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Kyodo News
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Kyodo News
Asia short film festival spotlights tales of diversity, dystopia
KYODO NEWS - 17 hours ago - 13:50 | Arts, All, World This year's Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, starting next week, is highlighting tales of diversity and dystopia amid the backdrop of a fractured post-pandemic world. With the theme "creative active generative," organizers said they hope the two-week festival from Wednesday will be a "catalyst" to spark new relationships between audiences and films, and creators and businesses. The festival, founded by Japanese actor Tetsuya Bessho in 1999, is the only international short film festival in Asia featuring five competitions whose winners will receive a prize of 600,000 yen ($4,200) each and are eligible for the following year's Academy Awards. This year's films include French production "Find The Boy," in which a group of friends lay one of their own -- Charly, a young transgender man -- to rest. As they pay their respects, Charly's brother Victor remembers him differently, under a different name. In a special program exploring the relationship between artificial intelligence and filmmaking, German film "Transformation" follows the story of beings known as Drakzuls, who in the distant future are in search of a new home after their planet has been destroyed. In "One Day I Will Hug You," a joint Swedish, Qatari and Palestinian production, a father returns to Gaza after 10 years in Norway, before which he spent 20 years in Israeli prisons. He shows his emotionally distant daughter, Mai, letters he wrote to her while he was incarcerated. Taking place in hybrid form with both online and in-person screenings at several venues in Tokyo through June 11, the festival will showcase about 250 films selected from 4,592 submissions in 108 different countries and regions. This year will see the debut of the "Horror and Suspense" category, which features short films by 11 Japanese directors who are in the running for a 500,000 yen cash prize. Other features include Japanese film "Nigemizu" by Akiko Isobe, in which a woman's plot to murder her house guest is interrupted when the prospective victim arrives too early, and "Marion," produced by Hollywood actor Cate Blanchett, which follows the story of France's only female bull-jumper. Some films are already available to watch online until June 30. Related coverage: Japanese action choreographer wins prize at Hong Kong Film Awards Shanghai to open Harry Potter theme park in 2027 Ghibli Park to exhibit anime director Hayao Miyazaki's beloved car
Japan Today
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Asia short film festival spotlights tales of diversity, dystopia
This year's Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, starting next week, is highlighting tales of diversity and dystopia amid the backdrop of a fractured post-pandemic world. With the theme "creative active generative," organizers said they hope the two-week festival from Wednesday will be a "catalyst" to spark new relationships between audiences and films, and creators and businesses. The festival, founded by Japanese actor Tetsuya Bessho in 1999, is the only international short film festival in Asia featuring five competitions whose winners will receive a prize of 600,000 yen ($4,200) each and are eligible for the following year's Academy Awards. This year's films include French production "Find The Boy," in which a group of friends lay one of their own -- Charly, a young transgender man -- to rest. As they pay their respects, Charly's brother Victor remembers him differently, under a different name. In a special program exploring the relationship between artificial intelligence and filmmaking, German film "Transformation" follows the story of beings known as Drakzuls, who in the distant future are in search of a new home after their planet has been destroyed. In "One Day I Will Hug You," a joint Swedish, Qatari and Palestinian production, a father returns to Gaza after 10 years in Norway, before which he spent 20 years in Israeli prisons. He shows his emotionally distant daughter, Mai, letters he wrote to her while he was incarcerated. Taking place in hybrid form with both online and in-person screenings at several venues in Tokyo through June 11, the festival will showcase about 250 films selected from 4,592 submissions in 108 different countries and regions. This year will see the debut of the "Horror and Suspense" category, which features short films by 11 Japanese directors who are in the running for a 500,000 yen cash prize. Other features include Japanese film "Nigemizu" by Akiko Isobe, in which a woman's plot to murder her house guest is interrupted when the prospective victim arrives too early, and "Marion," produced by Hollywood actor Cate Blanchett, which follows the story of France's only female bull-jumper. Some films are already available to watch online until June 30. © KYODO
The Mainichi
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Mainichi
Asia short film festival spotlights tales of diversity, dystopia
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- This year's Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, starting next week, is highlighting tales of diversity and dystopia amid the backdrop of a fractured post-pandemic world. With the theme "creative active generative," organizers said they hope the two-week festival from Wednesday will be a "catalyst" to spark new relationships between audiences and films, and creators and businesses. The festival, founded by Japanese actor Tetsuya Bessho in 1999, is the only international short film festival in Asia featuring five competitions whose winners will receive a prize of 600,000 yen ($4,200) each and are eligible for the following year's Academy Awards. This year's films include French production "Find The Boy," in which a group of friends lay one of their own -- Charly, a young transgender man -- to rest. As they pay their respects, Charly's brother Victor remembers him differently, under a different name. In a special program exploring the relationship between artificial intelligence and filmmaking, German film "Transformation" follows the story of beings known as Drakzuls, who in the distant future are in search of a new home after their planet has been destroyed. In "One Day I Will Hug You," a joint Swedish, Qatari and Palestinian production, a father returns to Gaza after 10 years in Norway, before which he spent 20 years in Israeli prisons. He shows his emotionally distant daughter, Mai, letters he wrote to her while he was incarcerated. Taking place in hybrid form with both online and in-person screenings at several venues in Tokyo through June 11, the festival will showcase about 250 films selected from 4,592 submissions in 108 different countries and regions. This year will see the debut of the "Horror and Suspense" category, which features short films by 11 Japanese directors who are in the running for a 500,000 yen cash prize. Other features include Japanese film "Nigemizu" by Akiko Isobe, in which a woman's plot to murder her house guest is interrupted when the prospective victim arrives too early, and "Marion," produced by Hollywood actor Cate Blanchett, which follows the story of France's only female bull-jumper. Some films are already available to watch online until June 30.
