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Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2023 George Lucas Award (Grand Prix) Goes to "The Bridge" by Izumi Yoshida

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

SHIBUYA WARD, Japan, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), Asia's biggest international short film festivals accredited by the Academy Awards, celebrates its 25th year of the International Competition and 20th year of the Asian Competition. Eight awards were announced at the award ceremony held at Tokyo today.

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  • The winners of Best Short Awards including Live Action, Non-Fiction, Animation and Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony's Xperia have been announced
    SHIBUYA WARD, Japan, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), Asia's biggest international short film festivals accredited by the Academy Awards, celebrates its 25th year of the International Competition and 20th year of the Asian Competition.
  • The world's only Grand Prix named after George Lucas, selected from more than 5,000 entries from Japan and abroad, was given to the animation short film " The Bridge " by Izumi Yoshida, a Japanese female director living in Poland.
  • Best Short Awards of Live Action Competition, Non-Fiction Competition, Animation Competition, Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony's Xperia and Hoppy Happy Awards were also announced.
  • The official competition nominated films, including each award-winning film, will be specially extended at the film festival online venue Grand Theater until July 10 (Monday).

THE 71st MISS USA® COMPETITION TO AIR LIVE FROM RENO, NEVADA ON OCTOBER 3, 2022 ON A&E's FYI AND HULU LIVE TV

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Friday, September 23, 2022

Miss Teen USA will be streamed live on www.missteenusa.com and hosted by Miss USA 2021, Elle Smith, and FYI's correspondent Christian Murphy; who will also be part of the Miss USA telecast.

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  • Miss Teen USA will be streamed live on www.missteenusa.com and hosted by Miss USA 2021, Elle Smith, and FYI's correspondent Christian Murphy; who will also be part of the Miss USA telecast.
  • Crystle Stewart, former Miss USA 2008 and the FIRST African-American female President of the MISS USA franchise, acquired the franchise in late 2020.
  • Stewart's plan brings MISS USA and MISS TEEN USA to the forefront of pop culture.
  • "It is an honor to be the first African American female franchise owner of the highly recognized MISS USA and MISS TEEN USA brands.

Accredited by the Academy Awards® Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022 Award Ceremony George Lucas Award (Grand Prix) Goes to "Warsha" by Dania Bdeir

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

SHIBUYA WARD, Japan, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 24th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), Asia's one of the largest international short film festival and officially accredited by the Academy Awards® held Award Ceremony and 9 awards were announced and awarded.

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  • The winners for the Official Competition supported by Sony, Non-Fiction Competition, Animation Competition, and Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony's Xperia have been announced
    SHIBUYA WARD, Japan, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 24th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), Asia's one of the largest international short film festival and officially accredited by the Academy Awards held Award Ceremony and 9 awards were announced and awarded.
  • Selected from more than 5,000 films from home and abroad, is "Warsha" (Lebanon / France) directed by Dania Bdeir was selected for the Grand Prix (George Lucas Award).
  • The official competition supported by Sony (International, Asia International, Japan), Non-Fiction Competition, and Animation Competition's winners have also been announced.
  • Each award-winning film will be streaming at the Grand Theater, the online venue for the festival, until June 30th (Thursday).