Tag: "Cinespace"

Venue renovation! Dim Mak Studios is now THE ATTIC

RENOVATION ALMOST COMPLETE!!

We will soon be announcing our revised spring screening schedule as our home for many years, Cinespace… a.k.a. Dim Mak Studios, goes through a new transformation with a new name:

THE ATTIC

The new dates for our 2014 African American ShortsFest and our annual Women Directors fest will be confirmed shortly, as well as our regular monthly screenings.

Our venue sponsor The Blvd Group is completing a series of renovations on both the screening room and the lounge that will happen throughout the year. First up is the screening room! I got a peek at the space and it looks amazing!

Today they are installing the sound and AV system, and if all goes according to plan, we will be able to get back to our regular schedule just a few more weeks.

Thanks for your patience, as we await our renewed and refreshed screening room.

We will be referring to the venue for now as THE ATTIC, but it is the same address and location that maintains the spirit, and history of Cinespace – and the indie film community it has supported over the years.

Mar 19, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post

Feb 9 – Short Film Program #16.3

FILMMAKER HAPPY HOUR &
SHORT FILM PROGRAM #16.3

Dimmak Studios
(formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

Sunday February 9, 2014

5:00pm – 6:30pm
Filmmaker Happy Hour

6:30pm – 8:00pm
Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #16.3

LOVE IN THE TIME OF ADVERTISING
Matt Berenty & David Bokser

Musical love story about a man who lives in a billboard.

MAMA ALWAYS TOLD HIM
Annabel Osborne

Rick and Christine fight to stay alive, discovering riveting truths about themselves and the disaster that has nearly destroyed their lives

DYSTOPIA
Josh Mann

Rick and Christine fight to stay alive, discovering riveting truths about themselves and the disaster that has nearly destroyed their lives

ALICE AND THE GIANT EMPTINESS
The Solid State

Alice’s tattered school uniform, worn shoes and very worn bag are a daily source of embarrassment. She suffers constant bullying because she is a “Poor Kid”.

LONACONING
M. Keegan Uhl

In a small room, in a small town in western Maryland, two men struggle to communicate.

A.P.T.5.E.
James Duarte

Nicole just got out of rehab, and moves back in with her mother to get herself together. She doesn’t realize that she is being watched.

Jan 29, 2014 | 0 comments | View Post

SEASON #16 Opening Night – Nov 3 – Dim Mak Studios

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #16.1

Dimmak Studios
(formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

Sunday Nov 3, 2013

5:00pm – 6:30pm
Filmmaker Happy Hour

6:30pm – 8:00pm
Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel

SEASON 16 BEGINS!!

We are thrilled to invite you to join us as we kick off our 16th year of HOLLYWOOD SHORTS!! Join us for our Filmmaker Happy Hour at 5pm (cash bar) and Short Film Program #1 will screen at 6:30pm.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #16.1

HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Ben Genislaw & Yonni Aroussi

Rani and Keren are a young couple moving in together to begin their Happily Ever After.

HOLDEN
Roque Madrid & Juan Arcones

Holden is a photographer with a short term memory loss condition who travels to Paris on assignment to shoot a celebrity actor.

KINGMAN
Adrian Szasz & James McCusker

The Privation of the American Dream

THE LAST TIME I SAW RICHARD
Nick Verso

Jonah is a loner at the teenage mental clinic. When he is forced to share a room with the new patient Richard, the boys become locked in a battle of wills.

Oct 20, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

Short Film Program 15.9 – Sep 21 – Season #15 CLOSING NIGHT

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #15.9

Dimmak Studios
(formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

Saturday September 21, 2013

5:00pm – 6:30pm
Filmmaker Happy Hour

6:30pm – 8:00pm
Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel

SEASON 15 CLOSING NIGHT

Join us on Saturday to celebrate the wrap of our 15th season of monthly short film screenings!! It has been an extraordinary year of filmmaking, new creative friendships and collaborations, and so many new shorts and animated films.

This month, we welcome back alumni filmmaker Kate Rees Davies and a special music video collaboration she shot with Australian singer/songwriter VASSY for the song BEAUTIFUL. The video features some amazing young people from PLAYGROUND OF DREAMS, an innovative mentoring program teaming entertainment industry leaders with children to foster their creativity, leadership, and unique purpose in the world. The project brings together a lovely visual style with the powerful lyrics in Vassy’s empowerment anthem. Vassy and Kate will both be in attendance!

