At the 2021 Film Festival, in keeping with the theme "CINEMADventure," the "ADVENTURE" aspect was where you could experience and share the cuurent, immediate "now" of the world. It was also a place to send out to the world from online venues and virtual venues, shooting and editing with smartphones & the possibilities of vertical films as new challenges in "VENTURE." Companies and organizations are realizing & utilizing short films with the aim of pioneering communication methods as "AD = advertising." All these themes & concepts lead to creating opportunities for art and culture to lead to in a future in where society can play an active role. As the culmination of our 2021 festival, we will announce at the Award Ceremony four short films, the most from any Japanese film festival, that have been nominated for next year's Academy Awards©︎ from our Official Competitions supported by SONY as well as from the Nonfiction Competition. We will also announce the Best Short Awards for the Cinematic Tokyo Competition which conveys the appeal of Tokyo, the U-25 Project, short films by domestic directors under the age of 25, and the CG Animation Category, which brings together cutting-edge works from around the world. In addition, we will broadcast the Award Ceremony online to the world.