Some star-packed projects are heading to the 19th annual Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. The just-announced lineup includes films featuring, produced or directed by the likes of Tom Hanks, Eva Longoria, Alden Ehrenreich, Queen Latifah, Tom Holland, Keke Palmer, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, John Travolta and more.
Over 400 short films are programmed in the festival, which runs from August 10-20. It’s a hybrid event, with in-person screenings at the Tcl Chinese Theatres in Hollywood complemented by a virtual program streaming on the platform Bitpix TV. It’s an Oscar-qualifying festival in four categories: Best Documentary Short (newly added this year), Best Short Film Grand Prize, Best Short Animation and Best Short Live Action. Winners of those prizes automatically become eligible for Academy Award consideration.
Mindful of the actors and writers strikes, the festival issued a statement along with the lineup announcement. “HollyShorts supports both the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes,...
Over 400 short films are programmed in the festival, which runs from August 10-20. It’s a hybrid event, with in-person screenings at the Tcl Chinese Theatres in Hollywood complemented by a virtual program streaming on the platform Bitpix TV. It’s an Oscar-qualifying festival in four categories: Best Documentary Short (newly added this year), Best Short Film Grand Prize, Best Short Animation and Best Short Live Action. Winners of those prizes automatically become eligible for Academy Award consideration.
Mindful of the actors and writers strikes, the festival issued a statement along with the lineup announcement. “HollyShorts supports both the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The upcoming HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood will now be an official Oscar qualifying festival in not three but four categories.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences notified HollyShorts that the winner of the festival’s prize for Documentary Short will now qualify for Oscar consideration. HollyShorts’ Best Short Film Grand Prize, Best Short Animation and Best Short Live Action already qualify for the Oscars.
The 19th edition of HollyShorts is set for August 10-20 in Hollywood. It’s “known for being the catalyst for films to qualify for and go on to win Oscars,” a release from the festival noted. Riz Ahmed’s The Long Goodbye, directed by Aneil Karia and written by Karia and Ahmed, won an Oscar-qualifying award at HollyShorts and went on to claim the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2022.
Ben Proudfoot’s The Queen of Basketball also screened at HollyShorts en...
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences notified HollyShorts that the winner of the festival’s prize for Documentary Short will now qualify for Oscar consideration. HollyShorts’ Best Short Film Grand Prize, Best Short Animation and Best Short Live Action already qualify for the Oscars.
The 19th edition of HollyShorts is set for August 10-20 in Hollywood. It’s “known for being the catalyst for films to qualify for and go on to win Oscars,” a release from the festival noted. Riz Ahmed’s The Long Goodbye, directed by Aneil Karia and written by Karia and Ahmed, won an Oscar-qualifying award at HollyShorts and went on to claim the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2022.
Ben Proudfoot’s The Queen of Basketball also screened at HollyShorts en...
- 7/3/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s note: On Friday, December 9, IndieWire is co-hosting a special screening of 2023 Oscar-qualified short films as part of LA3C in partnership with National Geographic Documentary Films and ShortsTV. Apply to the attend the event in Los Angeles at this link.
Almost 40 years ago, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences issued a rule change that would send a ripple effect throughout the film community. Years before the expansion of Best Picture to 10 categories or the introduction of a Best Animated Feature category, the Academy made a small adjustment to its bylaws that would inject a powerful new variable to the film festival circuit in the years to come.
In 1983, the Academy ruled that in order for a short film to be eligible for one of its three categories — Live Action, Documentary, and Animated — it would either have to receive a theatrical release or participate in a “recognized” film festival.
Almost 40 years ago, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences issued a rule change that would send a ripple effect throughout the film community. Years before the expansion of Best Picture to 10 categories or the introduction of a Best Animated Feature category, the Academy made a small adjustment to its bylaws that would inject a powerful new variable to the film festival circuit in the years to come.
In 1983, the Academy ruled that in order for a short film to be eligible for one of its three categories — Live Action, Documentary, and Animated — it would either have to receive a theatrical release or participate in a “recognized” film festival.
- 12/7/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Bryan Cranston, Blair Underwood and Jennifer Morrison will lead the jury for this year’s Hollyshorts Film Festival.
