The International Drama Festival in Tokyo (国際ドラマフェスティバル in TOKYO), is an annual award show for excellence in
television drama
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms t ...
production based in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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. It is organized by the International Drama Festival in Tokyo Executive Committee and co-organized by the
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
The or METI, is a ministry of the Government of Japan. It was created by the 2001 Central Government Reform when the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) merged with agencies from other ministries related to economic activities, ...
, and held every October. The award is called the "Tokyo Drama Award".
Categories
Current Categories
* Series Drama
** The Grand Prix
** Excellent Award
* Single Drama
** The Grand Prix
** Excellent Award
* Local Drama award
* Personal Prize
** Best Performance by an Actor
** Best Performance by an Actress
** Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
** Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
** Best Screenplay
** Best Director
** Theme Song Award
* Special Award for Foreign Drama
Award winners
Domestic dramas (series drama)
The grand prix and acting awards
Other categories
Foreign dramas
See also
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List of Asian television awards
This list of Asian television awards is an index to articles on notable awards for contributions in various fields of television in Asia. The list is organized by region and country, although some awards are open to television performers or shows ...
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Seoul International Drama Awards
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Shanghai Television Festival
The Shanghai Television Festival (), abbreviated STVF, also known as the Shanghai International Television Festival is the first and one of the largest television festivals in East Asia. Held since 1986, STVF has become one of the most influential ...
References
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External links
j-ba.or.jp
Japanese television awards
Awards established in 2007