SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2003

		What's Short?

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Introducing the short films of five world-renowned directors, including two of this year's Academy Award® winning filmmakers. George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton and Jane Campion are just some of the names whose works have been featured in our earlier festivals. To commemorate our fifth year, we present a stellar lineup of 5 international feature filmmakers. (in alphabetical order)

Pedro Almodovar (Spain):Wrote and Directed All About My Mother (1999),for which he received the Academy Award(R) for Best Foreign Film in 2000. Won best Original Screenplay for Talk to Her at this year's Academy Awards(R).

Pedro Almodovar (Spain):Wrote and Directed All About My Mother (1999),for which he received the Academy Award(R) for Best Foreign Film in 2000. Won best Original Screenplay for Talk to Her at this year's Academy Awards(R).

Jan Kounen (Holland/France):Began a new trend in movie entertainment with Doberman (1997). His short film "Le Dernier Chaperon Rouge" stars French muse Emanuelle Beart and was cinematographed by Tetsuo Nagata, one of this year's judges for the Special Jury Award.

Fernando Meirelles (Brazil):Directed City of God, an official selection of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and of the 2002 Tokyo International Film Festival. The feature is based on the short film "Golden Gate" which makes its Japanese premiere at SSFF.

Alexander Payne (USA):Directed and wrote screenplay for About Schmidt, which won Golden Globe(R) Awards for Best Actor and Best Screenplay and was nominated for Golden Globes(R) for Best Picture and Best Director.

Roman Polanski (Poland/France):Directed and wrote screenplays for Rosemary's Baby (1968), Tess (1979). Won Best Director for The Pianist at this year's Academy Awards(R).

We are pleased to present past winners of the Academy Award® for Best Live Action Short and Best Animated Short.

International films that feature the theme of War and Peace will be shown in every program. And a selection of powerful films that deal with human nature in confilct will be highlighted in a special program.

* Program Support : Embassy of Israel

Each program includes a selection from the Leunig series, 60-second animated films based on the cartoons of Australian Michael Leunig. Don't blink or you might miss Mr. Leunig's piercing observations of life.