They will be joined by Stephanie Lang, Joanna Quinn, David Dastmalchian, Adaku Ononogbo and Jeremy Swift.
Set to open Aug. 11 at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and virtually through the Bitpix platform, the festival will screen a number of short films including Steve McQueen’s prostate cancer documentary “Embarrassed,” starring Idris Elba, Ben Proudfoot’s “Mink!” about the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and Rory Keenan’s “Bump,” starring Gemma Arterton.
Also screening on the opening night are Frank Chi’s “38 and the Garden,” Mike Kearby’s comedy “The Problem with Time Travel,” Tara Westwood’s “Triggered” starring Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Robert John Burke, “Coral Amiga’s"Crosshairs” and Evan Miller’s “Thoughts and Prayers,” which features Adrianne Palicki and Zachary Levi.
Meanwhile...
They will be joined by Stephanie Lang, Joanna Quinn, David Dastmalchian, Adaku Ononogbo and Jeremy Swift.
Set to open Aug. 11 at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and virtually through the Bitpix platform, the festival will screen a number of short films including Steve McQueen’s prostate cancer documentary “Embarrassed,” starring Idris Elba, Ben Proudfoot’s “Mink!” about the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and Rory Keenan’s “Bump,” starring Gemma Arterton.
Also screening on the opening night are Frank Chi’s “38 and the Garden,” Mike Kearby’s comedy “The Problem with Time Travel,” Tara Westwood’s “Triggered” starring Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Robert John Burke, “Coral Amiga’s"Crosshairs” and Evan Miller’s “Thoughts and Prayers,” which features Adrianne Palicki and Zachary Levi.
Meanwhile...
- 8/4/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
88th Street in development on original horror series with David Dastmalchian.
Epic Pictures and its horror brand Dread are teaming up with 88th Street Productions on a first-look film and television development pact.
Under the partnership 88th Street, the new feature production arm of the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, will develop select horror, thriller and other genre content with filmmakers from HollyShorts selections.
88th Street is currently in development on a feature with Stefan Dezil and is fast-tracking an untitled original horror series with David Dastmalchian, whose credits include The Suicide Squad and Dune, and Legacy FX.
The company is...
Epic Pictures and its horror brand Dread are teaming up with 88th Street Productions on a first-look film and television development pact.
Under the partnership 88th Street, the new feature production arm of the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, will develop select horror, thriller and other genre content with filmmakers from HollyShorts selections.
88th Street is currently in development on a feature with Stefan Dezil and is fast-tracking an untitled original horror series with David Dastmalchian, whose credits include The Suicide Squad and Dune, and Legacy FX.
The company is...
- 5/31/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The annual Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Running Aug. 8-17, the shorts film fest brings together premium story creators, top-flight industry leaders and dynamic companies, launching filmmakers into the next stages of their careers.
“We had submissions from 80 countries this year. The event has truly become an explosion of phenomenal short-form content,” says Theo Dumont, co-founder of HollyShorts.
Of a record 6,000 submissions, roughly 400 official selections have been made, spread out over three categories: short film, live action and animation. HollyShorts also engages the community and spotlights short films year-round through monthly screenings, panels and networking events.
“It’s been remarkable to see the exponential growth of the festival over the years as we’re always searching for the next wave of talented filmmakers,” says co-founder Daniel Sol.
The opening night red carpet celebration will be held at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Taking place concurrently...
“We had submissions from 80 countries this year. The event has truly become an explosion of phenomenal short-form content,” says Theo Dumont, co-founder of HollyShorts.
Of a record 6,000 submissions, roughly 400 official selections have been made, spread out over three categories: short film, live action and animation. HollyShorts also engages the community and spotlights short films year-round through monthly screenings, panels and networking events.
“It’s been remarkable to see the exponential growth of the festival over the years as we’re always searching for the next wave of talented filmmakers,” says co-founder Daniel Sol.
The opening night red carpet celebration will be held at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Taking place concurrently...
- 8/7/2019
- by Nick Clement
- Variety Film + TV
HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement of filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top short films produced 40 minutes or less. Categories include Short Animation, Short Live Action, Short Documentary, Music Video, Webisode, Commercials, Trailers, 3D Shorts, Youth Film and Digital Microbudget.
