The festival's special website and online venue opened today,
and tickets are now on sale
Short films produced entirely with live AI images, and special
screenings include films starring Ben
Whishaw, Léa Seydoux and Adrien
Brody
SHIBUYA WARD, Japan, April 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Short Shorts Film Festival &
Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2024, one of Asia's largest international short film
festivals accredited by the US Academy Awards®, today announced the
nominees and special screenings for various categories on the
official festival website.
https://www.shortshorts.org/2024/en/index.html
This year's festival will be held at multiple venues in
Tokyo, starting with the Opening
Ceremony on Tuesday June 4th and
ending with the Awards Ceremony on Monday
June 17th. The festival will be preceded by an online venue
starting today, Thursday April 25th
and running until Sunday June 30th
under the theme "Illuminate your life", with a selection of short
films (including special non-competition screenings) curated by the
festival.
Announcement of around 270 nominated works, selected from
4,936 entries from 114 countries and regions around the
world.
In the Japan
category of the Live Action competition, which leads to the Academy
Awards, short films by actors and directors such as Yudai Chiba, Risa
Naka, Sota Fukushi, Win
Morisaki and others are nominated
Special screenings include a fully-produced AI images, "Now
and Then: The Last Beatles Song", "Good Boy" starring Ben Whishaw, "Once Outside" starring Léa Seydoux
and "Mascot" starring Adrien Brody,
all of which premiered in Japan.
The Asia International category
features an array of films, including themes such as LGBTQ and
featuring actors with disabilities. Special screenings include "The
Hong Kong Within Me" starring Helim, formerly of the Wonder Girls
and "Zu Mui" directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya, winner of 12 awards
at the 27th Thai Academy Awards.
SSFF & ASIA 2024
features All must-see Rainbow/Korea/Sports Programs
A
number of dramas depicting the LGBTQ perspective of "living life as
you are"; a feature on the growing Korean wave, including "Stray
Kids ＜樂-STAR＞ SKZFLIX", "Seoul Switch" starring former U-Kiss
member Kevin Woo and "STUDIO
KOOHYESUN", and a touching film about people pursuing their dreams
with a sports motif, inspired by an international sporting
event.
Starts today! 30 short films of Four programs are available
in advance at online venues, including the AI, U-25, Rainbow and
Very Short Program
Contact:
Fuyumi Tanaka
0354748201
376711@email4pr.com
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