【Tokyo International Film Festival 2018】Jury Members Comment on the Festival's Award Winners

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Following the 31st TIFF Closing Ceremony, the five members of the International Competition Jury commented on the festival's award winners.

Asked what the specific elements were that led to the decisions for the awards, Mendoza said, "Every day we watched three films and then discussed them. We were not strict and formal, but we discussed what the merits of the films were, and eventually, we came up with the best five, and that’s how we decided which films would receive the awards."

He elaborated, "It wasn't easy to decide on which awards we were giving to each film; but the Grand Prix winner was a unanimous decision. From the five films we [short-listed], we then distributed the other awards based on their merits."

Pressed to explain whether Amanda was given the Grand Prix because of the story, the theme or the quality of the film's aesthetics, Burk said, "Amanda really affected all of us. The performances were very powerful, the screenplay was powerful. It could have taken many directions and not worked, but in the end, it all came together, and we were all very moved."

Since the four main awards went to European films, the jury was asked why no Asian films had won. Alidoosti said, "We are in Asia, yes, and many of the films are here. But we promised to forget about which country the film came from. We never read synopses before we watched a work. I think this was the right way to approach it."
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