2009 Tokyo Film Festival Awards

2009 Tokyo Film Festival: October 17-25, 2009

In Kamen Kalev’s Bulgarian drama Eastern Plays, two estranged brothers are unexpectedly brought together after they play opposing roles in a racist beating — Georgi is a new member of a neo-Nazi group; Itso, a drug-addicted artist, rescues the victimized Turkish family. Compounding matters, Georgi (Ovanes Torosian) starts to question his place in the neo-nazi movement while Itso (Tokyo best actor winner Christo Christov) falls for the Turkish girl he saved. Eastern Plays is the second film featuring neo-nazi characters to win a top international film festival prize this week. Nicolo Donato’s Danish drama Brotherhood, about two neo-nazis who fall in love with one another, was the winner at the Rome Film Festival a few days ago.

Tokyo SAKURA Grandprix: Eastern Plays, Director: Kamen Kalev

Best Director: Kamen Kalev, Eastern Plays

Special Jury Prize: Rabia, Director: Sebastian Cordero

Best Actress: Julie Gayet, Huit fois debout / Eight Times Up

Best Actor: Christo Christov (above left, with Ovanes Torosian), Eastern Plays

Audience Award: The Trotsky, Director: Jacob Tierney

Earth Grand Prix: Wolf, Director: Nicolas Vanier

Winds of Asia / Middle East

Best Asian Film Award: A Brand New Life, Director: Ounie Lecomte

Special Contribution Award: Yasmin Ahmad

Special Mention: I Saw the Sun, Director: Mahsun Kirmizigül

Japanese Eyes

Best Picture Award: LIVE TAPE, Director: Tetsuaki Matsue

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