Kyodo News
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Kyodo News
Asia short film festival spotlights tales of diversity, dystopia
KYODO NEWS - 9 minutes ago - 13:50 | Arts, All, World This year's Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, starting next week, is highlighting tales of diversity and dystopia amid the backdrop of a fractured post-pandemic world. With the theme "creative active generative," organizers said they hope the two-week festival from Wednesday will be a "catalyst" to spark new relationships between audiences and films, and creators and businesses. The festival, founded by Japanese actor Tetsuya Bessho in 1999, is the only international short film festival in Asia featuring five competitions whose winners will receive a prize of 600,000 yen ($4,200) each and are eligible for the following year's Academy Awards. This year's films include French production "Find The Boy," in which a group of friends lay one of their own -- Charly, a young transgender man -- to rest. As they pay their respects, Charly's brother Victor remembers him differently, under a different name. In a special program exploring the relationship between artificial intelligence and filmmaking, German film "Transformation" follows the story of beings known as Drakzuls, who in the distant future are in search of a new home after their planet has been destroyed. In "One Day I Will Hug You," a joint Swedish, Qatari and Palestinian production, a father returns to Gaza after 10 years in Norway, before which he spent 20 years in Israeli prisons. He shows his emotionally distant daughter, Mai, letters he wrote to her while he was incarcerated. Taking place in hybrid form with both online and in-person screenings at several venues in Tokyo through June 11, the festival will showcase about 250 films selected from 4,592 submissions in 108 different countries and regions. This year will see the debut of the "Horror and Suspense" category, which features short films by 11 Japanese directors who are in the running for a 500,000 yen cash prize. Other features include Japanese film "Nigemizu" by Akiko Isobe, in which a woman's plot to murder her house guest is interrupted when the prospective victim arrives too early, and "Marion," produced by Hollywood actor Cate Blanchett, which follows the story of France's only female bull-jumper. Some films are already available to watch online until June 30. Related coverage: Japanese action choreographer wins prize at Hong Kong Film Awards Shanghai to open Harry Potter theme park in 2027 Ghibli Park to exhibit anime director Hayao Miyazaki's beloved car
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Married man's admission about the type of dress he finds most attractive on women sparks fierce debate
A married man's admission about the type of dress that he finds most attractive on women has sparked a fierce debate online. It all began after a woman named Megha shared some snaps of gowns that she believes men are most drawn to on X, formerly Twitter. She posted photos of women wearing old-fashioned garments with tight bodices and long flowing skirts. But when another woman, named Charly, replied and revealed that she had asked her husband to send an image of a dress that he was most into... his response sparked a massive argument about men's opinions on female fashion. 'These are the kind of dresses that are actually attractive to men, because they accentuate the hip to waist ratio, while being classy and elegant,' Megha captioned her initial post. 'They are just sexy enough to be attractive and flattering, but not crass or cheap looking.' Charly then re-shared it and wrote, 'I asked my husband to send me a dress he found attractive and received this.' She accompanied her post with an image of a woman wearing a skin-tight, black, leather minidress. The revealing number left the model's cleavage as well as her long-legs on full display. In addition, the back of the dress was completely open, which meant a lot of skin was showing. Charly's post quickly went viral, gaining more than 14.9 million views - and it led to a heated conversation about her husband's admission about what he finds attractive. Many fiercely slammed him - and even encouraged Charly to divorce him - claiming he sees her as a 'sex object rather than a human being.' 'I would divorce him,' one user replied. Another wrote, 'He doesn't love you.' 'Yikes,' someone else simply added, while a fourth person penned, 'Can I say this is one of the ugliest and most uncomfortable looking dresses ever.' 'Your husband is tasteless...' read a fifth tweet. A sixth said, 'Your husband sees you as a sex object rather than a human being. Your just here for his sexual gratification and his 'taste' shows that.' Charly's post quickly went viral, and it lead to a heated conversation about her husband's admission about what he finds attractive. Many fiercely slammed him 'He doesn't respect you or women in general,' scathed a different person. 'Ah, so he has horrible taste and watches a lot of porn,' theorized another. Others, however, defended the man. 'In [men's minds] the word "attractive" translates to "sexually appealing." So "sexy" outfits are chosen,' one person explained. 'If the request was instead: "Send me a picture of a dress that would make me look beautiful and elegant"... the replies would be different.' 'Women are angry because he picked something sexy and not some obscure brand looking like a Disney princess,' said someone else. 'Husband wants his wife to be sexy and everybody hates him for it,' replied another user. 'And they wonder why so many women can't find a man and why so many men choose to stay single.' 'God forbid her husband tries to catch a vibe,' defended a different person. 'Women don't understand men, and it's not that they simply aren't trying to, it's that they outright reject the information they receive when they do try,' read another tweet. 'Why are there so many women in this thread who are surprised men like revealing dresses that emphasize boobs and ass or think it's a sign of porn addiction?' asked someone else. Back in March, women were left fuming after a male content creator shared a video revealing what he thought was the 'hottest thing a girl can wear.' Nicklaus Daniel went viral after said he believed he had discovered the key to a woman looking good. Nicklaus explained that he had saw a woman at a Celtics game wearing a slicked back ponytail, big gold hoop earrings, a plain black top, an oversized team letterman's jacket, and Nike Air Jordan sneakers. 'She was wearing this combo, which is the lethal combo,' Nicklaus said. 'She looked like a former player's wife - she looked good. 'That combo right there - I don't care who you are, you look hot. Anybody that wears this looks good.' While some loved his take, others slammed it and said they'd never 'take fashion advice from a man.'
