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Short Film Program #9 – May 20

HOLLYWOOD SHORTS - Monthly screenings

Sunday, May 20, 2012
 5pm – 8pm
Dimmak Studios (formerly Cinespace)
6356 Hollywood Blvd, upstairs
Hollywood, CA 90028

FREE

Edition 14.9

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #9

 

5pm – 6pm
Filmmaker Happy Hour

6pm – 8pm
 Short Film Program & Filmmaker Panel

THE MAKER – Christopher & Christine Kezelos

EL COCODRILO (THE CROCODILE) – Steve Acevedo

SOME BOYS DON’T LEAVE – Maggie Kiley

THE DOLPHIN – Bryan Watkins & Josh Mann

I HAVE NO HOLD ON YOU – T. Thaddeus Cahill & Victory Palmisano

 
THE MAKER - Christopher Kezelos

THE MAKER
Director: Christopher Kezelos
Producer: Christine Kezelos

Stop Motion Animation

A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
EL COCODRILO - a short film by Steve Acevedo

EL COCODRILO (THE CROCODILE)
Director: Steve Acevedo
Writer: Alfredo Barrios, Jr.

Cast: Jacob Vargas, Aldolfo Alvarez, Hugo Medina

When a Mexican journalist is pressured to reveal the names of his sources, he flees to the U.S. with his young son.  Hot on his trail is a cartel sicario dispatched to assassinate him.

SOME BOYS DON'T LEAVE by Maggie Kiley

SOME BOYS DON’T LEAVE
Director: Maggie Kiley
Writers: Matthew Mullen & Maggie Kiley

Cast:  Jesse Eisenberg, Eloise Mumford

What happens with the break-up happens, but the break does not.
THE DOLPHIN a short film by Josh Mann & Bryan Watkins

THE DOLPHIN
Director: Bryan Watkins
Writer: Josh Mann

Cast: Josh Mann, Jane Anne Thomas, Jeff, Korber, Sky Soleil

A passionate romance is plagued by insanity.

 
I HAVE NO HOLD ON YOU a short film by T. Thaddeus Cahill

I HAVE NO HOLD ON YOU
Writer/Director:  T. Thaddeus Cahill
Producer:  Victory Palmisano & Jonathan Wang

Cast: Darri Ingolfsson, Mickey Sumner

A young couple’s love is tested when Alex suddenly find God and Sara discovers she might be pregnant.

 

 

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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 a short film by Clay LifordMY 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 WORLDENRIQUE 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 TriffettSHOPLIFTING

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

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Short Film Program #6 – May 21st

HOLLYWOOD SHORTS - Monthly screenings

Saturday, May 21, 2011

5pm – 8pm

FREE

Dim Mak Studios (formerly Cinespace)

Edition 13.6

SHORT FILM PROGRAM #6                                     RSVP to attend

 

5pm – 6pm
Filmmaker Reception

6pm – 8pm

Short Films & Animation Screening
Filmmaker Panel

In celebration of Christopher and Christine Kezelos moving their stop motion animation production team to Los Angeles, we welcome them with a special reception and celebration of their mega award-winning short ZERO… also, a special encore screening of one of the most awarded films of the year – BEDFELLOWS by Pierre Stefano.

ZERO

DIRECTOR: Christopher Kezelos


Born into a world of numbers, an oppressed ZERO discovers that through determination, courage and love, nother can truly be something.

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BEDFELLOWS a short film by Pierre Stefanos will screen on May 21st at HOLLYWOOD SHORTS.

BEDFELLOWS

DIRECTOR:  Pierre Stefanos

CAST:  Paul Cailoa, Bret Shuford, Tom Gualtieri

A modern day fairy tale that asks the question, when a hook up leads to a sleepover, can Bobby’s dreams about a future together help make the relationship real?

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MADE BY ME a short documentary by JESS DANG

MADE BY ME

DIRECTOR: Jess Dang

 

Three extraordinary artists devote their lives to creating beautiful unique objects by hand.

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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.

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Jay Holben’s new DIY lighting manual hits bookstores!


A SHOT IN THE DARK:
A Creative DIY Guide to Digital Video Lighting on (Almost) No Budget

"A Shot In The Dark" - a new book by Jay Holben

Author: Jay Holben
Release Date:  January 27, 2011

Our dear friend, fellow filmmaker and resident cinematography guru JAY HOLBEN has written what is sure to become an essential primer for everyone shooting no/lo-budget video productions. A SHOT IN THE DARK: A Creative DIY Guide to Digital Video Lighting on (Almost) No Budget gives filmmakers the tools and steps to create a lighting arsenal to handle a multitude of situations.  The manual lays out tips and techniques, as well as hand-on projects and instructions on how to create lighting tools from inexpensive, readily available resources.

“I love to share,” says Jay, “…and I made a commitment years ago to help as many people as I could – to share my knowledge as much as possible to help other people learn and advance from my experience.”

Jay’s ability to take extremely technical details and find a way to make it accessible makes this book a real gift.  “I’ve been teaching for years.  Lectures, seminars, articles… I thought I really knew how to impart information,” Jay continues.  “But technical editor Jayson Crothers pushed me to really expand the scope of what I was teaching and covering it became a challenge of how much information we can cover in a small space, and yet relate to the audience.  I tried to break down the information so that anyone and everyone could learn and improve based on my years on set, through both my mistakes and successes.

Jay Holben will be launching HOLLYWOOD SHORTS Cinematographers Lab 2010

Jay Holben Filmmaker/Author
A Shot In The Dark: A DIY Guide to Digital Video Lighting on (Almost) No Budget

A SHOT IN THE DARK is part Lighting 101, two parts Bob Avila, and a smidge of McGuyver.  Bottom line – it is the perfect time for this book.  Final Cut Pro and the advent of video cameras propelled filmmakers to break down the barriers between creativity and technical knowledge.  This manual opens another massive door to a critical component of filmmaking that will empower storytellers of every experience level.

Visit Jay’s website: ADAKIN PRODUCTIONS




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April 18th Screening – Cinespace

HOLLYWOOD SHORTS - Short Film Screening Series

April Screening

SUNDAY APRIL 18
4 pm – 6 pm


Boris Kievsky directs his cast on the set of PURGATORY, INC.


CINESPACE
6356 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA  90028


This month’s program includes a special celebration for the cast and crew of Boris Kievsky’s new short film PURGATORY, INC.


DANIEL BIGELOW's BRING YOURSELF - animated short film

DANIEL BIGELOW'S "BRING YOURSELF" music video for the band OH MY GOD


LOS ANGELES premiere screening of BRING YOURSELF,  the new animated music video by DANIEL BIGELOW for the Chicago based band OH MY GOD.

 


To Be Remembered - a short film by Kelley Katzenmeyer

TO BE REMEMBERED by Kelley Katzenmeyer


The program also includes TO BE REMEMBERED a sci-fi short film by  Gold Award Winners and Presidential Scholar of the Arts in Cinematic Arts – U.S. High School Filmmaker KELLY KATZENMEYER.


HUGO a short film by Nicholas Vesco

An amazing discovery awaits in the short film HUGO directed by Nicholas Vesco


And to kick off EARTH WEEK, we revisit a favorite from 2008.   HUGO by Aussie NICHOLAS VERSO

Join us for a full afternoon of shorts, animation and an extensive Q&A with today’s filmmakers

 

 

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