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Sunday April 26, 2015 6:00pm – 7:30pm Filmmaker Happy Hour 7:30pm – 9:00pm Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel |
Join us for our April screening and filmmaker party. This month’s line up features another outstanding collection of animation and short films.
CITY OF DUST
Peter Borrud
FISH IN A SWEATER: Three Dollar Drafts
Ben Barnes & Joel Huggins
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We are honored to return again as the Presenting Sponsor of the 2015 Indian Film Festival Los Angeles’ SHORTS PROGRAM #2. The IFFLA programming team has selected some of the best short films of the year by filmmakers of Indian descent.
Join us on Saturday, April 11th at the Arclight Hollywood for SHORTS PROGRAM #2.
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Sonali Gulati is an independent filmmaker, feminist, grassroots activist and educator. She is an associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and her films have screened in more than 300 film festivals worldwide. She has won several awards, grants and fellowships, including the Guggenheim Fellowship in Film/Video.
Jayisha Patel is an award-winning filmmaker from London whose films have been shown at festivals such as the Berlinale, New York, and AFI Silverdocs. Her first short film, “Gentle Men,” which she shot while studying at the International Film and TV School, Cuba, went on to be nominated for over 36 international awards and was recognized by the British Council as exemplary British filmmaking. Her current project, set in India, is commissioned by Al Jazeera.
Pratyusha Gupta was born in Madras, India. She worked in documentary, television, and advertising in Mumbai for more than six years. She graduated with an MA in Filmmaking from the London Film School in 2013. Pratyusha has always been fascinated by questions of identity, class, and religion — themes that dominate her films.
Pranjal Dua is an Indian filmmaker who studied at the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Hailing from the capital city of New Delhi, Pranjal has witnessed the dynamic process of transformation of his country and its people. With his films, he hopes to examine his own identity within the context of contemporary India. He currently lives in Mumbai.
Sudarshan Suresh, a qualified lawyer in India, began his career working at a corporate law firm in Mumbai. An avid painter, he quit the law profession in 2012 to pursue his love for the arts. While freelancing as a video artist, he made several commercials and films for NGOs and corporates, before deciding to immerse himself in narrative filmmaking. He is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Film at Columbia University in New York. “The Rabbit” is his debut short film.
In this webinar, Kimberley Browning will cover many topics including the expected length that a short film should have, the best festivals to enter and the best ways to pitch your short film etc.
Kimberley Browning is a filmmaker and film festival professional based in Los Angeles. She is the founder and festival director of Hollywood Shorts, a short film screening series and Emerging Filmmakers Program, currently in its 17th year. Kimberley also serves as the Associate Short Film Programmer at the Guadalajara International Film Festival/LA (FICGinLA), and was an Associate Short Film Programmer at the LA Film Fest in 2013 & 2014. She has served as Cinematic Arts Chair of YoungArts, the nominating committee for the White House’s Presidential Scholars. Kimberley recently directed Room 19, a short documentary about an innovative elementary teacher using art to inspire her students in Redondo Beach. She will be directing Empire Palms, a new comedy web series later this fall.
Britain’s Raindance Film Festival comes to Los Angeles with the unusual mix of irreverance and attitude that has made it Europe’s leading independent film festival. Combined with potent and relevant film training, Raindance LA is ready to shake it up! Come join us! Let’s make movies.
FILMMAKER HAPPY HOUR &
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Sunday March 22, 2015 6:00pm – 7:30pm Filmmaker Happy Hour 7:30pm – 9:00pm Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel |
Join us for our Women Directors program. This month’s line up features outstanding animation and short films by a phenomenal group of women storytellers.
SIDEWALK
Celia Bullwinkel
THE HAIRCUT
Alexis Korycinski
DIEGO
Sara Seligman
HUSKY “St. Joan”
Lucinda Schreiber
PROMISE
Kathleen Randazzo
SAND
Cari Ann Shim Sham*
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A rickety scientific expedition ventures down the Amazon River to a dark lagoon, in search of a mythic Creature! ¡Monstro! is a horror story. A love story. A ribald comedy!
Longtime Hollywood Shorts alum CHRIS ROMANO first screened with us during our very first year, with his hilarious short animation DREAMBOY.
