WELCOME! In January 2005, Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont had a phone conversation that they both still remember very clearly. On that call Daniel and Theo talked about being tired of hearing about friends and colleagues who were trying to make movies and their careers going nowhere while living here in Hollywood – the heartbeat of global cinema. And so they decided to start planning a festival. Later that year, on Saturday August 13, 2005, the 1st HollyShorts Film Festival was held at the Space Theater, a 35 ½ seat hole-in-the-wall venue. The goal was simple: Create a destination to help filmmakers advance their careers, knowledge-share, meet industry pros, while talking about their short movies and collaborating. After this oneday event, they realized that the energy from the screenings and passion of the filmmakers was fueling something bigger, and so it became a tradition. And Year after Year, HollyShorts continued to grow while staying true to the mission. The biggest names, celebrities, and Oscar winners, have participated in the festival in the past 10 years. And through the years, HollyShorts has touched all of Hollywood’s major venues such as the Egyptian Theater, The Directors Guild of America, Laemmle’s Sunset 5, Cinespace, among others. HollyShorts has become a household name and the organizers continue to push the envelope to create unique opportunities for its filmmakers. And now on the brink of the 10th anniversary of HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference, the fest is showcasing a record 420 films from another record 1700 submissions. The 2014 edition will feature a lot of firsts: the first official HollyShorts App, the first ever Vine Competition with Eli Roth’s Crypt, the first time in its history to present 10 days of screenings, and much more. So if you ever have the gut feeling of starting something, go out and embark on that journey; it may spawn a tradition, a community and even a legacy. If not, at least you tried! Thank you to all of our partners, sponsors, family and friends who’ve helped us celebrate 10 years.
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SATURDAY AUG. 14 THE HOLLYSHORTS 10th ANNIVERSARY
OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION TCL CHINESE THEATRES 1 & 6 Hosted by Erin Darling (AMC’s Movie Talk)
5pm HOLLYSHORTS ALUMNI OFFICIAL OPENING FEATURE FILM DRONES Directed & produced by Rick Rosenthal Starring: Eloise Mumford, Matt O’leary
7pm OPENING NIGHT SHORTS PROGRAM Latino Art Beat Youth Competition Winners Presentation Joe and Anthony Russo’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (clip) HollyShorts Visionary Award recipients
Andrew and Luke Wilson’s SATELLITE BEACH Starring: Luke Wilson
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Bill Plympton’s FOOTPRINTS (World Premiere) HollyShorts Indie Animation Icon Award recipient
Bill Plympton’s CHEATIN’ (Trailer)
Nick Peterson’s THE VISITANT Starring: Amy Smart, Doug Jones
Stephanie Laing’s TROUBLE AND THE SHADOWY DEATHBLOW Starring: Tony Hale, Andy Buckley, Jean Villepique
David Martin-Porras’ INSIDE THE BOX Starring: Wilson Bethel, Regina King
Renny Maslow’s EFFED Starring: Ethan Sandler, Adrian Wenner, Zach Braff
Edoardo Ponti’s VOCE UMANA Starring: Sophia Loren
FRIDAY AUG. 15 12pm
YOUTH | CHINESE 1 | 99 min. Competition Presented By LATINO ART BEAT
BOYFRIEND( S) Chris Varonos
THE MAGIC BRACELET
THE CALL OF FARQUNGLU Kris Theorin
RETREAT
Jon Poll
Kris Theorin Kurtis Theorin
THE FOURTH WALL
MINIMUM MAX
Daniel Cooper Adam Cooper
Joshua Ovalle Phil Venti
LOVE AND LAUNDRY
TALK TO ME
Mercedes Morgan (aka Bryce Morgan)
Jordan Santacana
THE GIRL & THE SEA
IT’S A THING
Michael Aloyan
Sebastian Crank Sage McCommas Meredith Morran
2:30pm CANADIAN SHOWCASE | CHINESE 1 | 98 min. LE DEVOIR
SHOWER
Justin Wu
(DOUCHE)
EL TIEMPO DEL AGUA
LIFE’S A BITCH
Shahriar Adham El Kosht
Marie-Eve Beaumont
Francois Jaros
ROLAND
LIFERS
Trevor Cornish
Joel Salaysay
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LE VILLAGE Marcel Simoneau
VANISHING POINTS Marites Carino
CHOCOLATE MILK Michael Ring JR Soldano
5:00pm AFTERNOON DELIGHT | CHINESE 1 | 116 min.
