Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Tokyo International Film Festival has joined forces with Amazon Prime Video to create a new award that will help new film directors.
The winner will be given a prize of JPY1 million and the opportunity to explore the production of a feature film with Amazon Studios.The festival is scheduled to be held from Oct.
30 – Nov. 8, 2021, but organizers said that they will monitor the global health situation and “explore options for holding the 34th edition, including postponement or cancelation.”Open to filmmakers living in Japan who have not made a commercial feature, the Amazon Prime Video Take One Award will operate through an online short film competition and be judged by a panel of industry figures..
Read more on variety.com