Vassy - "BEAUTIFUL" - directed by Kate Rees Davies
This month’s program also includes another eye-popping selection of short films and animation from near and far, including the encore screening of Talibah L. Newman‘s BUSTED ON BRIGHAM LANE. Also, a new short creepy tale entitled TENDER by LA filmmaker Elric Kane and writer/producer Lee Ross… and more…

Sep 14, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

Short Film Program 15.8 – Aug 17 – Dim Mak Studios

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #15.8

Dimmak Studios
(formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

Saturday August 17, 2013

5:00pm – 6:30pm
Filmmaker Happy Hour

6:30pm – 8:00pm
Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel

Join us for another fantastic program of short films & animation, and our monthly Filmmaker Happy Hour.

SUMMER SATURDAY!!

We continue our summer gatherings with a special SATURDAY Filmmaker Happy Hour and Screening!!!

This weekend’s Filmmaker Happy Hour welcomes the cast and crew of our second SUMMER SHOOT of 2013. We are exploring the process of developing and creating a web series, and we began principal photography this week in a great location in Pasadena. Meet some of the amazing crew and sponsors who have been so critical in making this Summer Shoot so successful.

This month, we welcome home one of our favorite alumni – award winning filmmaker & screenwriter PAULA GOLDBERG. She will be giving us a sneak peek of her brand new short film WATERSHED and sharing some of her process and insights on our filmmaker panel. Paula screened her short film Traveling Companion at the inaugural Hollywood Shorts in October of 1998, so it is very special to have her back to share her latest adventures making films in Dallas!

This month’s program also features an outstanding collection of international animation and short films.

CALDERA
Evan Viera

THE FIX
Ante Novakovic

SAY YES
Ava Duvernay

JENNIFER’S LAW (LA LEGGE DI JENNIFER)
Tommaso Arrighi

WATERSHED
Paula Goldberg

PAULA GOLDBERG

Paula Goldberg is an award-winning writer, producer and director. Most recently she re-wrote the comedy drama THE PERFECT FAMILY starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel and Jason Ritter. Prior to THE PERFECT FAMILY, Paula completed a series of feature films for Regent Entertainment including the thrillers ALIEN PRESENCE and MURDER.COM and the actioner IN HER LINE OF FIRE, starring Mariel Hemingway and David Keith.

Paula directed 30 episodes of the Roland Joffe MTV series, UNDRESSED. She has written, directed and produced several short films including TRAVELING COMPANION, starring SEX IN THE CITY’s Kristin Davis and THE BLAIR PRINCESS PROJECT, a spoof on THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT which sold 5,000 copies with its own home video release.

INAPPROPRIATE WORKPLACE, her original web series, was distributed by the Independent Comedy Network and Comedy Central in 2007. Her original screenplay, OUT AT THE WEDDING is a romantic comedy starring Mike Farrell, Charlie Schlatter, and Mink Stole. It won LOGO’s Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film and debuted on the LOGO channel on Valentine’s Day 2009.

Aug 15, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

Short Film Program #11 – Jul 22

HOLLYWOOD SHORTS - Monthly screenings

Sunday, July 22, 2012
5pm – 8pm
Dimmak Studios (formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

FREE

Edition 14.11

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #11

5pm – 6pm
Filmmaker Happy Hour

6pm – 8pm
Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel

SOMEBODY
Directed by Doug Van Bebber

MIKROS VASILIAS (LITTLE KING)
Directed by Socrates Alafouzos

and more…

Jul 12, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Short Film Program #8 – Apr 22

Sunday, April 22, 2012
5pm – 8pm
Dimmak Studios (formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

FREE

Edition 14.8

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #8

5pm – 6pm
Filmmaker Reception

6pm – 8pm
Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel

THE PILGRIM AND THE PRIVATE EYE – Joel Johnstone

THE MAN BEHIND THE MAN – Mark Edward Lewis

DO PAHAR (AFTERNOON) – Shazia Shrivastava & Sharifa Roy

FAITH & DREAMS – Will Raee

BEAR – Nash Edgerton

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #8

	THE PILGRIM AND THE PRIVATE EYE Director: Joel Johnstone Cast: Joel Johnstone, Danny Deferrari, Tom Noonan
	BEAR Director: Nash Edgerton Cast: Nash Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Warwick Thornton
	DO PAHAR (AFTERNOON) Directors: Shazia Shrivastava & Sharifa Roy Cast: Rohini Hattangady, Dibyendu Bhattacharya
	THE MAN BEHIND THE MAN Director: Mark Edward Lewis Cast: David Batiste, Mark Weiler
	FAITH & DREAMS Director: Will Raee Cast: Hope Olaide Wilson, Karimah Campbell-Taylor, Akuyoe Graham

Mar 24, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Short Film Program #4 – January 15

HOLLYWOOD SHORTS - Monthly screenings

Sunday, January 15, 2012
5pm – 8pm
Dim Mak Studios (formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

