(CINEMA MUSEUM) Recommended Program! Academy Awards® & Cannes Film Festival Award-Winning Short Film Program
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia holds a tie-up event with Tokyo International Film Festival each fall, with the aim of spreading the word about short film and supporting up-and-coming filmmakers. This year we will screen 6 programs, including the SSFF & ASIA 2015 Grand Prix winner and a selection of short films on the theme of art. In addition, there will be a workshop for creators and other events to look forward to.
Staff will be introducing recommended events and screenings in the run up to the festival ♪
This time it is the Academy Awards® & Cannes Film Festival Award-Winning Short Film Program
This program includes the 2015 Academy Awards® Short Film (Live Action) winner “The Phone Call” and the Cannes Film Festival 2015 Palme d’Or (Short Film) winner “Waves ’98,” which will have its Japan Premiere here. The four high-quality shorts in this lineup will prove irresistible to film lovers. “SHARE,” winner of the Cannes Cinéfondation Competition top prize, addresses the contemporary issue of non-consensual porn through the story of one high school girl.
Cannes Film Festival 2015 Palme d’Or (Short Film) winner “Waves ’98,”
Synopsis: Disillusioned with his life in the suburbs of segregated Beirut, Omar’s discovery lures him into the depths of the city, where he becomes so immersed he finds himself struggling to maintain a sense of home.
“SHARE,” winner of the Cannes Cinéfondation Competition top prize
Synopsis:A 15-year-old girl returns to school after someone shares an explicit video of her.