Short films
Program 3- Close to the Heart
Screening
Screening Venue
| Venue | Schedule | Reservation |
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| kino cinéma Shinjuku | 2026.11.07 [Sat] 14:10-15:30 |
Online Screening
| Online | Schedule | Online Screening |
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| Online Screening | 2026.11.09 [Mon] - 2026.11.22 [Sun] |
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Online
HAPPY HOPPY PRODUCTION
The Green Man
- Special Screening
Ichiro, an aspiring kimono dresser, is constantly teased by the voices of three girls in his head. One day, he becomes an apprentice to veteran dresser Yoneko, captivated by her skill. Accompanying her on house calls and occasionally causes trouble, Ichiro learns Yoneko’s lesson that 'an obi is tied at the milestones of life,' witnessing people’s pivotal moments and growing along the way. Eventually, a turning point ends their master-apprentice relationship, revealing why Ichiro chose the path of kimono dressing and the story that connects them.
Saori Kouzuki / 0:23:19 / Japan / Drama / 2026
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Online
Best Actor Award Live-action Competition Asia International
That’s A Wrap
On the final day of an indie film shoot, a married actor couple prepares for the story’s defining scene. With every take, their performance begins to echo their real lives. Unspoken resentments surface, and fiction slowly collapses into truth, leaving them to confront a marriage far more complicated than the script.
Sunny Hinduja & Shinjini Raval / 0:22:48 / India / Drama / 2025
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Online
Animation Competition Best Short Award
With Tapes and Toasts in the Car
After a long illness, Shari learns that she won’t recover ? she has only a few months left to live. Overwhelmed, she doesn’t know how to face her family. In an attempt to escape reality, the sky collapses above her, and she finds herself drifting through space.
Kiana Naghshineh / 0:14:24 / Germany, France / Animation / 2025
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Live-action Competition Japan Best Short Award / Governor of Tokyo Award
Round and Round
On an autumn afternoon, Sana and Asa reunite at the park where they once spent their days.What begins as small talk slowly sets the memories that had been paused for ten years back into motion.Told in a single, fixed shot, this is a quiet story of two people ? and two unspoken confessions.
Hayato Otogi / 0:13:26 / Japan / Sci-Fi / 2025
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