CHASE
SODIUM
Marc Ruiz
Ben Cornelius
YEYE BELLS SHIVER Jordan Michael Blake
THANK YOU CARD Shahine Ezell
BENNY PICASSO
“REACH”
VAN CLIBURN FOUNDATION Aaron Kodzt
AMOUR
(LOVE)
Mark Columbus
THE LANDING
Charlie Alderman
Josh Tanner
EACH TIME AGAIN
THE MORTALITY OF SARA LENSON
Kip Kubin
Adam Epstein
7:30pm 3D & VISUAL STIMULATION | CHINESE 1 | 114 min. CALL HER LOTTE Annekathrin Wetzel
EVE Eric Gandois
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THE CHAPERONE 3D Fraser Munden
THE ADVENTURES OF BARTY AND THE PIRATE Mark Chavez
STRING THEORY
OCEANS Maria Juranici
FACE IN THE CROWD
Alex Preger
HOTLINE
Jonathan Pezza
Deva Blaisdell-Anderson Lee Miller
SURE THING
DOMINO FALLING
Deborah Reinisch
Siavash Farahani
10pm HORROR PROGRAM | CHINESE 6 | 117 min. Presented by Eli Roth’s THE CRYPT
GOOD SAMARITAN Jeffrey Reddick
CAROLINA PARAKEET A.J. Briones
TICKET TO THE HAUNTED MANSION
DARK ORIGINS Evan Randall Green
VISIONS Gene Blalock
DRUDGE Kheireddine El-Helou
Nuntakul Sakulchai
THE BODY Paul Davis
BARISTA Rebekah McKendry
LUNA Antonio Perez
ONE PLEASE Jesse Burks
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12am MIDNIGHT MADNESS | CHINESE 1 | 108 min.
LUCID
BLOWJOB
Kevin K. Shah
Jeff Vespa
ALONE TOGETHER
Jerry Pyle
Blake West
HOLLOW Jason Salzman
MALORY & NICOLE Adam Ward Ronald Quigley
SERVICE
BUG James Pillion
BEHIND THE BUSH Yoann Luis
SATURDAY AUG. 16 12pm VIVE LA FRANCE | CHINESE 1 | 123 min. QANIS Reda Mustafa
GURU
KOSMODROME Youcef Mahmoudi
LA BELLE GUEULE
Jonathan Kluger Yassine Azzouz
Thierry Sausse
THE WAY OF TEA
LAST CALL
Marc Fouchard
Camille Delamarre
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COCA COLA COMMERCIAL Salvador Carrasco
LA-HAUT
(UP THERE) Bill Barluet
TRAUMA DOLLS TRAILER Emilie Flory
2:30pm FAMILY & ANIMATED SHORTS | CHINESE 1 | 117 min. VÍA TANGO
THE WALK
Adriana Navarro Álvarez
Aaron Wolf
THE LOOKING PLANET Eric Law Anderson
LE GOUFFRE Carl Beauchemin David Forest, Thomas Chrétien
DOGONAUTS: ENEMY LINE Justin Rasch and Shel Rasch
THE PINK HELMET POSSE Kristelle Laroche Benjamin Mullinkosson
ANIMAL COOKIES Matthew Temple (with his daughters)
MONSTERS BIG AND SMALL Alex Grybauskas
MY DEAR AMERICANS Arpita Kuma
THE WAY HOME Ting Song
SUPERFLY Mark J. Howell
5pm
LOVE & ROMANCE | CHINESE 1 | 126 min. THE PRINCESS AND THE MUSICIAN Alejandro Montoya Marin
THE OVEN James Gallagher
DE PUTA MADRE A LOVE STORY Catherine Black
Harris DoRan
DELICIOUS AMBIGUITY
OPERATION BARN OWL
Justin Canel
7:30pm
THE STORY OF MILO & ANNIE
Satsuki Okawa
BALD
MEDIATION
Felipe Torres Urso
Francisco Lorite
DRAMA | CHINESE 1 | 126 min.
