We are excited to share the news that Ichiyama Shozo, Programming Director of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), will serve as one of the Jury members for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival to be held in Park City, Utah, USA from January 19 to 29, 2023.
He will join Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir and Funa Maduka, filmmaker and the former head of international original films at Netflix, as a member of the jury for this competition.
Ukraine film Klondike, which screened at the 35th TIFF’s World Focus section, won the competition last year.
Please see more details on the announcement at the Sundance Film Festival’s website.