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We're delighted to
bring you this offer from our friends at HollyShorts.
The Shore
Scripts Team
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The Oscar® Qualifying HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL is
back and ready for its close-up. The world’s largest short film
festival will host its first-ever hybrid event from September
23-October 1, 2021. The organizers behind HollyShorts are thrilled
to announce over 300 out of 5,000 submissions made the cut and are
invited to screen at the 17th edition.
The short films are represented from over 40 different countries
including Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Denmark, France,
Germany, Israel, Jamaica, Kosovo, Mexico, New Zealand, Romania,
Russia, South Africa, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States,
and Yemen. The hybrid celebration will be both in-person, with
screenings at the historic TCL
CHINESE 6 THEATRES and panels at the innovative JAPAN HOUSE
in Hollywood, CA, and virtual via the official festival streaming
platform BITPIX.
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Stand out films for the 17th edition include THE LONG
GOODBYE starring Academy Award nominee Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)
and directed by Aneil Karia; the all-star animated short SAVE RALPH
from director Spencer Susser (Hesher) starring comedian George Lopez,
Zac Efron (The Greatest Showman), Ricky Gervais (The Office- UK),
Olivia Munn (The Newsroom), Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Pom
Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Tricia Helfer (Lucifer);
the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced short INTO DUST from Academy Award
Winner Orlando von Einsiedel (The White Helmets); Aidan Tanner’s
THE SANDS BETWEEN starring Jessica Chastain (Interstellar) and
James McAvoy (Split); Paul McCartney presents WHEN WINTER COMES
directed by Geoff Dunbar; KOREATOWN GHOST STORY starring Grammy and
Emmy Award nominated stand-up comedian Margaret Cho and Lyrica
Okano (Runaways) and directed by Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum.
Lindiwe Suttle Müller-Westernhagen’s HollyShorts 2019 winning
screenplay DESMOND’S NOT HERE ANYMORE starring Yolonda Ross (The
Chi) and S. Epatha Merkerson (Law & Order), directed by
Mmabatho Montsho, executive produced by Marius Müller-Westernhagen,
HollyShorts Managing Director Nicole Castro, Seattle Film Summit's
Ben Andrews, and Marissa Fujimoto, and HollyShorts/88th Street
Productions Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont.
Read the full list of official
selections here: https://www.hollyshorts.com/2021officialselections
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About HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) #HSFF2021
www.hollyshorts.com
The annual Academy Awards® Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival
will celebrate its 17th year in September 2021. HollyShorts (HSFF)
brings together top creators, industry leaders, and companies and
has launched many filmmakers into the next stages of their careers.
HollyShorts, a regular on the MovieMaker Magazine Top 50 Festivals
Worth the Entry Fee list, also engages its community and spotlights
short films year-round through monthly screenings, panels, and networking
events. HollyShorts Film Festival will take place in-person between
September 23-30, 2021 at the TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood,
with the annual Awards Gala set to take place on October 1, 2021.
About Bitpix
https://bitpixtv.com/
Born out of the Oscar® Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, Bitpix
is a new Premium AVOD platform, featuring the world's best short
films. The platform is already live in alpha mode and available via
Bitpixtv.com. Bitpix is streamed through the app for download on
Airplay, Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, AppleTV, Chromecast,
IOS, Roku.
About JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles:
JAPAN HOUSE is an innovative, worldwide project with
three hubs, London, Los Angeles and Sao Paulo, conceived by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. It seeks to nurture a deeper
understanding of Japan in the international community. JAPAN HOUSE
Los Angeles occupies two floors at Hollywood & Highland and
offers a place of new discovery of Japan through its spaces and
diverse programs.
Location: 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Website:
www.japanhousela.com
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