CASH FOR GOLD
THE CHICKEN
Robert Enriquez
Una Gunjak
SLEEPOVER LA
DUALITY TRAILER
Lily Baldwin
Emad Asfoury
TRANSIT
TODAY’S THE DAY
Sarah Mintz
POINTS OF ORIGIN Anya Leta
Daniel Campos
OUT OF LOVE Jon Ryan Sugimoto
VERBATIM
SOPHIE
Brett Weiner
Alex Lombard
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10pm PRIMETIME COMEDY | CHINESE 1 | 106 min. MANAGER Jacob Meszaros
NEIL AND JOHN IN THE KEY Sherwin Shilati
Kristin McCasey
DAVID SEDARIS’ THE LEARNING CURVE
CHECK PLEASE
I SWEAR
BULIMIA: THE MUSICAL
Phil McCarty
Geoffrey James
Beautimus
THE WRONG TODD
ATOMIK
Rob Schulbaum
THE ARMADILLO Joe Ahern
#TWITTERKILLS Brett Sorem
Bruno Mourral
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS Ben Slatkin
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS Ben Slatkin
12am MIDNIGHT MADNESS | CHINESE 1 | 107 min. STEVE’S PROBLEM Mike Lars White
MONEY SHOT Jackie! Zhou
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. ZOMBIE
TRUST ME, I’M A LIFEGUARD
David Leclercq
Tony Glazer
CRYSTAL
LUCKY 13th
Chell Stephen
Kirstin Zotovich
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SAD MOTIVATOR
BUNKER
Nathan Alan Bunker
Ned Ehrbar
THE UMBRELLA FACTORY Lexie and Nick Trivundza
SUNDAY AUG. 17 12pm WASHINGTON SHORTS | CHINESE 1 | 124 min. Presented by EVIL SLAVE
THE BATH
LOST PINES
Mark Lundsten
Britta Lundin
THE BIG PAYBACK MUSIC VIDEO
FROM 1994
ROMARO FRANCESWA
Johan Liedgren / Tale & Co.
HOME SWEET HOME Matthew Davis Hickney
Casey Warren Danielle Krieger
SHIFT PARADIGM Ben Andrews
ROTATION
TRAUMA
Jenn George
Jeremy Berg
THE ARBORLIGHT Phillip Harvey Kevin Harvey
THE NEW WEST Peter Edlund
TALK IT UP TV Gay Victim Gets Surprise Family Reunion Rick Walters
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2:30pm STUDENT I | CHINESE 1 | 118 min. RANDOM STOP UCLA
SWEET CORN COLUMBIA
Benjamin Arfmann
Joo Hyun Lee
ROBIN’S EGG BLUE USC
THE HIPSTER WEREWOLF USC
Gorby Mu Fan Shih
Edd Benda
CAIN COLUMBIA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY USC
Zijian Yan
Richard Heredia-Arriaga
THE OATH CHAPMAN
GREG AFI
Andrew Richards
Eric Yang
5pm THE VFX SHOWCASE | CHINESE 1 | 120 min. ON/OFF
MOUSE X
Thierry Lorenzi
Justin Tagg
GLOW
GHOST LIGHT
Douglas Jessup
PJ Germain
NOVA
RECOIL
John Albanis
Evan Matthews
SERPENT’S LULLABY
INNER DEMONS
Patricia Chica
RECURRING SYMPTOMS Peter Szewczyk
Ben Caird
CORONA. FIND YOUR BEACH. Mike Smith Rivera
SHIFTER Diego Hallivis
7:30pm THE SCI-FI SHOWCASE | CHINESE 1 | 120 min. NORTH BAY
DISTANCE
ATRIUM
FIST
Adam Grabarnickd
Dave Paige
THE PALE MOONLIGHT Tin Pang
THE ESCAPE Ivano Di Natale Alessandro De Vivo
Daniel Allan Langa
Gavin Hignight
RAKER Ande Cunningham
FUTURE HERO Ramin Serry
THE iMOM Ariel Martin
10pm THRILLERS 1 | CHINESE 1 | 121 min. THE CASK
ANOTHER LIFE
Ryan Leede
Mark Lammerding
ARTFUL GAMBIT
DESERTED
Sigurd Culhane
Sammi Cohen
TRUNK
BAM
Matthew Szewczyk
Won Kang
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CAPSTONE’S OAK Will Phelps
MONDAY AUG. 18 12pm DOCUMENTARY SHORTS I | CHINESE 6 | 123 min. THREE NIGHTS, THREE DAYS:
ENDEAVOUR’S JOURNEY THROUGH LOS ANGELES Paul Bozymowski
LOST Xiaoxiao Chen
HALF SOUR Sean McGing Mary Anne Rothberg
LOOKING FOR RUBBISH Tim Stone
THE LADY IN NUMBER 6:
FATHER & SON Richard Courtney
MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE Malcom Clarke
2:30pm TIME MACHINE I | CHINESE 6 | 94 min. THE CHARLATAN Alexis Manya Spraic
