Announcement of SSFF & ASIA 2024 shortlist (3rd)
We are happy to release the latest shortlist from among the entries for the Academy Awards® eligible categories (Live-action Competition, Animation competition, and Non-fiction competition) for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024.
In October, we received a total of 377 entries. In particular, there were many entries from the United States, Japan, France, China, and Canada, as well as Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and Malta. 40% of the submitted films were directed by female filmmakers, 30% from first time filmmakers, & 29 % were student projects. Regarding duration, 28 % were under 10min, and 10% were under 5 min. We have seen an increase in comedies, especially in the Live-action Competition, Japan. Most of them were surreal situational comedies and yet somehow funny and believable!
Now only one month remaining until the submissions deadline. We’re looking forward to many more submissions from you. Get them in before the rush starts!
〜SSFF & ASIA 2024 shortlist(3rd)～
~ The name of the film, the director name, and the country name will be listed in alphabetical order by category ~
| Title | Director | Country of Origin |
| ■International／Live-action Competition | ||
| [subtext] | Erin Brown Thomas | United States |
| Crave | Mark Middlewick | France |
| Cucumber | Harald Furuholmen | Norway |
| Gameboy | Jan Saura | Spain |
| Good Boy | Tom Stuart | United Kingdom |
| HONEYMOON | Alkis Papastathopoulos | Greece |
| Loin des Yeux | Clément Joly-Gavache | France |
| Only When You Bury Me In This Earth | Nima Shahmalekpur | United Kingdom |
| Piece by Piece | Reza Rasouli | Austria |
| Ratbag | Andrew Kavanagh | Australia |
| Shadow | ELAHE Esmaili | United Kingdom, Iran |
| Siba | Donna Hawa | Israel |
| Sweatshop Girl | Selma Cervantes | Mexico |
| S/N:05 | Jakob Harms | Germany |
| The Shrimp’s Tail | Oscar de la Torre Suárez | United States of America, Mexico |
| ■Asia International / Live-action Competition | ||
| Black seed | Amirhoman Khosravani | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| Bug | Sejin MYOUNG | Korea, Republic of |
| DETOUR | Kargo Chen | Hong Kong |
| Empty Heights, Moonlit Night | Canghai Lu | China |
| The Ghost Lullaby | Jihyeong LEE | Korea, Republic of |
| The Shepherd | Mehrshad Ranjbar | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| The two lives of Sepideh | Soha Niasti | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| Wild Boy | Xiang Zhang | China |
| ■Japan / Live-action Competition | ||
| The Light That Never Goes Out | Yohei Shikano | Japan |
| The Dark Winter of You | Shi Xianjun | Japan |
| Be Prepared | Emi Yasumura | Japan |
| STRANDING | Yosuke Sumi | Japan |
| ■Animation Competition | ||
| A Long Alone | Eun-a YEO | Korea, Republic of |
| Carrots Don’t Wait | Rina Machida | Japan |
| Interns | Marina Donderis, Núria Poveda & Marina Cortón | Spain |
| La Perra | Carla Melo Gampert | France |
| Liv&Bell “Planet of the Marimo “ | Natsuki Kida | Japan |
| Midnight Special | Musashi Yoshihara | Japan |
| MIRA | Eva Louise Hall | United States |
| Salut & Cumin | Shiho Eguchi | Japan |
| THE SOUND THAT SILENCE MAKES | Frantz Teo , Talalaeff Violette , Özal Dora , Rudeaux Damien & Dutriaux Marjorie | France |
| Wanna be reborn as a mole on the back of the unicorn’s neck | Liu Yuchen | Japan |
| ■Non-Fiction Competition | ||
| Benoit Delhomme, the art beyond the lens | Jérôme de Gerlache | France |
| Cadáver | Benjamin Schildknecht Kodboel | United Kingdom |
| David Again | Adam Elliott | United States |
| KAISHINKAI -Mikoshi Parade- | Tomoya Inaoka | Japan |
| Puffling | Jessica Bishopp | United Kingdom |
Festival selections will be made from among the shortlisted films. The shortlist films will be selected monthly until the end of March, 2024 and will be uploaded on the festival’s official website by the end of April, 2024.This month’s shortlist is mainly for films submitted by the end of October, but the timing of the announcements may vary.