Chris has enjoyed a warm welcome back to the festival world with his 3D masterpiece MONSTRO!, a throwback story with a monster from the watery abyss somewhere along the Amazon. The short features a great vocal performance by Emmy nominated entertainment TV reporter & actress Pili Montilla.
Chris created the animation in a collaboration with Side Effects Software, using their popular Houdini software. Read this great article on the making of the short.
In this webinar, Kimberley Browning will cover many topics including the expected length that a short film should have, the best festivals to enter and the best ways to pitch your short film etc.
Kimberley Browning is a filmmaker and film festival professional based in Los Angeles. She is the founder and festival director of Hollywood Shorts, a short film screening series and Emerging Filmmakers Program, currently in its 16th year. Kimberley also serves as an Associate Short Film Programmer at the Los Angeles Film Festival. She has served as Cinematic Arts Chair of YoungArts, the nominating committee for the White House’s Presidential Scholars. Kimberley recently directed Room 19, a short documentary about an innovative elementary teacher using art to inspire her students in Redondo Beach. The film recently screened at the American Cinematheque’s LOCAL FILMMAKERS program in July at the historic Egyptian Theatre, and will be at the HollyShorts Festival in August at the Chinese Theatres. She will be directing Empire Palms, a new comedy web series later this fall.
Britain’s Raindance Film Festival comes to Los Angeles with the unusual mix of irreverance and attitude that has made it Europe’s leading independent film festival. Combined with potent and relevant film training, Raindance LA is ready to shake it up! Come join us! Let’s make movies.
Lila is a dreamy girl who can’t accept reality to be as flat as she perceives it, so she uses her imagination and her skills to change it.
Starring: Alma García as Lila
Carlos Lascano is a multi-disciplinary artist and award winning animator/director based in Madrid, Spain. LILA is his second animation selected into the HOLLYWOOD SHORTS programming – A Shadow of Blue was featured in 2013.
Carlos’ Bio
Director, illustrator, writer, and animator. In the past few years he has developed a universe of his own, where all his different forms of expression merge together in creating a whole, personal world.
His restless renaissance spirit has always pushed him in the search of the improvement and fusion of every kind of visual art: owner of a very personal style, his mixing of digital tools and real objects brought a new organic aesthetic concept to animation, area in which his artistic activity has been successfully devoted to for the last few years.
His work alternates between commercial and narrative projects. Within his extensive résumé, a Goya Awards nomination, a Preselection to the Academy Awards, and over 30 international prizes are to be found, as well as a participation as a jury -presided by David Lynch- in the Animation Category of Vimeo’s First Festival+Awards, held in New York in 2010.
His ability to tell stories and arouse emotions in the viewer have contributed to the massive spread of his work, earning him international recognition and making him a reference point in modern animation.
In 2011, Carlos was chosen by Amnesty International to write, coproduce and direct the official spot for their 50th anniversary, project in which he worked alongside Oscar winner Hans Zimmer.
Later that year, the Coca Cola company summoned Carlos to direct the official animated commercial spot the brand presented at the 2012 Eurocup.
Website: carloslascano.com
Facebook: facebook.com/lascanofilms
FILMMAKER HAPPY HOUR &
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Sunday July 20, 2014 5:00pm – 6:30pm Filmmaker Happy Hour 6:30pm – 8:00pm Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel |
Join us for our July Filmmaker Happy Hour and short film screening! We will celebrate all of our filmmakers we have met over the past month’s whirlwind of festivals, including Dance With Films, LA Film Festival and Palm Springs ShortFest. Welcome to all of the new friends we have made at all the festival events this summer.
LILA
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Carlos Lascano
BALLKONI
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Lendita Zeqiraj
BUT MILK IS IMPORTANT
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Eirik Grønmo Bjørnsen and Anna Mantzaris
102A; COUPLE FUCKING
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Peter Modestij
THE OCEAN
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Maceo Frost & Robin Günther
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We will soon be announcing our revised spring screening schedule as our home for many years, Cinespace… a.k.a. Dim Mak Studios, goes through a new transformation with a new name:
THE ATTIC
The new dates for our 2014 African American ShortsFest and our annual Women Directors fest will be confirmed shortly, as well as our regular monthly screenings.
Our venue sponsor The Blvd Group is completing a series of renovations on both the screening room and the lounge that will happen throughout the year. First up is the screening room! I got a peek at the space and it looks amazing!
