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| June 24, 2002 |
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| 14:20 | SSFF starts in Osaka! |
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Like last year, this year's stop in Osaka took place at the Big Step in the heart of America Mura (American Village), a hip part of Osaka.
The hall was covered with SSFF posters, pictures, ads, etc. creating just the right mood for a film festival. |
| 16:30 | Osaka film fans tell us what they thought |
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These two people discovered the festival while surfing the internet one night. "We really liked 'Jigsaw Venus' and 'Schneider's 2nd Stage,'
said Maruko. "I really like short films. They express so much in a tiny amount of time." That's the point, right? So, any future filmmakers here? "Last year I went to Shirohama with some friends and we shot a lot on our video camera, and after editing everything we put it all into one tape. Maybe next time we'll make a story out of the stuff we shoot….?" Maruko giggles. |
| 18:10 | SSFF's Tono and Milkman Saito discuss Korean Short Shorts |
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After a screening of Korean short films, our Tokyo Office head Seigo Tono sat down with Milkman Saito (yes, Milkman…) and talked about
Korean short films, which apparently, Saito-san knows a lot about. "A lot of Korean filmmakers are making short films and they're even
selling them. I think part of the reason they're doing well is that they're going overseas to places like New York, Los Angeles, Paris,
Poland, and studying film. So, the quality of their films is quite impressive. It's obvious from the 16mm films and the video projects
they're turning out." |
| 20:30 | Future Takarazuka stars talk about short films |
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Several students from the famous and prestigious Takarazuka Theatre school showed up for the festival and watched three programs
in a row (were they skipping their own classes? One has to wonder…) Their favorites: 'A Soccer Story,' 'Glee,' 'Tsipa & Volf,'
and 'roots.' |
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