Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024 Outline Announcement The theme of the 26th edition is ” Illuminate Your Life “ from Tuesday June 4 to Monday June 17 Online Screening starts from Thursday April 25 The first Online Market connecting filmmakers with world film industries and creating business opportunities will be held
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2024, one of Asia‘s largest international short film festivals accredited by the US Academy Awards®, will be held from June 4 (Tuesday) to June 17 (Monday) at multiple venues in Tokyo and online. The online venue will start streaming a part of the program from April 25 (Thursday).
4,936 submissions from 114 countries and regions!
112 AI-based short film submissions
Because of their time scale, short films can nimbly reflect the “now’’ of the world as witnessed by the filmmaker on topics such as war, disaster, migration and gender.
This year began with news of ongoing conflicts and disasters. SSFF & ASIA will present films that illuminate “life,” “living” and the “world” that surrounds them under the theme “Illuminate Your Life.” We hope these films will shine a light on the lives of viewers, creating a place where empathy, discovery, and emotion are ignited, and an opportunity to open one’s eyes to the world.
For the first time in the history of the festival, there will be a short film produced entirely by AI, a story set in a Palestinian refugee camp, a documentary made from smartphone footage of survivors of a missile attack, and a film that appeals to diversity, depicted against the backdrop of religious and cultural differences.
The complete SSFF & ASIA 2024 lineup will be announced on Thursday April 25, including the five categories that will be nominated for next year’s Academy Awards (International, Asia International, Japan Live Action, Nonfiction, and Animation).
First ever online marketplace for short film creators & contents
A contest for festival promotional video, the winner of which will be decided by NFT voting
Last year, SSFF & ASIA launched LIFE LOG BOX, a platform for the asset management of creators.
The 2024 festival will launch an online market for the first time, connecting the works of creators who have participated in the festival in the past with distributors, online platforms, broadcasters and film festivals, and create business opportunities for both parties.
In addition, the Illuminate SSFF & ASIA 2024 Movie Contest, a promotional video contest for SSFF & ASIA 2024, will be held in conjunction with the Festival and LIFE LOG BOX. NFT voting will determine the winner, which will be announced at the Festival’s opening ceremony on June 4 (Tuesday).
Movie Contest URL https://lifelogbox.com/illuminate-ssff-asia-2024-movie-contest
Vote with NFT! Illuminate SSFF & ASIA 2024 Movie Contest
ILLUMINATE Film Festival! Your short clip might have a chance to be screened at the International Short Film Festival Ceremony!
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of Asia’s largest qualifying international short film festivals for the Annual Academy Awards, is calling for promotional videos inspired by the 26th festival theme “Illuminate Your Life”.
https://lifelogbox.com/illuminate-ssff-asia-2024-movie-contest
Voting rights for the contest will be distributed to the general public in LIFE LOG BOX, a visual image management platform launched together with last year’s SSFF & ASIA, to accept votes from creators and audiences.
The short clip that receives the most votes and is selected by the festival committee will be screened at SSFF & ASIA 2024 ceremony in June.
[ Short Clip’s Theme ]
The theme is “Illuminate Your Life”, which can be expressed by using the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024 logo downloaded from the website below.
Download Here
URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RRTq1_qvQHGXTNHZPnnK-0nAaU8Z9qBB?usp=sharing
*Sample (Any format is acceptable (live action, animation, CG, etc.))
SSFF & ASIA 2023 UNLOCK Movie Contest
Best Movie Award
Animation & Director：Fuka Miyajima
[ Application Requirements ]
1.Perform some tasks on LIFE LOG BOX: https://lifelogbox.com/.
2.The applicant must post his/her work on X, Instagram, or TikTok, and follow the following accounts and mention them in the postings. They must also post with “#illuminatessff”.
X：@LIFELOGBOX URL: https://twitter.com/LIFELOGBOX
Instagram：＠ssff.official URL: https://www.instagram.com/ssff.official/
TikTok：@ssff.official URL: https://www.tiktok.com/@ssff.official
3. Please fill out the application form below and send it to us.
URL: https://forms.gle/6dLeCSSJcRcyrt1q7
[ Selection Process ]
The short clip will be selected on the voting* page on the LIFE LOG BOX in conjunction with SSFF & ASIA 2024 and by the judging by the festival committee. * Voting is open to those who have received an NFT with voting rights at the LIFE LOG BOX.
* The creators’ portfolios will be created on LIFE LOG BOX based on the submitted information, and the creators will be introduced on LIFE LOG BOX.
Entries will be posted on LIFE LOG BOX as well as on SNS where you can post your own entries.
* After the voting period, you can also submit your work as an NFT in the marketplace of LIFE LOG BOX from your portfolio. You can freely set the amount of your work to be exhibited and earn profit from sales and secondary sales. Please contact us for further details.
【Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024 Outline】
■Festival President: Tetsuya Bessho 別所 哲也
■Period：Tue, June 4th Opening Ceremony
Mon, June 17th Award Ceremony
Online Venue Thu, April 25th to Sun, June 30th
■Screening Venue：Omotesando Hills, Euro Live, Akasaka Intercity Conference,
Futakotamagawa Studio Rise & Hall, MIKAN SHIMOKITA, Online Venue
※Schedules are varied depends on each venue
■Tickets：Charged at both screening and online venues, some events free of charge.
Ticket will be sold from 2:00pm on Thu, April 25th
■General Inquiry: 03‐5474‐8844 info@shortshorts.org
■Official Site： https://www.shortshorts.org/2024
2024 Lineups will be announced at the website on April 25th
■Organizer：Committee for Short Shorts, Committee for Short Shorts Asia