About SASSON-YUUBARI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Physical film festival with submission categories including Short Film Competition (International) and Short Film Competition (Japan).
The Sasson-Yubari International Film Festival (SASSON-YUUBARI) is an international film festival held twice a year (Winter/Fall) in Sapporo, Otaru, and Yubari—cities in Hokkaido, one of Japan’s most captivating regions, renowned for its breathtaking natural landscapes, stunning seasonal scenery, and exquisite cuisine featuring fresh seafood, agricultural and livestock products, and dairy goods.
Simply put... it is about discovering and creating films that are “innovative,” “fresh,” and “unconventional.” The festival features Sapporo, Otaru, and Yubari—the cities in Hokkaido that attract the most tourists and serve as popular filming locations. It is a new, hybrid film festival—neither purely urban nor purely rural.
In addition, with the Yubari Film Commission ( has successfully attracted numerous film productions to the region—serving as the organizer, we will treat the cities of Sapporo, Otaru, and Yubari as “film sets” and produce new films.