Today they are installing the sound and AV system, and if all goes according to plan, we will be able to get back to our regular schedule just a few more weeks.
Thanks for your patience, as we await our renewed and refreshed screening room.
We will be referring to the venue for now as THE ATTIC, but it is the same address and location that maintains the spirit, and history of Cinespace – and the indie film community it has supported over the years.
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Sunday February 9, 2014 5:00pm – 6:30pm Filmmaker Happy Hour 6:30pm – 8:00pm Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel |
LOVE IN THE TIME OF ADVERTISING
Matt Berenty & David Bokser
Musical love story about a man who lives in a billboard.
MAMA ALWAYS TOLD HIM
Annabel Osborne
Rick and Christine fight to stay alive, discovering riveting truths about themselves and the disaster that has nearly destroyed their lives
DYSTOPIA
Josh Mann
Rick and Christine fight to stay alive, discovering riveting truths about themselves and the disaster that has nearly destroyed their lives
ALICE AND THE GIANT EMPTINESS
The Solid State
Alice’s tattered school uniform, worn shoes and very worn bag are a daily source of embarrassment. She suffers constant bullying because she is a “Poor Kid”.
LONACONING
M. Keegan Uhl
In a small room, in a small town in western Maryland, two men struggle to communicate.
A.P.T.5.E.
James Duarte
Nicole just got out of rehab, and moves back in with her mother to get herself together. She doesn’t realize that she is being watched.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
Enjoy these holiday themed short films and animation
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas!
Kimberley and the HOLLYWOOD SHORTS family
Family Holiday Party
Sunday, December 15, 2013
4pm – 7pm
DIMMAK STUDIOS
(formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd., upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028
SPONSORED BY
You are invited to our annual Family Holiday Party. We are joining with our friends at BADWest, the Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers for some egg nog and cheer! Let’s toast all of the wonderful filmmaking we have all been a part of this year. Reconnect with cast and crews that have worked on our productions this season, and many of the filmmakers we have showcased through the year.
Bring the kids! The evening includes a special program of family friendly holiday and vintage animation to help ring in the holiday spirit.
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Holiday Party
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Holiday Animation Program
Screening includes a collection of vintage family holiday classics
Use our hashtag: #HSShortFilm
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SHORT FILM PROGRAM #16.2 Dimmak Studios |
Sunday Nov 17, 2013 5:00pm – 6:30pm Filmmaker Happy Hour 6:30pm – 8:00pm Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel |
FOXED!
James Stewart
Emily toils in mines beneath her house, imprisoned by foxes who have duped her entire town into believing children can be replaced.
RECOLLECTIONS
Nathanael Carton
In the aftermath of the 2011 Japanese tsunami, a team of volunteers recover and restore photographs, and attempts to return them to the owners.
DRUNKEN PHONE CALLS
Mark Kerins
When a young man decides to “grow up” and become a responsible adult, his friends aren’t quite ready to let him go.
While a father hunts down the pesky groundhog that is terrorizing his wife’s garden, he and his son make a game out of it… kinda like a game of Tag.
HOLD UP HEART
Justin Zsebe
Jeff agrees to join in a misguided quest to rob a liquor store, and unwittingly comes face to face with his ex-girlfriend.
BEYOND THE TEAM
Tim Kulikowski
Discouraged as teenagers by the macho world of sports, a diverse group of transplanted gay men in San Francisco ultimately finds something more encompassing than a place to play soccer: camaraderie, extended family, political refuge and love.
SHORT FILM PROGRAM #16.1 Dimmak Studios |
Sunday Nov 3, 2013 5:00pm – 6:30pm Filmmaker Happy Hour 6:30pm – 8:00pm Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel |
SEASON 16 BEGINS!!
We are thrilled to invite you to join us as we kick off our 16th year of HOLLYWOOD SHORTS!! Join us for our Filmmaker Happy Hour at 5pm (cash bar) and Short Film Program #1 will screen at 6:30pm.
SHORT FILM PROGRAM #16.1
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Ben Genislaw & Yonni Aroussi
Rani and Keren are a young couple moving in together to begin their Happily Ever After.
HOLDEN
Roque Madrid & Juan Arcones
Holden is a photographer with a short term memory loss condition who travels to Paris on assignment to shoot a celebrity actor.
