Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix: "The Band’s Visit"
Director: Eran Kolirin

Special Jury Prize: "The Western Trunk Line"
Director: Li Jixian

Award for Best Director: Peter Howitt for "Dangerous Parking"

Award for Best Actress: Shefali Shah "Gandhi My Father"

Award for Best Actor: Damian Ul for "Tricks"

Award for Best Artistic Contribution: "The Waltz"
Director: Salvatore Maira

The Audience Award: "Leroy"
Director: Armin Voelckers

Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award: "Singapore Dreaming"
Director: Yen Yen Woo and Director Colin Goh

Asian Film Special Mention: "Dancing Bells"
Director: Deepak Kumaran Menon

Japanese Eyes Best Picture Award: "United Red Army" Director: Koji Wakamatsu

Japanese Eyes Special Award: "Tears of Kitty"
Director: Toshiyuki Morioka

The 4th Akira Kurosawa Award: Lord Puttnum of Queensgate C.B.E.

The press conference of 20th Tokyo International Film Festival was held
on August 3, 2007 at Tower Hall / Roppongi Academy Hills 49.
Outline of this year’s programs and part of the lineup for Special Screenings have been announced.
Mr.Yosuke Yamashita who is a Jazz pianist and Mr.Michio Hazama who is a voice actor, both of them took the platform.

Outline of 20th Tokyo International film Festival
Period: Saturday, October 20, 2007 through Sunday, October 28, 2007
Main Venue: Roppongi Hills(Minato-city),Bunkamura(Shibuya-city) and others
Hosted by: UNIJAPAN(Japan Association for the International Promotion of Moving Images/
Tokyo international Film Festival Executive Committee
Official website: http://www.tiff-jp.net/en/press/

Announcements made at the Press Conference
Outline of this year’s programs

Inauguration of General programming Director
Mr. Kazuo Kuroi Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. Director & Senior Adviser

New project
“World Cinema”
“Tokyo in Focus: How Tokyo has been depicted in post WWII cinema

Five titles from Special Screening
-Midnight Eagle
-Silk
-The Invitation from Cinema Orion
-Crossing Over
-Ray Harryhausen Special Feature

Two titles from Animecs TIFF
-Ghost Hound
-Tokyo Marble Chocolate

TIFF SEI-YU KO-EN live with Yosuke Yamashita
Gesut Mr.Yosuke Yamashita and Mr.Michio Hazama

Chairman of the 20th Tokyo International Film Festival Mr. Kadokawa, who has assumed his position since 5 years ago commented that he is happy to be able to provide TIFF as the forum to send out various contents and also to introduce movies from around the world into Japan.
In addition, he mentioned that TIFFCOM, which is in its 4th year is starting to stabilize as an open and fair market and many companies around the globe have already decided to participate. He hopes that everyone will enjoy TIFF again this year.

Also, Mr. Hazama, our guest explained that they kicked off this Sei-yu Ko-En event to do something interesting since this year is full of anniversaries including 50 years since voice overs began in Japan, 20th edition for TIFF and 40 years since Mr. Yamashita started recording. Mr. Yamashita commented that he wishes to make this interesting by leveraging his experiences from improvised Jazz performances.