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Academy Awards® accredited and one of Asia’s largest international short film festivals, Short Shorts Film Festival (SSFF & ASIA) starts annual “Screening in Autumn” today from Online Grand Theater (co-organized by Tokyo Metropolitan Government).
Tickets of screening & talk events in October are also sold from today.
This year, addition to the screening of 2024 award winning shorts, specially invited short films as “Haunted by the Sound of the Wind” starring globally recognized actress who became the ambassador of Tokyo International Film Festival, Rinko Kikuchi and “The Chicken” by Neo Sora whose feature film was nominated Venice Film Festival will be showcased.
Furthermore, “Women in Focus program” (cooperated TIFF), commemorating the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Switzerland “Swiss Eyes on Japan” program, and “Korean Shorts” program are also screened.
As the Online Grand Theater limited program, “Craft Stories Around Japan” starts global streaming today. 6 short films which depict drama of craftsman and their surroundings in Japan.
SSFF & ASIA 2024 Screening in Autumn Outline
- Schedule & Venues
Thu, September 26 to Thu, November 7
Online Screening Online Grand Theater Thu, September 26 to Thu, November 7 Screening & Events Akasaka Intercity Conference Thu, Oct. 17 Euro Live Tue, Oct. 22 TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART MUSEUM HALL Fri, Oct. 25 & Sat, Oct. 26 United Cinema Aquacity Odaiba Sun, Oct. 27 Satellite Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Hibiya Cinema Festival: from Fri, Oct. 11 to Sun, Oct. 27 * time schedule will be changed depends on the programs and venues. Please refer to the official site.
- Tickets
- available from Thu, Sep. 26 at the Peatix
- Admission
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Free ・Screening & Events at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
・MILBON EVENT
・Screening at Hibiya Cinema FestivalOnline Grand Theater in Japan：2000JPY / outside Japan：12USD Screening : advance General 1,500JPY *couple discount
students / senior（over 60）/ disability 1,200JPY
Under 6 FreeScreening : same day General 1,800JPY ※couple discount
students / senior（over 60）/ disability 1,500JPY
Under 6 Free
What is Short Film?
Short film is a cinematic piece of work that ranges from lengths as short as 1 minute to as long as approximately 30 minutes. For the Official Competition of SSFF & ASIA, submitted works are restricted to less than 25 minutes. Despite its short length, there is a wide variety in these works such as drama, animation, and documentary and many of the stories are rich in wit and cinematic expression that can only be possible given the short length of the piece.
There are quite a few directors who started out their careers making short films such as George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, and Steven Spielberg, and there are many short films that have famous actors appear in them as well. Furthermore, short films provide a format that cultivates the talent of up and coming filmmakers, and film festivals are a gateway for their success. How would you like to witness the possibilities of future filmmakers at this film festival?
Background of the SSFF & ASIA
In 1999, actor Tetsuya Bessho, member of the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG), has worked to introduce the then new genre, “short films,” which he first encountered in the United States, to film fans in Japan as the American Short Shorts Film Festival.
In 2001, the festival was renamed the Short Shorts Film Festival.
In 2004, SSFF was recognized as an Academy Award® accredited film festival.
In the same year, SSFF was established with the aim of promoting new visual culture from Asia and nurturing up-and-coming young filmmakers. The Short Shorts Film Festival Asia (SSFF ASIA, co-sponsored by Tokyo Metropolitan Government) was established and the festival is now known collectively as SSFF & ASIA.
To commemorate the festival’s 20th anniversary in 2018, the Grand Prix film was named the “George Lucas Award” in honor of director George Lucas.
In January 2019, the Short Shorts Film Festival in Hollywood was held to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the festival. In addition, beginning with the 2019 festival, in addition to the Official Competitions (International, Asia International, and Japan), the Non-Fiction Competition and this year, the Animation Competition Best Short winners have also become eligible for nomination at the Academy Awards the following year. SSFF & ASIA will continue to support young creators through the festival.
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