For the last several years, the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Festival has given the world some of the best short films, with a focus on those that bring the laughs. Comedy can be blended with nearly any genre, and that will be on full display during this year’s festival, with several themed blocks that focus onContinue reading “8th Annual Hollywood Comedy Shorts Festival Returns With Brand New Lineup!”
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April HollyShorts Monthly Screenings!
This is a special screening, with HollyShorts partnering with the International Youth Media Summit to show off some of the projects these special people have made to help raise awareness about various topics that are plaguing the world. Violence, poverty, discrimination and more are all on the menu as we screen films from the nextContinue reading “April HollyShorts Monthly Screenings!”
Q+A With The International Youth Media Summit’s Evelyn Seubert!
For this month’s HollyShorts Monthly Screenings series, there are a dozen films from the International Youth Media Summit, an organization that is helping young people from all over the world make films that raise awareness on the issues that will not only affect us now, but will continue to do so in future generations, shouldContinue reading “Q+A With The International Youth Media Summit’s Evelyn Seubert!”
Alta Global Media Joins Jaclyn Bethany’s “All Five Eyes” as Executive Producers
The upcoming film All Five Eyes made some big announcements recently, as the indie drama issued a press release stating that non-binary actor Thomasin Lawson is joining already announced stars Honor Swinton-Byrne and Greta Bellamacina in the film, which was co-written by Bellamacina and is set to start shooting this August. This announcement is anContinue reading “Alta Global Media Joins Jaclyn Bethany’s “All Five Eyes” as Executive Producers”
HollyShorts Named One Of The 50 Film Festivals Worth The Entry Fee!
Each year, the prestigious MovieMaker.com releases their list of 50 Film Festivals Worth The Entry Fee, a list of some of the best festivals in the world that don’t get quite the attention that festivals such as SXSW or Cannes tend to get. Among this year’s selections is the illustrious HollyShorts Film Festival, which willContinue reading “HollyShorts Named One Of The 50 Film Festivals Worth The Entry Fee!”
HollyShorts Announces New Sports Short Film Category!
Today, HollyShorts made an incredible announcement with the news that they will be adding a new category, starting at this year’s festival. With its 20th anniversary coming up with this year’s festivities, this big announcement will launch the careers of a whole new generation of filmmakers whose love of the game, whichever game that is,Continue reading “HollyShorts Announces New Sports Short Film Category!”
March HollyShorts Monthly Screenings!
The time has come for another in our monthly screening series, this time with a group of films from the talented students at Florida State University. These up and coming filmmakers have already shown their incredible skills with these films, allowing us to get a glimpse at the way the next generation of creators seeContinue reading “March HollyShorts Monthly Screenings!”
HollyShorts Celebrates Nine Oscar Nominees!
With the 96th Academy Awards Ceremony now in the books, now seems like the best time to talk about a recent event that showed a staggering nine nominees, all of whom were entrants into the HollyShorts Film Festival during their touring run. Hosted at BARDOT in Los Angeles, this event celebrated all of the nomineesContinue reading “HollyShorts Celebrates Nine Oscar Nominees!”
BitPix Presents: The Last Repair Shop!
There are some stories that really show you the beauty of the world, and documentary filmmakers like Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers are experts at finding those stories and showing them off to the world in a way that will take your breath away. Joined by Searchlight Pictures and the LA Times, Bowers and ProudfootContinue reading “BitPix Presents: The Last Repair Shop!”
HollyShorts Celebrates Four Oscar-Nominated Alumni With Special Screening!
On February 21st, four Oscar-Nominated films at a special screening at The Aster hotel in Los Angeles. Dozens were on hand for the event, including several of the filmmakers from the celebrated films. The four films; Invincible, The After, Knight Of Fortune and Ninety-Five Senses were aired for the audience, to a terrific response. AllContinue reading “HollyShorts Celebrates Four Oscar-Nominated Alumni With Special Screening!”