The 11th installment of the upcoming HollyShorts Film Festival
(August 13-22) star-studded opening night lineup will feature films starring Rose McGowan, Jason Patric, Sharon Lawrence, Rose McIver, Beth Grant, Robert Forster, Jennifer Morrison, Josh Lawson, Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin, and many more. The festival will also open with a new clip from 2009 HollyShorts Visionary Award recipient Eli Roth’s highly anticipated new feature film The Green Inferno from Blumhouse Productions, Universal and Focus Features. The film is being released in theaters on September 25.
HollyShorts opening night takes place this Thursday, August 13 at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres and Ohm nightclub at Hollywood and Highland.
Commented festival director Daniel Sol: “We are thrilled to open HollyShorts with such a star-studded and great lineup of short movies, it's going to be quite a night and an epic week of incredible content! This year marks the biggest HollyShorts ever and we look forward to helping create opportunities for our filmmakers August 13-22 in Hollywood!"
HollyShorts received a record 2,300 submissions from almost every continent this year. The overall Grand Prize winner of HollyShorts will take home a $15,000 cash prize courtesy of Zype.
HollyShorts opening night celebration will feature the following short films:
Chris Ekstein’s western short Weight of Blood and Bones starring Jason Patric, Danny Trejo, Rose McGowan, Mark Boone Junior, Noah Hardin, Marissa Coughlan and Jeff Daniel Phillips.
Gabriel Olson's The Bridge Partner, written by acclaimed author Peter S. Beagle (The Last Unicorn) starring Beth Grant (Mindy Project), Emmy nominee Sharon Lawrence, Rebecca Brooks, Catherine Carlen and Robert Forster.
Warning Labels Directed by Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon A Time, Warrior, Star Trek), starring Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy), Josh Lawson (House of Lies), and Rose McIver (iZombie).
Dissonance Directed by Bryan Fox starring Leven Rambin (The Hunger Games ), Cindy Dolenc (Eyes Wide Shut), Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos ), Henry Winkler, Yeardley Smith (The Simpsons), Carly Chalkin (Suburgatory), Nancy Travis (Last Man Standing), Perrey Reeves (Entourage), Kelly Preston, Devon Graye (Legendary ). The HollyShorts opening sponsors are The Agency’s Sports & Entertainment Division and Dark Horse Wine.
Eli Roth's The Green Inferno centers on a group of student activists traveling to the Amazon to save the rain forest. They soon discover they are not alone after crash-landing on a remote location, and are held hostage by a native tribe they set out to help save.
Related Article: HollyShorts - The Cannes of the Short Film Festivals & The Evolution of the Short Film Market...
The 11th installment of the upcoming HollyShorts Film Festival
(August 13-22) star-studded opening night lineup will feature films starring Rose McGowan, Jason Patric, Sharon Lawrence, Rose McIver, Beth Grant, Robert Forster, Jennifer Morrison, Josh Lawson, Portia Doubleday, Carly Chaikin, and many more. The festival will also open with a new clip from 2009 HollyShorts Visionary Award recipient Eli Roth’s highly anticipated new feature film The Green Inferno from Blumhouse Productions, Universal and Focus Features. The film is being released in theaters on September 25.
HollyShorts opening night takes place this Thursday, August 13 at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres and Ohm nightclub at Hollywood and Highland.
Commented festival director Daniel Sol: “We are thrilled to open HollyShorts with such a star-studded and great lineup of short movies, it's going to be quite a night and an epic week of incredible content! This year marks the biggest HollyShorts ever and we look forward to helping create opportunities for our filmmakers August 13-22 in Hollywood!"
HollyShorts received a record 2,300 submissions from almost every continent this year. The overall Grand Prize winner of HollyShorts will take home a $15,000 cash prize courtesy of Zype.
HollyShorts opening night celebration will feature the following short films:
Chris Ekstein’s western short Weight of Blood and Bones starring Jason Patric, Danny Trejo, Rose McGowan, Mark Boone Junior, Noah Hardin, Marissa Coughlan and Jeff Daniel Phillips.
