FAQ for Next Masters Support Program (June 23):
Q1:
I've filled out the entry form. So, my project is submitted, right?
A1:
No.
You should send the all the necessary materials as listed on the regulations: "About Applicants) V, The applicant must submit all Application Materials via email AND via post".
So, the submision consists of three steps:
1, entry form registry;
2, send by e-mail* all the necessary materials listed in the Materials of Application from i to v, if you want to submit to a) Project Development Fund; and from i to vi, if you want to submit to b) International Promotion Fund;
*E-mail to:
talents@talents-tokyo.jp
3, delivery of all materials mentioned in the preceding paragraph by mail.
Deadline date is June 30th.
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Talents Tokyo Office
c/o TOKYO FILMeX
3rd FL, 5-4-14 Akasaka, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107-0052, Japan
Tel: +81 3 3560 6393
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Q2:
To submit b) International Promotion Fund, is it necessary to send a screener with English Subtitle?
A2:
YES, absolutely necessary.
If the film has subtitles to understand the dialogues in English, we do not require the level of accuracy.
Q3:
I want to register the program b), and my film is in post-production.
If I get this Fund, I can use the support money for the improvement of post-production?
A3:
Not at all.
The program is intended only for promotion.
You can only apply complete or nearly complete films.
In any way, the use of fund should not be for post-production.
East and Southeast Asian countries
Here we add information on the Participation Conditions:
A) Qualification;
a) You have an
East-Asian / Southeast-Asian
Nationality or are residing in the following countries and regions:
China;
China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;
China Macao Special Administrative Region;
Japan;
Mongolia;
Republic of Korea;
Taiwan;
Brunei Darussalam;
Cambodia;
Indonesia;
Laos People's Democratic Republic;
Malaysia;
Myanmar;
Philippines;
Singapore;
Thailand;
East-Timor;
Vietnam.