/PRNewswire/ The Academy Awards® accredited and Asia s one of the largest international short film festivals, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF &.
Jun 12, 2021
Since its start in 1999, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & Asia) has become the largest festival of its kind in Asia. This year, it is presenting a hybrid edition, with online venues showing films beginning on April 27 and the festival proper held June 11-21 at venues across Tokyo.
In addition to the core competition sections International (films from outside Japan and Asia), Asia International and Japan the festival will present shorts of a variety of genres on a range of platforms, including CG animation, nonfiction and smartphone films, as well as sections of shorts themed on Tokyo; made by directors aged 25 and under; and shot in a vertical format (think a standard rectangular cinema screen turned upright).
Saturday, 1 May 2021
The Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay has suffered its most serious disruption so far on the first day of its scheduled visit to the islands of Okinawa as organisers revealed six further positive COVID-19 tests connected to the event.
The cases had been reported after the stage in Kagoshima which took place earlier in the week before a two day break whilst the Flame was taken to Okinawa.
The
Mainichi Shimbun has reported that the Torch Relay was in disarray.
The newspaper said: From the very beginning, the months-long event was faced with a dilemma between fostering momentum for the games and maintaining coronavirus preventive measures. And now, the virus resurgence is hitting the Relay head-on.
Academy Awards® Accredited & One of Asia s Biggest Film Festivals Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2021 Announcing More Than 500 Nominees & Special Screenings of Short Films from Around the World
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TOKYO, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ This year s festival will be held from Fri, 06/11 to Mon, 06/21, and online venues begin on Tues, 04/27. With the theme CINEMADventure, more than 500 short films from around the world will be screened. The addition of new competitions such as the Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony and the Vertical Theater Competition supported by smash. give a sense of adventure. We will present a hybrid of live and online screenings unique to SSFF & ASIA; such as Q&A in a virtual venue to connect with directors who cannot come to Japan due to the coron