Gabriel Olson's The Bridge Partner, written by acclaimed author Peter S. Beagle (The Last Unicorn) starring Beth Grant (Mindy Project), Emmy nominee Sharon Lawrence, Rebecca Brooks, Catherine Carlen and Robert Forster.
Warning Labels Directed by Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon A Time, Warrior, Star Trek), starring Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy), Josh Lawson (House of Lies), and Rose McIver (iZombie).
Dissonance Directed by Bryan Fox starring Leven Rambin (The Hunger Games ), Cindy Dolenc (Eyes Wide Shut), Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos ), Henry Winkler, Yeardley Smith (The Simpsons), Carly Chalkin (Suburgatory), Nancy Travis (Last Man Standing), Perrey Reeves (Entourage), Kelly Preston, Devon Graye (Legendary ). The HollyShorts opening sponsors are The Agency’s Sports & Entertainment Division and Dark Horse Wine.
Eli Roth's The Green Inferno centers on a group of student activists traveling to the Amazon to save the rain forest. They soon discover they are not alone after crash-landing on a remote location, and are held hostage by a native tribe they set out to help save.
Related Article: HollyShorts - The Cannes of the Short Film Festivals & The Evolution of the Short Film Market...
- 8/10/2015
- by Erin Grover
- Sydney's Buzz
Ken Kokin has produced and directed second unit on several award-winning films that include the ‘The Usual Suspects’, ‘Captain Abu Raed’,’The Way of the Gun’ and ‘Mortdecai’. Read about his most recent film and directorial debut 'Blood Moon' here.
by Ken Kokin: It was 2008 when I discovered a little known film festival called HollyShorts because of my own short film 'For Tomorrow, The Toms Shoes Story', about one of the first deliveries of the Toms One For One campaign to some of the poorest regions of Argentina, and because another film that I produced called 'The Way of the Gun' was set to screen there.
Once a tiny spark in the shadow of tinsel town, HollyShorts now attracts A-listers like Jessica Biel, Demi Moore, Kirsten Dunst, Matthew Modine and Josh Brolin. Festival honorees include the legendary filmmaker David Lynch and Oscar winner Paul Haggis.
HollyShorts is an incubator for filmmakers. Dave Green’s short 'Meltdown', a comedy about food puppets in a refrigerator was featured at HollyShorts, and he believes that it paved the way for him to direct the massive studio film 'Earth to Echo'.
HollyShorts founders Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol are two of the most passionate cinephiles that I have ever met. Ironically, for creating a short festival, they are both over 6 feet tall. Their drive to support filmmakers is extraordinary, as they have created a showcase for the true artist who recognizes that short films typically don’t attract money or distribution. Yet, it is because of festivals like HollyShorts and mobile consumption of video content that the paradigm is changing.
In 2005, many of us in the film community saw the writing on the wall — short films would explode with the creation of YouTube. We were right, and Youtube was just the beginning... Enter in the short attention span theater of the newest Internet generation. Thanks to the 7 to 15 second time limits of SnapChat, Instagram, Vine, and others, the hunger for short video content and the advancement of the art form is skyrocketing worldwide.
With over 300 million active users on Instagram alone, advertisers are starting to actualize the importance of these content channels in the digital marketplace. HollyShorts and similar festivals have more relevance than ever. The international film sales & distribution industry is paying attention and is on the prowl for content like never before, so don’t be surprised to run into talent scouts while socializing at any of the festival’s epic parties.
The HollyShorts Film Festival takes place at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood from August 13th to August 22nd, and marks the festival’s 11th year anniversary with a grand prize of $15,000 for this overall winner, courtesy of HollyShorts sponsor, Zype.
Shorts can range from the cutest animations, to the most serious subjects like illness, war and homelessness. The program includes Short Animation, Short Live Action, Short Documentary, Music Video, Webisode, Commercials, Trailers, 3D Shorts, Youth Film and Digital Microbudget.
Learn more by visiting the HollyShorts website.
by Ken Kokin: It was 2008 when I discovered a little known film festival called HollyShorts because of my own short film 'For Tomorrow, The Toms Shoes Story', about one of the first deliveries of the Toms One For One campaign to some of the poorest regions of Argentina, and because another film that I produced called 'The Way of the Gun' was set to screen there.
