HollyShorts

Festival’s Acclaimed Short Film Showcase Returns This Week
The May installment of the HollyShorts monthly screening series returns on Friday, May 30 at the Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles. The organizers of HollyShorts will highlight new acclaimed shorts with the filmmakers in attendance for Q&A with the audience. Tickets are $10 and available at the door. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Free wine, beer and soda courtesy of our drink sponsor Dry Soda Co. The Echo Park Film Center is located at 1200 N. Alvarado Street (@ Sunset Blvd) Los Angeles, CA 90026. RSVP by emailing staff@hollyshorts.com
Friday’s lineup includes the following shorts:

The Generators “Point of No Return” by Directed by Nicholas Romero (nicholas@modedfilms.com) Music Video.

“Guilty” by Brandon Dumas (brandondumas@rayzrsharp.com)
A young actress deals with something very strange concerning her car after hitting a cyclist and fleeing the scene.

“The Moonlit Road” by Leor Baum (leor.baum@gmail.com)
Based on the classic tale by Ambrose Bierce, ‘The Moonlit Road’ follows a mystifying occurrence that alters a family and their home. The fragmented memories of their experience begin to intersect through a different family living in the same house, years later.

“Il Supplente” (The Substitute)by Andrea Jublin (2008 Academy® Award nominee) (m.stella@indianaproduction.com)
The arrival of an unusual newcomer galvanizes the students in a high school classroom.

The last HollyShorts monthly screening series took place in April at the Echo Park Film Center and featured a standing room crowd.

About Echo Park Film Center
Echo Park Film Center is a volunteer-run, non-profit media arts organization located in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. We provide equal and affordable access to film/video education and resources via:
• a community microcinema and meeting space
• free and nominal cost media arts education programs
• a comprehensive small format film equipment and service department
• a touring film festival showcasing local established and student filmmakers
For more information, visit: www.echoparkfilmcenter.org

The 4th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival takes place August 7-10, 2008.

Festival’s Acclaimed Short Film Showcase Returns Final Week of May
The May installment of the HollyShorts monthly screening series returns on Friday, May 30, 2008 at the Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles. The organizers of HollyShorts will highlight 5 new acclaimed short films with the filmmakers in attendance for Q&A with the audience. Tickets are $10 and available at the door. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Refreshments provided. The Echo Park Film Center (Echoparkfilmcenter.org)is located at 1200 N. Alvarado Street (@ Sunset Blvd) Los Angeles, CA 90026. RSVP by emailing staff@hollyshorts.com. Stay tuned for the full lineup.

HOLLYSHORTS PARTNERS WITH REVVER.COM FOR DECEMBER 11 REVVER SCREENING SERIES AT GOETHE-INSTITUT IN LA

Event to Showcase HollyShorts Best Animation Winner Michael Attardi’s short “Once Upon a Christmas Village”

Hollywood, CA November 29, 2007 HollyShorts is co-hosting a special screening event with the popular website Revver.com on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at the Goethe-Institut in Los Angeles. The Revver Screening Series will feature holiday-themed videos along with food and drinks. The event will also showcase HollyShorts Best Animation Winner Michael Attardi’s short “Once Upon a Christmas Village” which features the voice talents of Jim Belushi and Tim Curry.

Other selections will come from the Revver library. The event is free and space is limited, so please RSVP if you plan to attend by visiting: http://revverscreeningseries.eventbrite.com.
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