Live Action Competition, International Category, & Non-Fiction Competition: Adebowale “Debo” Adedayo, Juri Ueno, Miyuki Fukuma
Live Action Competition Asia International Category & Japan Category: Shunji Iwai, Sandrine Faucher Cassidy, Satoshi Jimbo
Animation Competition: Tao Okamoto, Ryohei Odai, Tomoyuki Sugiyama
TOKYO, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2025, an Academy Awards® accredited and one of the largest international short film festivals in Asia and originating in Japan, is pleased to announce the official jury members for the festival. The best short films in each category and section that will be nominated for the Academy Awards® in the following year.
In addition to the festival directors and programmers who have been involved in the selection process at international film festivals, the jury will judge this year’s short films from a variety of perspectives, including filmmakers, actors, and cultural figures. https://www.shortshorts.org/2025/en/jury/
■Live Action Competition / International Category Judges
29 nominated films among 1980 submissions form 91
countries and regions
■Non-Fiction Competition Judges：
14 nominated films among 295 submissions form 35
countries and regions
Debo Adedayo (Actor, Producer),
Juri Ueno (Actor), Miyuki Fukuma (Producer)
■Live Action Competition/Asia International Category Judges：
21 nominated films among 738 submissions from 21
countries and regions
■Live Action Competition/Japan Category Judges：
Out of 218 submissions, 21 nominated films were screened
Shunji Iwai (Director), Sandrine Faucher Cassidy (USC’s Senior Director of Festival, Distribution & Talent Development), Satoshi Jimbo (Actor)
■Animation Competition Judges：
25 nominated films among 417 submissions from 52
countries and regions
Tao Okamoto (Actor, Model, Director),
Ryohei Odai (TV Personality, Actor)
Tomoyuki Sugiyama
(President of Digital Hollywood University / Doctor of Engineering)
＜Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2025＞
- Online Grand Theater Thursday, April 24th – Monday, June 30th
- Opening Ceremony Wednesday, May 28
- Venues in Tokyo Thursday, May 29th – Tuesday, June 10th
- Awards Ceremony Wednesday, June 11th
- Screening Venues
TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, Omotesando Hills, Akasaka Intercity Conference, WITH HARAJUKU, and more
*Schedules varies by venue.
◆Organizer
Committee for Short Shorts / Committee for Short Shorts Film Festival Asia
*All events, films and schedules are subject to change.
https://www.shortshorts.org/2025/en/
Contact:
Fuyumi Tanaka
0354748201
SOURCE SSFF & ASIA
