6 events for cinema owners, programmers and technicians in Japan: exhibitor meetings, trade shows, film markets, festivals with industry programmes and training — with dates where the organiser has published them.
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23 October 2026 – 31 October 2026 · Tokyo, Japan
A nine-day training workshop in Tokyo for emerging film programmers from ASEAN countries and Japan, including TIFF and TIFFCOM access. Afterwards participants curate Japanese film programmes in their home countries.
Awards, training and educationThe Japan FoundationOfficial site
28 October 2026 – 30 October 2026 · Tokyo, Japan
The content market attached to the Tokyo International Film Festival, where Japanese and Asian film and TV rights are sold. It suits cinema buyers looking for Japanese and anime titles.
Film marketsUNIJAPAN / Tokyo International Film FestivalOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually May (first edition 2026) · last held 12 May 2026 · Tokyo, Japan
A new award voted by more than 3,000 cinema staff across Japan for the film they most want audiences to see on the big screen. Winners get re-release screenings in cinemas, a way for exhibition staff to drive programming and promotion.
Awards, training and education'Eigakan ni Ikou!' (Let's Go to the Cinema) Executive CommitteeOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Autumn, annually since 1996 · last held 19 September 2024 · Kawasaki, Japan
Japan's yearly gathering of independent and mini-theatre cinemas, film festivals, cinematheques and screening groups to share research, discuss film policy and network. The most recent edition listed by the organiser was 2024.
Independent and art houseJapan Community Cinema CenterOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually Starts July; runs about eight months (30 sessions) · last held 24 July 2025 · Tokyo, Japan
The first full Cinema Management Workshop in 12 years, training cinema, cinematheque and festival staff in programming, audience development, screening law and the links between distribution, streaming, preservation and exhibition.
Awards, training and educationJapan Community Cinema CenterOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually July (course runs over several months) · last held 13 July 2026 · Tokyo, Japan
A lecture series for people running cinemas, festivals and screening programmes covering acquiring screening rights, subtitling and promoting small screenings, following the 2025 eight-month Cinema Management Workshop.
Awards, training and educationJapan Community Cinema CenterOfficial site