Japan Pitch Heads to Busan Film Festival With Four Co-Production Projects
ATMOVIE GLOBAL TRACK brings four selected Japanese creators and their original feature projects to the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) to drive international co-productions.
Left to right: Yusuke Kinoshita, Shiori Saito, Yoshimi Joya, Soji Arai
TOKYO, Japan — “ATMOVIE GLOBAL TRACK” (Organized by Atmovie Inc.; Funded by the Japan Creator Support Fund), an accelerator program designed to launch Japanese film creators into the international co-production arena, has announced that it will host the pitch event “JAPAN PITCH” during the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).
Four selected fellows from the program will take the stage to present their original feature film projects and hold one-on-one business meetings with international film producers, buyers, and industry professionals visiting Busan.
The initiative was featured by leading American entertainment trade publication Variety:
“Japan Pitch Heads to Busan Film Festival With Four Co-Production Projects” →Event Overview
- Event Name: JAPAN PITCH
- Organizer: Atmovie Inc. (ATMOVIE GLOBAL TRACK)
- Grant / Support: Japan Creator Support Fund (Japan Arts Council)
- Target Audience: Film producers, buyers, film festival professionals, press, and industry delegates
Schedule & Venue
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Venue: Centum Hotel Emerald Hall (Busan)
16:00 – 17:00: JAPAN PITCH (Session 1)
Monday, October 12, 2026
Venue: Centum Hotel Emerald Hall (Busan)
13:00 – 15:00: 1-on-1 Individual Business Meetings
15:00 – 16:00: JAPAN PITCH (Session 2)
16:00 – 19:00: Networking Reception
Selected Fellows & Projects
"Children of the Empire"
Feature Film | 90 min • Coming of age / Family drama
A ten-year-old boy longs to become the family heir and earn his father's love. When told to abandon his war-scarred brother, he defies his father to save him. Set in 1945 Japan, in a haunted mansion where a wealthy industrial family remains obsessed with strength even after defeat.
"OMUSUBI: A Rice Ball"
Feature Documentary • Documentary
After overcoming an eating disorder, Kana Sugamoto dedicated her life to traveling Japan with only a rice cooker and an insatiable desire to connect with people through warm, freshly made rice balls. The film explores what we are really hungering for in a fast and efficient modern society.
"Almost Goodbye"
Feature Film | 100 min approx. • Drama
A shut-in man pretends to be the son his father always wanted at a late-night convenience store. When his father falls into a coma, his fragile illusion shatters, pulling him into a surreal world between life and death.
"THEIR OWN SAKE"
Feature Film | Inspired by a true story • Drama
Set in the Arizona desert, a Japanese sake brewer seeking a place to belong ends up in his Navajo wife's desert hometown, where the water refuses him and the land is not the only thing that has run dry.
Message from General Producer Takeshi Moriya
“ATMOVIE GLOBAL TRACK nurtures and supports creators with the goal of realizing international co-productions—building films together with global partners from the very beginning, rather than merely exporting domestic works.”
“The four fellows we are sending to the Busan International Film Festival—one of Asia’s premier film markets—are exceptional talents with world-class perspectives and passion. I am confident that Busan will mark the first step where their original projects meet creators from around the world and blossom into new cinematic works.”
Inquiries
Atmovie Inc. (ATMOVIE GLOBAL TRACK PR Office)
Email: gt@atmovie.tv