KINGMAN
Adrian Szasz & James McCusker
The Privation of the American Dream
THE LAST TIME I SAW RICHARD
Nick Verso
Jonah is a loner at the teenage mental clinic. When he is forced to share a room with the new patient Richard, the boys become locked in a battle of wills.
AFI FEST 2013 presented by Audi
ANNOUNCES SHORT FILM LINE UP
AFI FEST 2013 presented by Audi, a program of the American Film Institute, announced today the films that will be featured in the New Auteurs and Shorts sections at this year’s festival. AFI FEST will take place November 7 through 14 in Hollywood, California, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Short film programs, screening dates and times will be announced on the festival’s website on October 22nd.
SHORTS SELECTIONS
This year’s line up includes 36 short films from 16 countries
BALCONY – An entire village reacts to a boy dangling from a balcony in this one-shot tour de force. DIR Lendita Zeqiraj. SCR Lendita Zeqiraj. CAST Arben Bajraktaraj, Sevdai Radogoshi, Osman Ahmeti, Edona Reshitaj. Kosovo.
BUTTER LAMP – This travelogue of culture and context told through the eyes of two Tibetan photographers and their clients is an inventive and heartfelt exploration of the relationship among reality, dreams and memory. DIR Hu Wei. SCR Genden Punstock & Hu Wei. CAST Genden Punstock. France.
CARLOTA – He will be in love with her very soon. He is sure of this. DIR Nacho Vigalondo. Spain.
CATHERINE – Catherine is ready to come back to work. DIR Dean Fleischer-Camp. SCR Dean Fleischer-Camp & Jenny Slate. CAST Jenny Slate, Brandi Austin. USA.
DATAMOSH – Yung Jake raps about tweet culture, data-moshing, hashtags and memes as he merges with Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr and Instagram. He’s not on PhotoBooth. DIR Yung Jake. USA.
THE DATE – Tino’s manhood is put to the test when he hosts a date for the family’s stud cat. DIR Jenni Toivoniemi. SCR Jenni Toivoniemi. CAST Oskari Joutsen, Anna Paavilainen, Päivi Mäkinen. Finland.
DECLARATION OF WAR – A mesmerizing montage of audiences reacting to George W. Bush’s announcement of Operation Enduring Freedom told entirely through footage captured during the speech. DIR Dustin Guy Defa. USA.
DEMOCRACY – Please gather in the conference room. The boss has a life-changing announcement guaranteed to boost morale. DIR Borja Cobeaga. SCR Alberto Gonzalez Vazquez. CAST Oscar Ladoire, Luis Bermejo, Alejandro Tejeria, Raquel Guerrero. Spain.
THE EVENT – Love and a severed foot, at the end of the world. DIR Julia Pott. SCR Tom Chivers. CAST Alex Britton, Laura Free. USA, United Kingdom.
FAMILY IN THE PARK – On a Sunday afternoon in the park, happiness exists but it comes at a price. DIR Pedro “Zulu” González. SCR Pedro “Zulu” González. Mexico.
I KILL – A gruesome, honest portrait of the man who kills your food. DIR David White & Paul Wedel. CAST Beatie Tarrant. New Zealand.
K.I.T. – A guilt-ridden yuppie goes to great lengths to prove she is a decent human being. DIR Michelle Morgan. SCR Michelle Morgan. CAST John Beach, Stephanie Allyne, Ryan Harrison. USA.
KARAOKE! – On a night out in New York City, a young man avoids his problems. DIR Andrew Renzi. SCR Andrew Renzi. CAST Brady Corbet, Clemence Poesy. USA.
MACHSOM – A 19-year-old Israeli soldier stationed at one of the most dangerous checkpoints along the West Bank must contend with pressures on all sides in the face of a high-stakes incident. DIR Joel Novoa. SCR Joel Novoa & Frederic Richter. USA.
MAGNESIUM – A talented young gymnast makes a life-changing discovery as she prepares for an important tournament, and her last chance to reach the top. DIR Sam de Jong. SCR Shady El-Hamus. CAST Denise Tan, Samira Maas, Vanja Rukavina. Netherlands.
MARILYN MYLLER – Marilyn maketh, Marilyn taketh away. It will be epic. It will be tear-jerkingly profound. It will be perfect. DIR Michael Please. SCR Michael Please. USA, United Kingdom.
