Check out the line-up at the Hollyshorts Film Festival.
From the Press Release
With 67 films on offer this year, horror and thriller fans can get stuck into the fantastic selection of films screening at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival.
The Oscar® Qualifying HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL returns for its much-anticipated 18th edition from August 11- 20th, 2022, with an impressive 5000 entries this year! Epic Dread Sponsor this year’s scary strand.
This exciting strand includes Sam Max’s CHAPERONE starring Zachary Quinto, Double OSCAR® Winner Paul J. Franklin’s FIREWORKS, Thomas Simon’s BOWLHEAD starring John Hursley (Dad), Brian Sepanzyk’s IN THE SHADOW OF GOD starring Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Alexandra Magistro’s LOVE YOU MAMA starring The Haunting of Hill House’s Samantha Soyan, Eli Powers’ SKIN AND BONE starring Amanda Seyfried, Evan Miller’s THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS starring Adrianne Palicki alongside Zachary Levi and more.
As previously, the winners of HollyShorts’ three top prizes will be eligible for nomination at the 2023 Oscars®. Six HollyShorts films were nominated for the 2022 Academy Awards® with two wins for Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed’s THE LONG GOODBYE and Ben Proudfoot’s THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL.
This year’s hybrid celebration of short films will take place in-person with screenings at world-renowned TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and virtually through the official festival streaming platform BITPIX.
To view the full list of official selections visit: https://hollyshorts.com/official_selections_2022
HollyShorts screenings will take place from August 11-20 at TLC Chinese Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. 3rd Level, Hollywood, CA, 90028, followed by the annual awards gala on August 20.
For additional information and tickets visit: www.hollyshorts.com
To purchase an All Access Early Bird Badge visit: Hollyshorts2022.eventive.org/passes/buy
The annual Academy Awards® Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival will celebrate its 18th year in August 2022. HollyShorts (HSFF) brings together top creators, industry leaders, and companies and has launched many filmmakers into the next stages of their careers. HollyShorts, regular on MovieMaker Magazine’s “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. HollyShorts Film Festival will take place in-person between August 11-20th, 2021 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, with the annual Awards Gala set to take place on August 20th, 2022.
2022 Selected Horror/Thriller Films
Horror and thriller films selected this year include
Bettina Bresnan’s A KILLER SECRET
Gauri Adelkar A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
Joshua Amar ANACONDA starring Homecoming’s Sam Mara
Jack Reynor’s BAINNE starring Chronicles of Narina Star Will Poulter
Alexander Thompson’s BLACK DRAGON (Rồng đen)
Queen of the South star and Director Peter Gadiot’s BLACK EWE
Thomas Simon’s BOWLHEAD starring John Hursley (Dad)
Collin Schiffli’s BOBYMOM
Jessie Barnett’s BYE BYE BABY
Dylan Bruno & Kasper Vejlø Kristensen’s CALL CASTING
Sam Max’s CHAPERONE starring Zachary Quinto
Quinten Sansosti and Tim Truesdell’s CLEAN UP
Grace Sloan’s DEATH VALLEY
Madeleine Coghlan’s DEFIBRILLATOR
Izabel Pakzad’s DON’T WORRY, IT’S GONNA BE OKAY
Mikai Geronimo and Josh O’Caoimh’s FALL OF THE IBIS KING
Double OSCAR® Winner Paul J Franklin’s FIREWORKS
Beth Park’s FISHWIFE
Juan Avella’s FREEBIRTH starring Narcos actress Andrea Londo
Alison Roberto’s GIRLS NIGHT IN
Rebecca Sonia Berrih’s GLITCH
Bartley Taylor’s HIDDEN VALLEY PLACE
Will Seefried’s HOMESICK
Gabriela Ortega’s HUELLA
Meko Winbush’s IN THE DARKNESS
Brian Sepanzyk’s IN THE SHADOW OF GOD starring Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries)
Casper Rudolf Emil Kjeldsen’s IN THE SOIL
Nicolai G.H. Johansen’s INHERENT
Kelsey Bollig’s KICKSTART MY HEART
Jamie Gyngell’s LISTEN TO MOTHER
Sofie Somoroff LOVE IS FIRE
Alexandra Magistro’s LOVE YOU MAMA starring The Haunting of Hill House’s Samantha Soyan, Madeleine Arthur (Blockbuster) and Matt Biedel (Midnight Mass).
Also screening in this scary strand are
Nuhash Humayun’s MOSHARI
James Hunter’s NEST
Joe Williams and Charlie Edwards-Moss O. GLORY
Ursula Ellis’s OCCUPATIONAL HAZZARD
Jan-David Bolt’s PHLEGM
Jim Vendiola’s PRETTY PICKLE
Russell Goldman‘s RETURN TO SENDER
Bennet Silverman’s REVERSE EXORCISM
Sean Addo’s ROOTED
Dylan Ashton’s SEABOUND starring Dana Melanie (Greenhouse Academy)
Izzy Stevens’s SEAFOAM
Eli Powers’ SKIN AND BONE starring Amanda Seyfried
Nathan Alan Bunker’s SLEEPWALKER starring David Sullivan (The Wilds) and Hayley Webb (Teen Wolf)
Lark Lee’s STREET NO. 4
Julia Varvara’s SUPPRESSION
Jonathan Levy’s SURVEYOR
Jayden Rathsam Hua’s SUSHI NOA
Ethan Soo’s SWEPT UNDER
Joseph Badon’s THE BLOOD OF DINOSAURS
Yoon Hei Cho’s THE LAW OF JUNGLE GYM
Filipe Melo’s THE LONE WOLF’S
Tosin Morohunfola’s THE PULPIT – PRELUDE
Thomas Matthew Brush’s THE UNLOCKING
Mike Simses’ THE UNUSUALIST
Luis Gerard’s THE WAKE,
Evan Miller’s THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS starring Adrianne Palicki and Zachary Levi. Director Daniel Daly’s TWIN,
Lucas Camps’ WALL #4,
Nir Paniry’s WATCH OVER ME,
Benjamin Feldman’s WHENEVER YOU’RE READY starring Canada’s Samantha Wan,
Rebekka Johnson and Kate Nash’s WILD BITCH starring Westworld’s Ptolemy Slocum,
Tipper Newton’s WILD CARD,
Andy Koeger and Dan Frantz’s YOU ARE TRASH!
Ana Liza Muravina’s YOU’RE THE BEST starring Riverdale’s Chris O’Sheaand Silcon’s Valley’s Krishna Smitha.
For additional information and tickets visit: www.hollyshorts.com
To purchase an All Access Early Bird Badge visit: Hollyshorts2022.eventive.org/passes/buy
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