HOLLYSHORTS ANNOUNCES 2012 WINNERS

Hollywood August 17, 2012--The 8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (www.hollyshorts.com) wrapped last night 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” byJuan 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 9thAnnual 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. Below please find the list of the announced HollyShorts 2012 Award 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-Dave Schwep & Kelly McCoy • Best Editing-Sin Dolor-Joe Greco • Best Horror Fearnet Award -Mo-Don-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-Elayne Blyth • 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 HollyShorts 2012 sponsors include: Company 3, Deluxe, Method Studios, Martini Crew Booking, Showbiz Software, , Final Draft, Adobe, Ikan, Shorts HD, Film Courage, SLS Hotel, WebTV Workshop, Eurochannel, Yelp, Fun Little Movies, Dreamhouse Theatre, FEARnet, StarNow, Fangoria, Script Pipeline, You, Me and Charlie, PopChips, Indie Printing, LightSpeed EPS, Moviola, Law Offices of Paul Battista, and Noci Cortinfestival. About HollyShorts HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from aroundthe 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. For more information please visitwww.hollyshorts.com. ### Contact
 
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HOLLYSHORTS 2012-August 9-12 Get Ready!

HOLLYSHORTS OPENING NIGHT TO BE CO-HOSTED BY TV PERSONALITY CARLY STEEL OF EPIX NEWS AND TV GUIDE NETWORK

8th ANNUAL HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION AT GRAUMAN’S CHINESE THEATRE IN HOLLYWOOD TO BE CO-HOSTED BY TELEVISION PERSONALITY CARLY STEEL OF EPIX NEWS AND TV GUIDE NETWORK Los Angeles, CA – It has been announced that on-air personality Carly Steel (EPIX, TV Guide Network) will co-host the 8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) opening night celebrations with EXTRA’s Ben Lyons, scheduled to take place on Thursday August 9th at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028) in Hollywood. Steel continues to make a name for herself as one of the top television correspondents of her generation, hosting red carpet coverage and breaking news for EPIX, TV Guide Network, Dick Clark Productions, and also as contributor to Good Morning America and KTLA Morning News. “I’m honored to be part of this prestigious film festival, and I’m very much looking forward to helping to showcase the work of these incredibly innovative and talented filmmakers. This is the new guard, the auteurs of the future, and it’s thrilling to be part of their break out moment at HollyShorts, which is such an amazing platform for them to make an impact on the film community. This year, hosting the opening night celebrations at the world-renowned Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is especially exciting, as it infuses the evening with a potent blend of old and new Hollywood,” says Steel. Carly's movie coverage, commentary and celebrity interviews can be seen on “EPIX" and "EPIXHD.COM" as well as on "TV Guide Network”. Carly covers Film Festivals, Awards shows, and Movie Premieres around the world, in addition to hosting and presenting at major awards shows such as The Prism Awards and Young Hollywood Awards. Her acting work includes roles in the feature film "Unstoppable," opposite Denzel Washington, the CW's hidden camera series "H8R," and CBS's "The Bold and The Beautiful." In addition to the over 320 short form content projects accepted in competition to screen at this year's fest, Joe Carnahan will receive the 2012 HollyShorts Visionary Award presented by Deluxe and will present the world premiere of his newly produced short film, The Devil's Dosh from director Zachary Guerra. As previously announced, Zachary Quinto and his Before The Door Pictures will open the 2012 HSFF with a special theatrical world premiere of PERIODS (www.periodsfilms.com), an improvised comedy film series created by NY-based producers Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and their ensemble crew of filmmakers. HollyShorts has also announced that Jason Bergh and Sal Masakela’s short documentary Alekesam which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival will also have its West Coast premiere at HollyShorts alongside Nathaniel Krause’s Double or Nothing written by Neil LaBute which stars Adam Brody, Louisa Krause and Keith David. In addition the filmmakers and stars behind Lionsgate’s upcoming feature film Freelancers, which stars 50 Cent, Robert De Niro and Forrest Whitaker, will participate in a special Q&A panel during HollyShorts opening night. Advance tickets for the entire festival go live today and can be purchased by visiting Eventbrite.com or www.hollyshorts.com. The brainchild of founders Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol, HSFF will feature a marquee opening night celebration. The weeklong event takes place August 9-16, 2012 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and will feature short film screenings from around the world, industry panels, and a whirlwind of exclusive receptions and parties. Twice named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee," HSFF is devoted to helping advance the careers of filmmakers by providing exposure through top-notch screenings and networking events during the highly anticipated week-long festival each August. The Festival presents over $100,000 USD in prizes to winners, with Company 3 sponsoring awards of $10,000 in post-production and finishing services to both the Best Overall Short Film and Best Director award-winners, and $5,000 in post-production services to the Best Commercial and Best Music Video winners. Other top prizes include a $5,000 camera rental package courtesy of Martini Crew Booking for the Best Student award-winner, and $12,000 in services from Greenhouse Studios. Other HSFF sponsors include Deluxe, Method Studios, Showbiz Software, Festival Genius, IndiePix, Final Draft, Adobe, Film LA, Shorts HD, Film Courage, Film Festivals APP, and SLS Hotel. ###