THE GAME, ANGELS AND THE CHAMBER John Michael Kennedy
JONESTOWN David B. Berget
HECTOR: LOST SOULS WITH SWITCHBLADES Jeff Compton
NO COMPANY
LAS CIENI
Benjamin Morgan
Andrzej Cichocki
JOHN VARVATOS SPOT
VALIANT
Neil Payne
Robin Phillips
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5pm INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE | CHINESE 6 | 122 min. UN UCCELLO MOLTO SERIO (Italy) Lorenza Indovina
WOODHOUSE (UK) Fred Rowson
SECURITY (South Africa) Mark Middlewick
CAFE REBO (Haiti) Bruno Mourral
JUSTLIKEABITCH (Ireland) Ruaidhri Conroy
SASSI KESHET NEVER EATS FALAFEL (Israel) Nimrod Shapira
INHERITANCE (UK) Matt Houghton
1%ERS (EL SALVADOR) Francesca de Sola
GLI ZII (UK) Gerard Monaco
7:30pm MUSIC VIDEOS | CHINESE 6 | 98 min. ONLY ME Carlos Hurtado
SUGARPLUM FAIRIES FT. RT VALINEESCONDITE Thomas Rigler
PETITE COLUMBO ‘CRYONICS’ Olivier Mastey
DRAG ME: A URBAN MUSIC TALE Nikos Kellis
GHOST OF A SMILE Peder Thomas Pedersen Simon Bonde
WE CAN’T STOP - NEON HITCH Bryan Yokomi
STAGNANT POOL
GLOSSOLALIA
Kevin Calero
Benjamin Disinger
ALESIA-ANDREA OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO Lucas Posson
AS LONG AS YOU WATCH MY HEART Jacob Lundgaard Andersen
OONA ‘KALEIDOSCOPE’ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO Side of Fries
HERE COMES THE RAIN
EXIT HOODS ‘SPOOKY ACTIONS IN THE DISTANCE’ Ilya Simakov
VIOLENCE DONE WELL maida hals
LONDON GRAMMAR ‘HEY NOW’ Christopher Ullens de Schooten
BOYS NOIZE ‘STARWIN’
Irene C Rodríguez
Michael Bishop
WAIT FOR IT
ALL THOSE DELICATE CUTS BY DAS MUERTE
Juliet Lashinsky Revene Marc Fratello
CLAPPING FOR THE WRONG REASONS Hiro Murai
Phil Mucci
STAY WITH ME Raiya Corsiglia
NUMB Ivo Raza
10pm ANIMATION FOR GROWN-UPS | CHINESE 6 | 116 min. BILLIE’S BLUES
INTERVIEW
Louis-Jean Gore
Mikkel Okholm
MONSTRO!
GOUTTE D’OR
Christopher Romano
Christophe Peladan
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WINE, WOMEN, & COGNAC
THE MISSING SCARF Eoin Duffy
Louis Mansfield
RAGING BALLS OF STEEL JUSTICE
FIGHT THE ROBOTS Russell Sadeghpou
Michael Mort
GRISHA TRAILER
RESURRECTION John Wardlaw
Brendan O’Sullivan Pelin Kirca
SAUSAGE
LOS ROSALES
Robert Grieves
Daniel Ferreira
LADY OF THE NIGHT
THOUSAND Danijel Zezelj
Attie Albertus Laurent Boileau
TUESDAY AUG. 19 12pm OUTSHORTS | CHINESE 6 | 114 min. Presented by SAGindie
LAMBING SEASON
RESURRECTION SLOPE
Jeannie Donohoe
Tamara Feldman
VETRARMORGUN
ALMOST CRIMES
Sakaris Fríði Stórá
Diego Vega Jenkins
THE FORGOTTEN PIECE Lian-Jou (Yvette) Chou
IF WE TOOK A HOLIDAY Glenn Gaylord, Dennis Hensley, Nadya Ginsburg
SIC
SNOWFLAKE
Joshua Hinkson
Francesco Roder
2:30pm WOMEN IN FILM | CHINESE 6 | 126 min. MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA Ameenah Kaplan
JENNY & LALO
GLINDA Nicole Cosgrove
RELICS
Janine Salinas Schoenberg
Jennie Allen
THE RESOLUTION
RED RIDER
Jennie Kong
Gala Goliani
NI-NI
HAPPY HOUR
Melissa Hickey
Gretl Claggett
LITTLE WHISPERS: THE VOW Lina Roessler
5pm DRAMATIC SHORTS II | CHINESE 6 | 128 min. STILL HERE
THE OTHER SIDE
Ethan Rains
John Humber
KRISHA
MARKET HOURS
Trey Edward Shults
Jon Goldman
POKER DONKEY
BULLY
Laura & Roger Ranney
Robert Weiermair
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DIEGO Sara Seligman
THE LAST DINNER PARTY Ava Bogle, Greg Hirsh, Christina Zamora
7:30pm THRILLER SHORTS II | CHINESE 6 | 114 min.
