The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival

Award Winners

Competition

Tokyo Grand Prix / The Governor of Tokyo Award

Tokyo Grand Prix Sister Brother Manhole Cover

"Sister Brother Manhole Cover"

[Сестра, брат и шахта]

Director: Milcho Manchevski

Милчо Манчевски

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Special Jury Prize

Special Jury Prize "Magic Atlas"

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Director: Sun Xun

[孙逊]

Award for Best Director

Award for Best Director Lisandro Alonso

Lisandro Alonso

Double Freedom

"Double Freedom"

[La Libertad Doble]

Award for Best Actress

Best Actress Hu Ling

Hu Ling

The Night That Binds Us

"The Night That Binds Us"

[王姜永]

Award for Best Actor

Award for Best Actor Narita Ryo

Narita Ryo

Two Cigarettes, Three Night

"Two Cigarettes, Three Nights"

Award for Best Artistic Contribution

Until the Day Ends

"Until the Day Ends"

[Do kraja dana]

Jelena Maksimović

Director: Jelena Maksimović

Audience Award

Heysel 85

Teodora Ana Mihai

Director: Teodora Ana Mihai

Asian Future

Asian Future Best Film Award

Tareq Daoud

[Parvaneha Faqat Yek Rouz Zendegi Mikonand]

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Director: Tareq Daoud

Special Mention

Jani Be Good

[Desember Jani]

Ariani Darmawan

Director: Ariani Darmawan

Nippon Cinema Now

Nippon Cinema Now Best Film Award

silver express

"silver express"

Tanaka Miki

Director: Tanaka Miki

Special Jury Prize

Between Us

Matsumura Shingo

Director: Matsumura Shingo

Asian Students' Film Conference

Grand Prix

Running Wild in the Sun

"Running Wild in the Sun"

Nguyen Vu Hien Chi

Director: Nguyen Vu Hien Chi

[Nguyễn Vũ Hiền Chi]

Special Jury Prize

Everything's Peachy

"Everything's Peachy"

Nah Yee Chern

Director: Nah Yee Chern

All of Her

Kim Nam-hyeon

Director: Kim Nam-hyeon

[김남현]

Kurosawa Akira Awards

Kurosawa Akira Awards

O Mipo (Filmmaker)

Mohammad Rasoulof (Filmmaker)

TIFF Ethical Film Award

I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

"I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming"

"Selten wache ich träumend auf"

Director: Isabelle Stever

Global Cinema Leadership Special Award

Bill Kramer

Bill Kramer

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