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Screening Japan’s 6 short films including

Grand-Prix and Japan Category Best Short Award winners

on May 30, May 31, and June 2

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) proudly announces the collaboration screening with the film festival “Nippon Connection” in Frankfurt, Germany will be held on May 30, May 31, and June 2.

 A total of 6 short films are curated under the theme of “Crossing Borders” and include SSFF & ASIA 2023 Grand-Prix, George Lucas Award winner “The Bridge” by Izumi Yoshida, Japan Category Best Short Award winner, “Seen” by Shinji Hamasaki, an actress Tao Tsuchiya’s directorial debut “Prelude”, Japan category nominee “Huyuko’s summer” by Shinichiro Kanagawa, “Teleporting” which is directed by four Japan and Korean women and “NEO PORTRAITS”, co-produced by SSFF & ASIA with NTT, which depicts the changes in life and values caused by technological innovation, starting with AI.

Florian Höhr, a programmer of Nippon Connection commented “We at Nippon Connection are proud to be working with the renowned Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia to present six films from the festival’s strong and diverse line-up. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our German audience to discover new and promising talent from Japan and beyond.”

◆「Nippon Shorts: Crossing Borders」 　Thu, May 30 from 9:30pm

  Screening “Teleporting” by  Arum Nam, Chifumi Tanzawa, Nana Noka, Ohyeon Kwon/

https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1490/nippon-shorts-crossing-borders

◆「SSFF & ASIA Special」　Fri, May 31 from 8:00pm

  Screening “Prelude” by Tao Tsuchiya, “Seen” by Shinji Hamasaki, “Huyuko’s Suumer” by Shinichiro Kanagawa, and “NEO PORTRAITS” by GAZEBO 　

https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1572/short-shorts-film-festival-asia-special

◆「Animation Across Borders – A Selection Of Independent Shorts」　Mon, June 2  from 11:30am

  Screening “The Bridge” by Izumi Yoshida

https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/2024/section/3/nippon-animation

Started in 2000, the world’s largest festival of Japanese cinema will showcase around 100 short and feature films at eight venues. The Japanese culture will also be explored through the extensive culture program, reflecting Japan’s musical, culinary, and artistic diversity.

The Nippon Connection Film Festival presents works by both established filmmakers and emerging directors.  https://nipponconnection.com