The annual Academy Awards Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival will celebrate its 19th year August 10-20, 2023. HollyShorts (HSFF) brings together top creators, industry leaders, and companies and has launched many filmmakers into the next stages of their careers. HollyShorts, a regular on the MovieMaker Magazine Top 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee list, also engages its community and spotlights short films year-round through monthly screenings, panels, and networking events.

The most recent edition of HollyShorts had six selections nominated for Academy Awards this year with two wins for Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed’s The Long Goodbye and Ben Proudfoot’s Queen of Basketball.

HollyShorts Film Festival will take place in-person at the TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood, and stream via Bitpix TV,  with the annual Awards Gala set to take place on August 20, 2023.

Schedule:

Thursday, August 10, 2023

5:00pm: 8th Annual Stage 32 Short Film Program - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

The Black Box
Dysmorphia
Requiem Generation Breaker
HEY ALEXA
BALA
Pool
tRuth

7:30pm: 19th Annual Hollyshorts Film Festival Opening Night Program I (Screening & After Party Ticket) (Auditorium #1) - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

The Shepherd
Shadow Brother Sunday
How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest
7 Minutes
BITE
Shadow Woman
LAST CALL

7:30pm: 19th Annual Hollyshorts Film Festival Opening Night Program II (Screening & After Party Ticket) (Auditorium #6) - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

The After
Paint Her Red
SWIPE NYC
Jackpot
Dummy
in too deep
Zita Sempri
Flower

Friday, August 11, 2023

12:00pm: Adult Animation - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

Christopher at Sea
Humo (Smoke)
**** Show
Island
AMERICAN SIKH
Spring Roll Dream
Welcome to 8th Street
Mano
Broken
The Future's Past
Drone

1:30pm: Alta Global Media Film Finance Summit - Shorts To Features - Japan House

Panelists: Brendan Murphy, JT Mollner, Russell Goldman, David Brooks, Liz Cardenas, & Collin Schiffli

2:30pm: Family Drama - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

THE VAN
Separation
Simo
Nothing Left to Give
Pietre Sommerse (Sunken Stones)
In the Garden of Tulips
Tria

3:00pm: Sponsored By Kevork Law: Legal Aspects Of Filmmaking - What Every Filmmaker Needs To Know - Japan House

Moderator: Zoe Kevork, Kevork Law
Panelists: Cliff Lo, Eric Feig, Jeff Cohen

4:30pm: Epic Dread Presents: Film Finance, Sales, & Distribution - Japan House

Moderator: Zoe Kevork, Kevork Law
Panelists: Cliff Lo, Eric Feig, Jeff Cohen

5:00pm: LGBTQIA+ - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

Mal de Amores (Lovesick)
The Pass
More Than Friends
Peccadillo
Thaw
Snatched
Maxine

7:30pm: Shot On Film Presented By Kodak - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

Tremolo
I'm On Fire
Free
****
Five-Year Reunion
George
Mother
TICKER

10:00pm: Horror - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

La Nueva (The Newcomer)
No Overnight Parking
The Queue
Picture
Murder Camp
The Voice In The Hollow
Sleep Study
Foreigners Only
Legs
My Scary Indian Wedding

Saturday, August 12, 2023

12:00pm: Alta Global Media Film Finance Summit - Packaging Your Film - Japan House

Moderator: Viviana Zarragolitia
Panelists: Babacar Diene

12:00pm: Sag Indiesag Indie - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

Ricky
Blue Hour
MY WIFE
Benny & James
Monochromatic
Thoughts Are Things
Gaps
Are You Okay?
PROJECT CC

2:00pm: Alta Global Media Film Finance Summit - Producers Roundtable - Japan House

Moderator: Darrien Gipson, Executive Director, SAGIndie
Panelists: Valerie Steinberg, Jeff Kalligheri, Natalie Metzger, Matt Miller

2:30pm: Alliance Of Women Directors - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

Choices
Random Check
The Other Road
Clinical
Judy-ism
There Can Be Light
Take Good Care
Stitched
How To Catfish Your Ex

5:00pm: Cinematography - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

The Way Winter Comes
Snowfalls In Summer
HOWL
Mycelium
Amarres
Us
The Herring Girls

5:30pm: Alta Global Media Film Finance Summit - An Intro To Agents & Managers For Filmmakers - Japan House

Moderator: Steven Adams, Co-founder/Partner, Alta Global Media
Panelists: Zach Cox, Alex Shekarchain, Tracy Christian, Greg Pedicin

7:30pm: Prime Time Film Screening - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

For the Safety of Theo
GOOD DAUGHTER
Sara
FAIRPLAY
Unlimited World
Closing Dynasty
Poof
Shut Up & Fish

10:00pm: Comedy - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

They Grow Up So Fast
Full Time
Pickled Herring
Confessions
I Probably Shouldn't Be Telling You
This
The Ladies
Laura and Diane Forever
BLUE BOY
Super

Sunday, August 13, 2023

12:00am: Midnight Madness - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

CONTENT: The Lo-Fi Man
The Blue Drum
Bad Rabbit
Vibrator Girl
You're My Best Friend
Every Night at 3:30
GRAVID
Stalled
TOOTH

