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Rolf de Heer & Fellow Tokyo Jury Members Talk Festival ‘A-List’ Ratings, Co-Production & How To Judge Films

🇺🇸 United States · Culture & entertainment · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 13 h ago
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FIAPF’s decision to make A-list status official, with Tokyo among the 17 festivals named, is unlikely to change much about the event, according to the filmmaker leading its competition jury. Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer, the director of “Bad Boy Bubby” and “Ten Canoes,” was asked at the 39th To
Independent sources: 4 · Variety, Digg, Deadline
In March, FIAPF, the international federation of film producers’ associations, replaced its four-category accreditation system with a single list and designated 17 festivals as A-list, a term the industry had long used informally.
Independent sources: 4 · Variety, Digg, Deadline
“It makes no sense for a Japanese film to shoot in Australia, it makes no sense for an Australian film to shoot in Japan.
Independent sources: 3 · Variety, Deadline, YVE Style
And so in that sense, I don’t think it makes a lot of difference,” de Heer said.
Independent sources: 2 · Variety, YVE Style
Korean producer Oh Jungwan, founder of Bom Film Productions (“The Foul King,” “A Tale of Two Sisters,” “A Bittersweet Life”), said de Heer’s answer covered it and that she was “not a film festival person.
Independent sources: 2 · Variety, YVE Style
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