Film Festival
Season #14
MONTHLY SCREENINGS:
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS Film Festival is a monthly screening program that celebrates the outstanding achievements in short filmmaking and animation from both U.S. and international directors and their creative teams. Over 300 short and animated films are programmed year round, and submissions are accepted year round. Submit your film
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS launched in October 1998 at a music venue in Los Angeles called THE JOINT. The overflowing crowd packed the house, and filled the sidewalk outside watching films by David Fickas & Mark Kelly, Frank Tota, and animation by Joe Pearson. The next month, Variety Magazine wrote a small piece about the next screening, and we were officially a member of the film festival community. Since that night, HOLLYWOOD SHORTS quickly became one of the most popular short film series in Los Angeles.
ANNUAL SPOTLIGHT SCREENINGS:
Our annual Spotlight Screenings began as part of our monthly series, and have grown to become their own stand alone events. The annual and bi-annual festivals are dedicated to showcase specific groups of filmmakers we believe deserve an opportunity to step into the forefront to share their work with the film and television community. Our SPOTLIGHT events include:
FEB: African American ShortsFest at The American Cinematheque
SPRING: Women Filmmakers Shortsfest
FALL: Animation Shortsfest
Season 14 SCREENING SCHEDULE
Our upcoming schedule of screenings
| October 23, 2011 |
Season 13th Opening Night: Halloween Shorts Program |
| November 20 |
Shorts Program #1 |
| December 11 | Holiday Party & Screening Dimmak Studios, Hollywood |
| January 23 | Shorts Program #3 Dimmak Studios, Hollywood |
| February 12 |
5th African American Shortsfest |
| March 18 |
Women Filmmakers Shortsfest |
| April 22 |
Shorts Program #8 |
| May 20 |
Shorts Program #9 Dimmak Studios, Hollywood |
| June 24 |
Shorts Program #10 |
| July 15 |
Shorts Program #11 |
| August 19 |
Shorts Program #12 |
| September 2012 |
Season 14 Closing Night Screening
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Previous HOLLYWOOD SHORTS Screenings
Short Film Program #9 – May 20
New films by Steve Acevedo & T. Thaddeus Cahill, festival favorites by Maggie Kiley, Christopher Kezelos & Josh Mann. (Pictured: Josh Mann & Jane Anne Thomas in THE DOLPHIN)
Short Film Program #8 – Apr 22
Featuring films by Joel Johnstone, Will Raee, Shazia Shrivastava & Sharifa Roy, Mark Edward Lewis and Nash Edgerton.
(Pictured: Hope Olaide Wilson stars in FAITH AND HOPE)
Indian Film Festival LA Shorts Program II – Apr 12 – 15
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS is the Presenting Organization of SHORTS PROGRAM II at the 10th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Screenings at the ArcLight – Hollywood.
Women Filmmakers ShortsFest – Mar. 18
IT’S LADIES NIGHT! Join us for our celebration of WOMEN FILMMAKERS. A double header program showcasing some of our favorite women directors and animators. FREE!
5th African American ShortsFest – Feb. 11th
5th annual film festival presented by the American Cinematheque celebrating a new generation of African American directors and animators.
Short Film Program #4 – January 15
Our January 15th screening features films by Jordan Bayne, the McWilliams Brothers & Michael Mohan. (Pictured: EX-SEX – M. Mohan)
Filmmaker Holiday Party – Dec. 11
Seasons Greetings!! Join us for our family gathering to celebrate the Holidays!
Short Film Program #8 – Aug 28th – SUMMER FILMMAKER PARTY
Lisa Jay stars in TRANQUILITY, INC. Writer/Director Jamie Neese & Producer/DP Jay Holben
Short Film Program #7 – June 18th – THE CINEMATOGRAPHERS
ICG’s EMERGING CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARDS winners screening! Find a great DP for your upcoming shoot. (Pictured: Patrick M. Jones & Lee Citron – ALIEN LOVE)
Short Film Program #6 – May 21st
Short film & Animation program includes award-winning short ZERO by Australian stop-animation team CHRISTOPHER & CHRISTINA KEZELOS
Short Films at IFFLA 2011
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS presents Short Film Program #1 at this year’s Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. WED. APRIL 13 & SAT. APRIL 16 (Pictured: Christina Marouda – IFFLA Festival Director)
Short Film Program #5 – April 23 – Animation & VFX Showcase
Films include US Premiere of Quay Studios newest animated gem THEORY OF (R)EVOLUTION. Animator MATTHEW ELLISON & visual FX artist CARLOS FLOREZ will be in attendance.
Short Film Program #3 – January 23
Films by Luke Asa Guidici, Brett Stumpp, Christopher Kezelos & Tom Phillips.
4th AFRICAN AMERICAN SHORTSFEST Official Selections
Congratulations to this year’s picks for this February’s fest! Check ‘em out…
Short Film Program #2 – November 21
SHORT FILM PROGRAM #2 – Films include Sean Gannet’s short DOTTIE’S THANKSGIVING PICKLE starring Tony nominee NANCY OPEL & Oscar winner OLYMPIA DUKAKIS
Short Film Program #1 – October 10 – Cinespace
Shorts by award winning animators Joaquin Baldwin & Titmouse Inc.’s Dave Vandervoort (Metalocalypse); and directors Sky Soleil, Joel Wrona & Kirk Nelson, Shawn Larkin; films starring the CAL TECH Robotics Dept., John Larroquette & Nate Dusku (Eliza’s brother!)
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS kicks off YEAR 13!
Join us on Sunday, October 10 as we open our 13th year showcasing outstanding achievement in short film & animation.
August 22 Screening at Cinespace
Our August screening features films by Annabel Osborne, Matthew Solomon & David Lowe, Ye’ela Rosenfeld, Carey Williams, Tanc Sade & Jason Neudecker.
July 17 Screening – COMEDYFEST
To create a compelling short film that is truly funny is deceptively challenging. This month features filmmakers who know how to bring the funny. Their stories of production hell are even funnier. Hosted by CHRIS MANCINI – Comedy Film Nerds!
June Screening – PALM SPRINGS SHORTFEST
Join the HOLLYWOOD SHORTS crew for our annual trek to the desert for Palm Springs ShortFest.
May Screening: LOCAL 600 Emerging Cinematographer Award winners
Our program of the winning films from the ICG Local 600 EMERGING CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS.
May 23 Screening – ECA AWARDS
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS welcomes the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 as we co-host their SPRING FILM FESTIVAL, celebrating the recent short film works of the honorees from their Fall EMERGING CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARDS
April 18th Screening – Cinespace
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS April Screening! April 18th – 4pm at Cinespace in Hollywood. The afternoon short film program includes a special celebration for the cast and crew of Boris Kievsky’s new short film PURGATORY, INC.
March 21 Screening – Cinespace
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS – March Screening features films by Michael Bond (Aus), Peter Sands (UK) & Anna Simone Scott (Aus), Vincent Vesco (Fr) and Monica Vigil & Erica Engelhardt (US)
February 28 Screening – AFRICAN AMERICAN FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE
2nd Annual AFRICAN AMERICAN FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE at the AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, featuring outstanding short films by a new generation of filmmakers changing the landscape of American Cinema.
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS – January Screening
Sunday January 24 3pm – 6pm FREE THE FILMS BOUTONNIERE DIRECTOR: Coley Sohn CAST: Sara Swain, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Zachary Quinto Who knew prom could be so painful? WINTER HUNT DIRECTOR: Amit Tishler ANIMATION: Amit Tishler An Eskimo hunter sets out to the stormy blizzards of the mountains in search of prey. THE CATALYST DIRECTOR: Dawn [...]
