Collection of world's best short films are compiled in "ANNIVERSARY" DVD, now on sale at LOUNGE by Francfranc (Minami Aoyama store) and other locations.
The attractions of Japan,traveling short films.
About this year's Festival
Mining the diamond in the rough in the world of short films...
Short films are an established art form, the "first step" to realizing the dreams of young filmmakers around the world. This festival was inaugurated in Tokyo’s Harajuku district in 1999 to introduce this new and exciting form of moving image to Japan. In 2004 the festival was officially accredited by the Academy Awards®, making our festival Grand Prix winner eligible for nomination in the Short Film Category of the Annual Academy Awards®. For 2012, we received more than 4400 entries from all over the world. 80 films have been selected from 27 countries/regions to screen in official competitions.