Griffin Devine & Alyssa Radmand
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES (UK)
EMILY
THE SOUND OF TRAINS
HICCUP
MIchael Pearce
Guy Davies
Travis Champagne Jordan Bradley
THE ONLY MAN
HARMONY
Jos Mann
Logan Kibens
HE TOOK HIS SKIN OFF FOR ME Ben Aston
10pm ACTION SHORTS | CHINESE 6 | 122 min.
BITTER TACO Steve Reese
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BECOMING OF AN ELITE SPY Matt Wells
THE REWARD
CRIMINAL
David Telles
Denzel Whitaker
SOUTH DOWN ORCHARD
Jejuan R. Guillory
Brian Leavell
CRAZY CHARLIE
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Justin Zsebe
BOXER ON THE WILDERNESS
BROTHERS
GANAS
HOLD UP HEART
Daniel Rübesam
Alexandra Boyd
Dan Eccles
WEDNESDAY AUG. 20 HSFF DIGITAL DAY Presented by GENERAL ASSEMBLY
12pm ROMANTIC COMEDY SHORTS | CHINESE 6 | 114 min. THE BEST FRIEND
STROKER
Melissa Sadoff Oren
Austin Nichols
VIS A VIS
WALLACE
Dan Connolly
Ian McCulloch
LOVE AND DATING IN LA!
DEATH BY OMELETTE
Alex Russell
THE COUNCIL Beau McCombs
Greg Emetaz
LIFE COACH Remonde Francois Andy Dick
PLEASE HAND STAMP Jeff Jenkins
2:30pm COMING OF AGE | CHINESE 6 | 113 min. FOUREYES Conor Byrne
BERNARD LE GRAND Philippe Lupien Marie-Hélène Viens
BEEP
DISCONNECTED
Yvan Iturriaga
Ludovic Littee
ETHAN & ELI
THE EARTH, THE WAY I LEFT IT
Katrina Albright
Jeff Pinilla
THE SHOWDOWN
CRYING MAN
Daniela Schrier Kafshi
Brett Allen Smith
5pm DRAMATIC SHORTS III | CHINESE 6 | 125 min. YOU’RE DEAD TO ME Wu Tsang
WAKING MARSHALL WALKER
INTERSTATE Camille Stochitch
ANNIVERSARIO Jeffrey Dechausse
Bjorn Thorstad Gabriel Baron
NOËL Joe Holt
APP Alexander Berman
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME Adam Jason Finmann Michael Marc Friedman
THIS IS NORMAL Justin Giddings Ryan Welsh
7:30pm TOO FUNNY SHORTS | CHINESE 6 | 124 min. PERSONAL DAY
BINGO NIGHT
Philip Jessen
Jordan Liebowitz
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Devon Avery
WARRIOR CAT SPEC COMMERCIAL
THE LORD OF CATAN
BAGELS: THE MOVIE
Stuart C. Paul
Nick Hoffa
VACATION Tracy Brown
TYCO PARKS THE CAR
CLUB MAGIC MOMENT
FLOATING SUNFLOWERS
Zachary Volker
Francisco Solorzano
ONE-MINUTE TIME MACHINE
Douglas Cushnie
Vilka Tzouras
HUMAN RESOURCES:
SICK DAYS AREN’T A GAME Jeff Barry
10pm WEB SERIES II | CHINESE 6 | 108 min. HELLA
DIRTY CUES
Rory Uphold
Cesar Gamino
HOLLOWAY HEIGHTS
TWINZIES:
Alex Petrovitch, Katherine Randolph, John F. Beach, Bill Sebastian
BAD TIMING Brandon Ravet
THE PROCESS Carey Williams
COUPLES THERAPY
Lisa Rodriguez, JB Rutagarama, Elle Schneider, Jason Zumwalt
GENTLE MEN “LETTING GO” Matthew Irving Epstein & Noah Sermos Martin
THE AGE OF INSECURITY:
A CLINICAL ROMANCE Adriano Valentini
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PR
•
MARKETING
•
EVENTS
BESTIES Brooke Lenzi & Allison Bosma
FIRSTS: FIRST NIGHT OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE & FIRST RUNNING INTO THE EX
Andrew Miller, Kevin Ward
JON AND JEN ARE MARRIED
RESEARCH: A WEB SERIES
Gregory Fitzsimmons
Adam Hall
THURSDAY AUG. 21 12pm DOCUMENTARY SHORTS II | CHINESE 6 | 122 min. LOS OLVIDADOS David Feldman
ELEANOR AMBOS INTERIORS Andrew Michael Ellis