The Hollywood Reporter: Penn Badgley Comedy Short to Premiere at HollyShorts Film Festival

The Hollywood Reporter: Penn Badgley Comedy Short to Premiere at HollyShorts Film Festival 9:44 PM PDT 7/19/2012 by Gregg Kilday It will debut as a program of shorts under the title "PERIODS." that will be hosted by Zachary Quinto. A new comedy short starring Penn Badgley will premiere as part of a group of short films that will screen as the opening night attraction at the 8th annual HollyShorts Film Festival that kicks off Aug. 9 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Presented under the umbrella title of PERIODS., the program of improvised comedy shorts, created by Victor Quinaz and Anna Martemucci, will also include several other new films, including one starring Willie Garson (White Collar) and another starring Grace Helbig (Attack the Show). PHOTOS: Andy Samberg Bids 'SNL' Adieu, Leighton Meester Talks 'Gossip Girl' Season 6: The Best of the MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet Zachary Quinto, who starred in an earlier series of the PERIODS. films called BEFORE AFTER and now executive produces the eries through his production company, Before the Door Pictures, will be on hand to host the HollyShorts opening night. "It is always thrilling to support the work of friends and collaborators with whom I (and my company) expect to be in the business of telling stories for years to come,” he said. “I am enormously proud of Victor and Anna - and excited to celebrate this significant accomplishment with them in August.” Of his own participation in one of their shorts, Badgley commented, "It's rare to find people you can work with effortlessly, and to end up with a piece of something original. These guys are doing something smart and subtle, but that's how the good shit starts...I think." VIDEO: Zachary Quinto 'Deeply Moved' by 'Outpouring of Support' After Coming Out Quinto and his team also recently wrapped PERIODS. Films' first feature film, which they produced alongside Anonymous Content. That film's title and premise have been being kept under wraps but will be unveiled during the opening night program when its first trailer is shown. HollyShorts co-founders and co-directors Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol said of the opening night selection, "The PERIODS. crew exemplifies what modern indie filmmaking is really all about--- working together to create high quality content for global audiences while utilizing tangible digital tools and social media to promote and release the works to the masses." Quinaz and Martemucci are both repped by Anonymous.

JOE CARNAHAN TO RECEIVE 2012 HOLLYSHORTS VISIONARY AWARD

JOE CARNAHAN TO RECEIVE 2012 HOLLYSHORTS VISIONARY AWARD PRESENTED BY DELUXE AND WILL PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE ZACHARY GUERRA’S NEW SHORT FILM THE DEVIL’S DOSH

