Winners will be determined by the President of Jury and 5 members of International Competition Jury.

The "Audience Award" is presented to the most popular film in the Competition section determined by viewers' votes. In addition to the prize money, the winner will receive a trophy and an award certificate from the TIFF Minato Committee.

WOWOW Viewer's Choice Award will be selected by the members of the selection committee which consists of six subscribed viewers of WOWOW's broadcasting channels, and given to the film which the committee would like to share their excitement with the film lovers around the world.

This award was established to assist the development of Asian cinema. One film will be selected from the films by young directors who have directed no more than two feature films to receive the "Best Asian Future Film Award".

"Japanese Cinema Splash": award given for cinema excellence.