Launch Your Career to the Oscars®:SSFF & ASIA 2027 Calls for Entries via “LIFE LOG BOX”
Five Awards Winners Earn Eligibility for the Academy Awards® Nomination
The Academy Awards®-accredited Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of Asia’s largest international short film festivals, will open submissions on Saturday, August 1, 2026, for its 2027 festival edition.
Official Call for Entries Page: https://app.lifelogbox.com/festival/shortshorts/
Call for Entries Overview
Submissions are being accepted for a total of 8 categories and projects: Live-Action, Non-Fiction, and Animation Competitions (whose winners gain eligibility for nomination at next year’s Academy Awards®), Cinematic Tokyo Competition (held in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government), U-25 Project (discovering talents of directors aged 25 and under), BOOK SHORTS Award (accepting short novels), Short Drama Pitch Competition presented by Nihonchokuhan Inc., BRANDED SHORTS Competition.
The Grand Prix of the festival will be awarded the George Lucas Award—the world’s first award named after film director George Lucas, created in 2018 to commemorate the festival’s 20th anniversary.
The global call for entries will be conducted through LIFE LOG BOX (LLB), a rights management platform operated by Visual Voice Inc., that enables content and data asset management centered around short films.
Creators who submit will automatically receive a digital wallet, granting them access to participate in the marketplace for NFT voting and content buying/selling planned on the platform.
Aim for the George Lucas Award!
At SSFF & ASIA, in addition to its status as an Academy Award®-accredited festival leading to next year’s Oscar nominations, major strides have been made in supporting creators’ career development through the festival and LLB—such as 20 titles registered on LLB launching distribution on Disney+.
（photo）The presentation of the Grand Prix – George Lucas Award trophy, featuring an hourglass design, at SSFF & ASIA 2026.
As an Academy Award®-accredited festival, we look forward to encountering and launching many talented creators in 2027 as a platform for achieving stardom in the film, video, and moving-image industries.
SSFF & ASIA 2027 Submission Guidelines
Categories: Live-Action Competition (International / Asia International / Japan), Non-Fiction Competition, Animation Competition, Cinematic Tokyo Competition, U-25 Project, BRANDED SHORTS Competition, BOOK SHORTS Award, Short Drama Pitch Competition presented by Nihonchokuhan Inc.
Submission Period: Begins Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 14:00 JST (Deadlines vary by category.)
How to Apply & Details: Please refer to the official SSFF & ASIA 2027 Call for Entries page: https://app.lifelogbox.com/festival/shortshorts/
Announcement of Selection: Shortlist candidates for the Live-Action, Non-Fiction, and Animation competitions will be announced on the website at the end of the month following two months after each submission month.
＊Final selections (films screened at the festival) will be chosen from the shortlist and announced on the website by the end of April 2027. (The announcement schedule for BRANDED SHORTS differs.) Inquiries Regarding Submissions: submission@shortshorts.org
*Selection criteria are subject to change based on updates to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences regulations.
【LIFE LOG BOX】
In connection with SSFF & ASIA—which possesses a network of over 100,000 creators in Japan and abroad—LIFE LOG BOX is a Web3-era content data management platform built for an age where anyone can create and share content using smartphones, social medias, and video streaming platforms.
Centered around secure storage services, it develops tools to empower creators.
Deposited data connects directly to an NFT marketplace where creators can showcase portfolios, offer viewing rights, and distribute content info to fans, companies, and creators worldwide while receiving direct returns.