The Most Viewed Award, which garnered the highest traffic and attention during the online streaming window, was awarded to the Japanese short film Husband\u2019s Legs<\/strong> (Otto no Ashi). This unconventional human suspense drama depicts the chilling dynamic of a husband with a bizarre obsession for a mannequin\u2019s leg and his estranged wife. Its intense world-building and unpredictable narrative thoroughly captivated the online audience. \u300eThe Rise and Fall of Zara Zilverstein\u300f Zara, an apathetic employee at an electronics store, unexpectedly becomes a celebrity after an unfortunate event with a famous actor. Fame and money turn into a curse for her. What rises fast, falls fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u300eThe Itch\u300f <\/strong> On the morning of her birthday, a teenager’s accidental discovery of pleasure cracks open a world of unspoken desires within her seemingly conservative Indian household, forcing her and her mother onto unexpected paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u300eshady\u300f Masashi and Hikaru are part of a four-person group carrying out burglaries as \u2018illegal part-time workers.\u2019 When a job goes wrong, they try to contact their boss, Takeda, but cannot reach him. With nowhere else to go, the two hide out in an abandoned place. There, Hikaru proposes a plan to Masashi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u300eBreak, Free\u300f <\/strong> In Huizhou China, B-Boy Fist6\u2014a former gang member turned breakdancer with 400 students and a young son\u2014must decide whether to continue training the next generation or risk everything to chase his own dream of competing on the world stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u300eHusband\u2019s Legs\u300f The husband gives a name to a mannequin\u2019s leg. His love for \u201cKazumi\u201d soon turns obsessive, eventually surpassing his feelings for his wife. An \u201caberration\u201d brought into their cold, deteriorating marriage exposes the true nature of their relationship in this human suspense drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17985,"parent":0,"template":"","e_news_cat":[550,548,641],"class_list":["post-17993","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\/17993","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\/17985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"e_news_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shortshorts.org\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/e_news_cat?post=17993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
All winning films are scheduled to be screened at the SSFF & ASIA 2026 Screening in Autumn.
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Director\uff1aBrian Kazez\/20:06\/ Argentina, France, Spain, United States\/ Comedy\/ 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAudience Award Live Action Competition Asia International<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Director\uff1aVaidaangi Sharma\/20:11\/ India\/ Drama \/ 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAudience Award Live Action Competition Japan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Director\uff1aHidaka Yamada\/16:35\/Japan\/ Thriller \/ 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAudience Award Non-Fiction Competition Japan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Director\uff1aSimeon Hu & Charles Xiuzhi Dong\/16:24\/ China, USA \/ Non-Fiction \/ 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMost Viewed Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Director\uff1aKimi Yawata\/24:32\/ Japan\/ Thriller \/ 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n