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The Marché du Film and Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) person announced a three-day IP market, dedicated to Japanese intelligence properties pinch beardown imaginable for movie adaptation, during this year’s version of nan Cannes market.
This initiative, moving from May 15-17 successful nan Art Explora catamaran located successful Vieux-Port harbor of Cannes, will beryllium a cardinal pillar of nan market’s attraction connected Japan this twelvemonth arsenic its state of honor.
Amuse Creative Studio, Kadokawa Corporation, Nihon Bungeisha, Nippon Animation, Shochiku will beryllium among nan companies participating successful nan event, featuring connected transportation sessions, one-on-one business meetings and a programme of conferences and presentations.
Tetsu Fujimura, executive shaper of Netflix’s live-action bid One Piece and Founder/CEO of Filosophia Inc will header nan convention programme pinch a keynote titled “The Future of Japanese IP successful Global Adaptations”.
Other sessions will see a France–Japan focus, spotlighting nan imaginative and business partnerships betwixt nan 2 territories, and a chat entitled “Manga & Anime: Publishers and Broadcasters Driving Success”, featuring Crunchyroll and Glénat Editions arsenic participants.
“Japan is renowned arsenic nan birthplace of immoderate of nan world’s astir powerful IP, from manga and anime to novels, remakes and video games,” said Guillaume Esmiol, Executive Director of nan Marché du Film.
This caller inaugural will create further opportunities to foster world collaborations. At nan aforesaid time, it reinforces nan increasing value of nan IP marketplace astatine nan Marché du Film, which has been a cardinal strategical attraction for respective years.”
