More than 300 films from around the world will be screened during the 21st Tokyo International Film Festival next month, featuring programs promoting environmental preservation, organizers said Thursday. Of the total, 15 selected from 690 films from 73 countries and territories have been entered in the main competition section for the Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix and other awards in the Oct 18-26 event, they said.The winners will be selected by an international jury headed by American actor Jon Voight—father of actress Angelina Jolie and winner of the Academy Award for best actor for his role in the 1978 film ‘‘Coming Home’‘—and announced on the final day. Under the theme ‘‘Ecology = Preservation of Earth’s Environment,’’ a green carpet made from recycled PET bottles will be used at the opening day welcoming event, replacing the traditional red carpet, according to the organizers.
The festival will also feature a new section on films that examine the relationships between people and nature, and a new award called the Toyota Earth Grand Prix in recognition of excellence in taking up the themes of nature, the environment and ecology.
The films will be shown at main venues in Roppongi Hills in Minato Ward and Bunkamura in Shibuya Ward, as well as other locations in Tokyo.
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