Cinema Museum – Special Fall Screening Event – Enjoy international short films for free!
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), a qualifying film festival for the annual Academy Awards® and one of Asia’s largest international short film festivals, will hold “Cinema Museum – Special Fall Screening Event –” (Co-Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Government) in a tie-up with the 28th edition of Tokyo International Film Festival. The event will be held over two venues: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum from October 14 (Wed) to 18 (Sun), and Andaz Tokyo 51F Andaz Studio from October 13 (Tue) to 16 (Fri).
Six short film programs will screen at this annual event aimed at spreading the word of short film and supporting up-and-coming filmmakers, including the SSFF & ASIA 2015 Grand Prix winner. There will also be Academy Awards® and Cannes Film Festival nominated works to look forward to.
What with one of the venues being an art museum, we have selected a program of art themed shorts to screen. This will include “OBEY THE GIANT,” a film about famed street artist Shepard Fairey, the young man behind the infamous “OBEY” stickers visible in cities throughout the world, and creator of the iconic portrait produced in 2008 for the campaign trail of the USA’s first black president. “A Brief History of John Baldessari,” which features the American conceptual artist talking about his life and work, and “Kiki of Montparnasse,” which focuses on one of the most prominent artists’ muses of the early 20th-century avant-garde, will also screen in this international lineup.
※Further events and screening lineups will be announced shortly.
Dates ・ Venues
October 14 (Wed) ～ 18 (Sun), 2015 ・ Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum ・ [8-36 Ueno-Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo]
October 13 (Tue) ～ 16 (Fri), 2015 ・ Andaz Tokyo 51F Andaz Studio ・ [Toranomon Hills, 1-23-14, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo]
Organizer: Committee for Short Shorts Asia ・ Co-Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Government ・ Supported by: J-WAVE
Admission: Free ※Advance reservations can be made online as of 13:00 on September 9, 2015
General Inquiries: 03-5474-8844
SSFF ＆ ASIA Official Website: http://www.shortshorts.org
Art Short Film Program
Shepard Fairey is the young man behind the infamous “OBEY” stickers visible in cities throughout the world, as well as the iconic graphic portrait produced in 2008 for the campaign trail of the USA’s first black president. This film, based on a true story, looks at the artist’s origins.
“OBEY THE GIANT – The Shepard Fairey Story”
Director: Julian Marshall / USA / 20:00 / Drama / 2013
Based on the true story of Shepard Fairey’s first act of street art, this film shows how the young skate punk took on a big-city mayor and an art institution. Frustrated by his inability to gain respect at art school, Shepard sets out to gain notoriety by targeting the former mayor of Providence.
American conceptual artist John Baldessari, one of contemporary art’s most important creators, talks about his art and life. Narrated by Tom Waits.
“A Brief History of John Baldessari”
Directors: Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost / USA / 5:54 / Documentary / 2012
John Baldessari is an artist who is perhaps most famous for putting colored dots over the faces of subjects in photographs, although he has also done other things ranging from sculptures to text on canvas. This short film interviews and explores him as a man and an artist – sort of.
1979 BAFTA British Short Animation Winner!
“Hokusai – An Animated Sketchbook”
Director: Tony White / UK / 5:13 / Animation / 1978
An animated film by a British director inspired to create a sketch book based on the works of Katsushika Hokusai – a Japanese ukiyo-e painter and printmaker from the Edo era who continues to have a tremendous impact on the art world today.
1920s Paris. Man Ray, Picasso, and Tsuguharu Foujita were among those who adored her most. The life of Alice Prin.
“Kiki of Montparnasse”
Director: Amelie Harrault / France / 14:27 / Animation / 2013
“Kiki de Montparnasse” was the unwary muse of major early twentieth-century avant-garde painters. Memorable witness to a flamboyant Montparnasse, she emancipated herself from the status of a simple model and became a Queen of the Night, a painter, a press cartoonist, a writer and a cabaret singer.
Jury Choice Short Film Program（SSFF & ASIA 2015 Award Winners）
A program comprised of works selected by SSFF & ASIA 2015’s Official Competition Jury: Tow Ubukata, Eiji Okuda, Jun Kaname, Naomi Kawase, Jung Woo Sung and Norika Fujiwara. It includes the 2015 festival Grand Prix winner “Cloudy Children,” which tells the story of two Iranian boys, and the CG Animation Competition Best Short Award winner, as chosen by the CG Competition jury, which included Takashi Yamazaki.
“Cloudy Children”
Director: Reza Fahimi / Iran / 18:04 / Drama / 2014
In the village, two students are fighting over things that they could never have. In the end, they share everything which does not belong to them.
Audience Choice Short Film Program
A lineup of works by talented filmmakers that have received SSFF & ASIA Audience Awards, as chosen by popular vote. “The Interviewer” is an Australian film produced by Bus Stop Films, an inclusive non-profit organization that helps people with disabilities learn about and be involved in professional film making. “Gotham Jumble Parfait” stars actor Masaya Kato.
“The Interviewer”
Directors: Genevieve Clay-Smith & Robin Bryan
Australia / 12:52 / Comedy・Drama / 2012
Thomas is a lawyer looking for a chance to make a difference in the world. He gets the opportunity to interview at a prestigious law firm for his ‘dream-job’ working in the pro-bono department. But his chance to make a difference comes in an unexpected way.
※Further events and screening lineups will be announced shortly.