The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival opens on Monday 26 October with “SUKIYAKI Ue o muite arukō”

Le film de mi-parcours est « Godzilla -0.0 », projeté au milieu du festival ; réalisation, scénario et effets visuels sont de Yamazaki Takashi, avec Kamiki Ryūnosuke et Hamabe Minami.

Être in the present is est for a singular subject and sont for a plural one. It describes nature, state or place (“is”, “is located”). If what follows (the attribute) is a noun, adjective or prepositional phrase, it is not a passive. If a past participle follows, it is a passive (est annoncé). Headlines and summaries often use the present to describe the current situation.

Les chiffres viennent des organismes ou médias cités ; JAPANITIES ne les a pas vérifiés.

The passé composé is the most common past tense, used for “did” and “has done” — actions completed in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary avoir (a / ont…) in the present + a past participle. Past participles of -er verbs end in -é (annoncer → annoncé); learn the irregular ones (faire → fait, prendre → pris, voir → vu). In the negative, ne … pas wraps the auxiliary (n’a pas annoncé). In the news it reports facts that have already happened, such as “announced” or “voted”.

Le 39e Festival international du film de Tokyo se tiendra du lundi 26 octobre au mercredi 4 novembre.

The futur simple means “will do” or “is planned to”. Add -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont to the infinitive (participer → il participera). Watch the irregular stems: être → ser-, avoir → aur-, aller → ir-, faire → fer-, pouvoir → pourr-, voir → verr-. In the news it is used for fixed plans and outlooks.

Il est organisé par la fondation UNIJAPAN.

The passive means “is done” or “is being done”. It is formed with être + past participle, which agrees with the subject in gender and number (la mesure est adoptée / les mesures sont adoptées). The agent is introduced by par (or de). In the news it is common when the event, rather than the actor, is the focus (est prévu / est annoncé / est connu).

Consultez le site officiel du festival.

The imperative expresses commands, requests and advice. It has no subject: the sentence starts with the verb (Consultez les informations.). The vous form ends in -ez, nous in -ons (Restons prudents.), and tu in -e for -er verbs (Consulte). It is very common in notices and warnings (Vérifiez, Consultez, Restez informé).

Les dates et salles des projections ne figuraient pas dans l’article utilisé.

Normally ne and pas wrap the verb. Before a vowel, ne becomes n’. Check which part of the sentence the negation covers. Ne … plus means “no longer”.

Le programme des projections et la vente des billets peuvent changer.

Put a base-form verb after pouvoir. Peut means “can” or “may”; the conditional pourrait gives a more reserved possibility, “might”. It does not necessarily mean implementation is settled.

Les dates et salles des projections ne figuraient pas dans l’article utilisé.

Dans means “in, inside” for places, but also for a scope such as a system or period. With future time, dans deux jours means “in two days”. In the article’s example, check what it is “inside” and which scope it marks. Identify the value of dans in the passage.

Voici les trois films d’ouverture, de mi-parcours et de clôture, et les dates du TIFFCOM.

Et joins not only words but also groups of nouns and whole clauses. Spot the two elements playing the same role to break up a long sentence. Et does not necessarily express cause and effect.

Le 39e Festival international du film de Tokyo se tiendra du lundi 26 octobre au mercredi 4 novembre.

Le is masculine singular, la feminine singular and les plural. Before a vowel or a silent h, singular le and la become l’. The definite article points to something already known or a general concept, so look at the context.

上映の日時や会場などの詳しい情報は、使った記事に書かれていませんでした。

“暴言など” gives “abusive language” as one example. It is not necessarily a closed list of only the things named. It also helps when reading the scope of a news story.

上映スケジュールやチケットの販売状況は、変わることがあります。

“〜すること” treats an action or content like a noun. The particle after it (が・を・は…) shows its role in the sentence. “ことができる” is a fixed combination meaning “can”.

オープニング作品は、『SUKIYAKI 上を向いて歩こう』です。

The て-form links actions in a series, in order or as a reason. In “確認して、出発する” the relation is judged from the content. In “〜ている” it can show an action in progress or a continuing state.

この記事は、9月2日のハリウッド・リポーター・ジャパンの記事にもとづきます。

A explains noun B that follows. It is not only possession: the relation can be belonging, target, content and more. In “政府の案” and “年金の税控除”, read the relation from the context.

第39回東京国際映画祭は、2026年10月26日（月）から11月4日（水）までの10日間、開かれます。

は shows what the sentence is about; an explanation of that topic follows. は and が are not always interchangeable: contrast and the way information is placed change.

作品名や出演者は、記事の時点のものです。

時点 is a word for giving information as of a moment or stage. “6月末時点の人数” is not necessarily the same as today’s number. で shows the reference time, and では can add contrast or limitation.