The iconic festival closes with big awards and a call to short filmmakers. Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia officially concluded on June 21 with an inspiring awards ceremony that celebrated, front and center, the art of the short. The livestreamed event began with the festival president Tetsuya Bessho remembering the origin of the festival. It started 23 years ago with short films by George Lucas in his university days. This year, the 2021 festival received over 6,000 submissions from 120 countries and regions! The MCs for the evening were the actors and famous anime voices Subaru Kimura and Kana Hanazawa, who, along with ambassador LiLiCo, launched the awards. The first award of the evening was the Cinematic Tokyo Competition. The Best Short Award/Governor of Tokyo Award went to And Then filmmaker Jenn Ravenna Tran. Congratulations were given by none other than the Tokyo Governor herself, Yuriko Koike. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 23 June, 2021