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Official Site → http://www.shortshorts.org/focus_on_asia_2009/
- Contact： 03-5474-8844
- Oct. 22—Oct. 25, 2009
- Admission：Adults ¥1,500／Students ¥1,300／Handicapped persons discount, Over 65 ¥1,000
Academy Awards® accredited film festival
The Short Shorts Film Festival kicked off in 1999 and in 2004, was honored to become an Academy Awards® accredited film festival where the Gran Prix winner is eligible to be nominated for the following year’s Academy Awards®. The SSFF has grown to become the biggest celebration of short films in Asia.
In 2004, from a proposal presented by the office of Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, as a new platform for the growth and development of visual art from Asia by up and coming new creators, the Short Shorts Film Festival Asia was inaugurated and is in its 6th year. Now, these two combined festivals, as the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, is held every June in Harajuku, Tokyo.
Focus on Asia
Along with the support and cooperation of the city of Tokyo, the Short Shorts Film Festival Asia has taken as its mission to spread to the world, the strong appeal and depth of short films made in Asia, including Japan. Now we have prepared for screening the 2009 festival award winning shorts along with carefully selected 14 short films from throughout Asia and 2 Japanese short films from the STOP! Global Warming Competition which we have created to acknowledge the efforts by the Tokyo International Film Festival to raise awareness of environmental issues.
--- Workshop --- ※Free Admission
Workshop：October 25,Sun. starting at 16:30 PM
The award-winning director, Mr. Kouki Tange, who has directed various music videos for popular Japanese artists and commercials, will appear as a special lecturer to talk about his creative works and ideas. Admission is free. The workshop will be operated entirely in Japanese.
※Reservation required.
If you wish to attend the workshop, please e-mail the below information to look@shortshorts.org by October 20, Tue.