Get ready for a new cinema that is young, hip, and multimedia savvy. Our spine-chilling Ghost shorts may give you a cold sweat, but our Asian selection turns on the heat with the tropical melodies of Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. As well, Chinese filmmakers display diverse perspectives.

	Short films are a thriving genre in Japan, with new blood continuously injected into an ever-growing pool of talent. The SSFFA selection offers a taste of this scene, with films you may not see in other Japanese festivals!

	Horror is a major genre in new Korean cinema that stands out for its arresting art direction, dark, unsettling vision, and a stunning spectrum of styles. From Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan come supernatural tales that run the gamut from palpable, grotesque horror, to creepy suspense, from black humor to heartwarming drama.

	Asian auteurs, Hollywood celebrities and young guns show their colors in a program that features Andy Lau, Chow Yun Fat, Cannes Palm D’Or（Short）winner Raymond Red and rising talents Ham Tran, Topel Lee. We are also holding a special screening to present the Japan premiere of The Bike Boy (Audience Award, Busan Asian Short Film Festival 2003), directed by Yoo Ji-Tae, Korea’s prominent actor who starred in Park Chan-Wook’s Old Boy (Grand Prix, Cannes).