MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM Masterclass Seminar and Pitching Contest 2022 Announcement of the Winners October.27.2022

[Photo] Center left: Yohei Shikano / Center right: Mio Taniguchi

As part of TIFFCOM – THE MARKET PLACE FOR FILM AND TV IN ASIA (the business contents market affiliated with the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF)), the MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM Masterclass Seminar & Pitching Contest was held online. Now in its fifth year, this event co-hosted by MPA (Motion Picture Association), DHU (Digital Hollywood University) and TIFFCOM, consists of two sessions. The first part, the Masterclass Seminar, welcomed Mr. DANIEL NETTHEIM, an award-winning film director who divides his time between Australia and the UK. The second part was the Pitching Contest, in which 5 finalists competed, with the jurors choosing the following winners.

◆MPA/DHU/TIFFCOM Pitching Contest 2022 Winners◆

MPA Grand Prize
Yohei Shikano　 ”Her beautiful sword”

Special Recognition Prize
Mio Taniguchi 　”Nagahama”

The MPA Grand Prize winner will be awarded a 5-day study trip to the Film Immersion Course in L.A., bestowed by the Motion Picture Association (MPA).
And the Special Recognition Prize winner will be invited to the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which will be held in Brisbane, Australia.
It will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for especially young filmmakers who are aiming to be get a chance to work internationally in the future.
(In case of difficulties in traveling abroad or in holding the events due to continuation of the Covid-19 outbreak, alternative opportunities are to be provided.)