Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, one of the largest international short film festivals in Asia, accredited by the US Academy Awards® held its Award Ceremony which was the closing of the 26th this year. The 2024 film festival featured short films that illuminate “life, living and the world we live in,” with the theme “Illuminate Your Life ~ Illuminate living, illuminate the world.” The filmmakers gathered from 114 countries and regions around the world with the aim of spreading this message by shining a light on the viewers' own lives through their creations, and by providing a place where empathy, discovery, and emotion are born, along with an opportunity to open their eyes to the world. SSFF & ASIA 2024 screened
and held events for approximately 270 shorts selected from a total 4,936 submitted films.
At the awards ceremony, addition to the Hoppy Happy Award and Kodansha Cinema Creators' Lab, Best Short Awards of Live Action Competition (International, Asia International, Japan), Non-Fiction Competition and Animation Competition as well as the Grand-Prix = George Lucas Award, which will lead the way to next year's Academy Awards were announced. Jury members presented each awards and finally, the George Lucas Award went to “Sen” by Win Morisaki. The winner of the Grand Prix was also given a balcony stateroom for two sailing on Queen Elisabeth's 2025 Japan season as a supplementary prize.
“Short films require an effort to convey one's innermost thoughts honestly and in detail. I was moved by the group of works created by gently wrapping up such treasures” (Jury member: Hiromi Nagasaku)
“Death, which is an eternal theme and which we face all the time, and the things we want to leave behind for the future in our daily activities. Many of the works depicted things we human beings must not forget.” (Jury member: Tomoyuki Sugiyama)
“Exciting, stimulating, thought-provoking and moving, with stories from diverse countries and an awareness of the issues. Through the images, I felt hope that the world would move towards peace.” (Jury member: Hiroshi Fujioka).
Jury members gave comments and all the awards results announced at the Award Ceremony are as follows. The Official Competition nominated films, including the award-winning films, will be available at SSFF & ASIA 2024ʼs Online Grand Theatre until June 30 (Sunday). https://www.shortshortsonline.org/
SSFF & ASIA 2024 Grand Prix “George Lucas Award“ / Live Action Competition Japan Category
Best Short Award / Governor of Tokyo Award Candidate for the 97th Academy Awards Nominee
SEN
Director: Win Morisaki
24:45/Japan/Drama/2024
Live-Action Competition International Best Short Award – Candidate for The 97th Academy Award Nominee
Hedgehogʼs Dilemma
Director: Mateusz Rybinski
16:10/Poland/Drama/2023
Live-Action Competition Asia International Best Short Award / Governor of Tokyo Award – Candidate for The 97th Academy Award Nominee
Maybe Someday
Director: Praditha Blifa Rahayu
22:08/Indonesia/Drama/2023
Live-Action Competition Japan Best Short Award / Governor of Tokyo Award – Candidate for The 97th Academy Award Nominee
SEN
Director: Win Morisaki
24:45/Japan/Drama/2024
Non-Fiction Competition Best Short Award Candidate for The 97th Academy Award Nominee
Then Comes The Body
Director: Jacob Krupnick
14:44/Nigeria, United States/Non-fiction/2023
Animation Competition Best Short Award Candidate for The 97th Academy Award Nominee
A Crab In The Pool
Director: Alexandra Myotte & Jean-Sébastien
Hamel/11:11/Canada/Animation /2023
HOPPY HAPPY AWARD
10 Days to Eternity
Director: Kenji Qurata/24:59/Japan/Drama/2024