THE MASQUE – The Masque was L.A.’s first punk rock club. This is all that’s left. DIR Mike Plante. CAST Rudy Garcia. USA.
MISTERIO – They say that if you put your ear to the back of his neck you can hear the Virgin talk. DIR Chema García Ibarra. SCR Chema García Ibarra. CAST Jose Manuel Ibarra. Spain.
MOVIES MADE FROM HOME #15 – Robert has big plans. He’s going to live as long as he can. DIR Robert Machoian. SCR Robert Machoian. CAST Bruce Graham. USA.
NOAH – Noah’s relationship takes a rapid turn for the worse in this fascinating study of romance in the digital age set entirely on a teenager’s computer screen. DIR Patrick Cederberg & Walter Woodman. SCR Patrick Cederberg & Walter Woodman. CAST Sam Kantor, Caitlin McConkey-Pirie, Nina Iordanova. Canada.
ON SUFFOCATION – This dialogue-free film about an execution describes what happens when the system becomes more important than human life. DIR Jenifer Malmqvist. SCR Jenifer Malmqvist. CAST Ali Dawoud, Poyan Karimi, Peshang Rad, Zana Penjweni. Sweden.
PLACES WHERE WE LIVED – His parents are selling his childhood home. What a terrible, terrible feeling. DIR Bernardo Britto. SCR Bernardo Britto. USA.
#POSTMODEM – A pop musical that predicts technological singularity in the form of a series of cinematic tweets. DIR Jillian Mayer & Lucas Leyva. SCR Jillian Mayer & Lucas Leyva. CAST Jillian Mayer, Kayla DeLacerda. USA.
THE RANCHER – A series of terrible dreams unhinge a man in power. DIR Kelly Sears. USA.
THE ROPER – A black man – and young calf roper – works through the all-white rodeo circuits in the Deep South as he dreams of competing in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. DIR Ewan McNicol & Anna Sandilands. USA.
RPGOKC – In a world on the brink of war, two video game characters find love on a dating website. DIR Emily Carmichael. USA.
THE RUNAWAY – A social worker at a detention center for juvenile offenders must bring one of the girls to court for sentencing. It’s going to be a hard day. DIR Jean-Bernard Marlin. SCR Jean-Bernard Marlin. CAST Adel Bencherif, Médina Yalaoui. France.
SAFE – A college student works at the illegal exchange booth attached to the pachinko. She’s fed up with people addicted to gambling, but the more she tries to escape, the deeper she’s stuck. DIR Byounggon Moon. SCR O Kwang Gwon. CAST Min Ji Lee, Tae Young Kang. South Korea.
SHADOW OF A CLOUD – On a sweltering summer day in Bucharest, a priest is called to a dying woman’s side to say a final prayer. DIR Radu Jude. SCR Florin Lazarescu. CAST Alexandru Dabija, Serban Pavlu. Romania.
SKIN – A young taxidermist and loner resorts to drastic measures when an entrancing girl finds his work beautiful. DIR Jordana Spiro. CAST Albert Flood, Sara Clark, Vickie Peterman, Patrick Graham. USA.
SOCIAL BUTTERFLY – In the south of France, a 30-year-old American woman wanders into a teenage party. Nobody seems to know what she’s doing there. DIR Lauren Wolkstein. SCR Lauren Wolkstein. CAST Anna Margaret Hollyman, Camille Claris, Ulysse Grosjean. France, USA.
SYNDROMEDA – No one believes that Leif was abducted by aliens. But then why did he wake up naked and bloody on the side of the road? Aliens, that’s why. DIR Patrik Eklund. SCR Patrik Eklund. CAST Jacob Nordenson, Svante Grundberg, Anki Larsson. Sweden.
THIS MUST BE THE ONLY FANTASY – A magical and lyrical ode to fantasy role-playing games from fashion house Rodarte and their collaborators. DIR Todd Cole and Rodarte. SCR Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. CAST Sidney Williams with Guinevere Van Seenus and Elijah Wood. USA.
TOKYO GIANTS – Using footage captured by hidden cameras on the streets of Tokyo, the always subversive Nicolas Provost constructs a narrative set to the conventions of Hollywood mysteries in the thrilling conclusion to his PLOT POINT trilogy. DIR Nicolas Provost. SCR Nicolas Provost. CAST Johan Rooms, Miet Warlop. Japan, Belgium.
