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January 14, 2008
2008 HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR
ENTRIES
Official Deadline is May 16 For All Short Films
Hollywood, CA - Today, the 2008 HollyShorts Film
Festival (HSFF) announces the call for entries for
short films. Submission forms can be completed
directly online by visiting
www.hollyshorts.com or by
submitting on Withoutabox directly at
www.withoutabox.com/login/4655. The 4th Annual
HollyShorts Film Festival will be held August 7-10
with screenings, events and parties in
Hollywood, CA.
All submissions must be 30 minutes or less. Deadlines
to submit U.S. and International short films for the
2008 HollyShorts Film Festival are:
• February 15, 2008 - EARLY SUBMISSION DEADLINE
• April 11, 2008 - OFFICIAL DEADLINE
• May 16, 2008 – LATE DEADLINE
Completed U.S. and international short films may be
submitted and must arrive in office by February 15 for
early consideration and a reduced submission fee.
Complete information and eligibility requirements are
available on
HollyShorts.com. In order to be eligible
for competition, short films must have been completed
in either 2006 or 2007. All films submitted for
competition are also considered for participation in
non-competitive categories of Opening Night Premieres,
HollyShorts International Suite and the HollyShorts
official closing event.
HollyShorts
Film Festival awards prizes for short
films in the following areas: Overall Best Short Film,
Best Student Short, Best Cinematography, Best Drama,
Best Documentary, Best Animation, Best Narrative, Best
Comedy, Best International, Best Actor, Best Actress,
Best Thriller, Best Music Video, Future Filmmaker and
much more. All films are eligible for Audience Choice.
The submission link and complete information regarding
eligibility and entry rules for the 2008 HollyShorts
Film Festival are available on the HollyShorts
Film
Festival website at
www.hollyshorts.com. Information
is also available through the HollyShorts hotline at
818-760-9897, by email to
staff@hollyshorts.com. For
sponsorship information, please email
admin@hollyshorts.com with your query.
About HollyShorts Film Festival
The inaugural HollyShorts Film Festival took place at
The Space Theatre in
Hollywood August 2005 and
featured 23 short films from the U.S.,
UK,
Poland,
Canada and
Thailand. The 2nd annual HollyShorts Film
Festival took place at Cinespace in
Hollywood, CA and
featured 53 of the best short films from around the
world. 13 different countries were represented. The
third annual HollyShorts Film Festival took place
August 10-12, 2007, drawing over $26,000 in prizes
awarded. The festival featured three screening venues.
Best Short film honors went to "Songbird" Directed by
John Thompson. Thompson was awarded a one week audio
rental package courtesy of Action Audio and Visual,
featuring sound and communications equipment rentals
to utilize for his next film project. The festival
featured Actor
Adrian Grenier's short film
"Euthanasia," a DJ performance from the legendary hip
hop DJ
Biz Markie and 57 short films in competition;
three days of screenings, parties, insightful panels
along with a slew of networking platforms for
HollyShorts participants. The 2007 HollyShorts Film
Festival included the following partners:
Ourstage.com, h Magazine, Showbiz Software Stores,
Action Audio and Visual,
Si-Mi.com, Stash DVD
Magazine, UCLA Extension Department of Entertainment
Studies, Dreamhouse Ensemble, LA One Stop, LBN E lert,
Indiepix, Breakyourself, Choice Hospitality, Film
Radar, Shortend Magazine, Sand Jewelry by Therese and
Vice
Hollywood. For more information, visit
www.hollyshorts.com.
About HollyShorts
HollyShorts is an organization devoted to showcasing
the best and brightest short films from around the
globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through
screenings, networking events, and various panel and
forums. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the
top short films produced 30- minutes or less. For more
information, please visit
www.hollyshorts.com.
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