Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia will hold its 2020 edition both online and in-person from Sept. 16 to 27. Organizers have delayed the festival from its usual June starting date, citing concerns over the coronavirus.
Other than that, things seem to be on track for the event, which is the largest of its kind in Asia. This year’s edition will feature more than 200 films screened at venues around Tokyo, while online seminars and talk events with filmmakers have been ongoing since June 4.
The theme of this year’s festival, “(New) Borderless” is fitting: Since its start in 1999 under the leadership of actor Tetsuya Bessho, SSFF & Asia has had a strong international component, as well as a long, close relationship with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which oversees the Academy Awards.
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