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Live-action Competition Asia International Best Short Award/Governor of Tokyo Award
Maybe Someday
Sri and Yanti, two teeage girls who are blind, have been close friends since they lived in a dormitory. They are inseparable and always together. One day, Yanti announce her plan to move out of town to pursue her dream. It makes Sri angry and keep questioning: whether they even deserve to have dreams?
Praditha Blifa Rahayu / 0:22:08 / Indonesia / Drama / 2023
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Sustainable Recovery Project
Light of Intricate Patterns
Yuri appreciates her son Kazuma's passion of figures, but worries about his ability to get along with the group.
Yuri, who works as a writer, visits Edo Kiriko glass atelier to cover an article. Through the lessons she learns from the father and son artisans she meets during her interview, she begins to think about respecting Kazuma and developing his potential.Shoji Yasui / 21:36:00 / Japan / Drama / 2024
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Satomi
Mayumi could be the perfect performer. The only problem: she suffers from stage fright. After her audition at a talent show goes awry, she has an inadvertent encounter with her idol, who so happens to be a living anime. An enchanting story about an unassuming girl set during the tail end of the 20th century.
Rayner Wang / 0:11:38 / Japan, United States / Fantasy / 2023
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Shibuya Diversity Award
My Week with Maisy
When uptight retiree Mrs Foster begins chemotherapy she's thrown together in the treatment room with Maisy, a whirlwind inquisitive child aspiring to be a lesbian. As treatment progresses the pair's fortuitous bond offers healing and newfound hope in unexpected places.
Mika Simmons / 0:18:10 / United Kingdom / Drama / 2023
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Non-Fiction Competition Best Short Award
Then Comes The Body
When a video of kids dancing in the rain goes viral, it brings global attention to an unlikely ballet school outside Lagos, Nigeria. Now, Daniel Ajala -- who learned ballet over YouTube -- is training students to perform on the world stage.
Jacob Krupnick / 0:14:20 / Nigeria, United States / Non-fiction / 2023
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Best Actor Award (Live-action Competition International)
Ryan Can’t Read
“Ryan Can’t Read” delves into the struggles of Ryan, a man facing immense financial hardship and the overwhelming burden of bills. His inability to claim benefits pushes him to the edge of despair. However, a lifeline is thrown his way when his friend Tyrone, portrayed by James Nelson-Joyce, offers him a chance at redemption.
Rhys Chapman / 0:19:46 / United Kingdom / Drama / 2022
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National Competition Branded Shorts of the Year
Straight Path
Post-war Viet Nam.
A nine-year-old Vietnamese boy, Tri, liked to be neat and for things to be in order. He preferred for things to happen according to plan and was happy to keep on his straight path. After moving to the USA, he was amazed to see clean water was accessible at just a turn of a tap. We follow young boy Tri’s life story, as he takes his strong willed steps from survival to great success.Yu Yamanaka / 0:18:40 / Japan / Branded Movie / 2024
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Fortissimo
Guy, a pianist passionate about his music, sees his life turned upside down when the church where he officiates takes in a mysterious little girl. A true piano virtuoso, the child prodigy will soon steal the show. A duel of egos then begins.
Victor Cesca / 0:15:35 / France / Comedy / 2023
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Unibrow
An Irani-Canadian girl is forced to rethink her relationship with her unibrow and her Irani heritage, when she is forced to make friends with the new girl from Iran.
Nedda Sarshar / 0:14:20 / Canada / Drama / 2023
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The Doll’s House
It's the end of dinner at Miriam's house and having just inherited a doll's house from her mother, she’d like the answer to one simple question before her four adult children leave the table: which one of them will give her a grandchild and inherit the family heirloom?
Tim Rogg / 0:14:51 / United Kingdom / Drama / 2023
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