WHALE VALLEY – Two young brothers living in a remote Icelandic fjord come to terms with the hard truths that make kids grow up before they’re ready. DIR Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson. SCR Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson. CAST Ágúst Örn B. Wigum og Einar Jóhann Valsson. Denmark, Iceland.
WILD HORSES – They captured her heart. She captured their story. DIR Stephanie Martin. SCR Stephanie Martin & Jessica Walsh. CAST Mireille Enos, Brooke Shields, Barbara Tarbuck and Tuff. USA.
About AFI FEST presented by Audi
A program of the American Film Institute, AFI FEST presented by Audi is a celebration of global cinema and today’s Hollywood – a showcase for the best festival films of the year and an opportunity for master filmmakers and emerging artists to come together with audiences in the movie capital of the world. AFI FEST is the only festival of its stature that is free to the public. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes AFI FEST as a qualifying festival for both Short Film categories for the annual Academy Awards®. This year’s edition takes place November 7-14, 2013. Additional information about AFI FEST is available at AFI.com/AFIFEST. Connect with AFI FEST at facebook.com/AFIFEST, twitter.com/AFIFEST and youtube.com/AFIFEST.
SHORT FILM PROGRAM #15.9 Dimmak Studios |
Saturday September 21, 2013 5:00pm – 6:30pm Filmmaker Happy Hour 6:30pm – 8:00pm Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel |
Join us on Saturday to celebrate the wrap of our 15th season of monthly short film screenings!! It has been an extraordinary year of filmmaking, new creative friendships and collaborations, and so many new shorts and animated films.
This month, we welcome back alumni filmmaker Kate Rees Davies and a special music video collaboration she shot with Australian singer/songwriter VASSY for the song BEAUTIFUL. The video features some amazing young people from PLAYGROUND OF DREAMS, an innovative mentoring program teaming entertainment industry leaders with children to foster their creativity, leadership, and unique purpose in the world. The project brings together a lovely visual style with the powerful lyrics in Vassy’s empowerment anthem. Vassy and Kate will both be in attendance!
This month’s program also includes another eye-popping selection of short films and animation from near and far, including the encore screening of Talibah L. Newman‘s BUSTED ON BRIGHAM LANE. Also, a new short creepy tale entitled TENDER by LA filmmaker Elric Kane and writer/producer Lee Ross… and more…
SHORT FILM PROGRAM #15.8 Dimmak Studios |
Saturday August 17, 2013 5:00pm – 6:30pm Filmmaker Happy Hour 6:30pm – 8:00pm Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel |
Join us for another fantastic program of short films & animation, and our monthly Filmmaker Happy Hour.
We continue our summer gatherings with a special SATURDAY Filmmaker Happy Hour and Screening!!!
This weekend’s Filmmaker Happy Hour welcomes the cast and crew of our second SUMMER SHOOT of 2013. We are exploring the process of developing and creating a web series, and we began principal photography this week in a great location in Pasadena. Meet some of the amazing crew and sponsors who have been so critical in making this Summer Shoot so successful.
This month’s program also features an outstanding collection of international animation and short films.
CALDERA
Evan Viera
THE FIX
Ante Novakovic
SAY YES
Ava Duvernay
JENNIFER’S LAW (LA LEGGE DI JENNIFER)
Tommaso Arrighi
WATERSHED
Paula Goldberg
Paula directed 30 episodes of the Roland Joffe MTV series, UNDRESSED. She has written, directed and produced several short films including TRAVELING COMPANION, starring SEX IN THE CITY’s Kristin Davis and THE BLAIR PRINCESS PROJECT, a spoof on THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT which sold 5,000 copies with its own home video release.
INAPPROPRIATE WORKPLACE, her original web series, was distributed by the Independent Comedy Network and Comedy Central in 2007. Her original screenplay, OUT AT THE WEDDING is a romantic comedy starring Mike Farrell, Charlie Schlatter, and Mink Stole. It won LOGO’s Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film and debuted on the LOGO channel on Valentine’s Day 2009.
