Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Hollywood star right bustling Tokyo film festival


Robert de Niro
A number of Hollywood stars , such as Tom Hanks , Robert De Niro , Francis Ford Coppola and flew to Japan to enliven the film festival in Tokyo this week .
Committee for the Tokyo International Film Festival ( TIFF ) provides a U.S. $ 50,000 prize for the best film , while the category of films from Asia and the Middle East , the committee specifically provides a prize of U.S. $ 10,000 .
The nine-day event will begin on Thursday ( 17/10 ) with the Hong Kong horror film " Rigor Mortis " which championed achieved the best films from Asia .
Films from various countries included in the festival , including from heavyweight directors , such as father and son Francis Ford and Sofia Coppola , through the film The Bling Ring .
Chairman of the jury , Chen Kaige , through a video message saying that a good film requires talent .
" But sometimes I feel ... nothing is more important than talent . Namely , the personal touch and understanding of the world , " said Kaige , who is also known as a director , was quoted as saying by AFP news agency .Japan - China relations
Kaige originating from China was appointed as chairman of the jury when the problem is happening in the relationship between China and Japan , related to the territorial dispute in the East China Sea .
Both Japan and China both claim a group of islands , called Senkaku in Japan temporarily called Diaoyu in China .
Tokyo International Film Festival held since 1985 .
Past winners include Babel , directed by Alejandro Gonzales results Inarritu , who was also selected as the best director at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 .
Last year title The Artist won best movie , directed by Michel Hazanavicius and then won five Oscars awards 2012.

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