While the 22nd Annual HollyShorts Film Festival is offically underway, the films on display are not the only things to do for those in attendance. With all of the amazing filmmakers and Hollywood industry members on location for the Festival itself, those involved in putting the whole thing on have also lined up a selection of panels for those looking to attend, learn a few things, network and take the next step in their filmmaking career. Located at the Loews Hollywood Hotel near the TCL Chinese Theater where the films are being screened, all those able to get tickets to these panels are welcome to attend through either an all-access pass, a panel pass, or a day pass to the festival. (Tickets for everything related to the festival here.) While the panels from the first two days as of this writing have already passed, (which will be listed in case they’re uploaded to BitPix for later viewing.) there is still so much more coming during the rest of the festivities.
(Note: The Contending’s Joey Moser wrote an excellent piece on this lineup, which was referenced during the research of this writing. The link can be found here. Also used was HollyShorts Festival Schedule, which can be seen here.)
Day 1
Friday, August 14th
10:30 AM
22nd Anniversary Meet the Festival Founders Coffee: Remarks from Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont
11:05 AM
Karayr Presentation and Reception
2:15 PM
LAUNCH YOUR CAREER WITH YOUR SHORT FILM
3:20 PM
Beyond The Pages
4:25 PM
Blame It on the Gypsies or How I Traded My Father’s Safe Plan for a Life in Film
5:30 PM
Vertical Value: Financing the Micro-Drama Boom
6:30 PM
HollyShorts Filmmakers Reception
Day 2
Saturday, August 15th
11:00 AM
What Gets Funded Now: Inside the New Greenlight Economy
12:05 PM
Financing Outside the Box: Alternative Investment Models
1:15 PM
Understanding the New SAG AFTRA Contracts
3:00 PM
The Long Game: What It Really Takes to Make It in Entertainment
4:20 PM
From Shorts to Spotlight: Legal and Business Strategies for the Modern Filmmaker
5:25 PM
Navigating Awards Season from Oscar and BAFTA Winners
7:00 PM
Filmmaker Reception Presented by Albert G. Ruben, a Relation Company
Day 3
Sunday, August 16th
2:20 PM
Healing Through Creative Practice
3:25 PM
ARTISTS WITHOUT BORDERS: Building a Career Across Disciplines
4:30 PM
How to Qualify Your Short Film For The Oscars
6:00 PM
Film.io Keynote Presentation: The End of Building in the Dark
7:00 PM
HollyShorts Filmmakers Drinks + Cat Serrano Musical Performance
Day 4
Monday, August 17th
12:45 PM
FILM SCHOOLS: NAVIGATING THE FUTURE
2:00 PM
Directors Playbook: The Strategies Women and Gender-Expansive Directors Use to Win
3:15 PM
ACCESSING INSTITUTIONAL FINANCE
4:20 PM
Masterclass: Short Film Distribution: Between Myth and Reality
5:30 PM
Murmuray: AI in Filmmaking Masterclass with Bradley Tangonan
Day 5
Tuesday, August 18th
1:00 PM
Entertainment Law 101 for Short Filmmakers – by Kevork Law
2:05 PM
Film Preservation in the Digital Age
4:15 PM
Multi-Hyphenate Playbook: Write It, Direct It, Produce It
5:30 PM
FROM THE AIRWAVES TO THE ALGORITHM: THE NEW LANGUAGE OF SPORTS STORYTELLING
Day 6
Wednesday, August 19th
1:00 PM
Frame by Frame, Claim by Claim: The Generative AI Legal Playbook
2:00 PM
Inside the Episode – The Craft of Directing Television
3:05 PM
A Conversation with Writer/Director Sheldon Candis
6:00 PM
French in Motion Presents: SHOOTING IN FRANCE
Day 7
Thursday, August 20th
1:00 PM
From Prompt to Performance: Motion Capture + AI Filmmaking with GRX Immersive Labs x Xsens
2:00 PM
Nathalie Emmanuel Fireside Chat
3:00 PM
Lights, Camera, Location: Where Entertainment Finance Meets Real Estate
5:00 PM
A Killer Year for Horror: What’s Next for the Indies
6:00 PM
From Film School to Festival Run: How 3 NYFA Students from Mexico Took Their Stories to the World
Day 9
Saturday, August 22nd
12:00 PM
Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Presents: Casting Authentically – Conversation and Case Studies
2:15 PM
From Proof of Concept to First Feature: What We Learned – From CFA
3:30 PM
Voices of the Diaspora: Exploring Ancestral Heritage Through Film
4:45 PM
Russell Tovey Fireside Chat
6:00 PM
BLACK PANTHER LEGACY ON FILM
This incredible list of panels, and how to get tickets, can be found here. We hope to see you there!
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