12:00pm: Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Presents: Casting Authentically | Brunch & Panel - Japan House

Moderator: David Daniel (CNN Hollywood Minute)
Confirmed Panelists:  
April Webster (Star Wars, Star Trek)
Candido Cornejo (The Hatfields & McCoy, The Foster)
Mark Bennett (Zero Dark Thirty, C’mon C’mon)
Mary Hidalgo (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Finding Nemo)

12:00pm: AAPI - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

The 25th Filial Exempliar
Astonishing Little Feet
Chicken
Order For Pick Up
Death & Ramen
The Ghost
Lunchbox
Very Still, Very Quiet

2:00pm: Fest Formula Presents: Shorts Distribution - Japan House

Moderator: Katie McCullough
Panelists: Celine Roustan, Clare Clooney, Eric Bromberg, Larry Laboe, Glen Reynolds, Sandrine Faucher Cassidy

2:30pm: A Touch Of Romancea Touch Of Romance - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

Half-Light
In Between
Il Fait Beau ( the weather is nice)
OF KISSES AND CAPES
Mysore Magic
Rain in My Head
Smash or Pass
Unlucky In Love
Leap of Love

3:30pm: London Flair Pr Presents: How Does A Short Film Win An Oscar? - Japan House

They Came From All Over
Breaking Silence
Every Day After
The Blake
To Be Frank
Creating Things
Dicks That I Like

5:00pm: Docs - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

They Came From All Over
Breaking Silence
Every Day After
The Blake
To Be Frank
Creating Things
Dicks That I Like

6:45pm: Smile Train Presents: Every Day After - Japan House

Moderator: David Liu
Panelists: Elisa Gambino, Kimmy Flaviano

7:30pm: Sci-Fisci Fi - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

Autopilot
Motherland
ANGEL PRIME: An Alpha Wars Story
DAYLIGHT RULES
Waiting For Spring
TRIGGER.CHARLIE.ONE
Remote
That's Our Time
Animus

10:00pm: Thriller - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

The Fading
Aves
Pruning
FAT GIRL
Splinter
Restraining order
Zero Down
Cruel Sea

Monday, August 14, 2023

12:00pm: Kids Animation/Family Films - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

HAM
The Brave Locomotive
Daffy in Wackyland
Swing to the Moon
Boom
The Carp Has Leaped Through the Dragon's Gate
Mushka
Unravel
Starling
My Jumper, It Roars!
The Tiger at the Zoo
Hello to Me in 100 Years
Black Belts

2:30pm: The Northwest Block Presented By The Seattle Film Summit - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

BABY FEVER
Julia
Big Water Summer: A Creation Story
SHRAPNEL: Solitarius Lupus
Old Time Radio: Your Move
The Deal
Nonno
Pivot
Corvine

5:00pm: Period Piece - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Into the Valley
Deloping
VHS Tape Replaced
Sevap/Mitzvah
A Dishonourable Death
The Sons of God
Dixieland

6:00pm: Cinematography For Actors: Tell Better Stories - Bridging The Gap Between Talent And Crew - Japan House

Moderator: Indeana Underhill
Panelists: Haeleigh Royall, Patrick Katie

7:30pm: Crime Dramacrime Drama - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Mundo
The Other Side of Fortune
Sowing
Mattress Express
Good Bad Luck
MY BRUDDA
Night Cafe

10:00pm: Music Videos - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

KAJO | REM Koolhaus
Broken Bells "Good Luck"
La Vida Es Fria
Caroline Rose - The Art of Forgetting
Braxton Cook - "90s" feat. Masego
Mgzavrebi - WaltzGayle FMK (with blackbear)
Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte
Wild Rivers - "Bedrock"
Jawny - ADIOS
Love Sick
Clear
St. Lucia - "Gimme The Night"
Big Boss

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

12:00pm: Golden Agegolden Age - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Us & In Between
The Last Bell
Tag-ulan
The Glasses
Cold Water
Linda
Happy Retirement Mr Pickering
The Car Spotter

2:30pm: TV - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Blind Stitch
OUTLIaRS
For Years To Come
Day Jobs
The Hereafter

5:00pm: Student - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

SULAM (Ladder)
Cherubs
The Boy Who Couldn't Feel Pain
******* Ones
Layaway
Trenton: To The Moon & Back
The Fuse

6:00pm: Production Insurance: A-Z's Of Protecting Your Production Company And Film+Tv Project - Japan House

Moderator: Marc Spivey, Commercial Lines, Higginbotham
Panelists: Lindsay Spiller

7:30pm: Thriller II - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Touch
The Knowing
LET IT KILL YOU
Claudio's Song
1848
Likeness
One Date
Labor + Justice
Bug

10:00pm: Action - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Möbius' Trip
I Bet You're Wondering How I Got Here
Sideline
Nisei
Time Out
Forever
Festival of Slaps

