{"id":17658,"date":"2026-03-31T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/?post_type=news_en&p=17658"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:28:50","slug":"announcement-of-ssff-asia-2026-6th-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"news_en","link":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/news_en\/creators\/announcement-of-ssff-asia-2026-6th-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement of SSFF & ASIA 2026 6th shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We will release a shortlist from among the entries for the Academy Award(R) eligible categories (Live-action Competitions, Animation Competition, and Non-fiction Competition) for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This January, we received 656 submissions. Among these, 105 films were student projects, and 255 were made by first-time filmmakers. Women filmmakers represented approximately 41%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Competition Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the International Competition, we received 229 submissions. The top submitting countries were the United States, France, and Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A strong trend across the films from the International competition is the exploration of relationships, particularly the bond between siblings, friends, and chosen family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asia International Competition Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Asia International Competition received 92 submissions. The top submitting countries were China, Korea, and India.  A notable trend is stories that deal with characters struggling with work and hustling to have a better life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan Competition Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Japan Competition received 88 submissions. Trending topics among the films were the pressures of dealing with daily social life, mental health, and isolation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animation Competition Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Animation Competition received 64 submissions, with the United States, France, and China leading in submissions. Recurring themes were related to the aging process, like dementia, and the final steps towards death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-Fiction Competition Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Non-Fiction Competition received 50 submissions. The top submitting countries were the United States, China, and the United Kingdom. Notable topics from the non-fiction films are dedicated to subjects such as natural disasters, living in war zones, and finding empathy and friendship with AI chatbots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u301cSSFF & ASIA 2026 shortlist(6th)\uff5e<\/strong><\/strong>
~ The name of the film, the director name, and the country name will be listed in alphabetical order by category<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Project Title<\/td>\n\t\tDirectors<\/td>\n\t\tCountry of Origin<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
International<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Ambush | Kameen<\/td>\n\t\tYassmina Karajah<\/td>\n\t\tCanada<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
D\u00ebmm (MATI)<\/td>\n\t\tAida Captijn<\/td>\n\t\tSenegal, Switzerland<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Double Shift Dad<\/td>\n\t\tEduardo Venado Ch\u00e1vez<\/td>\n\t\tMexico<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Nobody Knows the World<\/td>\n\t\tRoddy Dextre<\/td>\n\t\tPeru<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Qaher<\/td>\n\t\tNada Khalifa<\/td>\n\t\tPoland<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Sauna Sickness<\/td>\n\t\tMalin Barr<\/td>\n\t\tSweden<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
That’s My Sister<\/td>\n\t\tZo\u00e9 Pelchat<\/td>\n\t\tCanada<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
The Evaluation<\/td>\n\t\tLaura Kazbaraite<\/td>\n\t\tLithuania<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
The Mystery of Father Metz<\/td>\n\t\tF\u00e9lix Brouillet-Desrosiers<\/td>\n\t\tCanada<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Trio<\/td>\n\t\tFridtjof Stens\u00e6th Josefsen, Morten Borgestad<\/td>\n\t\tNorway<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Asia<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Amazing Fantastic Extraordinary People<\/td>\n\t\tNadina Habsjah, Yusgunawan Marto<\/td>\n\t\tIndonesia<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Baby Gangster<\/td>\n\t\tThyestes Tong<\/td>\n\t\tHong Kong<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Beyond The Mind<\/td>\n\t\tLanya Nooralddin Abdallah<\/td>\n\t\tIraq<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Collar<\/td>\n\t\tPouyan Ramezanpour<\/td>\n\t\tIran, Islamic Republic of<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Rock Berkut<\/td>\n\t\tTamerlan Almanov<\/td>\n\t\tKazakhstan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Shadows<\/td>\n\t\tSreileak Prum<\/td>\n\t\tCambodia<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Something In the way<\/td>\n\t\tSai Ma<\/td>\n\t\tChina<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
The Animal Inside Us<\/td>\n\t\tJane Zhang<\/td>\n\t\tChina, Macao, Malaysia, United States<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Animation<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
ONDO<\/td>\n\t\tMiyoung Baek<\/td>\n\t\tSouth Korea<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Saba<\/td>\n\t\tLiron Topaz<\/td>\n\t\tUnited States<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
The Dog<\/td>\n\t\tKonstantinos Demis<\/td>\n\t\tGreece<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
The Garden<\/td>\n\t\tCarolina Charad\u00e1n, Miguel Machado<\/td>\n\t\tCanada, Cuba, Mexico<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
The Tale of Tran Thanh Duong<\/td>\n\t\tHachul Le Do<\/td>\n\t\tVietnam<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Traces of Summer<\/td>\n\t\tKatsuki Yokoyama<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Non Fiction<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
3740<\/td>\n\t\tLynn Song<\/td>\n\t\tJapan, United Kingdom<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Boomerang Atomic<\/td>\n\t\tRachid Bouchareb<\/td>\n\t\tFrance<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Hyodo’s Paradise<\/td>\n\t\tJacque Rabie<\/td>\n\t\tUnited States<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Please Do Not Resuscitate<\/td>\n\t\tLeah Finegold<\/td>\n\t\tUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Rio Remains Beautiful<\/td>\n\t\tFelipe Casanova<\/td>\n\t\tBelgium, Brazil, Switzerland<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Rite of Passage<\/td>\n\t\tJose Luis Jim\u00e9nez G\u00f3mez<\/td>\n\t\tCuba<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
The Baker’s Hotline<\/td>\n\t\tEmily Schuman, Dave Schuman<\/td>\n\t\tUnited States<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
The Noble Witness<\/td>\n\t\tYuta Okamura<\/td>\n\t\tUnited States<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Japan<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Backstage Pass<\/td>\n\t\tKanji Furutachi<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Destinagency<\/td>\n\t\tHiroki Yagi<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Husband\u2019s Legs<\/td>\n\t\tKimi Yawata<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
IM PERFECTION<\/td>\n\t\tMika Sasaki<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
IN\/VISIBLE<\/td>\n\t\tEureka Toki<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
MABITO<\/td>\n\t\tIssei Yoshioka<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
mopim<\/td>\n\t\tYutaka Mizuochi<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Mortals at the Cliff<\/td>\n\t\tShuhei Murata<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
shady<\/td>\n\t\tHidaka Yamada<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Sonic Beat<\/td>\n\t\tShunta Seki<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
The Parting Day<\/td>\n\t\tKazutomo Ogata<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Tokyo Submarine<\/td>\n\t\tRyosuke Takahashi<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Unknown<\/td>\n\t\tNanase Nakamura<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
urar suye<\/td>\n\t\tMasashi Sogawa<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Who Needs a Cliff?<\/td>\n\t\tYu Sanbonsuge<\/td>\n\t\tJapan<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Festival selections will be made from among the shortlisted films. The shortlist films will be selected monthly until the end of March, 2026 and will be uploaded on the festival\u2019s official website by the end of April, 2026. This month\u2019s shortlist is mainly for films submitted by the end of January, but the timing of the announcements may vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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