Once a tiny spark in the shadow of tinsel town, HollyShorts now attracts A-listers like Jessica Biel, Demi Moore, Kirsten Dunst, Matthew Modine and Josh Brolin. Festival honorees include the legendary filmmaker David Lynch and Oscar winner Paul Haggis.
HollyShorts is an incubator for filmmakers. Dave Green’s short 'Meltdown', a comedy about food puppets in a refrigerator was featured at HollyShorts, and he believes that it paved the way for him to direct the massive studio film 'Earth to Echo'.
HollyShorts founders Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol are two of the most passionate cinephiles that I have ever met. Ironically, for creating a short festival, they are both over 6 feet tall. Their drive to support filmmakers is extraordinary, as they have created a showcase for the true artist who recognizes that short films typically don’t attract money or distribution. Yet, it is because of festivals like HollyShorts and mobile consumption of video content that the paradigm is changing.
In 2005, many of us in the film community saw the writing on the wall — short films would explode with the creation of YouTube. We were right, and Youtube was just the beginning... Enter in the short attention span theater of the newest Internet generation. Thanks to the 7 to 15 second time limits of SnapChat, Instagram, Vine, and others, the hunger for short video content and the advancement of the art form is skyrocketing worldwide.
With over 300 million active users on Instagram alone, advertisers are starting to actualize the importance of these content channels in the digital marketplace. HollyShorts and similar festivals have more relevance than ever. The international film sales & distribution industry is paying attention and is on the prowl for content like never before, so don’t be surprised to run into talent scouts while socializing at any of the festival’s epic parties.
The HollyShorts Film Festival takes place at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood from August 13th to August 22nd, and marks the festival’s 11th year anniversary with a grand prize of $15,000 for this overall winner, courtesy of HollyShorts sponsor, Zype.
Shorts can range from the cutest animations, to the most serious subjects like illness, war and homelessness. The program includes Short Animation, Short Live Action, Short Documentary, Music Video, Webisode, Commercials, Trailers, 3D Shorts, Youth Film and Digital Microbudget.
Learn more by visiting the HollyShorts website.
- 6/4/2015
- by Erin Grover
- Sydney's Buzz
Those who attain a gatekeeper role in Hollywood don’t usually aspire to be on the other end of the submissions pile. But in the digital age, the traditional entertainment career ladder has disappeared. For Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol, who have spent a decade organizing the HollyShorts Film Festival, producing their own content was the next career step. “It’s a natural evolution for us,” Dumont told Backstage. Not that they’re entirely greenhorns; Sol produced and starred in the 2009 low-budget indie feature “Night Before the Wedding.” The partners have grown the festival from screenings of about 20 shorts in 2005 to a venue that showcased some 400 short films earlier this year. Now Dumont and Sol are taking similar steps as their attendees—they’ve set up a Kickstarter page and are trying to generate buzz for a production through social media. Dumont said they’ve received in-kind donations and are...
- 11/5/2014
- backstage.com
HollyShorts has announced that Dan Carrillo Levy’s Zero Hour will open the 9th annual HollyShorts Film Festival on Aug 15.
Thomas Jane and Phil Joanou will also screen the short Punisher: Dirty Laundry.
Zero Hour, starring Camilla Belle and Jaime Camil, centres on a young couple who take a fateful road trip. Oscar nominee Guillermo Arriaga wrote the screenplay.
Punisher: Dirty Laundry, written by Chad St John and directed by Phil Joanou, will also make its big screen debut after a long presence on the internet. Dirty Laundry is an unofficial Punisher short film described as a “love letter for all Frank Castle and Punisher fans.”
“Dan Carillo Levy is a next-generation visionary filmmaker and we couldn’t be more pleased that he’s chosen HollyShorts as the platform to showcase Zero Hour,” said festival co-founders and co-directors Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont.
“Punisher: Dirty Laundry has been the topic of conversation online quite a while and we...
Thomas Jane and Phil Joanou will also screen the short Punisher: Dirty Laundry.
