The Sapporo International Short Film Festival continues to attract between 2800 and 3500 entries per year across all genres cementing its reputation as one of Japan and Asia`s largest and most respected showcases of short form cinema. The festival offers one of the best opportunities available for filmmakers looking to expose their creative works to large audiences and to submit for appraisal by high profile international jury members in the heart of the burgeoning Asian transnational film scene.
Since its inception in 2006, the festival has received more than 35,000 entries from 141 countries and boasts an average annual festival audience of more than 10,000 film enthusiasts. The high volume of entries each year allows for the curation of an extensive and diverse array of programs of both Japanese and International films of the highest quality in various competitive categories. Selected films are professionally showcased, subtitled in Japanese, and screened in state of the art cinema surrounds.
The Japanese and International programs in competition are complimented by specially curated programs by festival and industry partners from around the world, an extensive selection of off- theatre Japanese shorts programs, along with numerous industry workshops and seminars. A total of around 150-200 films are screened each year in competition and in one-off boutique programs.
SSF 2017, 12th Edition Festival Digest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwHClaEo1uk
All the winning filmes are here http://sapporoshortfest.jp/17/en/awards/
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SSF 2016, 11th Edition Festival Digest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r6X2Et9GBY
One Title Section: The Grand Prix Film
One Title Section: Category Awards
Best Director / Best Asian Short* / Best National Short / Best Hokkaido Short /
Best Contemporary & Experimental Short / Best Animation / Best Documentary / Best Mini Short (Under 5 min) / Best Non-Dialogue Short / Best Student Director / Best Original Score / Best Children Short*
*Best Asian Short Award: The award film will be chosen from submitted film and invited films.
Nominated Asian countries are
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China (Rep. of China, Hong Kong, Macau), East Timor, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippine, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
*Best Children Short Award: Children jury who is under 12 years old will choose the award.
Nominated films are chosen from Family & Children programme.
Optional Awards: depending on official selection
Best Screenplay / Best Editing / Best Cinematography / Best Actor, Actress / Best Child Actor, Actress
These awards are judged by high profile and influential creative talent and industry professionals invited to participate as members of its awards committee Jury each year. These have included: Mary Lou Belli (USA), Barry Morrow (USA), Roger Gonin (Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival), Roger Garcia (Hong Kong International Film Festival) Shunji Iwai (Director /Japan), Maike Mia Hohne (Berlin International Film Festival), Nick Goldsmith (Producer / UK), Moon So-Ri (Actress / South Korea) , and many more.
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Mary Lou Belli
October 2018