The Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia opened Wednesday in Tokyo with livestreaming amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.Tetsuya Bessho, a Japanese actor and founder of one of Asia's largest short film festivals, said during the opening ceremony he was glad the festival was finally taking place after having been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The event was initially scheduled to be held in June."While this year, we cannot welcome guests from around the world, I would like to connect with them online," said Bessho, who was also joined in the ceremony by Japanese celebrities inclu…READ FULL ARTICLE