๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐€๐‹ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’

"...๐’€๐’๐’– ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’•๐’†๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’š ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’๐’š ๐’๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Ž๐’”. ๐‘จ๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Ž ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’†๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’š ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’๐’š ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’๐’…!" โญโญโญโญโญ
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

ใ€Œ...ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ็œŸๅฎŸใซไผใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒ็œŸใซๆ„›ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒซใƒ ใ‚นใ€‚ใใ—ใฆใ€ใใฎใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒซใƒ ใ‚ณใƒŸใƒฅใƒ‹ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใฏใ“ใฎใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒใƒซใฎไธ€้ƒจใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ็œŸใซๆœ€้ซ˜ใฎใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒใƒซใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚บใงใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™๏ผใ€ใƒ€ใƒ“ใƒƒใƒ‰ใƒปใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒซใƒขใƒผใƒฌใ€ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒซใƒ ใƒกใƒผใ‚ซใƒผ

่ฏฅๅœฐๅŒบ็š„็”ตๅฝฑๅˆถไฝœไบบ้žๅธธๆฌข่ฟŽๆไบคไป–ไปฌ็š„็”ตๅฝฑไฝœๅ“ใ€‚ไธœไบฌ็”ตๅฝฑๅฑ•ไธไผš้™ๅˆถๆ‚จ็š„ๅ†…ๅฎนๆˆ–ๅฎกๆŸฅๆ‚จ็š„็”ตๅฝฑใ€‚ๆˆ‘ไปฌๆฌข่ฟŽๆ‰€ๆœ‰ไธญๅ›ฝ็”ตๅฝฑๅˆถไฝœไบบๅ‘ๆˆ‘ไปฌๅ‘้€ไป–ไปฌ็š„็”ตๅฝฑไฝœๅ“ใ€‚

โญ Lift-Off Season Awards Qualifying
โญ Screenings, Networking, Workshops & Events
โญ In-Competition Online Screenings
โญ Network Hub Access, Focus Groups & more...!

Learn more about the Lift-Off Season
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/season

Are you an indie filmmaker looking for a unique and rewarding opportunity to share your work with a diverse and passionate audience? Then you wonโ€™t want to miss the Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival, a month-long online and in-person event that celebrates creativity and independent filmmaking. For over a decade, the Lift-Off Global Network has been connecting emerging artists from around the world with Japanโ€™s vibrant and eclectic film scene. Tokyo is home to many independent cinemas that specialize in arthouse, experimental and foreign films, as well as film festivals that support ambitious and talented directors. By submitting your work to the Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival, you will have a chance to join this amazing community of cinephiles and showcase your talents to a truly exceptional audience base. Donโ€™t let this opportunity pass you by - apply now and be part of the Lift-Off Global Networkโ€™s showcase of outstanding talents. Join us for the Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival and let your creativity soar!

Join us at the famous Lift-Off Networking-Speed-Date session, followed by drinks and a party! Can't attend live? Don't worry - there are plenty of online events and networking opportunities.

Festival Winners are placed on the shortlist for the Lift-Off Season Awards Nominations to be considered by the Lift-Off Jury. Season Award Nominations are screened at the prestigious John Barry cinema in Pinewood Studios. The Season Awards recognise the best films from across the Lift-Off Season.

Find out more about the Season Awards
๐Ÿ‘‰liftoff.network/seasonawards

You'll find free content on our YouTube Channel, such as live workshops, interviews with filmmakers, news updates, and more. Subscribe!
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.youtube.com/c/liftoffglobalnetwork

๐†๐„๐“ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐’๐”๐๐Œ๐ˆ๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐€๐‹๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐:

โญ Fee waivers to all Lift-Off Festivals & Showcases (worth $300)
โญ Apply for representation at international film markets, including Cannes, EFM, and AFM
โญ Access to international film jobs
โญ Networking, Workshops & Online Events

Find out more about Lift-Off Network Membership
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/membership

๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž! ๐“๐Ž๐Š๐˜๐Ž!

๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ฆ ๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—•๐—ฆ

๐Ÿ† Audience Choice Award
๐Ÿ† Best Film in Category
๐Ÿ† Jury's Special Mention
๐Ÿ† Best Screenplay

๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Šโ€™๐’ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐„๐“๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ & ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐’ ๐’๐“๐‘๐”๐‚๐“๐”๐‘๐„

The Official Selections are reviewed by the Judging Panel and receive scores from the attending audience throughout the festival. After the festival closes, the weighted scores are combined, and the top-scoring films are promoted into the internal 'Network Round'.

The Network Round is hosted on the Lift-Off Network Hub, where the Lift-Off Jury and Network Hub Members score the films and vote for the winners.

After the festival closes, prizes are awarded, and winning projects are placed on the Season Award Nominations Shortlist. Lift-Off Season Award Nominations are allocated by the Jury based on merit within each category.

Find out more about our awards & judging process:
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/awards

๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ ๐๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’

Lift-Off Season Award nominations screen at Lift-Off's HQ, the prestigious Pinewood Studios, during the celebration held at the end of the Lift-Off Season. The Season Awards celebrates the best-of-the-best of the projects nominated throughout the Lift-Off Season.

For more info ๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/seasonawards

- All support queries must be sent via. support@liftoff.network
- All submissions are to be sent digitally via FilmFreeway
- Project feedback (where applicable) is sent shortly after the festival closes.
- If you pay a submission fee, we will screen your work. Our online programmes are separated into categories based on your content's level of storytelling, production value, impact and acting.
- We have two separate voting committees during the festival - the official judging panel & the general public
- The official jury allocates Season Award Nomination
- Proudly, we have no other restrictions for screening your work. This includes your work's premier status, age, and/or whether your work is available online.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The online festivals are NOT pay-for-vote platforms. Whilst participating filmmakers may invite their team, friends and family to participate & vote, it is encouraged that ALL attending audiences engage with as much of the content as possible and vote accordingly. We are doing our best to invite new and exciting audiences to genuine indie content - if you can encourage your audiences to do the same, we will build a wonderful network of opportunities for all, no matter where you are starting your career.

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  • Very grateful and honoured that our documentary โ€œPhilosopher โ€œof the Seaโ€ was selected in the category of โ€œBest โ€œFeature Documentary. Warm contact and great communication from the festival. Thank you team Tokyo Lift-Off!

    September 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for the kind words, Annika! We loved your work here at Lift-Off Tokyo!!

  • It was an honor to have โ€œThe enchanted missionโ€ part of this amazing festival! Good communication and clear informations, I recommend it!

    July 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for the kind words, Marta. We were honoured to have you!

  • We were elated that our short film 'Abandoned' was selected for the 'Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival'. A big thank you to the organizers and the jury.

    June 2023
  • k b

    Our project was not uploaded to the correct category, but once we contacted the fest team the issue was resolved. I heard from friends that were locked out after one viewing; that the voting instructions were not clear; no reply from the fest as to their issues. Hearsay??

    Great online festival to get exposure, knowledge and networking.
    Thank you!

    June 2023
  • Jonathan Martin-Ives

    Very nice experience. Will enter again.

    June 2023