{"id":15522,"date":"2024-06-20T16:28:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T07:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/?post_type=news_en&p=15522"},"modified":"2024-06-20T18:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T09:45:39","slug":"george-lucas-award-grand-prix-goes-to-sen-by-win-morisakithe-winners-of-best-short-awards-including-live-action-non-fiction-animation-and-hoppy-happy-award-were-announced","status":"publish","type":"news_en","link":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/news_en\/creators\/george-lucas-award-grand-prix-goes-to-sen-by-win-morisakithe-winners-of-best-short-awards-including-live-action-non-fiction-animation-and-hoppy-happy-award-were-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"George Lucas Award (Grand Prix) goes to \u201cSEN\u201d by Win MorisakiThe winners of Best Short Awards including Live-Action, Non-Fiction, Animation and Hoppy Happy Award were announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, one of the largest international short film festivals in Asia, accredited by the US Academy Awards\u00ae held its Award Ceremony which was the closing of the 26th  this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  The 2024 film festival\u3000featured short films that illuminate \u201clife, living and the world we live in,\u201d with the theme \u201cIlluminate Your Life ~ Illuminate living, illuminate the world.\u201d The filmmakers gathered from 114 countries and regions around the world with the aim of spreading this message by shining a light on the viewers\u2019 own lives through their creations, and by providing a place where empathy, discovery, and emotion are born, along with an opportunity to open their eyes to the world. SSFF & ASIA 2024 screened and held events for approximately 270 shorts selected from a total 4,936 submitted films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 At the awards ceremony, addition to the Hoppy Happy Award and Kodansha Cinema Creators\u2019 Lab, Best Short Awards of Live Action Competition (International, Asia International, Japan), Non-Fiction Competition and Animation Competition as well as the Grand-Prix = George Lucas Award, which will lead the way to next year\u2019s Academy Awards were announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Jury members presented each awards and finally, the George Lucas Award went to \u201cSen\u201d by Win Morisaki. The winner of the Grand Prix was also given a balcony stateroom for two sailing on Queen Elizabeth\u2019s 2025 Japan season as a supplementary prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/em>Short films require an effort to convey one\u2018s innermost thoughts honestly and in detail. I was moved by the group of works created by gently wrapping up such treasures\u201d <\/em>(Jury member: Hiromi Nagasaku) \u201cDeath, which is an eternal theme and which we face all the time, and the things we want to leave behind for the future in our daily activities. Many of the works depicted things we human beings must not forget.\u201d <\/em>(Jury member: Tomoyuki Sugiyama)\u3000\u201c<\/em>Exciting, stimulating, thought-provoking and moving, with stories from diverse countries and an awareness of the issues. Through the images, I felt hope that the world would move towards peace.\u201d<\/em> (Jury member: Hiroshi Fujioka).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jury members gave comments and all the awards results announced at the Award Ceremony are as follows. The Official Competition nominated films, including the award-winning films, will be available at SSFF & ASIA 2024\u2019s Online Grand Theatre until June 30 (Sunday). https:\/\/www.shortshortsonline.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SSFF & ASIA 202<\/strong>4<\/strong>\u00a0Grand Prix<\/strong>\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>George Lucas Award<\/strong>\u201c\u00a0 \/ Live Action<\/strong>\u00a0Competition Japan Category<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Best Short Award<\/strong>\u3000<\/strong>\/ Governor of Tokyo Award  <\/strong>\u3010<\/strong>Candidate for the 97<\/strong>th<\/strong> Academy Awards Nominee<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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\u300e<\/strong>SEN<\/strong>\u300f<\/strong> Director<\/strong>\uff1a<\/strong>Win Morisaki<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24:45\/Japan\/Drama\/2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An old woman in the countryside begins another ordinary day. Breakfast with a young town official on a small table, chatter with a delivery man on the porch. However, she begins to feel a faint discord somewhere in her usual days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u3010<\/strong>Win Morisaki<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in 1990 in Myanmar, 33 years old. His Hollywood debut was in 2018, as one of the main casts of \u201cReady Player One\u201d by Steven Spielberg. He won the New Actor Award at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize for \u201cListen to the Universe.\u201d He has worked in various fields including the main characters of musicals, and this is his first film as a director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u3010Juror\u2019s<\/strong>\u3000<\/strong>Comment<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story unfolds in one location, a house in the countryside, but the message can be heard through the music and the actors\u2019 superb performances. It is a powerful film with\u00a0overwhelmingly competent writing where not a moment is wasted. The direction, that only a director with experience as a musical performer could portray, shines brightly, making the film worthy of the Grand Prix.\u3000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Live-Action Competition International Best Short Award<\/strong>\u3010Candidate for <\/strong>The <\/strong>97<\/strong>th<\/strong> Academy Award Nominee<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u300eHedgehog\u2019s dilemma\u300f
