Special Program

SPECIAL 1

Shimizu and Toyoshima's insistence on using the medium of short films along with their clash of talent fused together causing a chemical reaction that created the "YOU-REI TAI UCHU-JIN" series. In 2003, vol.1 and 2 were shown at Cinema Shimokitazawa (now known as Cinema Artone Shimokitazawa). Although they were only screened for a mere 2 weeks as a midnight showing, the theatre was always packed and it was a huge success. The story then transformed into a midnight drama on TV Tokyo called "The Great Horror Family" and in 2006, the long-awaited 3rd volume, which hard-core fans have longed for, was finally completed! The battle of ghost vs. alien, depicted in two different styles - which will you root for?

SPECIAL 2

Special Seminar with a popular Korean Actor, Ji-Tae Yoo on June 30th!

Upon the cancellation of Mr. Kershner's talk event, we arranged a special seminar with Mr. Ji-Tae Yoo and the Founder of SSFF&ASIA, Tetsuya Bessho. The event will be presented by one of our festival sponsors, HARTZ LINC Co., LTF (www.hartzlink.com).

Mr. Ji-Tae has acquired his fame and popularity in Japan with "Old Boy"(grand prize winner of Cannes Film Festival ) and "Running Wild"(starring with Kwon Sang Woo). He also made his directorial debut with a short film, "The Bike Boy", and his second short film,"How Does the Blind Dream" was premiered at SSFF & ASIA 2006.

Mr. Ji-Tae will talk about his filmmaking method and current trends in the Korean short film industry, and also discuss about short films with Mr. Bessho. Mr. Masayuki Furuya will be the MC for this event.

Ji-Tae Yoo's Profile:

Ji-Tae Yoo was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1976. He starred in "Old Boy" which won the 2004 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize. He has acted for numerous renowned Korean directors like Hong Sang-Soo, Park Chan-Wook, Hur Jin-Ho, Kim Jeong-Kwon and Kim Seong-Ho, in celebrated works including "Bye June" (1998), "Attack the Gas Station" (1999),, "Ditto" (2000), "One Fine Spring Day" (2001), "Natural City" (2002), "Into the Mirror" (2003), "Woman is the Future of Man" (2004), "Antarctic Journal" (2005), "Running Wild" (2005), "Trace of Love" (2006), and "Hwang Jin Yi" (2007). He has also directed two short films: "The Bike Boy" (2003) and "How does the blind dream" (2005).

Masayuki Furuya's Profile:

Masayuki Furuya is a radio DJ and TV video jockey who devotes himself to introducing the music cultures of Japan and Korea to each other.

Even before Korean pop culture became a big boom in Japan, Furuya has been working in Sapporo as a DJ for FM Northwave's, which was the first radio show in Japan that specialized in Korean music. In Korea, he works for MTV Korea's "MTV J-Beat" as the Japanese music show's host.

He is the organizer and DJ of various music programs including, "K-Generation" (INTER-FM), "Beats of Korea" (Sapporo: FM Northwave). In addition, as the VJ of KNTV "K-POP VINTAGE", he introduces popular music videos from the past.

In addition, he DJ's for "KOREA ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL K GENERATION", a radio show on InterFM (Tokyo) that features Korean pop music and information.

He has written several books on Korean pop culture, including "K GENERATION K POP No Subete" (All About K-POP) published by DHC.

Genius Party - Japan Premier Screening & Talk Event -

"Genius Party" is a compilation film that is created by young brilliant creators of the next generation which created "The Animatrix" and "Tekkonkinkreet". We are proud to present their short animated films including BABY BLUE whose characters are voiced by two young outstanding actors, Yuya Nagira ("Shining Boy & Little Randy") and Rinko Kikuchi ("BABEL"). It will be the Japan premier of Genius Party at SSFF&ASIA2007 and it will also be a talking event with a guest speaker after the screening. (Genius Party will be open to the public from July 7th .)

German Program

Our German program offers an exciting combination of German short films to expose the audiences to German filmmaking and short films. This program will also include the early short films of this year's Maestros, Tom Tykwer and Wolfgang Peterson.

Academy Program

Our Academy Program is a delightful combination of recent Academy A ward winning and nominated short films. The Academy program brings together some of the most famous and critically acclaimed short films. It is a great opportunity to watch the amazing range and diversity of these acclaimed films.

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World Premiere of "Line"

In Japan, the Agency for Cultural Affairs takes part in the development of feature films. VIPO (Visual Industry Promotion Organization) was established across various business categories in the visual media industry. In order to take advantage of their strengths and to take part in the development of young filmmakers, NDJC (New Directors in Japan Cinema), a project sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, was launched.

NDJC, SSFF & Asia, Asia's biggest film festival, and the 2004 SSFF Best Short Award Winner in the National Competition, director Hiroyuki Nakao, have come together strongly to bring the film "LINE." Director Hiroyuki Nakao constantly sweeps away the image of Japanese short films to create true pieces of entertainment. Witness Nakao's magic at SSFF & Asia 2007!! The world premiere of "LINE" will finally be presented at this year's film festival.

Special Premier screening

"893239" is the special premier screening this time. This is the project that old and new creators produce low-budget films with the keywords of Tokyo 23 wards and gangster "Yakuza". This lucky adventurer of short film world has been screened in a video sharing website YouTube for only limited three months, and recorded astounding 650 thousands hits. After that it didn't show up anywhere. Now it breaks the hush and will join the festival! A part of controversial stories will be released.

As price reduction of equipments, web evolution, bring creators and audience closer together, their boundary becomes blurred. The promotion style of the "893239" is unpredictable and interactive. It will be the good model for the next generation of short films. As the net and real are getting spiral, the word of "893239" spreads virally today

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2006 SUPER DRY AWARD Scholarship Short Film "TENGU GAIDEN"

SUPER DRY AWARD is awarded by the Jury to the Best Short Award winner of the Japan Competition category. To support Japan's young emerging filmmakers, ASAHI SUPER DRY and the Short Shorts Film Festival provide a scholarship program to the winner, which includes 3,000,000 yen to make another short film. Last year's winner, Hidetoshi Oneda's new short film TENGU GAIDEN is now in production with supports from the Committee of Short Shorts and will be premiered at this year's festival.

Asian Maestro Short Shorts - Apichatpong Weerasethakul -

KMC -Korean Music Clip-

This Korean music drama pays homage to director, Wong Kar-wai's film, "As Tears Go By." Playing the lead role is Eric, from Korea's popular idol group, SHINHWA. Even in Korea, it was shown only once in a theater. This is of course the first release in a Japanese theater. The complete version of the film will be shown with Japanese subtitles. This year too, the programming and commentary will be done by radio DJ and active coordinator of Japanese-Korean Music Culture, Masayuki Furuya.

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Road to Hollywood - Screening and Seminar -