Judges For Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2023 Competition Have Been Announced

5/26/2023 8:47:25 AM

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Live Action Competition/International Competition:
Maki Sakai, Masato Hagiwara, Satoko Yokohama

Live Action Competition/ Asia International Competition
&
Non-Fiction Competition: Adam Torel ,
Daishi Matsunaga , MEGUMI

Live Action Competition/ Japan Competition & smartphone film Competition supported by Sony's Xperia:
Yayako Uchida, Douglass Montgomery, Yūki Yamato

SHIBUYA WARD, Japan, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Award Qualifying Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2023 announced the jury members of Live Action Competition (International, Asia International and Japan), Non-Fiction Competition and Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony's Xperia. Best short award winners of each Live Action and Non-Fiction competition will be eligible for the nomination of the following year's Academy Award®.

Live Action Competition International category judges: Maki Sakai, Masato Hagiwara, Satoko Yokohama; Live Action Competition Asia International category & Non-Fiction Competition: Adam Torel, Daishi Matsunaga, MEGUMI; Live Action Competition Japan category & Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony's Xperia: Yayako Uchida, Douglass Montgomery, Yūki Yamato

SSFF & ASIA 2023 Awards

Since last year, in order to take a wider view of international perspectives, the judges in the Asia International category will judge the Non-Fiction Competition, and the judges of the Japan Competition will judge the Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony's Xperia.

Live Action Competition/International Competition Judges:

34 nominated films among 2282 submissions form 97 countries and regions
Maki Sakai (Actor)/
Masato Hagiwara (Actor)/
Satoko Yokohama (Film director / screenwriter)

Live Action Competition/Asia International Competition Judges:

23 nominated films among 593 submissions from 22 countries and regions

Live Action Competition/ Non-Fiction Competition Judges:

13 nominated films among 290 submissions from 59 countries and regions
Adam Torel (Producer/Distributor)/
Daishi Matsunaga (Film director)/
MEGUMI (Actor/producer )

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Live Action Competition/Japan Competition Judges :

22 nominated films among 234 submissions

Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony's Xperia:

16 nominated films among 363 submissions from 53 countries and regions
Yayako Uchida (Essayist)/
Douglass Montgomery (Global Media Executive)/
Yūki Yamato (Film director )

The award ceremony will be held on June 26th (Mon) and the SSFF & ASIA 2023 Grand Prix = George Lucas Award will be selected from among Live Action Competition, Non-Fiction Competition, Animation Competition winners.

Media Contact:
Fuyumi Tanaka
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SOURCE Committee for Short Shorts Film Festival

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