Director<\/strong>\uff1a<\/strong>Mateusz <\/strong>Rybinski<\/strong>\/16:10\/<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poland<\/strong>\/Drama\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film, told entirely in sign language, is set in a rehab center for deaf youth struggling with addiction. As a new patient, the main character finds himself drawn to a long-term resident and struggles to navigate their growing connection amidst the challenges of recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u3010<\/strong>Mateusz <\/strong>Rybinski<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in 1999, a second-year student of film directing in Poland. \u201cHedgehog\u2019s Dilemma\u201d is his debut short film. Currently, he is working on a short documentary set in South Korea. It tells the story of an 18-year-old girl who moves to the other side of the world to hear \u201cI love you\u201d from her mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\uff3bJuror\u2019s comment]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story flowed well from the beginning to the end as two people met and the chemistry between them changed, and they excelled in all areas: character development, story development and acting. While the entire film is in sign language and there is no dialogue at all, the message of the visual direction is excellent, and it is an exceptionally good film that allows the audience to experience a world they have never seen before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live-Action Competition Asia International Best Short Award \/ Governor of Tokyo Award<\/strong>\u3010<\/strong>Candidate for <\/strong>The <\/strong>9<\/strong>7<\/strong>th<\/strong> Academy Award Nominee<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u300e<\/strong>Maybe Someday<\/strong>\u300f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director<\/strong>\uff1a<\/strong>Praditha<\/strong> Blifa<\/strong> Rahayu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22:08\/Indonesia\/Drama\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sri and Yanti, two teeage girls who are blind, have been close friends since they lived in a dormitory. They are inseparable and always together. One day, Yanti announce her plan to move out of town to pursue her dream. It makes Sri angry and keep questioning: whether they even deserve to have dreams?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u3010<\/strong>Praditha<\/strong> Blifa<\/strong> Rahayu<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduated from Jogja Film Academy and has made several short films, like \u2018The Envelope of Grief\u2019 that become popular short in Vidsee 2021 and has been widely discussed in Indonesia. Her latest short film \u2018A Girl\u2019 has just won the Grand Winner award at the Indonesian Film Festival, Australia 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Juror\u2019s comment]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visually impaired actors were excellent and played out the struggles of life that everyone experiences, where one person succeeds among friends and one person is left behind. A wonderful film that does not focus on disability, but is a story of friendship that everyone can relate to and that gives us dreams and hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0The number of submissions for the Official Competition supported by Sony<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u30fbInternational Competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submissions\uff1a2,104\uff0894 countries and regions\uff09 Screened\uff1a33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u30fbAsia International Competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submissions\uff1a722\uff0836 countries and regions\uff09 Screened\uff1a25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u30fbJapan Competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submissions\uff1a241   Screened\uff1a21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Prize Money\uff1a\u00a5600,000 (JPY)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Judges\uff08in alphabetical order)\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International \u3000 Hiromi Nagasaku\u3001Ema Ryan Yamazaki\u3001Tim Redford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asia International\u3000 Sharon Badal\u3001Hiroshi Fujioka\u3001Katsuhide Motoki<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Live-Action Competition Japan Best Short Award \/ Governor of Tokyo Award\u3010Candidate for The 97th\u00a0Academy Award Nominee\u3011<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u300e<\/strong>SEN<\/strong>\u300f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director<\/strong>\uff1a<\/strong>Win Morisaki<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24:45\/Japan\/Drama\/2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An old woman in the countryside begins another ordinary day. Breakfast with a young town official on a small table, chatter with a delivery man on the porch. However, she begins to feel a faint discord somewhere in her usual days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u3010<\/strong>Win <\/strong>Morisaki<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in 1990 in Myanmar, 33 years old. His Hollywood debut was in 2018, as one of the main casts of \u201cReady Player One\u201d by Steven Spielberg. He won the New Actor Award at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize for \u201cListen to the Universe.