{"id":17638,"date":"2026-03-26T23:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/?post_type=news_en&#038;p=17638"},"modified":"2026-03-26T23:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:43:36","slug":"konomi-2026","status":"publish","type":"news_en","link":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/news_en\/creators\/konomi-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Konomi Festival in Basel (April 27 &amp; 29): Experience Japanese Short Films &amp; Sake Pairing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ee3de0bf1efc83fbb3b18d31b8f26236-740x389.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ee3de0bf1efc83fbb3b18d31b8f26236-740x389.png 740w, https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ee3de0bf1efc83fbb3b18d31b8f26236-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ee3de0bf1efc83fbb3b18d31b8f26236-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ee3de0bf1efc83fbb3b18d31b8f26236.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following last year&#8217;s success, we are excited to announce a two-day event pairing Japanese sake with short films directed by Japanese filmmakers from <strong>SSFF &amp; ASIA<\/strong>! This special event will take place during the <strong>&#8220;Konomi Festival,&#8221;<\/strong> a celebration of Japanese culture held in Basel, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x2b50; <strong>Day 1: April 27th \u2013 &#8220;Between Screen and Encounter&#8221; (Zwischen Bildschirm und Begegnung)<\/strong> The first evening features four selected short films that explore the growth and daily lives of young people in Japan. These works depict the contrast between metropolitan and provincial life, digital distractions, and the warmth found in personal proximity\u2014a portrayal of the shifting emotions in modern Japanese youth. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.konomi.ch\/events\/kurzfilm-trifft-sake-zwischen-bildschirm-und-begegnung\">Event Details &amp; Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;Bowl Meets Girl&#8221; \u2013 Directed by Shunta Seki<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Fascinating Fossil\u2013 Directed by Yusuke Hiza<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Staring after School&#8221; \u2013 Directed by Hiroki Sato<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;The place before daybreak<strong>&#8220;<\/strong> <\/strong> <strong>\u2013 Directed by Sara Masuda<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x2b50; <strong>Day 2: April 29th \u2013 &#8220;Weird and Wonderful&#8221;<\/strong> The second evening showcases four films under the theme &#8220;Weird and Wonderful.&#8221; Spanning genres from sci-fi and musicals to drama and horror, these works offer unique perspectives on labor, desire, guilt, fear, and the feeling of not fitting into prescribed societal structures. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.konomi.ch\/events\/kurzfilm-trifft-sake%E2%80%94weird-and-wonderful\">Event Details &amp; Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;Delivery Health (the escort)&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 Directed by Mirai Moriyama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;EYE KNOW&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 Directed by Shuji Ikeda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Faaawww!!!&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 Directed by Koji Oniki<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Human Farm&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 Directed by Gentoku Yamada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Event Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25a0 <strong>Dates &amp; Times:<\/strong> Monday, April 27, 2026 | 18:30 \u2013 20:00 Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | 18:30 \u2013 20:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25a0 <strong>Venue:<\/strong> <strong>Stadtkino Basel<\/strong> (Klostergasse 5, 4051 Basel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25a0 <strong>Tickets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>April 27th:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/eventfrog.ch\/de\/p\/musicals-shows\/show\/kurzfilm-trifft-sake-zwischen-bildschirm-und-begegnung-7432913913618925136.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase Here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 29th:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/eventfrog.ch\/de\/p\/musicals-shows\/show\/japanischer-kurzfilm-trifft-sake-weird-and-wonderful-7432916297497759548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17636,"parent":0,"template":"","e_news_cat":[550,548,641],"class_list":["post-17638","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\/17638","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\/17636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"e_news_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/e_news_cat?post=17638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}