Carlo Chatrian will serve as the president of the international competition jury at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, organizers announced on Thursday.
An Italian journalist, author and programmer, Chatrian has worked as a film critic for several magazines. He has been a programmer for the Alba Film Festival, Florence Festival dei Popoli and Visions du Réel. In 2009, he curated a program on Japanese animation, including a book, a retrospective and an exhibition. And he was the artistic director at the Locarno International Film Festival (2013-2018) and the Berlinale (2020-2024).
Chatrian’s writings include works on filmmakers Frederick Wiseman, Errol Morris and Nanni Moretti, and a column for Italian newspaper, La Stampa. He is currently the director of the National Museum of Cinema in Turin and is a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Academy of Italian Cinema.
“It is a great privilege to chair the jury of the Tokyo International Film Festival, an event that, especially under the new direction, has become a vital meeting point for the art of cinema at a global level,” Chatrian said in a statement. “I thank the Chairman Ando-san and the Programming Director Ichiyama-san for giving me this opportunity. I’m looking forward to discovering the selection, as I’m sure I will be inspired and touched by the work of the filmmakers. I’m equally excited to know my fellow jurors and start engaging with them in rich and nourishing conversations.”
Ando Hiroyasu, chairman of TIFF, added in a statement, “Mr. Chatrian has extensive experience both as a film critic and as a director of prestigious film festivals like Locarno and Berlin. He most recently participated in the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2021 and 2023, giving us the privilege of witnessing his keen insight and unwavering passion for cinema firsthand. Amid a period of profound global transformation, we are truly looking forward to the insights he will bring through his role as a jury president.”
The 2025 Tokyo Film Festival runs from Oct. 27 through to Nov. 5.
