Tokyo Jury President Rolf de Heer on FIAPF’s New A-List: ‘It Matters a Great Deal to Some People, and Not at All to Others’

Rolf de Heer, the Australian filmmaker and president of the competition jury at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, discussed the significance of A-list ratings. The Fédération Internationale des Associations des Producteurs de Films (FIAPF) recently reaffirmed Tokyo as one of 17 official A-list festivals. De Heer noted that while this official status matters a great deal to some individuals, it does not matter at all to others and is unlikely to change the event.