From Variety · Naman Ramachandran · · 1m 10s
Cate Blanchett Heads to Tokyo With Displacement Shorts
Five Displacement Film Fund shorts will get Japan premieres at Tokyo, with Cate Blanchett attending.
In brief
Five Displacement Film Fund shorts will get Japan premieres at Tokyo, with Cate Blanchett attending. The Tokyo festival is giving displaced filmmakers a Japan spotlight through five shorts backed by Blanchett’s fund. Originally reported by Variety.
Blanchett goes to Tokyo
Cate Blanchett will attend the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival for a Japan premiere program tied to the Displacement Film Fund.
“Cate Blanchett will travel to Tokyo”
Five shorts premiere
The festival will screen five short films backed by the fund, marking their Japan premieres.
“five short films backed by the Displacement Film Fund”
A fund for displacement
Blanchett co-founded the fund to support displaced filmmakers and storytellers with deep ties to displacement experiences.
“supports displaced filmmakers”
Rotterdam roots
The fund was announced at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January 2025 with IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund as managing partner.
“announced at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January 2025”
Partners behind it
UNHCR is a strategic partner, with support from Amahoro Coalition, Master Mind, the Tamer Family Foundation, Uniqlo, and Droom en Daad.
“UNHCR acts as strategic partner”
New backing joined
The SP Lohia Foundation became a major partner when the fund’s second edition was confirmed at IFFR 2026.
“The SP Lohia Foundation came aboard as a major partner”
The short version
The Tokyo festival is giving displaced filmmakers a Japan spotlight through five shorts backed by Blanchett’s fund.