FREE

RSVP to attend

Edition 14.4

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #4

5:00pm – 6:30pm
Filmmaker Reception

Cast & Crew Party for
HOW TO KILL YOUR CLONE

6:30pm – 8:00pm
Short Film Program #1 & Filmmaker Panel

HOW TO KILL YOUR CLONE –Ed McWilliams & Jack McWilliams

EX-SEX –Michael Mohan

THE SEA IS ALL I KNOW –Jordan Bayne

Clone by Jack & Ed McWilliams www.atticlightfilms.com

On set with the cast & crew of CLONE

Join us for our January installment of HOLLYWOOD SHORTS. We are screening a fantastic collection of short films and animation, and hosting a special Cast & Crew celebration for the brand new short film HOW TO KILL YOUR CLONE by the hilarious McWilliams Brothers.

The program includes Michael Mohan’s 2011 short film EX-SEX and we will toast him as he heads back to Park City to premiere his newest feature film. This will be Michael’s third consecutive Sundance selection, three years in a row. It is an amazing accomplishment!

Jordan Bayne works with Melissa Leo - Photo courtesy: Ilana Elberg

We are also sharing an exclusive encore screening of THE SEA IS ALL I KNOW – one of the best shorts of 2011 by New York filmmaker Jordan Bayne. This mega-award winning short stars Oscar winning actress Melissa Leo and a stellar cast. If you have not seen this very special film, this is a great opportunity see Jordan’s work.

Our Cast & Crew Party will start at 5pm, and we will start the films at 6:30pm.

Jan 06, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Filmmaker Holiday Party – Dec. 11

FILMMAKER HOLIDAY PARTY

Short Film Program #2

Sunday, December 11

5pm – 8pm

Dim Mak Studios
(formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd., upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

‘Tis the season!

Join us for some holiday cheer, and to celebrate a wonderful year of filmmaking with our HOLLYWOOD SHORTS family!

Bring your family and join us for a fun holiday party and a special Kid-Friendly program of short film & animation.

5:00pm – 6:30pm

Filmmaker Holiday Party

6:30pm – 8pm

Short Film Program #2

Dec 04, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Short Film Program #1 – November 20

HOLLYWOOD SHORTS - Monthly screenings

Sunday, November 20, 2011
5pm – 8pm
Dim Mak Studios (formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

FREE

RSVP to attend

Edition 14.1

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #1

5pm – 6pm
Filmmaker Reception

6pm – 8pm
Short Film Program #1 & Filmmaker Panel

A.L.I.C.E. –Dawn Westlake

dik –Christopher Stollery

MY MOM SMOKES WEED –Clay Liford

ENRIQUE WRECKS THE WORLD – David Chai

SHOPLIFTING – Neil Triffett

THE PROGRAM

A.L.I.C.E.

Director:Dawn Westlake

Wilbur is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and his younger wife Alice must focus on her transition from dependent to caretaker. Handsome rockhound Delfino encroaches on their desert oasis.

Official Selection in over 30 international film festivals; WINNER: BEST INT’L SHORT – Silver Wave FF, Canada

dik

Director: Christopher Stollery
Producer: Sunny Grace, Sun Productions

A concerned father of a six year old takes it the wrong way.

WINNER: Best Comedy – Aspen ShortsFest 2011
WINNER: Best Live Action Short – Palm Springs ShortFest ’11
WINNER: Best Achievement – Flickerfest 2011

MY MOM SMOKES WEED

Director: Clay Liford
Producer: Yen Tan

A son returns home for a visit to discover his mom has a certain… habit. And she now needs him to take her on a run!

OFFICIAL SELECTION at over 30 film festivals, including SUNDANCE 2010.

ENRIQUE WRECKS THE WORLD ENRIQUE WRECKS THE WORLD by David Chai

Director/Animator: David Chai

Enrique learns the hard way that actions speak louder than birds!

NOMINEE: Best Animated Short – Annie Awards 2011
WINNER: Best Animated Short – USA Film Festival
WINNER: Best Animated Short – 2nd Place – ASIFA – East

SHOPLIFTING a short film by Neil Triffett SHOPLIFTING

Director: Neil Triffett
Producer: Lee Matthews

An aging shoplifter struggles to keep control of his life, and his family.

WINNER: Best Short Film – Show Us Your Shorts 2011
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: Canberra Shorts, St. Kilda, Melbourne Underground, Made in Melbourne

Nov 01, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Meet The Filmmakers – January 2011

meet the filmmakers

edition 13.3

learn more about the filmmakers you outta know

On Sunday, we hosted the cast and crew celebration of CERTIFIED by writer/director LUKE ASA GUIDICI, and the Los Angeles premiere of FINDING JACOB by writer/director BRETT STUMPP. Both filmmakers shared great insight on their inspiration, their process, and some of the valuable lessons they have learned along the way. If you missed the screening, here is a little more info about these exciting filmmakers.

