HOLLYSHORTS CLOSING NIGHT MOVIE, AWARDS & AFTER- PARTY SATURDAY AUGUST 17TH HARMONY GOLD THEATER ON SUNSET BLVD. HOLLYWOOD

Written By: Marcelle - Aug• 16•19

The film, directed by Academy Award-winner Guy Nattiv, follows Byron (Jamie Bell) as he tries to escape to a new life after being driven into a white supremacist gang, all the while questioning whether he’s capable of undoing – and repenting for – the evil he’s done.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Guy Nattiv and producer Jamie Ray Newman.

The closing night Awards Ceremony, hosted by Kevin Winston from Digital LA, will begin at 9 PM at Harmony Gold (doors open at 8 PM) with top prizes presented by our sponsors.

Following the Awards Ceremony, the closing after party will be held at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Lobby Bar starting at 11 PM.

We are very proud to announce the 11 Finalists of our 6th Annual Screenplay Contest, part of the 15th HollyShorts Film Festival (August 8-17th, 2019).

The winners will be announced/awarded at the HollyShorts Awards Ceremony on August 17th, with the winning script receiving a $10,000 production deal courtesy of Seattle Film Summit and Abundant productions, and Final Draft software awarded to the top 3 scirpts along with the ISA award prize.

The completed shorts will screen at the Academy Qualifying 2020 HollyShorts Film Festival at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres.

2019 Screenplay Contest Finalists:

Desmond’s Not Here Anymore by Lindiwe Müller-Westernhagen

DNR by Sarah Polhaus

Fireflies by Malhaar Gupte

Impersonal by Jacquelyn Li

Leila’s Gift by Mithra Alavi

Meadow Valley Dollhouse Competition by Kristy Ellington

Sunbeams on Green Felt by Felipe V Ferufino

T A L K by Tanya Carleton Lovrics

The Astronaut by Joey Connolley

The Mirror by Joel Kohn