Voting for the "TSUTAYA x Filmarks Movie Fan Awards 2016" begins today

2016.11.11 Press Releases
TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. / Tsumiki Co., Ltd.

-Your vote decides! What is the best movie released this year?-

TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / President and COO: Kazuo Nakanishi / hereinafter referred to as "TSUTAYA"), which operates 1,478 TSUTAYA stores nationwide, is collaborating with the Mainichi Film Awards, a prestigious domestic film awards organization, to accept votes from movie fans to choose the most "moving" and "interesting" film released in Japan this year to determine the No. 1 film from noon on Friday, November 11, 2016 until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20. To vote, please apply via TSUTAYA's special website (http://tsutaya.jp/eigafan2016/) on your smartphone, PC, or mobile phone, and 100 voters will be randomly selected to receive 1,000 T-POINT.

This voting was started by TSUTAYA, which delivers a wide range of films to movie fans, and is the only award in the Mainichi Film Awards that is decided by public vote. The TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award was established once a year to determine and award the No. 1 Japanese film and the No. 1 foreign film.

This year marks the 11th anniversary of the awards, and with the desire to deliver the voices of a wider range of film fans, TSUTAYA has also joined forces with Filmarks (operated by Tsumiki Co., Ltd., head office: Meguro-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Suzuki Takayuki; hereinafter, "Filmarks"), one of Japan's largest film review services recommended by TSUTAYA, and the awards have been renamed the "TSUTAYA x Filmarks Film Fan Awards."

In addition, starting this year, the voting format will be changed to one that allows movie fans to leave comments about their thoughts on the films, and this year's releases will be listed on a special website (http://tsutaya.jp/2016pickup/) and you can now look back on it. You can also view "Filmarks" reviews of the films and related works at some TSUTAYA stores and on TSUTAYA's special website.

Through the "TSUTAYA x Filmarks Movie Fan Award," TSUTAYA and Filmarks aim to communicate the voices of movie fans to filmmakers and to suggest works that will allow customers to discover great films.

[What is Filmarks?]
Japan's largest movie review service, with 20 million movie reviews recommended by TSUYATA. Based on the function that allows you to easily check and post movie reviews, it is used by many movie fans as a "movie viewing record," "memo and memorandum of movies you want to see," and "communication tool for enjoying movie talk."

[TSUTAYA x Filmarks Movie Fan Awards 2016 Overview]
■Official name: TSUTAYA x Filmarks Movie Fan Awards 2016
■ Campaign period: November 11th, 2016 (Friday) at noon to December 20th, 2016 (Tuesday) at 11:59 PM
■How to vote:
① Access the voting site from your PC, smartphone, or mobile phone
② Vote for one work that you found particularly moving, interesting, or would like to praise.
③Click the voting button
■Eligibility requirements:
For PC/smartphone users: Those who have access to the voting site and have a Facebook or Twitter account
Mobile phone (feature phone) users: Those who have access to the voting site
■Voting category: "Japanese Film Category" / "Foreign Film Category" *You can only vote for one category.
■ Eligible films: Films released in Japan for 14 days or more between January 1st and December 31st, 2016, with a paid theatrical release date
　　　　　　*The release dates of eligible films are from December 18, 2015 to December 18, 2016.
■Results announcement: Late January 2017　
1. Announcement on TSUTAYA's website
②Announcement on the Filmarks website
3) Announcement in the Mainichi Shimbun and other Mainichi Film Awards-related media
■ Prize: 1000 T-POI for 100 winners
■Drawing method: Lottery drawn from voters (open prize draw)
■Announcement of winners: Winners will be announced when T-POINT are awarded to them.

[Business details]
The selection committee will decide each award from the eligible works.
Eligible films: Films released in Japan for 14 days or more between January 1st and December 31st, 2016, with a paid theatrical release date
(However, for the documentary and animation categories, films screened or completed within the same period are included.)

Prizes:　
▽ Film category = Japanese Movie Award, Excellence Award, Best Foreign Film Award
▽ Best Director
▽ Best Screenplay
▽Actor category: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award, Kinuyo Tanaka Award
▽Staff category: Cinematography, Art Direction, Music, Sound
▽Best Documentary Film
▽Animation Film Award, Ofuji Noburo Award
TSUTAYA x Filmarks Movie Fan Award (Japanese Film Category, Foreign Film Category)
▽Special Award

[Announcement of Awards]
Announced in the Mainichi Shimbun and Sports Nippon Shimbun newspapers in late January 2017

[Award Ceremony]
Wednesday, February 15, 2017, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Sawai-ku, Kawasaki)
*All seats are invitation-only
*The opening ceremony held at the Bridge of Light in Muza Kawasaki can be viewed.

[Homepage]　
http://mainichi.jp/filmawards/

[inquiry]　
Mainichi Newspaper Company Business Division Mainichi Film Awards Secretariat Personnel: Tsukamoto and Suzuki　　　　　　　　
TEL: 03-3212-0929／FAX: 03-3284-1604／MAIL: filmawards@mainichi.co.jp

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Voting for the "TSUTAYA x Filmarks Movie Fan Awards 2016" begins today

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TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. Public Relations Tel: 03-6800-4764