Brett Stumpp

FINDING JACOB
www.findingjacob.com

A graduate of Vancouver Film School and New England College, Brett spent many years working in different facets of the film industry in order to know first hand what each person’s responsibilities were. This enabled him a well-earned insight into the process of filmmaking. Brett’s current short film FINDING JACOB is a deeply moving film inspired by his own personal medical crisis, which led him to explore issues of fatherhood and missed opportunities.

Having traveled extensively in his youth, Brett delights in exploring different cultures and customs, which help inform his creative process. Through the course of his studies in everything from martial arts to shamanism, his voracious appetite for the human experience has helped form an outlook unique to the world. This is the foundation Brett has build his career on. In the last few years, Brett has been able to hone his writing and directing abilities as a member of the highly esteemed Beverly Hills Playhouse, and has directed the 2010 feature film Walk By Faith 2: After The Honeymoon.

FINDING JACOB continues to garner warm reception on the festival circuit due to it’s original storytelling and exceptional visual style and composition. The short is enjoying nation-wide television broadcast as part of the African American Short Films television show.

Email BRETT STUMPP

Luke Asa Guidici

CERTIFIED
www.lukeasa.com

When Luke was 6 years old, he broke the family television. They never got another one.

Instead he played with Transformers, explored the woods, read encyclopeias, built things with LEGO’s and listened to NPR. He learned what was funny from Calvin & Hobbes.

After graduating Magna Cum Laude BA/Cinema from SFSU in 2003, he trekked to Los Angeles. He has worked as an extra, a grip, PA, camera operator, AD, producer, editor, falconer and director.

If Luke wasn’t making films, he would be doing something involving snowboarding, cooking or politics.

Luke is currently looking for one or two feature scripts, in the Sci-Fi/Comic-book/Horror genre. He loves to direct music videos, and is always open to working with new local bands. He is repped at Bucks Boys for music video & commercials.

Email LUKE ASA GUIDICI

Jan 24, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Short Film Program #3 – January 23

HOLLYWOOD SHORTS - Monthly screenings

Sunday, January 23, 2010

5pm – 8pm

FREE

Edition 13.3

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #3 RSVP to attend

	CERTIFIED DIRECTOR: Luke Asa Guidici CAST: Thomas Garner, Rebecca Spicher, Therese Lentz, Thomas Brennen In 1950’s rural America, a postman’s imagination runs wild when he is told a fantastic and horrifying story by a precocious girl. Website Twitter
	FINDING JACOB DIRECTOR: Brett Stumpp CAST: Jernard Burks, Erika T. Johnson, Angelo Tiffe Jacob Brown has been deeply affected by what was taken from him years ago. He is now challenged by a life he thought was beyond his reach. Website
	ZERO DIRECTOR: Christopher Kezelos Born into a world of numbers, an oppressed zero discovers that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something. Website Twitter
	SOMETIMES THE WORLD IS VELVET DIRECTOR: Tom Phillips CAST: Maliabeth Johnson & Max Abrams Jack, a struggling fisherman from a lonely seaside town, finds a velvet dress in the ocean that he believes will bring him luck. Website

Jan 18, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Ticket details at The Egyptian Theatre

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

ANACOSTIA	Anthony Anderson
CLOSE	Tahir Jetter
GOOD INTENTIONS	Morocco Omari
I CHEAT	Chris Herod
KATRINA’S SON	Ya’ke
KNOW YOUR ROLE	Daniel K. Hunter
MEN OR MICE	Kiara Jones
MOTH	Hilton Carter
MR. OKRA	T. G. Herrington
THE “F” WORD	Issa Rae
THE KISS	Carey Williams
THE NEXT DAY	Alfred Robbins
THE WOLFMAN	Lamont Wayne
THEM BONES	Lamont Wayne
TROUBLESOME	Hilliard Guess

Jan 04, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

Tag: "Cinespace"

Venue renovation! Dim Mak Studios is now THE ATTIC

RENOVATION ALMOST COMPLETE!!

Feb 9 – Short Film Program #16.3

FILMMAKER HAPPY HOUR &
SHORT FILM PROGRAM #16.3

SEASON #16 Opening Night – Nov 3 – Dim Mak Studios

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #16.1

Short Film Program 15.9 – Sep 21 – Season #15 CLOSING NIGHT

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #15.9

SEASON 15 CLOSING NIGHT

Short Film Program 15.8 – Aug 17 – Dim Mak Studios

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #15.8

SUMMER SATURDAY!!