\u201d He has worked in various fields including the main characters of musicals, and this is his first film as a director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\uff3bJuror\u2019s comment\uff3d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film is about the theme of growing old and the loneliness of daily life, one of routine. This is reflected by the things occurring around the world, as heard on the radio. The film has a deep message hidden in a casual manner. This movie was such a unique experience, especially in a space where stories are usually only told from one perspective of their surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Non-Fiction Competition Best Short Award<\/strong>\u3000<\/strong>\u3010<\/strong>Candidate for The 97<\/strong>th<\/strong> Academy Award Nominee<\/strong>\u3011 \u3000<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u300e<\/strong>Then Comes The Body<\/strong>\u300f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director<\/strong>\uff1a<\/strong>Jacob <\/strong>Krupnick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14<\/strong>:44\/Nigeria, United States\/<\/strong>Non-fiction<\/strong>\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a video of kids dancing in the rain goes viral, it brings global attention to an unlikely ballet school outside Lagos, Nigeria. Now, Daniel Ajala \u2014 who learned ballet over YouTube \u2014 is training students to perform on the world stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u3010<\/strong>Jacob <\/strong>Krupnick<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob Krupnick creates cinematic stories told through movement and dance. Using the world as a stage, his unconventional collaborators move through busy spaces, sparking delight and curiosity \u2014 while exploring deeper questions about identity and public space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s currently working on a follow up to his debut feature, Girl Walk \/\/ All Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\uff3bJuror\u2019s comment\uff3d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme, message, creativity, charisma, sound and length are all outstanding as a short film, and more originality shines through than in most documentaries that portray people. The film\u2019s cruel but beautiful and powerful message and the passion of the young people will stay with you forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Non-fiction Program\u3000Submissions\uff1a313\uff0855 countries and regions\uff09 Screened\uff1a15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Prize Money\uff1a\u00a5600,000 (JPY)\u3000\u25a0Judges\uff1aHiromi Nagasaku\u3001Ema Ryan Yamazaki\u3001Tim Redford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Animation Competition Best Short Award<\/strong>\u3000<\/strong>\u3010Candidate for The 97<\/strong>th<\/strong> Academy Award Nominee\u3011<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u300e<\/strong>A Crab In The Pool<\/strong>\u300f<\/strong>\u3000<\/strong>
<\/strong>Director<\/strong>\uff1a<\/strong> Alexandra <\/strong>Myotte<\/strong> & Jean-S\u00e9bastien Hamel\/<\/strong>11:11\/Canada\/<\/strong>Animation<\/strong> \/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. A young adolescent, Zoe is a ball of anger haunted by an intimate terror. Theo, still a child, flees reality into a fantastical world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u3010Alexandra <\/strong>Myotte<\/strong> & Jean-S\u00e9bastien<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexandra Myotte and Jean-S\u00e9bastien Hamel are a duo of writers-directors based in Montreal. Their award-winning animated short films and web series have been featured in numerous festivals around the globe. Their latest film No Title (2021) has won multiple awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Juror\u2019s comment]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The imaginary binoculars the boy has, the spatial computing expression, the colourful and detailed touch are excellent, contemporary and very good. There were deep themes that seemed to depict a small world, and the human condition was well portrayed in a realistic way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Animation Program  \u3000Submissions\uff1a464\uff0857 countries\uff09 Screened\uff1a23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Prize Money\uff1a\u00a5600,000 (JPY)\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0Judges\u3000\uff08Alphabetical Order\uff09\uff1a Tom Kawada\u3001ShiShi Yamazaki\u3001Tomoyuki Sugiyama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HOPPY HAPPY <\/strong>AWAR<\/strong>D<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u300e<\/strong>10 Days to Eternity<\/strong>\u300f<\/strong>
<\/strong>Director<\/strong>\uff1a<\/strong>Kenji <\/strong>Qurata<\/strong>\/<\/strong>24<\/strong>:<\/strong>59<\/strong>\/<\/strong>Japan<\/strong>\/<\/strong>Drama<\/strong>\/202<\/strong>4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akira, who left his hometown to become a photographer, returns home for the first time in more than a decade after receiving a mysterious message left by his younger brother Jun. However, his brother is nowhere to be found, and his brother\u2019s daughter, Sana, gives him a red envelope. The envelope leads him to the beginning of a \u201ctreasure hunt\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u3010Kenji <\/strong>Qurata<\/strong>\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film director and screenwriter. Winner of the Grand Prix at the Sundance NHK International Filmmaker Awards. Winner of awards at international film festivals, for the movies \u201cEVERYTIME WE SAY GOODBYE\u201d and \u201cNovela Picaresca\u201d. He also made the T.V. show \u201cFutari Monologue\u201d, and the feature film \u201cMANKAI MOVIE A3!\u201d. He wrote the screenplay for \u201cDitO\u201d directed by Takashi Yuki.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15502,"parent":0,"template":"","e_news_cat":[550,548,641],"class_list":["post-15522","news_en","type-news_en","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","e_news_cat-creators","e_news_cat-event","e_news_cat-filmfestival"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_en\/15522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_en"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_en"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"e_news_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/e_news_cat?post=15522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}