For Financing and Project Development
- Previous TGFM Participation Projects Have Won Critical Acclaim at International Film Festivals -

TIFFCOM will hold the 6th Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM) , which will open at Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba, PORT STUDIO from October 29 to October 31, 2025. TGFM serves as a platform for selected feature-length film projects in the financing stage; TIFFCOM provides one-on-one meeting opportunities with industry professionals in order to support project development and financing. TGFM features film projects which have secured at least 60% of the entire budget and contain Asian elements.

This year's TGFM selected numerous projects from Southeast Asian cinema, featuring a diverse array of live-action and animated projects from directors who have won significant international acclaim. Further enriching the lineup, and the last year the Japan-Italy Film Co-production Agreement came into effect, including three specially selected thanks to the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Italian Ministry of Culture and Cinecittà, 23 projects (17 live-action and 6 animation) in total will participate.

An Impressive Lineup from 26 Countries and Regions

# Projects from Southeast Asia Showcasing Exceptional Talent Active Globally
- Director DIEP Nguyen Hoang, whose debut feature Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI Prize.
- Director Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan & Producer Alemberg ANG: A project by director Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for The Headhunter’s Daughter, and producer Alemberg ANG, co-producer of Cannes Film Festival entries Renoir (Official Competition) and PLAN75 (Un Certain Regard).
- Director Rafael MANUEL, who won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival for his short film Filipiñana and will now present his feature project.
- and three other live-action feature projects included.

# Two projects selected from the rapidly growing Southeast Asian animation industry
- Philippine director John Aurthur MERCADER (founder of leading 3D studio Puppeteer Animation Studios) with his poignant debut feature rooted in cultural storytelling.
- A project from Indonesian director Ronny GANI, a veteran of international collaborations with studios like Lucasfilm on franchises such as The Avengers.

# First-ever Japanese feature-length animation project selected
- A highly anticipated collaboration between GENCO Inc. (producer of In This Corner of the World and Mobile Police Patlabor EZY) and director Ayumu Watanabe (known for his work on numerous Doraemon films).
- A battle anime set in Edo-period Japan directed by Kazuaki Kuribayashi, whose pilot film has already amassed over 5 million views online.

# International Co-Productions with Japan
- A Japan-Korea project adapting a Japanese manga, directed by rising Korean talent JANG Kun-jae.
- A Spain-Japan co-production by director Pedro COLLANTES, set in Tokyo.
- A Japan-Taiwan project from director Natsuki Seta, whose latest work, Ikoku Nikki, also known as Diary of a Strange Land, has been praised at festivals worldwide.

The lineup is further diversified by projects such as an Asia-Europe co-production from acclaimed Turkish director Melisa ÖNEL; a supernatural horror film by Japanese-Brazilian director Diogo HAYASHI; a fantastical project from multi-talented Taiwanese director François CHANG; and three other Japanese live-action feature projects.

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Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM)
- Period: October 29th – 31st, 2025 10:00-18:00 (ending at 16:00 on the 31st)
- Venue: PORT STUDIO, Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba (Same Building as TIFFCOM main venue)
- TGFM Official Website: https://tgfm.tiffcom.jp/en

[Successful projects from past TGFM events]
* Year of TGFM participation, Title, County/Region, Director, Year, Main Result

- 2024 DEAR STRANGER (Japan, Taiwan, USA) dir. Tetsuya Mariko, Busan International Film Festival (2025), A Window on Asian Cinema section, Released in Japan on September 12, 2025

- 2024 MORTE CUCINA (Thailand, Luxembourg, Singapore, Taiwan, USA) dir. Pen-ek Ratanaruang, San Sebastián Film Festival, Culinary Zinema section, Opening

- 2023 LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN (France) dir. Liane-Cho Han, Maïlys Vallade, Annecy International Animation Film Festival (2025), Feature Films Official, won the Audience Award, Cannes International Film Festival (2025), Premiere, to be released in Japan

- 2023 THE FOX KING (Malaysia, Indonesia) dir. Ming Jin Woo, Toronto International Film Festival (2025), Centrepiece section, Busan International Film Festival (2025), A Window on Asian Cinema section

- 2023 THE KILLER GOLDFISH (Japan) dir. Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Porto International Film Festival (2025), Fantastic Film Section, Released in Japan in May 2025

- 2022 I, THE SONG (Bhutan, France, Norway, Taiwan) dir. Dechen Roder, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2024), won Best Director

- 2022 SIDONIE IN JAPAN (Japan, France, Germany, Switzerland) dir. Elise Girard, Venice International Film Festival (2023), Venice Days section

- 2022 IN THE BELLY OF A TIGER (India, Taiwan, France, USA, China) dir. Siddartha Jatla, Berlin International Film Festival (2024), Forum section

- 2021 GRAND CIEL (France, Belgium) dir. Akihiro Hata, Venice International Film Festival (2025), Orizzonti section

- 2021 THE SHAMELESS (Switzerland, France, Bulgaria）dir. Konstantin Bojanov, Cannes International Film Festival (2024) Un Certain Regard, won Best Actress

- 2020 SHAMBHALA (Nepal, France, Norway, Turkey, Singapore）dir. Min Bahadur Bham, Berlin International Film Festival (2024), Competition section

Click Here for the Interview with the Producers of "LITTLE AMÉLIE",
Winner of the Annecy Audience Award and Official Selection for Cannes 2025