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Tokyo Jury President Rolf de Heer on FIAPF’s New A-List: ‘It Matters a Great Deal to Some People, and Not at All to Others’

Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer, the director of “Bad Boy Bubby” and “Ten Canoes,” was asked at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival’s jury press.

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Variety reports: Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer, the director of “Bad Boy Bubby” and “Ten Canoes,” was asked at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival’s jury press.

FIAPF’s decision to make A-list status official, with Tokyo among the 17 festivals named, is unlikely to change much about the event, according to the filmmaker leading its competition jury.

This entertainment story centres on Japan. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Tokyo Jury President Rolf, FIAPF’s New A-List and Great Deal.

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Japan · Asia
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Tokyo Jury President Rolf, FIAPF’s New A-List, Great Deal, Tokyo International Film Festival
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