Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022
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Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of the biggest international short film festivals in Asia, begins accepting submissions for the 24th international short film festival on Sunday, August 1, 2021.
We open for submissions to the Official Competition, supported by Sony The International, Asia International, and Japan competitions, eligible for nomination in the Academy Awards® the following year. Sony continues to support, as a starting point, creators who will lead new visual cultures and trends into the future.
In addition to the Official Competition supported by Sony, the Non-Fiction, Animation, and the Cinematic Tokyo Competitions, films with Tokyo as the central theme, Sony continues to expand the range of visual expression and opportunities for challenges for creators with the Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony’s Xperia™, with the aim to encourage new visual creativity unique to smartphones. SSFF & ASIA also starts calling for entries for the U-25 Project, which calls for short films of 5 minutes or less by Japanese directors under the age of 25, and BRANDED SHORTS, which feature branded movies by companies and organizations.
From among the selected short films, the film that most depicts "Make Impossible Possible," will be awarded the Biogen Japan Award.
In addition, the Deloitte Digital Award will be awarded to the film that fuses “digital” with "humanity" to lead the way to the future of digital in business and society. The "Visual Tourism Award, Japan Tourism Agency Commisioner's Award" for excellent domestic tourism films by local governments, companies, and organizations.
*Special site introducing a joint project with Sony - https://www.shortshorts.org/sony/ (As of April 1, 2021, Sony Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. has changed its trade name to Sony Corporation)
Overview
*For further details, please refer to the specific guidelines of each competition.
| Competition | Submission Deadline and Fees | Detail |
|---|---|---|
Official Competitions supported by Sony (3 categories)Films under 25 minutes, all genres except for Non-Fiction and Music Video. Categories are divided by International, Asia International and Japan. |
Deadline and Fees: Early Submission: Sep. 30,2021 (USD 20) Regular Submission: Nov. 30,2021 (USD 30) Late Submission: Jan. 31,2022 (USD 40) |
Details |
Non-Fiction CompetitionNon-Fiction films under 25 minutes |
Deadline and Fees: Early Submission: Sep.30, 2021 (USD 20) Regular Submission: Nov.30, 2021 (USD 30) Late Submission: Jan.31, 2022 (USD 40) |
Details |
Animation CompetitionAnimation films under 25 minutes that partially or completely. |
Deadline and Fees: Early Submission: Sep.30, 2021 (USD 20) Regular Submission: Nov.30, 2021 (USD 30) Late Submission: Jan.31, 2022 21 (USD 40) |
Details |
Cinematic Tokyo CompetitionFilms under 25 minutes that visualize Tokyo’s diverse charms |
Deadline and Fees: January 31, 2022 (Free) |
Details |
Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony's Xperiafilms under 25 minutes that are fully shot by smartphones. |
Deadline and Fees: January 31, 2022 (Free) |
Details |
Musical Short Film Pitch CompetitionCalling for pitches of musical short films! |
Deadline and Fees: February 28, 2022 (Free) |
Details |
Branded ShortsFilms under 25 minutes that aim to communicate a brand |
Deadline and Fees: Early Deadline: October 31, 2020 (USD 150) Regular Deadline: November 30, 2020 (USD 200) Final Deadline: February 28, 2021 (USD 300) |
Details |
*Awards are subject to change.
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