Japanese-Brazilian grief drama ‘Yellow Chrysanthemum,’ set during the July 2014 soccer World Cup in São Paulo, joins the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market as one of 24 projects seeking partners at TIFFCOM’s TGFM program.
Director André Hayato Saito’s Yellow Chrysanthemum is listed among the TGFM 2026 feature-film selections, where projects at the funding stage meet distributors and co-producers to close remaining budgets, the Variety report and the official TGFM announcement show.
Variety says the film centers on a Japanese-Brazilian teenager forced to confront a family loss that others won’t discuss, and that Yellow Chrysanthemum is Saito’s first feature project.
Deadline’s TGFM coverage lists Yellow Chrysanthemum (Brazil, Japan, Germany, France) and names MyMama Entertainment and Superfilmes Cinematográfica among its production companies, underscoring the project’s international production footprint.
TGFM is an industry platform held during TIFFCOM where projects that have secured a majority of their budget meet potential financiers; Deadline reports TGFM projects must have at least 60% of their total budget in place and include an Asian element to qualify.
Yellow Chrysanthemum’s place at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market means Saito will pitch to buyers and co-producers in Tokyo Port City Takeshiba from October 28–30, offering opportunities to close gap financing ahead of production.
The Tokyo Gap-Financing Market selection follows TGFM’s broader effort to connect Asian and international filmmakers, including a Frontières partnership that brings genre and co-production projects to the market, according to Deadline.
For readers tracking festival and market movements, Yellow Chrysanthemum’s TGFM slot places the Japanese-Brazilian grief drama on the industry radar as it seeks international partners and distribution ahead of a planned shoot.
Industry pages for TGFM and TIFFCOM list the meeting schedule and logistical details for registered buyers and sellers; interested industry delegates use those pages to request meetings during the market.
Sources
- Variety — announced Yellow Chrysanthemum’s inclusion at TGFM and reported the film’s setting and central story.
- Deadline — published the full TGFM line-up including Yellow Chrysanthemum and listed production companies and TGFM qualification details.
- Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM) — official TGFM notice on the selection announcement and meeting request process.
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