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Tokyo Film Festival Signs Gender Parity Pledge as Part of a Major Shakeup
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variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJust weeks after Japan’s Olympic Games chief was forced to resign over his sexist comments, the Tokyo International Film Festival has become the first major festival in Asia to sign a gender parity pledge.
The move was announced on Monday as part of a quartet of major shakeup development moves.The festival said that it will relocate to a new district in Tokyo for the first time in 16 years and rethink its competition section.
It has also appointed Ichiyama Shozo, from previously rival festival Tokyo Filmex, as its new head of programming.The festival was held last year as an event which combined in-person and online events.
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