Relaying comments of various guests from the 24th TIFF. (Part8)
 
Competition section:
The Woodsman and the Rain Director,
Shuichi Okita
24th TIFF Special Jury Prize Winner
 
 
Q: How do you feel about participating in TIFF?
 
Shuichi Okita: It was definitely a pleasure to show my film,The Woodsman and the Rain, here at the film festival which garners much public attention and on top of that I was awarded with the prize that is why everything turned out alright for me.
 
Q: We made the TIFF slogan for this year as “Believe the Power of Film”. Do you have any specific episodes for feeling the power of the film?
 
Shuichi Okita: Yes I have. There are times when I felt the need to change myself after seeing the film. I think that film holds such a power of influence.
 

 
 
“The Woodsman and the Rain”
 
The 24th TIFF Award Winners Press Conference
 
 
Relaying comments:
Part12 “U.F.O.” Director:Kong Quee-hyun, Actor:Park Sang-hyuk, Actor:Kim Chang-hwan
Part11 “A Song I Remember” Director:Kyoshi Sugita
Part10 “J.A.C.E.” Director:Menelaos Karamaghiolis, Actor:Alban Ukaj, Actor:Kevis Pachos
Part9 “Mourning” Director:Morteza Farshbaf, Producer/Screenplay/Production Designer (art direction):Shadmehr Rastin
Part8 “The Woodsman and the Rain”Director: Shuichi Okita
Part7 “When Pigs Have Wings”Director: Sylvain Estibal
Part6 24th TIFF International Competition Jury: Masahiro Kobayashi
Part5 “Exhalation” Director: Edmund Yeo
Part4 Actress, Producer: Sugino Kiki
Part3 Winds of Asia Middle-East Jury: Koji Fukada
Part2 “The Mirror Never Lies” Director：Kamila Andini
Part1 “ABOUT THE PINK SKY” Director:Keiichi Kobayashi