Scaled-down Tokyo Film Festival kicks off amid Covid-19
published : 3 Nov 2020 at 04:00
Visitors on the red carpet of the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival. Photo: Reuters
The 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off in the Japanese capital on Saturday, with a scaled-down red carpet procession as organisers found creative ways to celebrate filmmaking through online events despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 138 works, selected from 1,356 titles from 107 countries and regions, will be shown in Tokyo during the festival’s run to Nov 9.
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