikkoku no chaser (TOHO)
3.49billion opening:April.2009 - Okuribito/Departures (Shochiku)
3.33billion opening:August.2008 - Yomei 1-kagetsu no hanayome (TOHO)
3.15billion opening:May.2009 - Yattaman/Yatterman (Nikkatsu/Shochiku)
3.13billion opening:March.2009 - Crows Zero II (TOHO)
3.02billion opening:April.2009 - 20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (TOHO)
3.01billion opening:January.2009 - Eiga doraemon: Shin. Nobita no uchû kaitakushi (TOHO)
2.45billion opening:March.2009 - Watashi wa kai ni naritai/I Want to Be a Shellfish (TOHO)
2.45billion opening:Novenber.2008 - K-20: Kaijin niju menso den / K-20: Legend of the Mask (TOHO) 2billion opening:December.2008
- Drop (Kadokawa)
1.95billion opening:March.2009 - Kansenretto/Pandemic (TOHO)
1.91billion opening:January.2009 - 252: Seizonsha ari /252: Signal of Life (WB)
1.7billion opening:December.2008 - GOEMON (Shochiku)
1.42billion opening:May.2009 - Akai ito (Shochiku)
1.15billion opening:December.2008 - Tsurugidake: Ten no ki/Mt. Tsurugidake (TOEI)
1.1billion opening:June.2009 - Gekijô-ban Mejâ: Yûjô no winning shot/Gekijo-ban Major (TOHO)
1.05billion opening:December.2008 - The Shonen Merikensack (TOEI)
1.01billion opening:February.2009 - Eiga Purikyua All Stars DX: Minna tomodachi Kiseki no zen'in daishûgô (TOEI)
1billion opening:March.2009 - Crayon Shin-chan: Otakebe! Kasukabe yasei oukoku (TOHO)
1billion opening:April.2009
*Box-office profit is a current figure at the end of June
*Okuribito/Departure's total box-office profit from last year is 6.3billion yen
Foreign movies with box-office gross receipts exceeding 1Billion Yen:The first half of 2009
- RED CLIFF: PART II (TOHO-TOWA/Avex)
5.5billion opening:April.2009 - WALL･E (Disney)
3.93billion opening:December.2008 - ANGELS & DEMONS (SPE)
3.18billion opening:May.2009 - MAMMA MIA! (TOHOTOWA)
2.57billion opening:January.2009 - TERMINATOR SALVATION (SPE)
2.48billion opening:June.2009 - THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (FOX)
2.45billion opening:February.2009 - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (WB)
2.39billion opening:February.2009 - QUANTUM OF SOLACE (SPE)
1.98billion opening:January.2009 - TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (Paramount)
1.29billion opening:June.2009 - CHANGELING (TOHO-TOWA)
1.28billion opening:February.2009 - VALKYRIE (TOHO-TOWA)
1.24billion opening.March.2009 - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (GAGA)
1.21billion opening:April.2009 - MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA (Paramount)
1.1billion opening:March.2009 - GRAN TORINO (WB)
1.08billion opening:April.2009
(Source:Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc)
Japanese movies with box-office gross receipts exceeding 1Billion Yen:The first half of 2009
- Rookies: Sotsugyo/Rookies the Movie: Graduation (TOHO)
JPY6.87billion Open date:May 30th Genre:Sports/Drama - Okuribito/Departures (Shochiku)
JPY6.25billion Open date:September 13th,2008 Genre:Drama - Meitantei Conan: Shikkoku no chaser (TOHO)
JPY3.49billion Open date:April 18th Genre:Animation - Yomei 1-kagetsu no hanayome (TOHO)
JPY3.15billion Open date:May 9th Genre:Drama - Yattaman/Yatterman (Nikkatsu/Shochiku)
JPY3.15billion Open date:March 7th Genre:Comedy - Crows Zero II (TOHO)
JPY3.12bilion Open date:April 11th Genre:Action - 20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (TOHO)
JPY3.11billion Open date:January 30th Genre:Drama/Suspense - Watashi wa kai ni naritai/I Want to Be a Shellfish (TOHO)
JPY2.45billion Open date:November 22th,2008 Genre:Drama/War - Eiga doraemon: Shin. Nobita no uchû kaitakushi (TOHO)
JPY2.45billion Open date:March 7th Genre:Animation - K-20: Kaijin niju menso den / K-20: Legend of the Mask (TOHO)
JPY2billion Open date:December 20th,2008 Genre:Adventure
(Source:Bunkatsushin News Flash 7/15)
***Grosses are partially presumed
We are pleased to announce that the spots for Exhibitors are now filled up about 90% of the venue.
A few more booths have left. The application will be closed if all spots are filled before the final deadline, July 31st. If you are considering to apply, hurry to get the spots!
Exhibitor application・・・ click here
■Standard Package Booth;
SPECIAL DISCOUNT for FIRST TIME EXHIBITORS
JPY230,000(approx.USD2,300) ←Regular Price JPY450,000 (approx.USD4,500)
Booth： W3m x D3m
Exhibition fee includes the followings;
・5 complimentary Exhibitor ID badges
・Standard items
・TV monitor and DVD player
・2 buyer nominations
■Challenge Booth; (※FIRST TIME EXHIBITORS ONLY)
JPY150,000 (approx.USD1500)
Booth： W2m x D1.2m
Exhibition fee includes the followings;
・5 complimentary Exhibitor ID badges
・Basic items
Application deadline: July 31, 2009
- ・・・ click here
- ・・・ download
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The final application deadline for exhibitors is approaching!
We offer a SPECIAL DISCOUNT ONLY for the first time exhibitors.
Those who are considering if it will be profitable to have a space, there’s a smaller booth named “Challenge booth” which is able to be offered only for the first time exhibitors!
The application will be closed when the booths become full. The number of the booth is limited. Please apply now so that you can assure your space!
Exhibitor application・・・ click here
■Standard Package Booth
SPECIAL DISCOUNT for FIRST TIME EXHIBITORS
JPY230,000(approx.USD2,300) ←Regular Price JPY450,000 (approx.USD4,500)
Booth：1booth ( 9m2 : W3m x D3m )
Exhibition fee includes the followings;
・5 complimentary Exhibitor ID badges
・Standard items
・TV monitor and DVD player
・2 buyer nominations
■Challenge Booth (※FIRST TIME EXHIBITORS ONLY)
JPY150,000 (approx.USD1500)
Booth：1booth ( W2m x D1.2m )
Exhibition fee includes the followings;
・5 complimentary Exhibitor ID badges
・Basic items
Application deadline: July 31, 2009
- ・・・ click here
- ・・・ download
- ・・・ download