SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2020 ACADEMY AWARD© ACCREDITED & ASIA'S BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY LIVE
DATE: Wed, September 16th
TIME: 3:30pm ～6:30ｐｍ (JST)
The SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2020 (SSFF & Asia)
Academy Awards© accredited & Asia' s biggest international short film festival will be holding its Opening Ceremony on 09/16/2020 for mass media at Meiji Jingu Kaikan Hall. This year's 22nd edition of the festival, which is usually held in June, was postponed to the Coronavirus. This year the festival will held from 09/16 – 09/27 at 4 venues as well as online which can be viewed throughout Japan.
Over 150 carefully selected short films from 112 countries & regions will be available online. With additional short film that will be screened at the venues, over 200 short films will be shown. Among the stars participating in the Opening Ceremony will be actress Ayame Goriki; Jun Kaname & Megumi Okina, the co-stars of “Happy Birthday,” the short film version of the winning Book Short Project, ARUHI Award; & the star of “Story of Shahryar” the film version of the winner of the 5th Book Short Award, Maiko Fukuda.
In addition, we will announce the start-up of the LEXUS OPEN FILM Project with the aim to support up & coming new filmmakers & also the selected short film.
The "Musical Short Film Pitch Competition," with the support of Amuse Inc., will be announced with the aim of discovering & developing new talents.
During the live broadcast, Festival Navigator Alan Shirahama of GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE will introduce the festival theme song “You & I” as well as the highlights of this year’s festival.
This event is due to be broadcast worldwide online.
GUESTS
HOSTSLiLiCO (Festival Ambassador), Tetsuya Bessho (SSFF & Asia, Festival President)
CO-HOSTAlan Shirahama (GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE)
PRESENTERKen Hasebe (Mayor Shibuya Ward, Shibuya Diversity Award presenter)
GUESTSMayuko Fukuda, Shima Tabata,Director Daishi Katō, (5th Book Short Award winning short film “Story if Shahryar”), 6th Book Short Award presentation
GUESTYasunori Kamae (Production completion announcement)
GUESTJun Kaname, Megumi Okina, Director Hiroya Taka, Hiroshi Hamada (CEO, COO ARUHI Corp. Announcing the ARUHI Award winning short film "Happy Birthday."
GUESTMomoko Andō, Kazuo Okino, LEXUS International J-Branding (LEXUS OPEN FILM announcement)
GUESTSonim, Yokichi Osato, Director & Chairman of Amuse Inc. Announcement & presentation of the Musical Short Film Pitch Competition Award winner.
PRESENTERWinner of the Save the Earth! Competition Minister of the Environment Award, J-WAVE AWARD
GUESTAyame Goriki, new project announcement