Screening Japan's 6 short
films including Grand-Prix and Japan Category Best
Short Award winners on May 30,
May 31, and June 2
SHIBUYA WARD, Japan, May 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) proudly announces the collaboration
screening with the film festival "Nippon Connection" in
Frankfurt, Germany will be held on
May 30, May
31, and June 2.
A total of 6 short films are curated under the theme of
"Crossing Borders" and include SSFF & ASIA 2023 Grand-Prix, George Lucas Award winner "The Bridge" by
Izumi Yoshida, Japan Category Best
Short Award winner, "Seen" by Shinji
Hamasaki, an actress Tao Tsuchiya's directorial debut
"Prelude", Japan category nominee
"Huyuko's summer" by Shinichiro
Kanagawa, "Teleporting" which is directed by four
Japan and Korean women and "NEO
PORTRAITS", co-produced by SSFF & ASIA with NTT, which depicts the changes in
life and values caused by technological innovation, starting with
AI.
Florian Höhr, a programmer of Nippon Connection commented, "We
at Nippon Connection are proud to be working with the renowned SSFF
& ASIA to present six films
from the festival's strong and diverse line-up. It's a wonderful
opportunity for our German audience to discover new and promising
talent from Japan and beyond."
- 「Nippon Shorts: Crossing Borders」 Thu, May 30 from 9:30pm
Screening "Teleporting" by Arum Nam, Chifumi Tanzawa,
Nana Noka, Ohyeon Kwon/
https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1490/nippon-shorts-crossing-borders
- 「SSFF & ASIA Special」
Fri, May 31 from 8:00pm
Screening "Prelude" by Tao Tsuchiya, "Seen" by Shinji
Hamasaki, "Huyuko's Suumer" by Shinichiro
Kanagawa, and "NEO PORTRAITS" by GAZEBO
https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/event/1572/short-shorts-film-festival-asia-special
- 「Animation Across Borders – A Selection Of Independent Shorts」
Mon, June 2 from 11:30am
Screening "The Bridge" by Izumi Yoshida
https://db.nipponconnection.com/en/2024/section/3/nippon-animation
SSFF & ASIA
Founded in 1999 with the aim to
introduce short films to Japan,
Short Shorts Film Festival (SSFF) was certified as an Academy
Award-recognized film festival in 2004.
Also, "Short Shorts Film Festival Asia (SSFF ASIA)" was born with the aim of disseminating
new visual culture from Asia and
nurturing up-and-coming young filmmakers. We are holding a film
festival under the collective name "SSFF & ASIA".
In 2018, to commemorate the film festival's 20th anniversary,
the Grand Prix became the George
Lucas Award, named after director George Lucas. In 2019, four competitions, and
from 2022, five competitions, including the Animation Competition,
have acquired the right to be eligible for nomination at the
following year's Academy Awards®︎ in the short film category.
https://www.shortshorts.org/index-en.php
Contact:
Fuyumi Tanaka
0354748201
377288@email4pr.com
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