{"id":649030,"date":"2026-10-17T07:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T07:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/649030\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T07:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T07:50:09","slug":"renoir-producers-join-asia-europe-co-production-panel-at-tiffcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/649030\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Renoir’ Producers Join Asia-Europe Co-Production Panel at TIFFCOM"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tProducers behind Hayakawa Chie\u2019s Cannes competition title \u201cRenoir<\/a>\u201d are among the speakers at a session on Asia-Europe co-production at Tokyo\u2019s TIFFCOM<\/a> market on Oct. 30, as Japanese accelerator Atmovie Global Track<\/a> formalizes a partnership with Europe-based workshop Ties That Bind.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe open panel, titled \u201cBuilding Creative Partnerships,\u201d will examine how producers and directors work together to bring projects up to an international level, drawing on case studies of films made between the two regions. It will run in tandem with the Tokyo International Film Festival<\/a>, and any TIFFCOM badge holder can attend. <\/p>\n

\n\tOn the panel are Mizuno-Gray Eiko, CEO of Tokyo-based Loaded Films, and French producer Christophe Bruncher of Ici et L\u00e0 Productions, who both worked on \u201cRenoir,\u201d which competed at Cannes in 2025. Mizuno-Gray\u2019s credits also include Hayakawa\u2019s \u201cPlan 75,\u201d which received a special mention for the Cam\u00e9ra d\u2019Or at Cannes in 2022 and went on to become Japan\u2019s Oscar entry, as well as Kurosawa Kiyoshi\u2019s \u201cTo the Ends of the Earth.\u201d She is developing a Poland-Japan co-production from director Ishikawa Kei and a Japan-Philippines project from Hirayanagi Atsuko, and is also a support producer on the accelerator. She also sits on the Tokyo festival\u2019s Asian Future jury this year.<\/p>\n

\n\tBruncher, a La F\u00e9mis graduate who speaks Mandarin, is head of studies for Ties That Bind. His recent co-productions include Muriel d\u2019Ansembourg\u2019s Berlinale title \u201cTruly Naked\u201d and Kamila Andini\u2019s Toronto selection \u201cFour Seasons in Java,\u201d both of which feature at this year\u2019s Tokyo festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tJoining them are Oh Heejung, the Seoul- and Amsterdam-based founder of Seesaw Pictures, whose films have played Sundance, Berlin, Locarno, IDFA, Rotterdam and Busan, and Moriya Takeshi, the Atmovie CEO who founded the accelerator. Moriya\u2019s producing credits span TV series \u201cMidnight Diner\u201d and Uchida Eiji\u2019s \u201cMidnight Swan,\u201d which was named picture of the year at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prizes. Atmovie Global Track producer Sekiguchi Mio, whose credits include Uchida\u2019s \u201cFiamma,\u201d curated the panel.<\/p>\n

\n\tAhead of the public event, Oh and Bruncher will mentor a closed two-day workshop for the accelerator\u2019s fellows on Oct. 27 and 28, built around group sessions in which participants will develop their projects and discuss career paths rather than sit through lectures. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe overall program was curated by Alessandro Gropplero, who runs the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund and co-founded Ties That Bind, which the FVG fund organizes with EAVE and the Udine Far East Film Festival. The workshop brings European and Asian producers together on project development, financing, co-production opportunities and networking.<\/p>\n

\n\tAtmovie Global Track prepares Japanese filmmakers to take original projects into the international co-production market through lectures and mentoring from Japanese and overseas industry figures. Selected fellows pitch at festivals, with milestones including the Japan Pavilion at Cannes in May 2025 and the Japan Pitch event at the Busan International Film Festival in October. The organizers said many creators struggle to build trust across cultures and to communicate outside their native language, and that the open session is meant to share lessons with the wider industry and grow the network of Japanese filmmakers pursuing international work.<\/p>\n

\n\tSupport for the program comes from the Japan Creator Support Fund, which the Japan Arts Council created using Agency for Cultural Affairs funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Producers behind Hayakawa Chie\u2019s Cannes competition title \u201cRenoir\u201d are among the speakers at a session on Asia-Europe co-production…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649031,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[291869,146,85,46,180706,70039,1776],"class_list":["post-649030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-atmovie-global-track","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-renoir","tag-tiffcom","tag-tokyo-international-film-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}