Heaven Knows WhatHeaven Knows What

Heaven Knows What, a drama that focuses on the bleak prospects of young junkies struggling to survive in New York, is the winner of the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 2014 Tokyo International Film Festival.  The film’s directors Joshua Safdie and Benny Safdie also won the Award for Best Director.  This raw depiction of young junkies struggling to stay alive was adapted for the screen by the Safdie Brothers (Benny and Joshua) based on a real-life account by the film’s female lead, Arielle Holmes. The audience picked Pale Moon directed by Daihachi Yoshida, about a normal housewife who unexpectedly becomes involved in a large embezzlement, for the Audience Award.

Awards of 27th Tokyo International Film Festival

Tokyo Grand Prix
HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT
Director:Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie

Special Jury Prize
The Lesson

Award for Best Director
Joshua Safdie, Benny Safdie
HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT

Award for Best Actress
Rie Miyazawa
Pale Moon

Award for Best Actor
Robert Więckiewicz
The Mighty Angel

Award for Best Artistic Contribution
Test

Audience Award
Pale Moon

 WOWOW Viewer’s Choice Award
Test

 Best Asian Future Film Award
Borderless

The Spirit of Asia Award
by the Japan Foundation Asia Center
Director: Sotho Kulikar(“The Last Reel”)

 Japanese Film Splash, Best Picture Award
100 Yen Love” 

Japanese Film Splash, Special Mention
Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday” 

SAMURAI Award
Takeshi Kitano
Tim Burton

 

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