TIFFCOM has named the 24 feature film projects selected for the 7th Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM), running 28-30 October 2026 as part of TIFFCOM 2026, the content market affiliated with the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). 

The selection spans 24 countries and regions across Asia, Europe, South America and North America, with eight of the projects originating in Japan. Japanese production partners are involved in 12 of the 24 selected projects.

TGFM matches feature film projects in the funding stage with one-on-one meetings with industry executives to support project development and budget completion. Eligible projects must have secured at least 60% of their total budget and include an Asian element.

For the first time, TGFM has partnered with Frontières, the international genre co-production market run by Canada's Fantasia International Film Festival, adding projects from Thailand, Nepal and Brazil spanning indigenous horror to near-future psychological thrillers.

Also new this year is TGFM's first open pitch event, held in collaboration with Imagica Group on the afternoon of 28 October. Ten of the 24 selected projects will pitch, including five from the Frontières showcase.

Genre lineup

The genre slate includes a body horror project from Brazil's Gabriela Amaral Almeida, whose previous work was selected for the TIFF competition; a project based on a Kyrgyz legend from a team comprising Indonesian filmmaker Kevin Rahardjo and production company KawanKawan Media; and a thriller from Singapore's Boo Junfeng and Raymond Phathanavirangoon, founder and producer of SEAFIC. Vietnamese director Diep Nguyen Hoang, who took part in last year's TGFM with "1982", an official selection at the Busan International Film Festival, returns for a second consecutive year.

Animation

Five animation projects made the selection: an omnibus horror project from the team behind "The Violinist", winner of the top prize at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival; "Back to Tomioka", adapted from a French graphic novel about the Fukushima nuclear accident; a project from OLM animator Ayumi Moriyama, who worked as a key animator on the "Pokémon" TV animation before moving into directing; and a project from P.I.C.S.

Italy partnership

The market's collaboration with Cinecittà, part of the Italian Ministry of Culture's Directorate-General for Cinema and Audiovisual Media, enters its third year since starting in 2024, bringing three projects including Italian-Japanese co-productions. Among them is a project from director Takuya Uchiyama, whose "Numb" screened in the Panorama section of this year's Berlin International Film Festival.

Japan lineup

Japan's eight selected projects include work from directors Yusaku Matsumoto ("Winny"), Akira Yamamoto ("After the Fever") and Takafumi Sakabe.