HollyShorts OSCAR-qualifying film festival will open on August 8th with a red carpet right on the steps of the Dolby theater. The festival’s much-anticipated 20th edition is being held from August 8-18, 2024. From over 6000 entries, over 400 films form this year’s anniversary program.
To kick off its 20th anniversary, the HollyShorts Institute will present Alta Global Media’s 2024 Film Summit at the festival. This unparalleled panel schedule consists of innovative sessions with industry think tanks, film finance, distribution, marketing, conversations and workshops for filmmakers.
The festival will kick off with a three-day event within the festival at Japan House from August 9 to 11. The summit will begin with a coffee with the festival founders Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol on Friday, August 9. It will be followed by a Keynote from Mary-Lou Belli, Two-Time Emmy Award winner and Primetime Emmy Award Nominee for a Comedy Series. The summit’s second Keynote will be Actors on Actors, featuring Jimmy Jean-Louis, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Richard Laws.
Following the summit, HollyShorts will feature signature panel discussions every evening from August 12 to 15 at the Japan House. Throughout the week, the events will feature intimate filmmaker drink receptions sponsored by Monarch Wine, Revella Tequila, and Smartwater/Vitamin Water.
Some of the exciting panels include Demystifying Legal for Filmmakers, Directing for Television with Mary-Lou Belli, Packaging Your Film, Marketing Your Film at Festivals to Win Awards, BECiNE’s Cinematography and the Art of Fostering Industry Relationships, Meet the Festivals moderated by Festival Formula’s Katie Bignall, ISA Presents: Short Films, Big Impact, The Power of Narrative: Importance of Telling Stories & Merging Sports + Entertainment, Distribution – Theatrical, Agents & Managers moderated by Steven Adams Founding Partner & Manager, Alta Global Media, SAGIndie’s International Co-Productions, Easterseals Disability Film Challenges’ Casting Authentically – Conversation and Case Studies, Higginbotham’s The Nuts & Bolts of Filming in LA, Indeed’s Shaping the Future: Filmmakers Discuss the Future of Work and ISA Presented Short Films, Big Impact.
The festival is also unveiling its Fireside Chat lineup, which will take place at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater VIP Filmmakers Lounge, presented by Vibes Snacks.
Alta Global Media Summit Presented by HollyShorts Institute’s participating companies include FILMLA, LB Entertainment, Shepard Mullin, Paradigm, Lionsgate, WME, Circle Management and Production, Western Alliance Bank, Festival Formula, NewFilmmakers, Circus Road, Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang, SAGINDIE, Pambili Media, Industry Entertainment, Easter Seals, Higginbotham, Mediawan and Indeed.
A complete list of these exciting panels can be seen here: https://hollyshorts2024.
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