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Hollywood, CA —- The organisers of HollyShorts, Short Film Festival announced today the line up of the short films that will be showcased at the 2nd annual event. Joseph’s Café in Hollywood will host this year’s opening night reception on August 11. The short film screenings will take place August 12 and 13 at Cinespace: Digital Super Club and Lounge in Hollywood. 13 countries will be represented as 53 of the best and brightest short will be screened. “We had a great turnout of submissions for this year’s event and our panel of judges carefully selected the most creative, original and thought provoking short films from around the world,” said Daniel Sol, Producer and Co-Founder of HollyShorts, Short Film Festival. HollyShorts ‘06’ official opening film is “Round 5,” an action-packed short from Illegal Artists, a directing duo out of Mexico City, comprising of siblings Javier and Jorge Aguilera . Jorge and Javier have been confirmed to direct the live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime “Kite” for producers Rob Cohen and Anant Singh. The closing short for this year’s festival is the Oscar nominated short film “Ausreisser (The Runaway),” Directed by Ulrike Gote of Germany. Cinespace is located at l6356 Hollywood Blvd. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase beginning July 31, 2006. This year’s official selections include the following: 3:52 Directed by: Shawna Baca Country: USA A Prayer For Area 23 Directed by: John Alberts Country: Malawi, Africa Absolution Directed by: Andrew McGary Country: USA And Now A Word From Our Sponsors Directed by: Wojciech Lorenc Evanston Country: USA Artistic License Directed by:Michael Wohl Country: USA Assumption Directed by: Christopher Keller Country: USA Ausreisser (The Runaway) Directed by: Ulrike Gote Country: Germany Available Men Directed by: David Bottrell Country: USA Brazil Directed by: Ramon and Pedro Country: USA Conversando con Junior (Chatting with Junior) Directed by: Carmen Cabana Country: Venezuela Dammi il La Directed by: Matteo Servente Country: Italy Dediche D'Amore (Love Dedications) Directed by: Alessandro Merluzzi Country: Italy Dirty Mary Directed by: Stuart Rogers Country: USA DOOBIE PINK or how I quit being a party freak... Directed by: Sary Sehnaoui Country: Canada Dream a Little Dream Directed by: Brett Blewitt Country: Australia Elysion Directed by: Kimiko Sano Country: USA Everlast Directed by: Bryan Law Country: USA Every 30 Seconds Directed by: Jeremy Corray Country: USA Fear Tomorrow Directed by: Gregory Hobson Country: USA Fizzy Days Directed by: Mark Millicent Country: United Kingdom Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot Directed by: David Chai Country: USA Fuzion Directed by: Kelly Rigg Country: USA Genesis Antipode Directed by: John Robinson Country: New Zealand Harry and Greta Directed by Ryan Cooper Country: USA Inicio do Fim (The Beginning of the End) Directed by: Gustavo Spolidoro Country: Brazil King's Echo Directed by: Haim Silberstein Country: USA Knife Shift Directed by: Jim Hudson Country: New Zealand Linear Progression Directed by: Kat Kosmala Country: USA Lucky Directed by: Avie Luthra Country: South Africa Maxi Doodles Directed by: Bronston Jones Country: USA Namibia, Brasil Directed by: Miguel Silveira Country: Brazil Nasuh Directed by: Anya Belkina Country: USA Not A Pick Up Artist Directed by: Johnny Roc Country: USA Ozone Directed by: Honey Country: United Kingdom Perils in Nude Modeling Directed by: Scott Rice Country: USA Placebo Directed by: Michael Steinbach Country: USA Pretty Dead Flowers Directed by: Justin Liberman Country: USA Rape For Who I Am Directed by: Lovinsa Kavuma Country: South Africa Rosa Directed by: William Olsson Country: USA Round 5 Directed by: Illegal Artists Country: USA Sans Pertinence Directed by: Derek Lake Country: USA Seasons Directed by: Jim Travernetti Country: USA Spin Directed by Jamin Winans Country: USA Squirrel Man Directed by: Jeffrey Lynn Shepherd Country: USA The Curling Stones Directed by: Pascal Franchot Country: USA The King of Siam Directed by: Byron McKim Country: Canada The Legend of Flashpants Directed by: Nate Foll Country: USA The Locrian Mode Directed by: Eric Lodal Country: USA The Pros and Cons of Breathing Directed by: Seth Manheimer Country: USA The Way I See It Directed by: Cindy Konits Country: USA Through These Eyes Directed by: Kevin Callies Country: USA Valle Paraiso Directed by: Eduardo Martin Julve Country: Spain Window Directed by: Varda Hardy Country: USA About HollyShorts HollyShorts, Short 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 filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top short films produced 30- minutes or less. Website: www.hollyshorts.com Email: © Copyright 2003 by www.filmmakers.com |