We are honored to co-host the “and Then…” Premiere Party and Screening for filmmaker Ka’ramuu Kush! We are joining with the film’s producers Tambay A. Obenson & Rodney C. Parnther of SHADOW AND ACT, indiewire’s Black Cinema blog to celebrate the online release of the film. Ka’ramuu directed and acted in the film, from the award winning script penned by Ka’ramuu and Alisha Hinds. The film stars Diandra Lyles, Ka’ramuu and legendary actress Vanessa Williams, and was produced as part of SHADOW AND ACT‘s Filmmaker Challenge.
And Then…
a film by Ka’ramuu Kush
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
6pm – 9pm
Dim Mak Studios (aka Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028
The evening begins with our filmmaker reception at 6pm, and the film will screen at 7:30pm, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. Actor/Director Ka’ramuu Kush has been a member of the HOLLYWOOD SHORTS community since he was honored at our 2012 AFRICAN AMERICAN SHORTSFEST with his thesis short film SALVATION ROAD.
Please RSVP for the guest list for our special reception and screening at Hollywood’s favorite cinema lounge DIM MAK STUDIOS (a.k.a. CINESPACE).
Actors Lab 1.01 – Cycle #5
Instructor: Michael Bond
Lab Fee: $40.00 per week
Sundays
1:00pm – 4:00pm
JET STUDIOS
5126 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
Our ACTING FOR THE CAMERA Lab is a four week workshop, where each actor will work a scene with a scene partner, and focus specifically on the scene for the entire lab. Each team will work their scene with director Michael Bond, explore blocking and scene development and then the scenes will be filmed. Actors are encouraged to stretch and experiment, try and try again, explore and investigate character and story in a safe and supportive environment.
ACTING FOR THE CAMERA Lab will focus on different techniques, developing actor relationships, approaches to working with the camera, and understanding basic filmic language, ultimately informing your on set experiences.
MICHAEL BOND – Educator
HOLLYWOOD SHORTS
Actors Lab
Our Emerging Filmmakers Program (EFP) hosts a full line up of filmmaking seminars and labs. Our monthly seminars encompass a wide range of topics and issues, designed for all ranges of experience and formats.
The HS/EFP Actors Labs offer innovative and creative approaches to practical knowledge to empower and prepare actors for their next on set creative collaboration.
ABOUT MICHAEL BOND
Michael Bond is an award winning director and screenwriter, from Perth, Australia. Michael co-founded the Perth Screen Acting Workshop, which is now in its 21st year. He has taught writing & directing, and has mentored filmmakers & actors in workshops, film schools and on set for 20 years.
Michael has worked extensively in Australia’s film and television industry, with directing credits in industrials, music videos, stage productions, tons of shorts and interstitials, and television.
Michael now resides in Los Angeles, and he works as a director and writer. He recently completely pilot for SyFy Channel with writing parter Michael Petroni. His recent feature film PASSENGERS starring Cameron Daddo was shot in car driving from Santa Monica to Los Feliz. The film was an official selection at the Mill Valley Film Festival, Ashland Film Festival, Cannes Cinephiles, and was a nominee for the Screen Producers of Australia Assoc.’s prestigious Dig-SPAA Award.
SHORT FILM PROGRAM #15.7 Dimmak Studios |
Sunday, June 23, 2013 5:00pm – 6:30pm Filmmaker Happy Hour 6:30pm – 8:00pm Short Film Program & Q&A |
Join us for another fantastic program of short films & animation, and our monthly Filmmaker Happy Hour.
Short Film Program #7 includes a special screening of the first episodes of THE NEW KIND, the new anime-flavored sci fi series from Peter Hyoguchi. We will get an exclusive work-in-progress look at Peter’s extraordinary production, which includes a very successful kickstarter campaign, a remarkable animation crew (over 200 people so far!), and an innovative, multi-state work flow.
The line up also features Kate Rees Davies’ new short film STICKS AND STONES, shot on the F65 in 4K. Kate collaborated with DP Steve Romano as she made the move from film to digital shooting. The short film is the story of Sam, an artistic 12 year old played by Cole Ewing, who is being bullied at school.
The program includes an encore screening of one of the films from the 2013 LA Film Festival. HOLLYWOOD SHORTS is proud to return as the Presenting Organization of Short Film Program 1 at LAFF this year – and we will screen one of our favorite films from this group, BUSTED ON BRIGHAM LANE by Talibah L. Newman. Talibah wrote and directed the film, which won a 2012 Director’s Guild of America Student Film Award.
