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Live-action Competition Asia International Best Short Award/Governor of Tokyo Award
Maybe Someday
Sri and Yanti, two teeage girls who are blind, have been close friends since they lived in a dormitory. They are inseparable and always together. One day, Yanti announce her plan to move out of town to pursue her dream. It makes Sri angry and keep questioning: whether they even deserve to have dreams?
Praditha Blifa Rahayu / 0:22:08 / Indonesia / Drama / 2023
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Sustainable Recovery Project
Light of Intricate Patterns
Yuri appreciates her son Kazuma's passion of figures, but worries about his ability to get along with the group.
Yuri, who works as a writer, visits Edo Kiriko glass atelier to cover an article. Through the lessons she learns from the father and son artisans she meets during her interview, she begins to think about respecting Kazuma and developing his potential.Shoji Yasui / 21:36:00 / Japan / Drama / 2024
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Starring Rinko Kikuchi, who is this year's TIFF navigator!
Haunted by the Sound of the Wind
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After the tragic loss of her family, Yuki embarks on a slow journey of healing, rediscovering herself through vivid dreams and a mysterious encounter that blurs the line between reality and fantasy.
Xavier Tera / 14:52 / Japan / Drama / 2022
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Cinematic Tokyo Competition Best Short Award / Governor of Tokyo Award
Tokyo I Love Yous
A dialogue between Akira and Mizuki who live in Tokyo. They make a promise under fireworks and shooting stars. They make a secret wish upon the remaining shine. In the not-too-distant future, even when those lights would become just the memory… Whenever they look up at the stars, they recall the promise they couldn’t have fulfilled.
Kaita Tawara / 0:21:42 / Japan / Drama / 2022
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Live-action Competition International Best Short Award
Hedgehog’s dilemma
The film, told entirely in sign language, is set in a rehab center for deaf youth struggling with addiction. As a new patient, the main character finds himself drawn to a long-term resident and struggles to navigate their growing connection amidst the challenges of recovery.
Mateusz Rybinski / 0:16:10 / Poland / Drama / 2023
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Non-Fiction Competition Best Short Award
Then Comes The Body
When a video of kids dancing in the rain goes viral, it brings global attention to an unlikely ballet school outside Lagos, Nigeria. Now, Daniel Ajala -- who learned ballet over YouTube -- is training students to perform on the world stage.
Jacob Krupnick / 0:14:20 / Nigeria, United States / Non-fiction / 2023
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Best Actor Award (Live-action Competition International)
Ryan Can’t Read
“Ryan Can’t Read” delves into the struggles of Ryan, a man facing immense financial hardship and the overwhelming burden of bills. His inability to claim benefits pushes him to the edge of despair. However, a lifeline is thrown his way when his friend Tyrone, portrayed by James Nelson-Joyce, offers him a chance at redemption.
Rhys Chapman / 0:19:46 / United Kingdom / Drama / 2022
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Starring Takashi Yamanaka, Kyusaku Shimada
TOMA #2
When Toma decides to place his father, who suffers from dementia, in a facility, he discovers an instant camera in his father's room that he had forgotten to develop. The camera, labeled "TOMA No. 2," was filled with memories of his father. While trying to revive his memories, Toma and his father drive to the facility together.
Yohei Osabe / 0:19:55 / Japan / Drama / 2023
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Audience Award (Live-action Competition International)
BRAND NEW
When a newly famous music producer visits his hometown, he battles the guilt of abandoning his past and the bitterness of an old friend.
Quincy Ledbetter & Denzel Whitaker / 0:21:56 / United States / Drama / 2023
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HOPPY HAPPY AWARD
10 Days to Eternity
Akira, who left his hometown to become a photographer, returns home for the first time in more than a decade after receiving a mysterious message left by his younger brother Jun. However, his brother is nowhere to be found, and his brother's daughter, Sana, gives him a red envelope. The envelope leads him to the beginning of a "treasure hunt".
Kenji Qurata / 0:24:59 / Japan / Drama / 2024
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