Sponsors
Sponsors
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KODANSHA Ltd.
https://www.shortshorts.org/kccl/en/
Kodansha, Japan’s largest and most comprehensive publishing company, boasts a history of over 110 years.
In 2022, the company launched a global project to support filmmakers and visual creators. Kodansha’s “editors,” who have long supported novelists and manga artists in their creative endeavors, take on the role of producers, working alongside filmmakers to create short films with a production budget of 10 million yen with the aim of selection at international film festivals and ultimately, making award-winning short films.
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NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation is the holding company of NTT Group.NTT Group is a leading company in the telecommunications business. We operate in a wide range of domestic and overseas markets by utilizing the customer base and expertise in communication networks and ICT that we have cultivated over our history.
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CyberAgent, Inc.
https://www.cyberagent.co.jp/en/
Under the vision of “To create the 21st century’s leading company,” CyberAgent operates ABEMA and the Internet advertisement business, which boasts the largest share in Japan. We are expanding our business while creating new businesses in response to the changes in the Internet industry.
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Milbon Co., Ltd.
Milbon is a manufacturer of hair care products and cosmetics for salons. We work with the haircare industry worldwide to inspire beautiful living by people everywhere under the corporate slogan, “Find Your Beauty.” Our aim is to enrich society as a whole.
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Hoppy Beverage co.
“HOPPY HAPPY THEATER” is an online theater of short films created through a collaboration between Hoppy Beverage Co., Ltd., with the theme, “Be HAPPY with HOPPY,” and the Academy Award-certified international short film festival Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA). It’s a mansion. We distribute one short film from around the world for free every Thursday.
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Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.
https://www.dhw.co.jp/company-en/
Digital Hollywood, a specialized school, was established in 1994 and simultaneously opened its doors. After that, opened Japan’s first corporate graduate school followed by a four-year university the following year (both approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). Other online schools, entrepreneur/engineer training schools, etc. Celebrating its 30th anniversary in October 2024.
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NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.
https://www.nskre.co.jp/english/
Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate is a general developer with a real estate leasing business that develops and leases office buildings, such as the Intercity series of large-scale urban development projects and the Bizcore series of medium-scale high-grade office buildings in prime areas in central Tokyo, as well as high-end rental condominiums for foreigners such as the Homat series. Our core businesses also include condominium sales such as the Livio series of condominiums, condominium renovation, and urban redevelopment.
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CRG Co.,Ltd.
CRG (“Creative Guardian”) is a creator agency that supports creative activities in a wide variety of genres, including but not limited to movies, serial dramas, comics, and novels. By further expanding our network of extremely talented content creators and artists and making full use of their talents, we pursue creativity in all fields in order to create strong entertainment products that bring a smile to people through the world and excite their interest.
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The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges
The Jikei Gakuen COM Group has been striving to develop human resources necessary for industry by carefully nurturing each and every one. Since the company’s start in 1987, through the cooperation of industries, we have shaped many professionals through “industry-to-university cooperative education.”
Festival Partner
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Little Universe OKINAWA
produced by Aim Universehttps://www.little-universe.com/en/index.html
Located approximately 20 minutes from Naha Airport, there is an indoor theme park that allows visitors to enjoy Okinawa through the latest technology. This facility offers immersive experiences such as traveling through Okinawa via 360-degree projection mapping, creating personalized figures while dressed in traditional Ryukyuan attire, and miniature exhibits of Shuri Castle, providing numerous ways to experience and feel Okinawa. Starting this spring, collaborations with intellectual properties like “OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying” and “Hatsune Miku” will also commence.
Event Partner
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TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY
https://www.takanawagateway-city.com/en/
TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY is an “experimental hub looking ahead to a prosperous100 years into the future,” carrying forward the historical legacy of Takanawa as the gateway to Edo. It has a “history of innovation” from 150 years ago when Japan’s first railway bridged over the sea in this area. It is a place designed to continuously foster new innovations and cultural developments into the next century.
Creative Partner
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TYO Inc.
TYO Inc. is a production company engaged in strategic proposals, planning, and creation of communication content, with a specialized focus on commercial advertising images. We are a team of professionals who take what you want to say and transform it into the
Media Partners
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J-WAVE, Inc.
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CONDÉ NAST JAPAN
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TOKYO HEADLINE
Media Supporters
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cinemacafe.net
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Kinema Junposha., Ltd
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ORICON NEWS
English Media Supporter
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Kyodo News Plus
Festival Supporter
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MORI Building
Mori Building Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive developer based in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Based on the concept of “creating and nurturing cities,” we are engaged in large-scale urban redevelopment projects such as Roppongi Hills, Toranomon Hills, and Azabudai Hills, contributing to the further improvement of the magnetic power of Tokyo, an international city.
War and the Power To Live Program Special Support
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International Committee of the Red Cross（ICRC）
Established in 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) operates worldwide, helping people affected by conflict and armed violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war. As an independent and neutral organization, its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949, and the ICRC maintains a dialogue with all weapon bearers, State and non-State, as part of its mandate. The organization, often called a guardian of international humanitarian law, meets the emergency needs of violence-affected people, helps them obtain suitable health care, including mental-health and psychosocial support, and assists them in becoming more self-sufficient. It also visits detainees, helps restore contact between separated relatives and reunites children with their families. The ICRC is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and has over 17,000 staff in about 100 countries.
Venue Supporter
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NTT Urban Development Corporation
https://www.nttud.co.jp/english/index.html
Since its establishment in 1986 as the comprehensive real estate company of the NTT Group, NTT Urban Development has steadily expanded its business domains, including office building development and leasing, commercial facilities, residential properties, global operations, and hotel businesses. Moving forward, we remain committed to addressing the diverse challenges faced by local communities and supporting the creation of vibrant, unique, and dynamic cities.
Co-organizer
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government
https://tokyotokyo.jp/home/?utm_source=tokyotokyo_ja&utm_medium=referral
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2025
Organizer
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Committee for Short Shorts
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2025
Co-organizer
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Harajuku Omotesando Keyakikai
Japan Cultural Expo 2.0 Organizer
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Japan Arts Council
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Agency for Cultural Affairs, Goverment of Japan
Patronage（Koen）
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Ministry of the Environment
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Japan Tourism Agency
Translation Support
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Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy
https://www.jvtacademy.com/english/
Established in 1996 as a vocational school where students train to become translators who subtitle and dub visual media, JVTA has produced many professional translators over the years. JVTA also operates its own in-house translation agency where it provides translation services from English-to-Japanese, Japanese-to-English, and for many other languages.
Award Project Support
BRANDED SHORTS Media Partner
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Forbes JAPAN
Launched in 2014, Forbes JAPAN is the Japanese edition of “Forbes”. It curates articles from the US and international editions for readers with a global perspective and combines them with original content from Japan. Each issue also includes a lifestyle article, offering additional value to its readers.
Support
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BUNRI UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITALITY Faculty of Service Management
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Direct. Network systems.