We are pleased to share the preliminary figures for TIFFCOM 2026, held from October 28 to 30.

Registered “Visitors,” including buyers, producers and investors, reached 1,425, up 13% year on year. Visitors from abroad rose by 9%, with North America up by a third and Europe up by close to 70%, both well above last year. Visitors from Japan also grew by 20%, reflecting a broader mix of attendees from both Japan and overseas.

While total participation came in slightly below last year, largely due to fewer participants from Greater China, including pavilions, more than 4,400 people took part, and the number of participating countries and regions also expanded from 46 to 51.

Our conferences and events drew some 3,000 attendees in total, and the venue was busy with industry professionals throughout the three days.

Thank You for Joining Us at TIFFCOM 2026

TIFFCOM 2026 has successfully concluded its three-day event as a platform for expanding content business across Japan and Asia, and as a destination connecting global industry professionals. Our warmest thanks to everyone who joined us in Tokyo again this year.

While reinforcing its position as a central hub for Asia’s rapidly evolving content industry, the market once again hosted a wide range of business meetings and the sharing of industry insights. Whether for financing, networking, or finding partners, we hope TIFFCOM served as a valuable international business platform for all of you. Our conferences featured insightful discussions on a wide range of topics—including cross-media and global expansion of IP, storytelling in feature and short formats, and the emerging role of AI in creation—attracting a large number of participants.

TIFFCOM’s initiatives to support the realization of new projects also generated even greater interest. Following this year’s success, “Tokyo IP Market” will return next May in Cannes as “Japan IP Market”, co-organized with the Marché du Film. “Tokyo Gap-Financing Market” will expand its eligible genres to support an even broader range of projects.

We are currently navigating the space where craft and technology intersect. What do the world and the market want to see? What stories do we want to tell from Japan and Asia? How will we weave these new narratives? We look forward to continuing this journey of developing and connecting these stories together with all of you.

The entire team remains committed to striving to build an even better market. We kindly invite you to share your feedback through the participant survey.

Thank you for joining us. We look forward to seeing you in Tokyo again next year!

IKEDA Kaori, Managing Director of TIFFCOM
The TIFFCOM Team

We have sent a separate email with a survey to Visitors and Exhibitors.
To help us make future editions of TIFFCOM even better, we would greatly appreciate your honest feedback and comments.
Thank you very much for your kind cooperation.