CON-CAN Movie Festival
film festival
CON-CAN Movie Festival (CON-CAN) is an audience-interactive online international short film festival which aims to “discover hidden creative talent from all over the world, enabling image creators and a global audience. To share the underlying messages and sheer creativity expressed in profound short movie productions”. Founded in 2005, the short film festival enables users to watch short movies for free on its site. The festival's award ceremony is held annually in Tokyo, Japan.
History
The idea for the CON-CAN Movie Festival was founded by Masahiro Yoshino, CEO of Media Research, Inc. Media Research, Inc. launched the festival online in 2005. The name CON-CAN was first thought of in Japanese (魂観). CON(魂) is said to represent the soul and CAN(観) to represent viewers watching with “true appreciation”.
The first CON-CAN Movie Festival was held in 2005 with two types of awards; one, an Audience Award that is presented by viewers, the other a “Grand Prix” award (awarded to the best short movie).
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