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
Film Fund (Exclusive)
Bitpix TV and Myco have partnered on a feature film development fund. Open to filmmakers worldwide, the fund, which was launched on Friday at the Cannes film market, aims to support three films a year each with a budget of up to $2 million per feature.
Bitpix TV is the official streaming arm of HollyShorts Film Festival while Myco is a decentralized content ecosystem formerly known as MContent
A number of short-form genre films will be showcased on Myco’s streaming platform where viewers can vote on their favorites, which will be selected for feature film development with the fund’s help. Among the package of help available is funding, consulting, mentorship, and production support from finance and production company Goldfinch.
The finalists and winners will be unveiled at this year’s HollyShorts, which is set to run from Aug. 10-19 at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Bitpix TV and Myco have partnered on a feature film development fund. Open to filmmakers worldwide, the fund, which was launched on Friday at the Cannes film market, aims to support three films a year each with a budget of up to $2 million per feature.
Bitpix TV is the official streaming arm of HollyShorts Film Festival while Myco is a decentralized content ecosystem formerly known as MContent
A number of short-form genre films will be showcased on Myco’s streaming platform where viewers can vote on their favorites, which will be selected for feature film development with the fund’s help. Among the package of help available is funding, consulting, mentorship, and production support from finance and production company Goldfinch.
The finalists and winners will be unveiled at this year’s HollyShorts, which is set to run from Aug. 10-19 at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
- 5/19/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Jane the Virgin will become a proud young Zulu woman in a South African remake of the romantic comedy-drama format.
The format’s rights holder, Propagate International, has licensed the rights to Alta Global Media to develop a South African version of the series, which will be shot in the local language and run to 12 episodes.
The adaptation will be targeted at Sub-Saharan African territories. It’ll be based on The CW’s version of Jane the Virgin, which ran for five seasons on the network after Ben Silverman, who is now Propagate’s Chairman and Co-CEO, acquired rights to the format from Venezuelan network Rctv International.
The U.S. show had veered from the format of the original Venezuelan telenovela Juana La Virgen, created by Perla Farías Lombardini.
South African director Mandlakayise Dube, known for most recently helming Netflix film Silverton Siege, is on board to direct the pilot.
The format’s rights holder, Propagate International, has licensed the rights to Alta Global Media to develop a South African version of the series, which will be shot in the local language and run to 12 episodes.
The adaptation will be targeted at Sub-Saharan African territories. It’ll be based on The CW’s version of Jane the Virgin, which ran for five seasons on the network after Ben Silverman, who is now Propagate’s Chairman and Co-CEO, acquired rights to the format from Venezuelan network Rctv International.
The U.S. show had veered from the format of the original Venezuelan telenovela Juana La Virgen, created by Perla Farías Lombardini.
South African director Mandlakayise Dube, known for most recently helming Netflix film Silverton Siege, is on board to direct the pilot.
- 11/29/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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
Exclusive: Alta Global Media’s Steven Adams and Theo Dumont have teamed with Cake Studios, the Los Angeles based production company run by Blake Reading and Carla Westlund to produce the Black Wall Street feature film Black, written by one half of the writing, acting, and producing duo, The Beza Bros: Zondwayo Beza, and his brother Dingani Beza who are also producing.
“We’re ecstatic to be working with Alta’s executive leadership and roster of talent, as they are among a short list of curated talent changing the face of entertainment on a global scale,” says Kevin Herrera, CEO of TheMachine. “Black” is a vital story, more timely than ever, and we are thrilled to be part of it’s journey to the screen.”
Alta Global Media and Cake Studios are both part of TheMachine’s Verified Member Network. The feature film marks the first collaboration between the two companies.
“We’re ecstatic to be working with Alta’s executive leadership and roster of talent, as they are among a short list of curated talent changing the face of entertainment on a global scale,” says Kevin Herrera, CEO of TheMachine. “Black” is a vital story, more timely than ever, and we are thrilled to be part of it’s journey to the screen.”
Alta Global Media and Cake Studios are both part of TheMachine’s Verified Member Network. The feature film marks the first collaboration between the two companies.
- 8/20/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Luka Peros, one of the stars of Netflix’s La Casa De Papel (Money Heist), has signed with nascent management and production firm Alta Global Media.
Alta Global Media co-founder Steven Adams will represent Peros across the board.
He joins the roster alongside his Money Heist colleague Pedro Alonso, Gary Dourdan (CSI), Tamara Tunie (Almost Family) and Kierston Wareing (Fish Tank).