Zero Hour, starring Camilla Belle and Jaime Camil, centres on a young couple who take a fateful road trip. Oscar nominee Guillermo Arriaga wrote the screenplay.
Punisher: Dirty Laundry, written by Chad St John and directed by Phil Joanou, will also make its big screen debut after a long presence on the internet. Dirty Laundry is an unofficial Punisher short film described as a “love letter for all Frank Castle and Punisher fans.”
“Dan Carillo Levy is a next-generation visionary filmmaker and we couldn’t be more pleased that he’s chosen HollyShorts as the platform to showcase Zero Hour,” said festival co-founders and co-directors Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont.
“Punisher: Dirty Laundry has been the topic of conversation online quite a while and we...
- 7/30/2013
- ScreenDaily
Hollyshorts Film Festival is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe to advance filmmakers' careers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top 30- minutes or less short films of the moment.
The brainchild of founders Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol, Hsff will feature a marquee opening night celebration. The weeklong event takes place August 9-16, 2012 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and will feature short film screenings from around the world, industry panels, and a whirlwind of receptions and parties. Twice named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee," Hsff is devoted to helping advance the careers of filmmakers by providing exposure through top-notch screenings and networking events during the highly anticipated week-long festival each August. The 2011 edition of Hsff showcased over 350 projects including web series, music videos, commercials, and an impressive slate of animated, documentary, student, and short films of all genres. The Festival presents over $75,000 Usd in prizes to winners, with Company 3 sponsoring awards of $10,000 in post-production and finishing services to both the Best Overall Short Film and Best Director award-winners, and $5,000 in post-production services to the Best Commercial and Best Music Video winners. Other top prizes include a $5,000 camera rental package courtesy of Martini Crew Booking for the Best Student award-winner, and $5,000 in services from Greenhouse Studios. Other Hsff sponsors include Method Studios, Showbiz Software, Festival Genius, IndiePix, Final Draft, Adobe, Film La, Shorts HD, Film Courage, Film Festivals App, and Sls Hotel.
Zachary Quinto (Margin Call) and his production company, Before The Door Pictures, will open the 8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (Hsff) Thursday August 9, 2012 at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood with a special theatrical world premiere of PEriods. shorts, an improvised comedy film series created by N.Y.-based filmmakers Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and their ensemble crew. Quinto will a variety of special guests and a Q&A with the filmmakers. Advance tickets go on sale today and are available via www.hollyshorts.com and Eventbrite.
HollyShorts co-founders and co-directors Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol state, "The Periods. shorts crew is what modern indie filmmaking is really all about--- working together to create high quality content for global audiences while utilizing tangible digital tools and social media to promote and release the works to the masses. The Periods. shorts has cultivated a cult-like online and social media following since its inception two years ago and has recently wrapped its first feature film with Anonymous Content and Before The Door producing. The shorts series include such popular titles as The Masterworks: Vol. 1 which includes: Pilgrims, Edith Wharton’S, Ethan Frome, Forefathers, Hags, Before After, Before After II; and Vol. 2 which includes: Nam, Dec. 26, Viking Wives, and Re: Creation Periods. shorts has been described as “anachronistic period pieces with costumes that a show choir would die for.”
To celebrate the announcement, Periods. shorts is re-releasing today one of their most popular shorts Before After With Zachary Quinto. To view Before After, see below:
Says Victor Quinaz. “Our film series lives online and is watched on iPhones but was always intended to be seen on the biggest screen available. It’s not IMAX, but it’ll have to do.”
Hsff winners are automatically eligible to be screened at some of the top film festivals in the world; HollyShorts Global Festival Content Partners include NociCortinfestival, Media Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, Soho Shorts in the UK, and Cinema Tous Ecran in Switzerland. The full festival lineup of accepted films will be announced early July.