HERD IN ICELAND Lindsay Blatt
DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED Maria Ceballos Paz
MATT Seth Shapiro
SEXY SHOPPING Antonio Benedetto Adam Selo
2:30pm HS ALUMNI NEW HORIZONS | CHINESE 6 | 104 min. PULL OVER TO KILL Robbie Ikegami
ESCAPE John Wynn
RESIGNATION Joshua Caldwell
ELECTRIC INDIGO Jean-Julien Collette
PARADIDDLE
MATEO
Craig Singer
Nancy C. Mejia
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DECON Luke Snailham
BAD WEATHER FILMS Peter Vass & Sam Milman
HEAD-SIDE UP John Byford
5pm TIME MACHINE II | CHINESE 6 | 122 min. THE BOX Jon Huertas & Andrew Bikichky
CHULA Victoria E. Soberal
I CAN SEE YOU
TIN AND TINA
Lucy Butler
Rubin Stein
ONE ARMED MAN
FORERUNNER
Tim Guinee
Christopher He
7:30pm STUDENT II | CHINESE 6 | 141 min. DUSTLAND AFI Jacob Lundgaard Andersen
ANXIOUS OSWALD GREENE CAPILANO U of CANADA
Marshall Axani
DELIVER US NYFA Laura Elisa Perez
PLAYTIME TISCH SCHOOL
OF THE ARTS, ASIA Hamad Al-Tourah
STRAIGHT DOWN LOW CHAPMAN
THEME SONG REBEL USC
Zach Wechter
Luke C. Patton
INTO THE SILENT SEA CHAPMAN
PRESENT TRAUMA USC
Andrej Landin
Mark D. Manalo
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FRIDAY AUG. 22 2:30pm TAKE ME THERE | CHINESE 4 | 110 min.
5pm
THE HOMEOWNER
A QUIET COURAGE
Kevin Linke
James Card
ROOM 19
ROADS END
Kimberly Browning
Ben Renschen
THE BALLET DANCER
BROOKLYN FARMER
Scott Eriksson
Michael Tyburski
INDI.COM & 48 HOUR DISABILITY COMPETITION WINNERS | CHINESE 6 | 99 min. SPAM
HANDS DOWN
David Scrieciu
John Lawson
SADAT X IS BACK
WHEELZ
Maxwell Benson
Justin Possenti
GARBAGE DAY Matt King
MORNING Dror Soref
DISABILIDATES Marques Chaney and Rachel Handler
BOUND FOR GREATNESS Jimmy Gadd
IT’S ABOUT TIME Snehal Patel
A LITTLE BROKE Nic Novicki
STARTING FROM ZERO Gregorio Arroyo Sebastián
7:30pm DRAMATIC SHORTS II | CHINESE 4 | 91 min. AND THEN
THE END AGAIN
Ka’Ramuu Kush
Crystle Roberson
BLOOD DIVIDED
MY 2 BLACK GIRLFRIENDS
– A FAMILY DEBATE Corey Grant
EPISODE 1: UR A USER
Jenn Page
HIS NEW HANDS
KEYE LUKE
Sudhanshu Saria
Timothy Tau
BREAK THE BARS
BREAKDOWN
David Bianchi
Brayden Yoder
10pm FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE | CHINESE 4 | 112 min. GASMASK
GET SOME
Pablo Bonelli
The Horton Brothers
THE 4th
TROIS NUITS ET UNE MORT
Derek Schweickart
ASLEEP & AWAKE Joshua Giuliano
Stéphane Dirschauer
IM SCHATTEN DER FREMDE (TAKEN DREAM) Julian Weiss
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SATURDAY AUG. 23 12pm NEXT GEN SHOWCASE | CHINESE 4 | 110 min. MACHSOM
ZUGZWANG
Joel Novoa
Yolanda Centeno
A NEW LEAF
EUGENE
Clinton Cornwell
Catalina Hoyos-Restrepo
ODYSSEA
O JOGO
Morrisa Maltz
Pedro Coutinho
OSTRICHLAND David McCracken
2:30pm HSFF MONTHLY SCREENINGS AUDIENCE WINNER | CHINESE 4 | 116 min. INVASION OF THE MONEY $NATCHER$
EMMA AND I Rock Chang
Patrick Murphy
Nugent Cantileno
REINCARNATION OF FRANK
KING ETERNAL
POLE-ITICS
TILT OF A ROSE
Christiano Dias
Margo Romero
Emilee Wilson
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DESTROY THE ALPHA GAMMAS Scott Brown
ALCHEMY Winston Abalos
FAR Brian Crewe
SEX POSE MAN Daniel J Pico
5pm SHORT BUT SWEET | CHINESE 4 | 111 min.
