One of Asia's largest short film festivals opened Friday in a hybrid format combining screenings at venues in Tokyo and online amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, offering audiences a chance to see a variety of stories, from life amid the coronavirus pandemic to the struggles of migrants."We want to convey the future of entertainment and movies by actually holding the festival (and not just virtually)," even as some areas remain under a state of emergency in Japan, said Tetsuya Bessho, a Japanese actor who founded the Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia in 1999, at the opening cere…READ FULL ARTICLE
