Last year, the Academy® granted the festival their 4th Oscar®-qualifying award for ‘Documentary Short Film,’ joining top awards ‘Best Short Film Grand Prize,’ ‘Best Short Animation,’ and ‘Best Short Live Action.’ The winners of these awards will be eligible for consideration for a 2025 Academy® Award.
The star-studded jury who will determine which four films will qualify to be considered for the 2025 edition alongside high profile HollyShorts awards are:
- Adam Rackoff (“The Brainwashing of my Dad,” “Downwind”)
- Alex Winter (“Zappa,” “Bill & Ted Face The Music”)
- Alice Doyard (Academy Award-winner)
- Adrienne Barbeau (“Maude, “Swamp Thing”)
- Danny Pino (“Hotel Cocaine,” “Unión de Reyes”)
- David Dastmalchian (“Oppenheimer,” “The Suicide Squad”)
- Jennice Lee
- Joe Utichi (Deadline)
- Joey Moser (Awards Daily)
- Jon Huertas (“This is Us,” “Castle”)
- Josh Hamilton (“Reality,” “The Walking Dead”)
- Joshua Seftel (Academy® Award nominee)
- Katherine McNamara, (“Shadowhunters,” “The Maze Runner”)
- Kalani Dreimanis
- Keith Simanton (IMDB Senior Film Editor)
- Lio Tipton (“A Friend of the Family,” “Riddle of Fire”)
- Matt Carey (Deadline)
- Matthew Modine (“The Martini Shot”, “Hard Miles”)
- Michelle Krusiec (“A Million Miles Away,” “Hollywood”)
- Misan Harriman (Academy® Award nominee)
- Omer Ben-Shachar (Student Academy® Award-winner)
- Peter Macon (“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Orville”)
- Rachel Brosnahan (“Superman,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
- Ramin Zahed (Animation Magazine)
- Rosa Salazar (“Alita: Battle Angel”)
- Rosario Dawson (“Ahsoka,” “Common Ground”)
- Samuel Arnold (“Emily in Paris,” “Expectations”)
- Ryan Black (Producer and Head of Acquisitions at Flawless AI)
- Sandro Monetti (BBC/CNN film expert)
- Sarah Shahi (“Red, White & Royal Blue,” “Sex/Life”)
- Tricia Helfer (“Lucifer,” “Battlestar Galactica”) and
- Tyrese Gibson (“Fast & Furious,” “1992”)
Heading HollyShorts brand new Sports category is none other than NBA champion Metta World Peace. Also judging will be Emmy Award-winning producer Jessica Badawi and NBA agent Colby Schinto.
HollyShorts is devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panels and forums. The festival showcases the top short films produced in 40 minutes or less.
To view the official selections visit http://www.hollyshorts.com.
This year’s hybrid celebration of short films will take place in person, with screenings at the world-renowned TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and virtually through the official festival streaming platform, BITPIX.
HollyShorts screenings will take place from August 8-18th at TCL Chinese Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., 3rd Level, Hollywood, CA, 90028, followed by the annual awards gala on August 18th.
For additional information and tickets visit https://hollyshorts2024.eventive.org/passes/buy.
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