Actor and director Yoo Ji-tae received the "Special Mention Award" at the "Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia" which was held from June 6th to June 15th.

Indie Story, the distribution company for the Yoo directed film, "Out of My Intention," announced that Yoo was given this award for his passion of short films and impact on the Asian short films industry.

The Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia is a branch of the original Short Short Film Festival (SSFF) which focuses on short films made throughout Asia.

Yoo's "The Bike Boy (2003)," "How Does the Blind Dream (2005)" and "Out of My Intention (2007)" were all shown at the festival. Last year, Yoo was invited to be a judge for the Competitive Films program and this year, he was invited to speak at their film seminar.