The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that one of Asia’s most internationally acclaimed actors, Tony Leung, will serve as the President of the International Competition jury at the 37th TIFF.
TIFF Chairman Ando Hiroyasu expressed his delight that the renowned actor would be returning to TIFF again after last year’s wonderful masterclass and screening. (See further comments below)
Tony Leung has an extensive list of awards throughout a career that began in the 1980s, and has gained international recognition for collaborations with director Wong Kar-wai, with whom he has worked on seven films including In the Mood for Love (2000), which earned him the Cannes Film Festival’s Best Actor Award, and 2046 (2004). He also appeared in three films that won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival: A City of Sadness (1989), directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, Cyclo (1995), directed by Tran Anh Hung, and Lust, Caution (2007) by director Ang Lee. Leung also starred in the Academy Award-nominated film Hero (2002), box office hits Infernal Affairs (2002) and Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). He has joined the cast of Silent Friend by Oscar-nominated Hungarian director Ildiko Enyedi. In 2023, he received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 80th Venice Film Festival.
Leung first participated in the 13th TIFF in 2000, when his film In the Mood for Love was shown in the Special Screening section. He next joined us with his film Red Cliff: Part 1 at the 21st TIFF in 2008, walking on the “Green” Carpet with his fellow actors. He came back to TIFF for the first time in 15 years in 2023, to participate in a masterclass and screening of the film 2046 in the World Focus section.
Further announcements regarding Competition jury members and jury members for other sections will be made at later dates.