Peros first appeared as the mysterious Marseille in season three of the Spanish-language Netflix drama and was promoted to series regular in season four. He returns for the fifth and final season. Marseille is a former hitman, whom the professor enlists for an elaborate heist of the Bank of Spain.
Elsewhere, Peros featured in The Spanish Princess mini-series and in feature Papillon, alongside Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek.
The signing comes after the launch of Alta Global Media earlier this year by Adams (A Huey P. Newton Story) and Theo Dumont.
Alta Global Media co-founder Steven Adams will represent Peros across the board.
He joins the roster alongside his Money Heist colleague Pedro Alonso, Gary Dourdan (CSI), Tamara Tunie (Almost Family) and Kierston Wareing (Fish Tank).
Peros first appeared as the mysterious Marseille in season three of the Spanish-language Netflix drama and was promoted to series regular in season four. He returns for the fifth and final season. Marseille is a former hitman, whom the professor enlists for an elaborate heist of the Bank of Spain.
Elsewhere, Peros featured in The Spanish Princess mini-series and in feature Papillon, alongside Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek.
The signing comes after the launch of Alta Global Media earlier this year by Adams (A Huey P. Newton Story) and Theo Dumont.
- 8/19/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bryce and Jackie Zabel’s Stellar Productions is teaming with fledgling La production and management firm Alta Global Media on TV series Captured, based on the landmark 1961 alien abduction case of Betty and Barney Hill.
The project will chart the story of the interracial couple from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, who said they were captured by a UFO on the night of September 19, 1961. The story of the black postal clerk and white social worker who claimed to have met extraterrestrials became a media sensation, and culminated in a 1975 made-for-tv film starring James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons.
The project was previously set up by Zabel (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) with Gotham Group as a film but now has new life with Steven Adams (A Huey P. Newton Story) and Theo Dumont’s Alta, which launched earlier this year with clients including Pedro Alonso (Money Heist), Gary Dourdan (CSI), Tamara Tunie...
The project will chart the story of the interracial couple from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, who said they were captured by a UFO on the night of September 19, 1961. The story of the black postal clerk and white social worker who claimed to have met extraterrestrials became a media sensation, and culminated in a 1975 made-for-tv film starring James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons.
The project was previously set up by Zabel (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) with Gotham Group as a film but now has new life with Steven Adams (A Huey P. Newton Story) and Theo Dumont’s Alta, which launched earlier this year with clients including Pedro Alonso (Money Heist), Gary Dourdan (CSI), Tamara Tunie...
- 6/8/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Mark Tufo’s popular book series Zombie Fallout is coming to TV. Peabody Award-winning producer Steven Adams and Marketing Executive Theo Dumont from Buffalo 8 are partnering with Tufo and Executive Producers Brad Thomas and Weston Scott to bring the undead franchise to life.
An adaptation of the series was in development in 2016 but never gained traction. Now, the IP has fallen into the hands of producers that are determined to bring the story of Zombie Fallout to television. The best-selling Fallout series includes 14 books, audiobooks and graphic novels. The dark comedy follows a community of heroes, monsters, cowards, and misfits struggling against a world dominated by zombies. The adventure is about a family that is hunted by zombies as well as a 500-year-old vampire named Eliza.
At the center of the story is Michael Talbot, an average, middle class, Marine veteran. Unhappy with his monotonous life, Michael is bracing...
An adaptation of the series was in development in 2016 but never gained traction. Now, the IP has fallen into the hands of producers that are determined to bring the story of Zombie Fallout to television. The best-selling Fallout series includes 14 books, audiobooks and graphic novels. The dark comedy follows a community of heroes, monsters, cowards, and misfits struggling against a world dominated by zombies. The adventure is about a family that is hunted by zombies as well as a 500-year-old vampire named Eliza.
At the center of the story is Michael Talbot, an average, middle class, Marine veteran. Unhappy with his monotonous life, Michael is bracing...
- 8/13/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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
Buffalo 8 has launched a new marketing division with former entertainment publicist Theo Dumont. Dumont’s new division will oversee marketing and publicity campaigns for projects financed by Buffalo 8 and BondIt Media Capital, as well as for clients of the company’s marketing division. Previously with Miller PR and MGM Studios, Dumont launched his own marketing and publicity company Dumont Marketing in 2011. His previous projects and clients included Netflix’s “She’s Gotta Have It,” “A Boy A Girl ADream” co-writer Samantha Tanner, “What Happened to Monday” writer Kerry Williamson and the Spike Lee film “Black Klansmann.” “I’m honored to be teaming up with the Buffalo...
- 3/7/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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
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