BUILDING LINES Mike Byrd
THE [WHAT’S UP WITH YOUR FRIEND?] FRIEND Dustin Pearlman
A STITCH IN TIME (FOR $9.99) Mu Sun
ELVIS THE CAT Matthew Cardarople
2-STAR
FOUND.
Jacob Halajian
Jessie Rabideau
PAROLE OFFICERS
Joshua Staman
Adam Ward
PIN IT
OUT TO LUNCH
WHAT CHEER?
Nic Reader
Michael Slavens
ELEFANTE Pablo Lacuren
7:30pm LAST BUT NOT LEAST | CHINESE 4 | 109 min. HALLUCINATION
WATER
Anna Akana
Kendall Goldberg
I REMEMBER YOU
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
John Michael Kennedy
Jason Heinrich
KARAGANDA
AFTER LYDIA
Max Weissberg
Nicholas Bradford-Ewart
THOMAS Alexandre Martins
SALVATORE William Shermer
PENANCE Jeff Wolfe
BLACKOUT Alana Waksman
10pm CHELSEA’S LIGHT Bruce Caulk
HOLLYSHORTS ALUMNI OFFICIAL CLOSING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM
ONE LITTLE PILL THE TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOLISM THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT
Executive Produced and Narrated by Claudia Christian (Babylon 5) Directed and Produced by Adam Schomer “Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic… unless something could change what’s happened. And that’s the other story.” Narrated by Claudia Christian, star of the Babylon 5 TV Series, One Little Pill follows the struggles of a new method for treating alcoholism and the people whose lives change because of it. Although 78% effective, The Sinclair Method has been held back by deeply embedded dogma, outdated societal beliefs, a greedy rehab industry, and a system unwilling to change. With over 2.5 million per year dying from alcohol related causes worldwide (more than HIV), the time is now for an option that saves lives.
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JURY 2014 DAVE FELDMAN
KIMBERLY L. OGLETREE
JACKIE LEE
DON ROSSI NUCCI
DAVE HUSSEY
MIKHAIL NAYFELD
SIGGY FERSTL
JOAN GRATZ
SEAN COLEMAN
ARLENE KLASKY
DAN GLASS
YUKA KOBAYASHI
TOM GREEN
MALCOLM CLARKE
SHARON LAWRENCE
BARRY RUBINOW
GARY ANTHONY WILLIAMS
ADAM SCHOMER
JEANNIE ROSHAR
STEVEN REICH
ELI ROTH’S THE CRYPT
JENO HODI
GALE HANSEN RICK SORKIN
KATHERINE CUNNINGHAM-EVES
LAUREN FREEMAN
JT MOLLNER
JAMES BROWN
PETER CORNWELL
BABACAR DIENE
JAKE PUSHINSKY
BEN ODELL
ERIC CONNER
KENNETH KOKIN
CHERYL BEDFORD
RYAN BLACK
CHUCHIE HILL
ERICK SALOMON
JULIET BERMAN
MIKE DELORENZO
LAUREN AVINOAM
NEAL DODSON
ELLIOTT OWEN
GREG PEDICIN
MATTHEW IRVING
JAMIE LINDEN
RUDY SCALESE
DAVID DASTAMLCHIAN
JELANIE JOHNSON
AMBER RASBERRY
LINDA O. OLSZEWSKI
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PRESENTED BY
HS FILM CONFERENCE FRIDAY, 8/15 12pm-1:30pm CROWDFUNDING TO BUILD INDEPENDENCE PRESENTED BY SEED & SPARK + TUGG 2pm-3:30pm
THE CURRENT STATE OF HOLLYWOOD
INSIDER INSIGHT FROM TOP MANAGERS
4pm-5:30pm HOW TO BEST USE YOUR HORROR SHORT FOR BUSINESS PRESENTED BY FANGORIA MAGAZINE AND SCREAM FACTORY
SATURDAY, 8/16 11am-12pm
THE FUTURE OF DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
12pm-1:30pm GET YOUR FILM FINANCED 2pm-3:30pm
THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION
4pm-5:30pm THE REEL DEALS IN SHORT FILM PRESENTED BY SHORTS HD
SUNDAY, 8/17 12pm-2pm
EMPOWERING YOUR FILM FUNDING
2:30pm-4pm
WHAT DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO GET YOUR MOVIE INTO THE FEST?
