# Cate Blanchett Heads to Tokyo With Displacement Shorts

> Five Displacement Film Fund shorts will get Japan premieres at Tokyo, with Cate Blanchett attending.
- Title: Cate Blanchett Heads to Tokyo With Displacement Shorts
- Summary: Five Displacement Film Fund shorts will get Japan premieres at Tokyo, with Cate Blanchett attending. The Tokyo festival is giving displaced filmmakers a…
- Keywords: cate blanchett, tokyo international film festival, displacement film fund, japan premieres, short films, displaced filmmakers, international film festival rotterdam, hubert bals fund, unhcr, uniqlo, entertainment, culture
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/cate-blanchett-tokyo-festival-displacement-film-fund-shorts-1236863090
- Author: Naman Ramachandran
- Published: 2026-09-16T04:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cate blanchett, tokyo international film festival, displacement film fund, japan premieres, short films, displaced filmmakers, international film festival rotterdam, hubert bals fund, unhcr, uniqlo, entertainment, culture
## 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
## Key takeaway

The Tokyo festival is giving displaced filmmakers a Japan spotlight through five shorts backed by Blanchett’s fund.