MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM Master Class Seminar & Pitching Contest 2023 aimed at young filmmakers August.01.2023

TIFFCOM, adjunct film market of the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival, Motion Picture Association (MPA) and Digital Hollywood University (DHU), will hold the “MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM Master Class Seminar & Pitching Contest 2023 aimed at young filmmakers.
The event will be held at TIFFCOM venue from Wednesday October 25th to Friday October 27th.
This is the fifth year for this seminar and project pitching event, calling for film projects with international appeal.

Winners in 2022 event

■Outline

Date:
From Wednesday October 25th to Friday October 27th

Venue:
Sangyo Boeki Center (Tokyo Port City Takeshiba Office Tower
1-7-1 Kaigan-dori, Minato-ku, Tokyo 〒105-7501

Main Contents:
Master Class Seminar (about 1 hour) and Pitching Contest (about 2 hours)

◆Part 1: Master Classes and Seminars
TBD

◆Part 2: Pitching Contest
Five projects will be selected from among the submitted projects and five finalists will pitch their project.
The winning project will receive a trip to the “Global Film & Television Immersion Program” (one winner) in November 2024 to see how the film and television business is conducted in Los Angeles. The award program includes a 5-day course, round-trip economy class airfare from Japan to Los Angeles, accommodations, and admission to the American Film Market (AFM). (Interpreters will not be provided).
In addition, the project selected for the Excellence Award (one winner) will be invited to attend the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) to be held on the Gold Coast, Australia in November 2024. The award includes round-trip economy class airfare from Japan to Australia, accommodation, and participation in the Asia Pacific Screen Forum. (Interpreters will not be provided).
*In the event that a prize cannot be awarded for any reason, including but not limited to travel abroad due to the effects of the new coronavirus or the inability to hold a participating event, The Motion Picture Association reserves the right, at its discretion, to substitute an alternate opportunity for all or part of the prize. No cash value can be exchanged for these prizes.

■Pitching Contest Application Details

The subject matter is free. Based on a synopsis (2000 words or less), the first round of judging will be document screening, and the final round will be a 5-minute slide presentation at the venue on the day of the event. Professionals involved in the film industry will participate as judges on the day of the event. It is expected to applicants to make an appealing presentation that will make the audience want to see the work in film form. The work may have already been published, but only if the rights to the work belong to the applicant. All applicants including professional, amateur, or of any age, are welcome to apply.
Only successful applicants will be notified of the results of the preliminary screening by the end of September 2023 at the e-mail address provided at the time of application.

Application deadline:
Sunday, September 10th, 2023 (valid until received by e-mail on the same day)
Copyrights to the works:
Copyrights to the works belong to the authors. No attribution to the organizer is required.
Announcement of Preliminary Selection Results:
Late September 2023

■How to apply
From the URL below, please send us your address, name, age, gender, occupation, telephone number, e-mail address (carrier emails are not acceptable), the title of your entry, and the medium in which you heard about this contest, along with a brief biography (any format is acceptable) and synopsis (2000 words or less). We will not accept applications by mail. The synopsis can be in any format (Word, PDF, etc.), but please be sure to include the following three items in the data: 1. title 2. author’s name 3. main text.

Entry form：
https://www.secure-cloud.jp/sf/business/1689674209dNnGrQze

■Inquiries about seminars and workshops
Film Workshop Office
pitchingcontest@jimca.co.jp (We do not reply on weekends and holidays)