About

Founded in 2019 by Anne Takahashi, TAKA PR and Communications is a boutique public relations, marketing and consultancy agency specializing in publicity campaigns for theatrical releases, festival films and award runs. Working with filmmakers as well as specialty studios, we have handled film launches at Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, San Sebastián, New York and Tallinn.

Anne Takahashi, a French native based in New York City, is a publicist and marketing strategist with over two decades of experience in the film industry. With a focus on foreign, indie, and documentary films, Ms. Takahashi has led the creation of highly innovative, strategically targeted media campaigns in the United States and Europe.

TAKA PR serves as a regular public relation festival consultant for renown American agencies Cinetic Media, DDA PR, Hook Publicity, Darin Pfeiffer Event Consulting, and international agency Claudia Tomassini + Associates, holding the unique position and expertise to formulate publicity campaigns, which will attract both US buyers and international distribution.

Recent festival and award campaign launches have included: PASSAGES (Ira Sachs, 2023), BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE (Claire Denis, 2022), CLOSE (Lukas Dhont, 2022), LOVE LIFE (Koji Fukada, 2022), ONE FINE MORNING (Mia Hansen-Løve, 2022), AHED’S KNEE (Nadav Lapid, 2021), DRIVE MY CAR (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021), TITANE (Julia Ducournau, 2021), THE FAREWELL (Lulu Wang, 2019), PLANETARIUM (Rebecca Zlotowski, 2016), ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (Jim Jarmusch, 2013), and JEALOUSY (Philippe Garrel, 2013).

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