Fuji Television Co., Ltd. Fuji Television MIPCOM Buyers’ Award for Japanese Drama “Umi no Hajimari” wi ns the Grand Prix!

Fuji Television Co., Ltd. press release (2024.10.26) Fuji Television Co., Ltd. [Fuji Television] MIPCOM Buyers’ Award for Japanese Drama “Umi no Hajimari” won the Grand Prix! Cineflix to distribute the Japan-U.S. co-produced drama “HEART ATTACK” worldwide Announcement on Monday, October 21st Fuji Television announced that the drama series “Umi no Hajimari” (English title “Where does the Sea Begin”), which was broadcast in July 2024, will be announced at “MIPCOM”, one of the world’s largest content fairs held every year in Cannes, France. We would like to inform you that we have won the grand prize of “MIPCOM Buyers’ Award for Japanese Drama”.
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“Where does the Sea Begin” (English title: “Where does the Sea Begin”) (C) Fuji Television ■Serial drama “Umi no Hajimari” wins Grand Prix at MIPCOM Buyers’ Award for Japanese Drama “MIPCOM Buyers’ Award for Japanese Drama” is an official event of MIPCOM.This year, 16 buyers representing the world will serve as judges, and they will watch and judge the nine nominated Japanese dramas in advance. Vote for the work you think is the best, and the grand prize will be determined by the number of votes. At the award ceremony held at Hotel Majestic, the judges commented, “All of the entries this year were highly original, making it extremely difficult to select the winners.” Comment from Ken Murase, producer of Fuji Television Drama and Film Production Bureau “The Beginning of the Sea” “First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for being selected for such a prestigious award.This work depicts how the main character, who one day learns that he is actually his father, lives his life from that point forward.” I created this work based on the universal theme of “parents and children” that is common throughout the world, and I wanted to think about the meaning of life together with the audience.I myself was influenced by many foreign movies and dramas. I am very happy that this work was appreciated by the overseas judges.I hope that this award will help as many people as possible to see it. ” ■Cineflix Rights will be the worldwide distributor of the drama “HEART ATTACK” co-produced with Skybound of America As the first IP utilization project between Fuji Television and Skybound, we are co-producing the graphic novel series “HEART ATTACK” based on the Skybound original. Utilizing Skybound’s global content production know-how and Fuji TV’s production capabilities, cineflix Rights will distribute this work worldwide with the goal of creating a drama that will be seen by many viewers around the world. Announced at MIPCOM.
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long-standing brands from some of the world’s most creative producers. https://www.cineflixrights.com/ Fuji Television will continue to actively develop its content worldwide. We are planning to make a new announcement at TIFFCOM, which will be held in Tokyo from October 30th (Wednesday), so please look forward to it. ◇ Fuji Television Co., Ltd. Overview Company name: Fuji Television Co., Ltd. Representative: Koichi Minato, Representative Director and President Address: 2-4-8 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 137-8088 Established: October 1, 2008 (due to incorporation-type company split) URL: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/