Visual Contents Division
We provide short films and develop entertainment business.
Main Business
Short Shorts Business Project
A general brand of short film, Short Shorts acquires short film contents from all over the world and distributes this to the clients inside and outside of Japan.
- Planning and proposing new business schemes through short films
- Producing and organizing short film production
- Making effective use of short film contents with the administration
- Advertising agency and events planning business through short film contents
- Distribution, sales, and research business of short films (domestic and international)
- Production and sales of movie-recording medium
Domestic and International Short film contents licensing and sales
Sales agent with movie creator database and introducer of movie contents, mainly short film, to the global market.
- Legal licensing and customs formalities of domestic and foreign movie contents
- Rights management of movie contents
Distribution and Programming of Movies
Acquisition of short film contents, which are highly valued as award winning in the domestic and foreign film festivals, with a particular theme.
Program made by the clients' requests.
A day in the life of Beijing Hutong director Ben Suzuki Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2008 Grand Prix
Megatron
director Marian Crisan
Cannes Film Festival 2008 (France) Palme d'Or for the Best Short Film
Toyland
director Jochen Alexander Freydank
81st Academy Award® Winner for Best Live Action Short Film, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2008 Audience Award, Bermuda International Film Festival 2008 Best Short Film Award
Planning and Suggesting New Business Schemes Through Short Films
Producer and organizer of short film production
Music Shorts Creative Competition
The film festival calls for short film entries inspired by and created for music signed to Japanese labels. High quality works are distributed to PC, mobile and smart phone applications, and its sales are divided between the creators and labels.
*※ different photo from Japanese version
*short films inspired by musical pieces
Short Film Distribution on the Internet
Up to now, countless short films have been provided for internet portal sites like MSN, excite, GyaO!, and others. Proposed entertainment programming that is perfect for the growing broadband services to eventually be provided for every household in the country are made available.
Along with Microsoft’s MSN, we called out for contents suitable for the internet and established the new “MSN Online Competition.” The best short was awarded the MSN Video Award. Additionally, in 2010, in a new undertaking with film festival sponsor Faith Wonderworks, a year-round call for submissions on this site was set up along with selection announcements for the “Music Short Competition.” People can watch the short film entries at GyaO!
Planning and Development of Visual Contents
Planning & Developing visual contents for applications for iPhone, iPad, Android, SD card, PPV, DVD and so on.
Short Films Express
The Eclipse’s Shadow
Yukkina
Mister Rococo
THE SECRET SHOW
The Twenty-third Story
Superstar
etc.
Production and Support for Visual Contents
Planning, development, and production of visual contents, mainly short film
ASAHI SUPER DRY AWARD scholarship titles
THE SECRET SHOW
director: Hiroyuki Nakano
cast: Jun Kaname, Yoshizumi Ishihara, Jicho Kacho
Tengu Gaiden
director: Hidetoshi Ohneda
cast: Chiaki Kuriyama, Mickey Curtis
TOKYO TENSHI
director Toshiro Sonoda
cast: Akira Emoto, Motoki Fukamizu
VIPO
Visual Industry Promotion Organization
Supported by the Agency of Cultural Affairs
LINE
director: Hiroyuki Nakao
cast: Ryuhei Ueshima, Eri Huse
Music Shorts Creative Competition Special Presentation
Yukkina
Director:Seiki Watanabe
Cast:Yukina Kinoshita, Seiichiro Kameishi
Music: Maki Ohguro
Mister Rococo
Director: Naoto Hidaka
Cast: Aimi Satukawa, Hiroshi Neko
Music: Anna Tsuchiya
The Eclipse's ShadowDirector: Shiro Tokiwa
Cast: Tatsuomi Hamada, Hirofumi Arai
Music: Superfly
Educational Work Using Visual Contents
Officially recognized as an Academy Award® accredited festival, Pacific Voice’s Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia created a chair for “Hollywood Storytelling Scenario Lessons.” A scenario writer active in Hollywood teaches the techniques of writing scenarios 30% more attractive.
Effective lessons for not only scenario writers and people in the film industry, but anyone who is related to contents business.
Visual Contents Event
Consulting, design and management of events and parties utilizing visual contents, mainly short films.
(Precedent Guests)
Tsuyoshi Ihara （actor）, Naoto Kumazawa (director), Hiroyuki Nakao (director), FROGMAN (Flash creator), Kenichiro Mogi (brain scientist), LiLiCo (movie commentator), Yoichi Watanabe ( Cameraman), etc…
Database of Domestic and International Talented Filmmakers
Introducing filmmakers through SSFF & ASIA Academy program and competition programs.
directors who have made major debuts
- Mark Osborne " Kung Fu Panda"
- Royston Tan " 881"
- Sean Ellis "Cashback"
- Will Speck "BLADES OF GLORY"
- Jason Reitman " Thank you for smoking" "JUNO"
- Shane Acker " 9"
- Ken Ochiai " Tiger Mask"
- Mipo Oh "Okan no Yomeiri"