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

12:00pm: Experimental, Surreal & Dance - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Matthew Modine's I AM WHAT YOU IMAGINE
MELA
Will You Look At Me
The Fountain
Subway Stops
In the Big Yard Inside the Teeny-Weeny Pocket
Field of Prey
Let This Feeling Go
The Duality of Ecstasy
Please make it work
When I Close My Eyes
ROCKY ROAD ON CHANNEL THREE

2:30pm: Coming Of Age - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Can We Pretend
Beautiful, FL
When You Left Me on That Boulevard
À LA VIE À L'AMOR
White Lie
Picture Day
Whole
Fast Food
Kissy and The Shark

4:00pm: Alation Media Presents: Financing Independent Films - Japan House

Moderator: Russ Pirozek, BitPix
Panelists: Jonathan Miller, Robert McGilvray

5:00pm: Drama - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

New Shoes
Eden
War Time
The melting creatures
Mussol
Warsha
IVALU

7:30pm: Dark Comedy - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Boys Don't Kiss Fat Girls
IL BARBIERE COMPLOTTISTA / A CONSPIRACY MAN
The Pink
Sisters of the Rotation
AirHostess-737
Call Me Mommy
Does Your ****** Make You Fat?
The Whole World Blind (or: The Ballad of The Cuck and The Eunuch)

10:00pm: Web Series - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Breakwater
The Drop
Stoned Breakups (Shari, Robby)
Easily Solved Mysteries
IMPOSTER The Series
MASHED
HOT ANGRY MOM
Four Walls
PLAY IT BY EAR

Thursday, August 17, 2023

12:00pm: International - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Please Hold the Line
Big Bang
A Day In February
AUXILIAIRE
Veils Around Us
Knight of Fortune
Mortis causa
Hana e Re

2:30pm: Latinx - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

All-inclusive
Baby
The Sperm Bank
Exit fee
BERTIE THE BRILLIANT
Unión de Reyes (Union of Kings)

5:00pm: VFX - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #1

Power Signal
Fungus
Daisy
PTERRY
D.A.D.
Abominations
Demon Box
FLITE

6:30pm: ISA Presents: Your Voice, Flaws, And The Power Of Perspective - Japan House

Moderator: Shayna Weber - Creative Executive, ISA
Panelists:
Felicity Wren - VP of Development, ISA
Max Timm - Director of Education, ISA
Meg Swertlow - writer/director

7:30pm: Documentary II - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

A Guide For When Immigrants Become Ancestors
Evan After After
Tuesco
Lo-tech reality
Jack and Sam
Until The Rain Comes Back
Merman
Finding Our Wild

10:00pm: Drama II - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Women of Virtue
A Mother Is Born
Liz
Sour Candy
Tito
Inheritance
Thirstygirl

Friday, August 18, 2023

12:00pm: Animation - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Shackle
The Night Doctrine
Llamas at the Laundromat
Yellowbird
The Sistine
The Burning Hell "All I Need"
Way Better
¡Nails!
Rosemary A.D. (after Dad)
Morning Joy
The House of Loss
The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns

2:30pm: Social And Environmental Justice - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

For people in trouble
Black Madonna
Sweatshop Girl
Cuspid
El Tesoro
The Hidden Dimension
The Overthrow
I Have No Tears, and I Must Cry

5:00pm: Documentary III - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

It's Not The Critic Who Counts
School of Fish
Europe By Bidon
Water Mill At Badi
This Tree Is Hostile
Transenders

7:30pm: Romantic Comedy - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Starving
COMPLICATED ORDER
My Eyes Are Up Here
Untitled Movie
A Matter of Choice
The Life of Lester Wink
Tall Dark and Handsome
Yes, Daddy
Elevator Pitch

10:00pm: Fantasy Magical Realism - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

American Girl
MYTH
Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays
Rabobesto - Or How I Saved A
Monster
Earth Girl
Ciela
Villain

Saturday, August 19, 2023

12:00am: Midnight Madness II - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Diaspora
Sugar Rag
Sweet Juices
The Heritage
The Invaders
RIDE BABY RIDE
DROPPING
Storm
THE MöBIUS TRIP
Farmer Ed

12:00pm: Canadian Spotlight Block - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Forgiving Johnny
They Choose You
Invincible
A Song For William Bird
CANARY
Washer
HIMS

2:30pm: 16mm Anniversary Presented By Kodak - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Weapons and Their Names
White Ant
Leonetty
Tommies
Tomb of the Sea
The Foundry
Therapists
The First Time
Gold and Mud
David Se Va

5:00pm: International & Student II - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Alala High
Soledad Island
VIRILE
Catfight
What If
Nos Persiguen
FÁR

7:30pm: Saturday Spotlight - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

The Roof
Last Days of the Lab
You're Happy, It's Okay
Ipsa
We Were Meant To
Yellow

10:00pm: Comedy & Dark Comedy II - TCL Chinese 6 Theatre #6

Table For 3
To The Death
Parfum
Run Amok
Somewhere In Between
Everybody Dies... Sometimes
Happy Annivirthday
Payment in Kind
Hobbies
Mahogany Drive

Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023 - Saturday, August 19, 2023

Locations:

TCL Chinese Theatre - 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
JAPAN HOUSE - 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

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