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Competition & Awards
Official Competition supported by Sony
We are happy to collaborate with Sony as a sole supporter of the official competition, which acts as a path to the Academy Awards® Short Film category. Sony has long supported the dreams of creators as an entertainment company powered by the latest technology.
GRANDPRIX
George Lucas Award (Grand Prix)
The Grand Prix is chosen from the three official competitions.
International Competition Best Short Award
An official competition program that screens short films from every corner of the world, with the exception of Asia and Japan. The winning film will be eligible for an Academy Awards® nomination in one of the short film categories the following year.
Prize
600,000
JPY
Asia International Competition Best Short Award
An official competition program of international short films that presents works from throughout Asia, with the exception of Japan. The winning film will be eligible for an Academy Awards® nomination in one of the short film categories the following year.
Prize
600,000
JPY
Japan Competition Best Short Award
An official competition that presents short films from Japan. The winning film will be eligible for an Academy Awards® nomination in one of the short film categories the following year.
Prize
600,000
JPY
Governor of Tokyo Award
This award will be given to the films awarded Best Short in both the Asia International and Japan Competitions.
Audience Award 
Audience members will vote to give the award to one winner from the each of the main competition categories listed.
Prize
200,000
JPY
Best Actor Award
Winners will be selected from each of the three official competitions (International, Asia International & Japan Competition).
Non-Fiction Competition
In 2018, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of SSFF & ASIA, we established the brand new "Non-fiction Competition."Being an Academy Awards® accredited short film festival has allowed us to present this competition, which will let the audience experience the power of visual images.
Best Short Award
This is an award given to the best film selected from the nominees. The winning film will be eligible for an Academy Awards® nomination in one of the short film categories the following year.
Prize
600,000
JPY
Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony
This competition called out for short films within 25 minutes & shot with a smartphone from around the world. Supported by Xperia, a smartphone made with Sony's latest technology, this new competition was established with a goal to expanding the range of visual expression and opening new challenges for filmmakers to create a new visual style unique to smartphones. The very high interest of creators in shooting on smartphones has resulted in more than 900 submissions from around the world, the largest number ever for a new competition of the SSFF & ASIA.
Best Short Award
This is an award given to the best film selected from the nominees, chosen by the 3 jury memebers.
Prize
600,000
JPY
CG Animation Competition
The CG Competition began in 2011 and offers a chance to enjoy CG animation shorts.
Best Short Award
This award will be given to the best film in the CG Animation Competition chosen by the 3 jury memebers, together with Digital Hollywood Co.,Ltd. and the Committee for Short Shorts.
Prize
600,000
JPY
Vertical Theater Competition supported by smash.
This competition called out for vertical short films from around the world. It was newly established with the support of SHOWROOM Co., Ltd., which produces the vertical theater app "smash." with the goal to expand the possibilities & production of vertical short films in the film industry.
Best Vertical Short Award
This award will be given to the best short film from among the selected shorts.
Prize
1,000,000
JPY
Vertical Short Award
This award will be given to the best short film from among the selected shorts.
Prize
600,000
JPY
U-18 Vertical Short Award
This award will be given to the best short film made by directors under the age of 18.
Prize
400,000
JPY
Encouragement Award
This award will be given to the filmmaker from among the selected shorts to encourage his continued work in the future.
Prize
100,000
JPY
Cinematic Tokyo Competition
Established in 2017, the Cinematic Tokyo Competition introduces short films that take "Tokyo" as their subject. It shows the many attractions that Tokyo has to offer. 
Best Short Award
This award will be given to the best film in the Cinematic Tokyo Competition.The Governor of Tokyo Award is also given to this film.
Prize
1,000,000
JPY
U-25 project
Established in 2019. In order to support young filmmakers in Japan, we called for short films of less than 5 minutes, produced by directors under 25 years old.
Best Short Award
This award will be given to the best film in the U-25 Project.
Prize
100,000
JPY
Book Shorts Award
Literary Award that links with short films. A project for the public to submit short stories written based on fairy tales, legends, folk tales, and novels.
Best Award
Awarded to one work among all the entries. The winner will be awarded 500,000 JPY as well as an opportunity for the work to be adopted into a short film.
Prize
500,000
JPY
Musical Short Film Pitch Competition
AMUSE INC., a company creating and providing high quality entertainment not only in Japan but also outside of the country, is collaborating with SSFF & ASIA. With the aim of supporting works that cross international borders, prize money will be offered to an authentically interesting pitch that deserves to be realized. The competition is calling for entries of any genre from creators such as filmmakers, producers, writers or musicians who have brilliant ideas of musical short films.
Amuse Musical Award (Best Pitch):
The winner will be awarded 300,000 JPY as well as the chance to realize the pitch with AMUSE INC.
Prize
300,000
JPY
BRANDED SHORTS
This is a category for movies that are produced with the goal of communicating with customers, and promoting the brands of companies and organizations, otherwise known as branded movies.
Branded Shorts of the Year International Category
This award will be given to the best film made abroad, and will be judged on 7 criteria—cinematic, storytelling, emotional appeal, idea, originality, production quality, and global essence.
Branded Shorts of the Year National Category
This award will be given to the best film made in Japan by 7 criteria—cinematic, storytelling, emotional appeal, idea, originality, production quality, and global essence.
The Visual Tourism Award Project
Among tourism promotional films, movies, and videos produced in all 47 prefectures in Japan, the Grand Tourism Award (Commissioner of Tourism Award) will be given to the most creative, promotional, and topical work, based on the perspective of tourism promotion.
Biojen Award
Biogen has continued to provide ethical pharmaceuticals for neurological diseases based on its vision of “Make Impossible Possible in Neuroscience”. Among the films to be screened, the Biogen Award will be presented to a film that powerfully conveys the theme of “Make Impossible Possible”.
Prize
300,000
JPY
HOPPY HAPPY AWARD
The "Be HAPPY with HOPPY Award" will be chosen from among the nominated short films by Japanese directors that best embodies Hoppy beverage's theme of being "HAPPY with HOPPY." The winning works will be screened at "HOPPY HAPPY THEATER" which will open in June.
Prize
500,000
JPY
 
Supplementary Prize
In addition, the director will be given the opportunity to direct a short film produced by Hoppy Beverage and SSFF & ASIA. "
 
Shibuya Diversity Award
​This award will be given to a work chosen from a selection of films that picture diversity and inclusion, which are part of the educational activities to spread the fundamental plan of Shibuya City.
Save the Earth! Minister's Award, the Ministry of the Environment
This award is given to the work with the strongest message on environmental issues out of all the works selected for the competitions.
Prize
500,000
JPY
Save the Earth! J-WAVE Award
This award is given by a panel of J-WAVE listeners to the work with the strongest message on environmental issues.
Prize
500,000
JPY
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