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

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