HollyShorts - Film Festival
by Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist
The
8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (www.hollyshorts.com)
wrapped last week with a standing room only awards ceremony at Chinese
6 Theatres in Hollywood. The ceremony was hosted by Amy
Paffrath, host of MTV’s Jersey Shore After Hours. The
HollyShorts Best Overall Short Film prize, which wins a $10,000 in post
production and finishing services package from Company 3 went to "ASAD".
Director Bryan Buckley was on hand to accept. The HollyShorts Best
Director Award which wins a $10,000 post production and finishing
services package from Company 3, went to Grainger David for his short film “The
Chair.” Best Documentary Short went to Stephanie Butler's “Bo.”
The Method Studios Best VFX Award went to “The Wheel” by John Roberts. The Best
Student Short went to Terrence Heuston’s “Maddoggin,”
while Igor Aleksov took home the Best International Short prize for “Episodizt.” Best
Animation Short went to “Luminaris” by Juan Pablo Zaramella.
The
8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival had the most attendance in the
festival’s history. Highlights include an opening night ceremony at the history
Chinese Theatre that drew nearly 1,000 attendees and fest screenings, panels
and post receptions taking place in venues throughout Hollywood during the
entire week. The organizers also announced last night that the festival will
extend its dates next year from 7 days to 10 days. The 9th Annual
HollyShorts Film Festival will take place August 15-25, 2013.
Submissions begin in December and filmmakers will vie for the festival’s top
2013 prize, two tickets to visit Weta Digital Studios in New Zealand to
present their film courtesy of Starnow. Each HollyShorts 2012 winner
receives a 1st look distribution deal with the ShortsHD television
channel. You film makers reading this should submit your shorts for next year.
It is well worth it!
List of The 2012 Winners- Jury Honorable mention: “92 Skybox Rookie Card”-Maury Steinman
- Jury honorable mention: “The Queen”- Adam Rose
- HollyShorts/NociCortinfestival Jury Award: “Oroverde”- Piereluigi Ferrandini!
- Best Actor-Robert Chester Smith for “The Hiccup”
- Best Actress - Grace Kaufman for “Buttons in the Ground”
- Best Animation -Luminaris-Juan Pablo Zaramella
- Best Cinematography - "Asternauts-Xiaosu Han, Andreas Thalhammer
- Best Comedy –Love and Germaphobia-Tyler Spindel
- Best Documentary-Bo-Stephanie Butler
- Best Editing-Sin Dolor-Joe Greco
- Best Horror Fearnet Award -Mo-deon-pae-mil-li (Modern Family)-Kwang Bin Kim
- Best International-Episodizt-Igor Aleksov
- Best Score - Tumbleweed-Edison Jarrin
- Best Narrative - Cherry Waves-Carey Williams
- Best Drama -Prora-Stephane Riethauser
- Best Female Director -Noeima-Moema Umann
- Best Producer “Atlantis”- Stephanie Scire
- Best Sci Fi -The End-Ted Marcus
- Best Student –Maddoggin-Terrence Heuston
- Best Action-The Crocodile - Steve Acevedo
- Best Web Series –Sitting Babies- Cameron Fay
- Showbiz Future Filmmaker Award -Sin Dolor-Joe Greco
- Best Commercial - True Power-Karel van Bellingen
- Best Music Video-Kindness Boomerang-Orly Wahba
- Method Studios Best VFX-The Wheel-John Roberts
- BEST DIRECTOR-“THE CHAIR”- Grainger David
- BEST SHORT FILM “ASAD”-Bryan Buckley
© 2012 Rych McCain Media/Syndication tm
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