TIFFCOM Panel Calls International Co-Production Anime's New Frontier
A TIFFCOM session on Thursday, October 29 described international co-production as "anime's new frontier." Moderated by Masao Kawano of Into Global, the panel featured Ervin Han of Robot Playground Media, Foliascope CEO Ilan Urroz, and Salamander Inc. CEO Taiki Sakurai.
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Why it matters
The panel laid out where the money and partners actually sit: Southeast Asian studios, French public funds and tax credits, and a film already selling streaming rights to Crunchyroll before release.
Key Facts
- The TIFFCOM panel took place on Thursday, October 29 and was moderated by Masao Kawano of Into Global.
- Ervin Han presented Robot Playground's The Banquet for Hungry Ghosts, produced across Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Ireland.
- Foliascope's Back to Tomioka has co-production partners in Poland, Hungary, and Belgium, plus creatives from Japan.
- Foliascope sold Back to Tomioka's subscription streaming rights to Crunchyroll.
- Taiki Sakurai is CEO of Salamander Inc. and has screenwriting credits on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
Han presented The Banquet for Hungry Ghosts, and Urroz discussed Back to Tomioka and France's co-production and tax-credit systems.
Robot Playground's The Banquet for Hungry Ghosts is a majority Asian co-production with minority European components, shot across Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Ireland. Han said the Southeast Asian studios handle production, while Ireland takes music and audio post. A trailer for one anthology story, Egg Fried Rice, played during the session.
Foliascope brought Back to Tomioka to the Tokyo Gap Financing Market, with partners in Poland, Hungary, and Belgium and creatives from Japan. Urroz said the company already sold the film's subscription streaming rights to Crunchyroll and is developing merchandise, including a board game designed by Antoine Bauza. He credited French public funding, an international tax credit, and a talent visa system for making that kind of setup easier.
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