The Tokyo International Film Festival unveiled the poster for their 21st installment. The poster features a green earth to symbolize the slogan of this year’s festival: “Action! for Earth.”
A statement released by festival organizers states that “the greatest films inevitably address the most compelling social issues of their times. One of the most urgent problems we now face is protecting the Earth’s environment…[yet] no international film festival has yet stepped up to champion this issue.”
This year’s festival will feature a “Green Carpet” instead of the traditional “Red Carpet,” and the ecological theme will be reflected in a variety of programs during the festival, including a new award as well as various seminars and events.
The 21st Tokyo International Film Festival will be held from October 18th to 26th, 2008 in various locations around Tokyo. The festival been growing steadily since 1985, and is now the 12th largest in the world.