Seminar Announcement　 13th MPA Seminar Co-hosted by the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival　 October.04.2023

The theme of this year’s seminar is “Location Attraction and Development of the Film Industry.” Guest speakers from Japan and abroad will discuss how to promote the domestic film industry by attracting foreign films to film locations.
The development of the film industry brought about by attracting filming locations, including market expansion, promotion of cooperation with other industries, capital investment, human resource development, and the establishment of new systems, will also be introduced.

Organizer: Motion Picture Association (MPA)
Co-organizer: UNIJAPAN
Supported by: Embassy of the United States of America
Federation of Japanese Films Industry, Inc. (FJFI)
Date: October 25 (Wed), 2023, 1:30pm – 4:30pm (Open: 1:00pm)
Venue: BASE Q, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya 6F
Fee Free (Pre-registration required)
Language Japanese and English (Simultaneous Interpretation)

《Program》
Keynote Speech
Keynote Speech 1
Production in Japan
Georgina Pope, Film Producer　TOHO Tombo Pictures, Inc.

Keynote Speech 2
Entertainment Contents ∞ 2023 － Last chance to change －
Akihiro Iwamura, Managing Directors KEIDANREN（Japan Business Federation）

Keynote Speech 3
Economic and Social Impacts Prompted by Location Attraction(TBC)
Ruriko Sekine –Secretary General, Japan Film Commission

Panel Discussion and Q&A
Improving an International Production Environment in Japan
Gavin Blair, Japan correspondent, The Hollywood Reporter (Moderator)

Please apply using the application form.
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