SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2015

The lineup for the Academy Awards® accredited Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2015 (SSFF & ASIA), headed by actor and Festival President Tetsuya Bessho, has been announced. One of Asia’s largest international short film festivals, this year the 17^th edition of the festival will kick off on Short Film Day, 4 June (Thu), and run until 14 June (Sun). Admission to screenings will be free of charge, with the exception of selected paid events. Last year we welcomed 16,716 attendees to the festival.

Highlights of this year’s festival include “Mirrors,” starring a 15-year-old Xavier Dolan. Dolan, who has also proved his directorial abilities, shared the 2014 Cannes’ Jury Prize with Jean-Luc Godard’s “Goodbye to Language” for his directorial feature “Mommy.” “Blue Season” starring Daisy Ridley, the heroine of “Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens” scheduled for December release, will also screen, as will “Hollywood Portfolio,” featuring 44 British actors and actresses including Eddie Redmayne, and “21-87,” directed by the Canadian video artist Arthur Lipsett who was greatly admired by Stanley Kubrick. Furthermore, with other programs such as the parent-child friendly “Children Program” screening at SSFF & ASIA for the first time, this is a lineup where you can enjoy short films from around the world, old and new, whilst sensing their diversity.