4:30pm-6pm
WASHINGTON FILM – COME SEE WHAT YOU’RE MISSING
MONDAY, 8/18 12pm-1:30pm ME+HER – CASE STUDY PRESENTED BY BLACKMAGIC DESIGN 2pm-3:30pm
LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE IN FILMS TODAY
4pm-5:30pm HOW TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO FEATURE FILMS PRESENTED BY UCLAX
TUESDAY, 8/19 12pm-1:30pm WIF – WOMEN IN FILM AT HOLLYSHORTS 2pm-3:30pm
ENTERTAINMENT LAW FOR SHORT FILMMAKERS
4pm-5:30pm CAN THE INTERNET REALLY MAKE YOU A BETTER PRODUCER?
WEDNESDAY, 8/20 DIGITAL DAY PRESENTED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY 12pm-1:30pm
EMERGING DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOR SHORT FILMMAKERS
2pm-3:30pm
PGA DIGITAL PANEL
4pm-5:30pm
GENERAL ASSEMBLY – HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR IDEA
THURSDAY, 8/21 12pm-1:30pm HOW TO CREATE AN AWARD WINNING SHORT 2pm-3:30pm SPEED SHMOOZING – THE CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA 4pm-5:30pm CASTING MATTERS – CASTING DIRECTORS PANEL
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 | 9PM HEMINGWAY’S HIDEAWAY LOUNGE 6356 HOLLYWOOD BLVD
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 | 9PM HollyShorts New Vault Media Party STATION LOUNGE AT W HOTEL HOLLYWOOD 6250 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 | 9PM Drinks in House ROOSEVELT HOTEL
MONDAY, AUGUST 18 | 9PM HollyShorts Music Video After Party HOLLYSHORTS GOES TO CABO CANTINA 6669 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 | 6-8PM HollyShorts Happy Hour at Hilton Garden Inn 2005 N HIGHLAND AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90068
HSFF PARTIES WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20 | 6-8PM General Assembly Power Happy Hour Celebrating Digital Day HOLLYSHORTS FILM CONFERENCE ROOSEVELT OSCAR ROOM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 | 9PM HollyShorts Karaoke LOCATION TBD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 | 10PM HollyShorts Awards ROOSEVELT HOTEL BALLROOM 7000 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, HOLLYWOOD, CA, 90028
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 | 10PM Closing Night BUSBY’S EAST 5364 WILSHIRE BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90036
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THANK YOU I would like to thank all of the wonderful filmmakers throughout the 10 years of HollyShorts, we have now screened over 1,500 films and each filmmaker has helped shape what are today. Thanks to our fantastic sponsors and partners, mainly Company 3, Method, Shorts HD, Martini. Special thanks goes out to our immediate team, Nicole Castro, Edith and Ozzie Torres, Alexandra Schwab, Leimomi Coloretti, Allison Powell, Jerome Curchod, Philippe Casseus, Valerie Dumont, Frantz Durand, Kevin Anderson, Damon Campbell, Joanna Fang, and all the volunteers and jury members that keep us going year round. To my family and friends back home for continually coming out to support, namely Abuela Libby, Mom, Andres, Camilo, Armando, Ralph, John, and the Lezak family. To Puah Benz, I love you and thank you for putting up with all of this! Theo, its been an awesome 10 years! The journey continues... DANIEL SOL
Many thanks to my amazing HollyShorts Core Team- Theo and Danny. Can’t believe it’s been 6 years since I joined you guys! We’ve grown a lot together, can’t wait to see what the next 10 years bring! My always supportive Mother – Thank you for all your patience, love and advice. My awesome friends – thanks for your constant support! Thank you to our amazing volunteers who help to bring this fantastic experience to life for us every year. Special Thanks to our NYFA volunteers and to Cheryl Bedford! Special acknowledgements to Sherley for her tireless work on our DCP/QT tracking, Kevin for his Technical Direction of our program for this year and Super Special thanks go to Carter for whom we would be lost without! Anyone else I’ve missed, you are appreciated! Thank You! NICOLE CASTRO
Thank you to all our sponsors and partners for making this all happen. Daniel Sol for leading the way, thanks to Nicole Castro for being our heartbeat. Thanks my amazing wife Valerie, our two daughters Camille and Emilie, my mother Maryse, Marc, Laurent, Colette, Philippe and Chantal, and our dear friends who are family Damon, Frantz, Kevin, Edith and Ozzy. And of course the entire global HollyShorts team. THEO DUMONT
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