⏰ October 30 (Fri.) 15:15 – 16:00
🏢 Conference B (5F)

Following last year’s event, Tokyo Gap-Financing Market will once again host the TIFFCOM TGFM 2026 Award Ceremony, bringing this year’s market to a close with the announcement of the award-winning projects.
The awards to be presented include the top prize, the Tokyo Project Award (JPY 2,000,000); the Asian Gen-Z Award (JPY 500,000), selected by a jury of Gen Z members; the White Light Post-production Award, which offers post-production opportunities at an Asian studio; and the Mellow Tunes Sound Design Award.

♦Tokyo Project Award
The selection committee will select an outstanding project through in-person meetings with
project representatives. Prize: JPY 2,000,000
<Selection Committee>
Meiske Taurisia　Producer, PALARI FILMS
Paolo Bertolin　Consultant, Venice International Film Festival
Jongsuk Thomas Nam　BIFAN Programmer / NAFF Managing Director, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN)

♦Asian Gen-Z Award
A selection committee of five film students from universities and graduate programs will
select the project most compelling to young people aged 20 to 28. Prize: JPY 500,000
＜Presenter＞
　Michael Stütz　Co-Director of Film Programming of Berlinale
＜Student Selection Committee＞
　XU HENGYUE　Japan Institute of the Moving Image
　SEO UKHYEON　Musashino Art University
　ZHOU HEXINZI　Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts
　SAITO HITACHI　Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts
　OTSUKI MIKU　Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts

♦Whitelight Post Production Award
White Light, based in Thailand, is offering an in-kind award of post-production services valued at US$25,000.

♦Mellow Tunes Sound Design Award
The award consists of in-kind sound design services valued at up to US$10,000, provided by Mellow Tunes in Thailand.