Opening Ceremony

Outline

The ceremony to open the film festival.

The Opening Ceremony of the “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2023” will mark the start of the festival in live venues. A variety of guests will appear and various award-winning short films will be screend along with the announcement of various special projects. The festival’s highest award, the “George Lucas Award (Grand Prix)” will be announced at the closing Award Ceremony.

Event information

Schedule
2023.6.6 16:30~
Venue
Reminder
Online viewing
Free
Live performance fee (all seats reserved)
3,500 yen *Additional fees apply.
Ticket Information
  • *The event and film details may change.

Guests

WOWOW Actors Short Film

  • Kengo Kora

    Director

    Kengo Kora

    Born in 1987. He made his acting debut in 2005 and has won numerous awards, including the Japan Academy Award for Best New Actor.

  • Hiroshi Tamaki

    Director

    Hiroshi Tamaki

    Born in 1980. In 2004, she starred in a TV drama for the first time in WOWOW Drama W “Romance Novel”. Since then, in addition to starring in numerous movies and dramas, he has also improved his skills as a cameraman and music video director. He is a film director, his first challenge.

  • Tao Tsuchiya

    Director

    Tao Tsuchiya

    Born in 1995. While she is active as an actress such as winning the 41st Japan Academy Award for Best Actress, she also has a dancer’s face, such as graduating from a university majoring in dance. She is a film director, her first challenge.

  • Taishi Nakagawa

    Director

    Taishi Nakagawa

    Born in 1998. In 2019, he won the Japan Academy Award for Best New Actor. The leading stock of popular young actors, such as the 1st place in the 2020 TV commercial soaring ranking. It will be his first challenge as a film director.

  • Mansai Nomura

    Director

    Mansai Nomura

    Born in 1966. Kyogen performer. He is also active as an actor, winning the Japan Academy Award for Best Actor twice. He is a film director, his first challenge.

Short film “I SCREAM FEVER”

  • Yumi Adachi

    Cast

    Yumi Adachi

  • Tetsuya Chihara

    Director

    Tetsuya Chihara

  • Kotona Minami

    Cast

    Kotona Minami

Organizer

  • Tetsuya Bessho

    The President of Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia

    Tetsuya Bessho

  • LiLiCo

    Festival Ambassador

    LiLiCo

and more

  • * Listed guests are subject to change

Screening

BOOKSMART

Since he wants to know everything about everything, this 8 years old boy spend all of his time reading books.
But there are things no book can explain…

COME FERRE / 0:02:34 / France / Fantasy / 2022

Captain Olson

This short, heartwarming film tells the story of two brothers called Pedro and Nacho, aged 11 and 7, who live in a small town.

One day they receive some walkie talkies as a gift. These come to play a central role in their games and strengthen the bond between them even further. However, the story is suddenly cut short when Nacho has to leave his town and his brother to receive medical treatment in the city.

The story highlights the importance of family closeness when it comes to treating children. That’s why the theme of the campaign is “Family is the best medicine.”

【Client】Ronald McDonald House Charities®
【Agency】TBWA\Spain
【Production】Primo Content

Felipe Gómez Aparicio / 0:08:02 / Spain / Branded Movie / 2022

Ceremony breaking news

Sponsors

KODANSHA Ltd.

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

Xperia

Milbon CO., LTD.

Hoppy Beverage co.

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

Indeed Japan K.K.

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

TOKYU COPRORATION

its communications Inc.

Digital Innovation Partner

Deloitte Digital

Creative Partners

AOI Pro. Inc.

TYO Inc.

dwarf studios

Media Partners

J-WAVE, Inc.

CONDÉ NAST JAPAN

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

cinemacafe.net

Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

English Media Supporter

Kyodo News Plus

Festival Supporters

MORI Building

Equipment Supporter

LED TOKYO

War and the Power
To Live Program Special Support

International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Official Tote Bag

ROOTOTE

Tokyo Tokyo Festival

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