<updated 2025/7/14; SUBMISSION DEADLINE has been extended until July 31st>

We are pleased to announce the Call for Projects for the 6th Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM) started accepting submissions for projects from May 15th, organized by TIFFCOM 2025 – Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market. As an affiliated event of the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), the TGFM 2025 is set to be held at the Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba “PORT STUDIO” from October 29th to 31st. Renowned as the foremost project market focused on funding, TGFM offers unparalleled opportunities for industry professionals.

Notable Features of TGFM

2024/7/25 updated: SUBMISSION DEADLINE has been extended until AUGUST 9th

• Focus on Funding

TGFM places a strong emphasis on funding, requiring that participating projects have secured at least 60% of their total budget. This requirement ensures that the event attracts a multitude of robust projects with significant potential for successful completion. As a result, the one-on-one meetings conducted at TGFM can be highly focused and specific, centered around the funding goals of each project.

• Focus on Projects with Asian Elements

Leveraging the unique attributes of TIFFCOM, Asia’s foremost multi-content market, TGFM focuses projects originating from Asian countries and regions or international projects that incorporate Asian elements.

This Call for Projects welcomes submissions from Japanese, Asian, and international projects in the following category:

Feature Films (Fiction, Animation)

Submissions are open to fiction feature-length films and long feature animations with a running time exceeding 70 minutes, targeting theatrical and/or streaming distribution. It is mandatory for each project to have already secured 60% of its budget and provide documented proof of this financing. Furthermore, each project must prominently incorporate Asian elements.

Tokyo Gap-Financing Market（TIFFCOM 2025）
– Dates: October 29th – 31st, 2025
– Venue: PORT STUDIO, Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba (Next to TIFFCOM venue)
– Project submissions will be accepted from May 15th – July 31st, 2025
– For more information, please Click here　

Contact: Tokyo Gap-Financing Market  E-mail: tgfm@unijapan.org

• Major TGFM participation projects in the past