The brainchild of founders Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol, Hsff will feature a marquee opening night celebration. The weeklong event takes place August 9-16, 2012 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and will feature short film screenings from around the world, industry panels, and a whirlwind of receptions and parties. Twice named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee," Hsff is devoted to helping advance the careers of filmmakers by providing exposure through top-notch screenings and networking events during the highly anticipated week-long festival each August. The 2011 edition of Hsff showcased over 350 projects including web series, music videos, commercials, and an impressive slate of animated, documentary, student, and short films of all genres. The Festival presents over $75,000 Usd in prizes to winners, with Company 3 sponsoring awards of $10,000 in post-production and finishing services to both the Best Overall Short Film and Best Director award-winners, and $5,000 in post-production services to the Best Commercial and Best Music Video winners. Other top prizes include a $5,000 camera rental package courtesy of Martini Crew Booking for the Best Student award-winner, and $5,000 in services from Greenhouse Studios. Other Hsff sponsors include Method Studios, Showbiz Software, Festival Genius, IndiePix, Final Draft, Adobe, Film La, Shorts HD, Film Courage, Film Festivals App, and Sls Hotel.
Zachary Quinto (Margin Call) and his production company, Before The Door Pictures, will open the 8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (Hsff) Thursday August 9, 2012 at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood with a special theatrical world premiere of PEriods. shorts, an improvised comedy film series created by N.Y.-based filmmakers Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and their ensemble crew. Quinto will a variety of special guests and a Q&A with the filmmakers. Advance tickets go on sale today and are available via www.hollyshorts.com and Eventbrite.
HollyShorts co-founders and co-directors Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol state, "The Periods. shorts crew is what modern indie filmmaking is really all about--- working together to create high quality content for global audiences while utilizing tangible digital tools and social media to promote and release the works to the masses. The Periods. shorts has cultivated a cult-like online and social media following since its inception two years ago and has recently wrapped its first feature film with Anonymous Content and Before The Door producing. The shorts series include such popular titles as The Masterworks: Vol. 1 which includes: Pilgrims, Edith Wharton’S, Ethan Frome, Forefathers, Hags, Before After, Before After II; and Vol. 2 which includes: Nam, Dec. 26, Viking Wives, and Re: Creation Periods. shorts has been described as “anachronistic period pieces with costumes that a show choir would die for.”
To celebrate the announcement, Periods. shorts is re-releasing today one of their most popular shorts Before After With Zachary Quinto. To view Before After, see below:
Says Victor Quinaz. “Our film series lives online and is watched on iPhones but was always intended to be seen on the biggest screen available. It’s not IMAX, but it’ll have to do.”
Hsff winners are automatically eligible to be screened at some of the top film festivals in the world; HollyShorts Global Festival Content Partners include NociCortinfestival, Media Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, Soho Shorts in the UK, and Cinema Tous Ecran in Switzerland. The full festival lineup of accepted films will be announced early July.
- 6/29/2012
- by Jessica Just
- Sydney's Buzz
The Josh Brolin-directed short film X will have its Hollywood premiere Aug. 7 as the opening film of the fourth annual HollyShorts Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Festival co-organizers and directors Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont are thrilled to include the film. "We are delighted to kick off this year's HollyShorts with the Hollywood premiere of Josh Brolin's short film 'X, ' in conjunction with the American Cinematheque," Sol said in a statement. HollyShorts is scheduled to run Aug. 7-10.
"X" follows an inmate who escapes from prison to reunite with his daughter and search for her murdered mother's body in order to give her a proper burial. The film stars Brolin's two daughters -- Eden Brolin and stepdaughter Eleanor Lambert -- alongside Vincent Riverside as the inmate, Jack.
Brolin, who won a 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the No Country for Old Men ensemble and was nominated as part of the American Gangster ensemble, said in a statement, "I'm proud of the stark nature of this film, how it explores the parent-child relationship, and appreciate the support of those willing to embrace my journey into filmmaking."...
"X" follows an inmate who escapes from prison to reunite with his daughter and search for her murdered mother's body in order to give her a proper burial. The film stars Brolin's two daughters -- Eden Brolin and stepdaughter Eleanor Lambert -- alongside Vincent Riverside as the inmate, Jack.
Brolin, who won a 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the No Country for Old Men ensemble and was nominated as part of the American Gangster ensemble, said in a statement, "I'm proud of the stark nature of this film, how it explores the parent-child relationship, and appreciate the support of those willing to embrace my journey into filmmaking."...
- 3/24/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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