{"id":15124,"date":"2024-03-28T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/?post_type=news_en&p=15124"},"modified":"2024-03-28T13:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T04:03:54","slug":"ssff2024","status":"publish","type":"news_en","link":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/news_en\/creators\/ssff2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024\u3000Outline Announcement\u3000The theme of the 26th edition is \u201d Illuminate Your Life \u201c from Tuesday June 4 to Monday June 17\u3000Online Screening starts from Thursday April 25\u3000The first Online Market connecting filmmakers with world film industries and creating business opportunities will be held"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2024, one of Asia\u2018s largest international short film festivals accredited by the US Academy Awards\u00ae, 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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4,936 submissions from 114 countries and regions!\u3000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

112 AI-based short film submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of their time scale, short films can nimbly reflect the “now\u2019\u2019 of the world as witnessed by the filmmaker on topics such as war, disaster, migration and gender.\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First ever online marketplace for short film creators & contents  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A contest for festival promotional video, the winner of which will  be decided by NFT voting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, SSFF & ASIA launched LIFE LOG BOX, a platform for the asset management of creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the Illuminate SSFF & ASIA 2024 Movie Contest<\/em>, 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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Contest URL\u3000https:\/\/lifelogbox.com\/illuminate-ssff-asia-2024-movie-contest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vote with NFT! Illuminate SSFF & ASIA 2024 Movie Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ILLUMINATE Film Festival! Your short clip might have a chance to be screened at the International Short Film Festival Ceremony!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/lifelogbox.com\/illuminate-ssff-asia-2024-movie-contest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 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\u2019s SSFF & ASIA, to accept votes from creators and audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[ Short Clip\u2019s Theme ]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download Here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0URL: https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1RRTq1_qvQHGXTNHZPnnK-0nAaU8Z9qBB?usp=sharing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Sample (Any format is acceptable (live action, animation, CG, etc.))<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SSFF & ASIA 2023 UNLOCK Movie Contest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Movie Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animation & Director\uff1aFuka Miyajima<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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