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July 22, 2022

Committee for Short Shorts
Committee for Short Shorts Asia
NTT

NTT Presents at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022
The "International Conference for Visualizing our Future brought about by Technological Innovation feat. IOWN"

NTT Corporation ("NTT") screened the "International Conference for Visualizing our Future brought about by Technological Innovation feat. IOWN" at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022 (SSFF & Asia 2022), one of the largest international short film festivals in Asia recognized by the U.S. Academy Awards. The conference featured a discussion between NTT, experts of various fields, and international directors who have won the Grand Prix at SSFF & Asia about a vision of the future influenced by technological innovation like IOWN1.

After filmmakers from around the world watched the screening, NTT issued a call for short films featuring the theme of our ideal lives created alongside scientific and technological innovation. From the entries, we will create one short film that best captures the theme.

You can watch the conference on the official SSFF & Asia 2022 websiteOpen other window.

  • SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2022 CLOSING ONLINE EVENT NTT presents International Conference for visualizing our future brought about by technological innovation feat.IOWN

  • SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2022 CLOSING ONLINE EVENT

NTT is working toward the realization of a smart society founded on IOWN, which is the next-generation communication platform. In November 2021, we founded the Natural Society LabOpen other window to communicate how the technology incorporating IOWN will benefit society and enrich people's lives. We also create short films to convey to the masses our vision of a world where innovation in science and technology flourish alongside ideal human life.

NATURAL SOCIETY LAB

Experts and filmmakers that took part in the conference included the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Executive Producer and Shinichiro Kumagaya, a professor from the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo. The conference included discussions on the following four topics:

Part 1: What is "Natural Society Lab"?

Part 2: Natural Society Lab & Daily Life - in the Context of Film & Science

Part 3: Creators' Take on Visualizing Thought

Part 4: Expressing the World Realized by IOWN

Conference Speakers:

  • Akiko Kudo
    NTT Senior Vice President
    Head of Public Relations
    and Deputy Head of Business strategy*

    *2022.June

    Akiko Kudo NTT Senior Vice President Head of Public Relations and Deputy Head of Business strategy
  • Junji Watanabe
    NTT Communication Science Laboratories
    Senior Distinguished Research Scientist

    Junji Watanabe NTT Communication Science Laboratories Senior Distinguished Research Scientist
  • Shinichiro Kumagaya
    Pediatrician and
    Associate Professor at the Research Center
    for Advanced Science and Technology

    Shinichiro Kumagaya Pediatrician and Associate Professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
  • Shuichi Fukatsu
    Executive Producer
    for Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival

    Shuichi Fukatsu Executive Producer for Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
  • Kristof Deak
    Filmmaker

    Kristof Deak Filmmaker
  • Genevieve Clay-Smith
    Filmmaker

    Genevieve Clay-Smith Filmmaker

The short films selected and produced through the competition will be released next year.

1IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network)
A future communication platform utilizing cutting-edge optical-related technology and information processing technology to realize a smart world.

Media Contact:

Committee for Short Shorts
PR Office (Tanaka)
press@shortshorts.org

NTT
Corporate Planning Dept., PR Office
ntt-cnr-ml@ntt.com

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