Check out the festival's opening ceremony and award-winning short films! Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia officially opened on June 11. In a livestreamed opening ceremony, MCs Takayuki Yamada and Ayame Goriki welcomed festival president Tetsuya Bessho and audiences around the world to the event. They acknowledged the difficulties of 2020 and expressed thanks to healthcare and frontline workers. The festival is holding some physical screenings in Japan with COVID-19 safety procedures in place. The team also explained this year's festival theme, CINEMADventure, as a new idea combining cinema, advertising, adventure, and ventures. The opening ceremony continued with a screening of The Egg and Ayako, directed by Ayumi Omori and starring Goriki. Omori appeared as well. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 11 June, 2021