34th Tokyo International Film Festival

34th Tokyo International Film Festival
Official poster of the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival
Opening filmCry Macho
Closing filmDear Evan Hansen
LocationTokyo, Japan
Founded1985
AwardsTokyo Grand Prix: Vera Dreams of the Sea
Festival date30 October–8 November 2021
Website2021.tiff-jp.net/en/
Tokyo International Film Festival
32nd
33rd (cancelled)

The 34th Tokyo International Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 30 October to 8 November 2021. This was the first iteration of the festival in two years, as the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival due to be held in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] French actress Isabelle Huppert served as jury president.[2] With Vera Dreams of the Sea winning the Tokyo Grand Prix, the festival's top prize, Kaltrina Krasniqi became the third female director to achieve the prize, after Caroline Link in 1997 and Lorraine Lévy in 2012.[3]

The official poster for the festival was created by fashion designer Koshino Junko and is intended to represent the theme of "crossing borders" created by the COVID-19 pandemic, socioeconomic disparities, and international conflict.[4]

The festival opened with Cry Macho directed by Clint Eastwood[5] and closed with Dear Evan Hansen directed by Stephen Chbosky.[6]

  1. ^ "Outline | 34th Tokyo International Film Festival (2021)". Outline | 34th Tokyo International Film Festival (2021). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ Lang, Jamie (24 September 2021). "Isabelle Huppert to Head Tokyo International Film Festival Competition Jury – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ Shackleton2021-11-08T17:00:00+00:00, Liz. "'Vera Dreams Of The Sea' wins top prize at Tokyo International Film Festival". Screen. Retrieved 14 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Acclaimed Designer Junko KOSHINO Creates 34th TIFF Visuals". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ^ Szalai, Georg (21 September 2021). "Tokyo Film Fest to Open With Clint Eastwood's 'Cry Macho,' Close With 'Dear Evan Hansen'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ Frater, Patrick (21 September 2021). "Clint Eastwood's 'Cry Macho' to Open Tokyo Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2023.