Cannes‘ Marché du Film and the Tokyo Film Festival content market TIFFCOM are joining forces to launch a new IP market dedicated to Japanese intellectual properties.
The inaugural Japan IP Market will run May 15-17 alongside the Marché and bring together leading Japanese rights holders with international producers and buyers for film and TV adaptations. Participants include Amuse Creative Studio, producers of Oscar-nominated local blockbuster Kokuhu, the Kadokawa Corporation (Suzume, Your Name), Shochiku (Drive My Car), and Toei Company (Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle) as well as other leading Japanese IP holders including Nihon Bungeisha, Nippon Animation, and Shufu To Seikatsu Sha.
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The Friday-to-Sunday market will be held on the Art Explora catamaran located at Cannes’ Vieux-Port and feature pitch sessions, one-on-one meetings and seminars, including a presentation on “The
Future of Japanese IP in Global Adaptations” from Tetsu Fujimura, the executive
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