NTT-CORPORATION
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 .
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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 website .
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 Lab 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.
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
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
Shuichi Fukatsu
Executive Producer
for Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
Kristof Deak
Filmmaker
Genevieve Clay-Smith
Filmmaker
The short films selected and produced through the competition will be released next year.
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IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network)
A future communication platform utilizing cutting-edge optical-related technology and information processing technology to realize a smart world.
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