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Announcing The Winners from The 11th ANNUAL HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
The Louisiana Film Prize a $10,000 prize for Best Screenplay went to THE IMPORTANCE OF SEX EDUCATION by L. Elizabeth Powers
The Evil Slave $10,000 Best Screenplay Award went to LUNCHBOX BRIGADE by Kyle Thiele
All of the winners are noted below:
| Best Action | Dead Hearts | Stephen W. Martin | |||
| Best Actor | Primrose | Nick Thurston | |||
| Best Actress | The Bravest, the Boldest | Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris | |||
| Best Animation | The Oceanmaker | Lucas Martell | |||
| Best Cinematography | Slut | Chloe Okuno | |||
| Best Co3 Grand Jury Award | The Bravest, the Boldest | Moon Molson | |||
| Best Comedy | A Reasonable Request | Andrew Laurich | |||
| Best Commercial | 7UP: Feels Good to Be You | Imran J. Khan, Christopher Vennemeyer | |||
| Best Director | Skunk | Annie Silverstein | |||
| Best Doc | The Last Barn Dance | Jason Arthurs, Ted Richardson | |||
| Best Drama | Zawadi | Richard Card | |||
| Best Editing | Twisted | Stuart Bowen | |||
| Best Female Director | Bie Pu (Home) | Amelie Wen | |||
| Best Horror The Crypt TV Award | Mr. Dentonn | Ivan Villamel | |||
| Best International | While They Were Flying to the Moon | Borisa Simovic | |||
| Best LA Film presented by Film LA | Tom In America | Flavio Alves | |||
| Best LGBT | Stealth | Bennett Lasseter | |||
| Best make up | The Smiling Man | Melanie Leandro | |||
| Best Method Studios Best VFX | Dissonance | Till Nowak | |||
| Best Music Video | Gary Clark Jr’s When My Train Pulls In | Carmela Makela | |||
| Best Narrative | Birthday | Chris King | |||
| Best Short Film- Grand Prize- Zype | Shok | Jamie Donoughue | |||
| Best Panavision Future Filmmaker Award | The Leap | Karel van Bellingen | |||
| Best period piece | Del Ciego Desert | FRANCOIS LEDUC | |||
| Best Producer | Visible Proof | Drew Diamond, Evan Drolet Cook | |||
| Best Sci Fi | Dust | Michael Grier | |||
| Best Score | Witching Hour | Carl Firth | |||
| Best Screenplay | Lunchbox Brigade | Kyle Thiele | |||
| Louisiana Best Screenplay Jury Prize | The Importance of Sex Education | L. Elizabeth Powers | |||
| Screenplay Runner Up | Growing Pains | Derek Dow | |||
| Screenplay Runner Up | The Yellow Ribbon Around Her Neck | David Ho | |||
| Best Diversity | Carne Seca | Jazmin Diaz | |||
| Best Student | Blackwell | Ed Barnes | |||
| Best Thriller | County, State, USA: Sweet Corn | Jonathan Nowak | |||
| Best Web Series | Kowalski | Jason O’Mara | |||
| Best Youth | Alien Communications | Kris Theorin, Kurtis Theorin | |||
| Honorable Mention | Midland | OLIVER BERNSEN & DAN MAGNANTE | |||
| Honorable Mention | Shaman | Marco Kalantari | |||
| Inspirational Quote Winner | The Game | Ruben Languren | |||
Sponsors for this year’s HollyShorts included:
Company 3
Method Studios
Zype
Hollywood Short Film Association in conjunction with CCTV
TCL Chinese Theaters
OHM Nightclub
Ignited Spaces
Robertson Taylor Insurance
Simple DCP
Panavision
Law Offices of Clifford Lo
Shorts HD
Jungle Software
Media Services
Production HUB
Martini Crew Booking
Film LA
Stage 32
The Agency
True Vision Entertainment
Quick Film Budget
Film Radar
Uber
Lyft
New Media Vault
Final Draft
Bra’s Counter and Bru’s Wiffle
Indie Printing
LA 411
NYEH Entertainment
Indi.com
Color Space Finishing
UCLA Extension
New York Film Academy
Kim Ruggles Events
Indievent
Red Giant Software
Mercury Production Report
Women in Film
LightspeedEPS
Videoink
CryptTV
Delmay and Partners
Mama Shelter Hotels
Green Leaf
Deep Eddy Vodka
Dark Horse Wines
Peroni
Crispin
Monster Energy
Hint Water
Caffeinated Club
Diablo
Kelly Wilson
8511 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
- 618-530-8481|f. 888-221-8660
PHOTOS TAKEN AT The 11th ANNUAL HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION RED CARPET THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 2015
Who: The 11th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival’s opening night celebration red carpet.
Where: TCL Chinese 6 Theaters, lobby Hollywood & Highland, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028.
When: Thursday August 13, 2015.
AFTER PARTY AT OHM
Talent Confirmed
Opening Night Short Movies Talent
“Warning Labels”
- Josh Lawson (House of Lies)
- Eric Christian Olsen (NCIS LA)
- Karen Gillan (Dr. Who)
“Weight of Blood and Bones”
- Rose McGowan
- Danny Trejo
- Jason Patric
- Marisa Coughlan (Super Troopers)
- Jeff Daniel Philips
- Director Chris Ekstein
“Dissonance”
- Carly Chalkin (Suburgatory)
- Rami Malek(Mr. Robot)
- Portia Doubleday (Mr. Robot)
- Director Brian Fox
“The Bridge Partner”
- Sharon Lawrence
- Robert Forster
- Beth Grant(Mindy Project)
- Peter S. Beagle(award winning author, The Last Unicorn)
- Catherine Carlen (The Bridge Club)_
- Director Gabriel Olson
Confirmed Special Guests:
- Alex James (#1 Viner)
- Gabbie Hannah (#Viner)
- Scott Porter (Heart of Dixie, FridayNight Lights)
- Don Most (Happy Days)
- Kevin Bigley (Sirens)
- Kate Cobb (Shameless)
- Jon Foo (CBS Rush Hour)
- Raquel Pomplun(Actress, Model, Playboy’s Playmate of the Year 2013)
- Victoria Summer(Saving Mr. Banks, Transformers 4)
- Jaylen Moore(Red Band Society)
- Sarah Lynn Dawson (The Perfect Man)
- Cynthia Stafford ($112 Million Lotto Winner, Entrepreneur Geffen Playhouse Board member)
HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement of filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top short films produced 40 minutes or less. Categories include Short Animation, Short Live Action, Short Documentary, Music Video, Webisode, Commercials, Trailers, 3D Shorts, Youth Film and Digital Microbudget.
Contact
Kelly Wilson/DMG
Kelly Wilson
8511 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
- 618-530-8481|f. 888-221-8660
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