Jason Bergh and Sal Masakela’s Tribeca Film Fest short doc Alekesam Set for West Coast Premiere, Nathaniel Krause’s short Double or Nothing written by Neil LaBute starring Adam Brody, Louisa Krause and Keith David Set For LA Premiere at HollyShorts Extra TV’s Ben Lyons and EPIX’s Carly Steel Set To Host Opening Night Festivities Over 320 Short Form Content Projects Accepted in Competition To screen at Grauman’s Chinese Theatres August 9-16, 2012 Hollywood, July 16, 2012---On the heels of announcing that Zachary Quinto and his Before the Door Pictures banner (Margin Call) will be opening the 8th annual HollyShorts Film Festival (www.hollyshorts.com) with the premiere of the PERIODS. comedy film series, the festival’s organizers announced today that Joe Carnahan (The Grey, The A-Team, Smoking Aces) will be the recipient of the 2012 HollyShorts Visionary Award Presented by Deluxe during the HollyShorts opening night celebration taking place on Thursday August 9 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Along with accepting the award, Carnahan will introduce the world premiere of Zachary Guerra’s new short film The Devil's Dosh, which he executive produced. Past HollyShorts Visionary award recipients have included Paul Haggis, Eli Roth and Neil LaBute. The 8th annual HollyShorts opening night celebration will be hosted by Extra’s Ben Lyons and EPIX’s Carly Steel. The festival runs August 9-16, 2012 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatres in Hollywood. HollyShorts is also announcing that Jason Bergh and Sal Masakela’s short documentary Alekesam which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival will also have its West Coast premiere at HollyShorts alongside Nathaniel Krause’s Double or Nothing written by Neil LaBute which stars Adam Brody, Louisa Krause and Keith David which will have its LA premiere on opening night. Advance tickets for the entire festival go live today and can be purchased by visiting Eventbrite.com (hollyshortsfilmfestival.eventbrite.com) or www.hollyshorts.com. The festival is also unveiling today its official in-competition lineup, over 300 short films have been accepted to screen at this year’s festival. The preliminary schedule and accepted shorts can be viewed by visiting www.hollyshorts.com in the blog section. Additional accepted titles and full schedule will be announced in the coming days this week. Pooled from over 1,000 submissions, this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival will feature a slew of home grown content shot and produced in Los Angeles as well as a number of short films produced and shot internationally with projects representing Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Macedonia, Italy, Spain, Denmark, South Africa, Poland, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Estonia, South Korea, New Zealand, Israel, the UK and Egypt. Filmmakers from these regions will be making the trip to Hollywood to meet with agents, managers, studios, networks and other fellow content creators to advance their careers. • The Devil’s Dosh is a short film written and directed by Zachary Guerra. Joe Carnahan is Executive Producer and Brian O’Hare is Producer. • Alekesam is a short documentary film from UXE Films Directed by Jason Bergh starring Selema “Sal” Masekela, Hugh Masekela, Stewart Levine, Sunny Levine, Zach Cowie and Jessie Lapierre. The film was produced by Michael Rapaport, Cole Angenendt and Jason Bergh. • Double or Nothing is a short film Directed by Nathaniel Krause, Written by Neil LaBute and Produced by Andrew Carlberg and Josiah Bultema and stars Adam Brody, Louisa Krause and Keith David. As previously announced, Zachary Quinto, and his Before The Door Pictures will open the 8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) with a special theatrical world premiere of PERIODS. (www.periodsfilms.com), an improvised comedy film series created by NY-based producers Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and their ensemble crew of filmmakers. The brainchild of founders Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol, HSFF will feature a marquee opening night celebration. The weeklong event takes placue August 9-16, 2012 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and will feature short film screenings from around the world, industry panels, and a whirlwind of exclusive receptions and parties. Twice named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee," HSFF is devoted to helping advance the careers of filmmakers by providing exposure through top-notch screenings and networking events during the highly anticipated week-long festival each August. The Festival presents over $100,000 USD in prizes to winners, with Company 3 sponsoring awards of $10,000 in post-production and finishing services to both the Best Overall Short Film and Best Director award-winners, and $5,000 in post-production services to the Best Commercial and Best Music Video winners. Other top prizes include a $5,000 camera rental package courtesy of Martini Crew Booking for the Best Student award-winner, and $12,000 in services from Greenhouse Studios. Other HSFF sponsors include Deluxe, Method Studios, Showbiz Software, Festival Genius, IndiePix, Final Draft, Adobe, Film LA, Ikan, Shorts HD, Film Courage, Film Festivals APP, SLS Hotel, Constellation, WebTV Workshop, Eurochannel, Yelp, Fun Little Movies, FEARnet, StarNow, Fangoria, Script Pipeline, PopChips, LightSpeed EPS, Moviola, Law Offices of Paul Battista, and Noci Cortinfestival. About HollyShorts HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from aroundthe 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. For more information please visit www.hollyshorts.com. ### Contact
 
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ZACHARY QUINTO AND BEFORE THE DOOR PICTURES TO OPEN 8TH ANNUAL HOLLYSHORTS WITH PERIODS. FILMS

ZACHARY QUINTO AND BEFORE THE DOOR PICTURES TO OPEN 8TH ANNUAL HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL WITH WORLD THEATRICAL PREMIERE OF PERIODS. FILMS, ACCLAIMED CULT COMEDY SERIES Quinto and PERIODS. Films Creators Victor Quinaz and Anna Martemucci Set To Unleash Exclusive Comedy Content During HollyShorts Opening Night Celebration Thursday August 9, 2012 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood Hollywood, June 28, 2012---The organizers of Hollyshorts (www.hollyshorts.com) announced today that Zachary Quinto and his Before The Door Pictures (“Margin Call”) banner (www.beforethedoor.com) will open the 8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) with a special theatrical world premiere of PERIODS. (www.periodsfilms.com), an improvised comedy film series created by NY-based filmmakers Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and their ensemble crew. The showcase of the PERIODS. shorts will be held during the HollyShorts opening night celebration which takes place on Thursday August 9, 2012 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood with Quinto hosting the PERIODS. Films program that will f

eature a variety of special guests and a Q&A with the filmmakers. Advance tickets go on sale today and are available via www.hollyshorts.com and Eventbrite at: http://hsff8thannualopeningnight.eventbrite.com. The PERIODS. shorts have cultivated a cult-like online and social media following since their inception two years ago and have recently wrapped their first feature film with Anonymous Content and Before The Door producing. The PERIODS. shorts have been described as “anachronistic period pieces with costumes that a show choir would die for.” PERIODS. is a co-production with Robinson Films, Inc., Nomadic Films, and Before The Door Pictures. Before The Door is run by Quinto, Neal Dodson, Corey Moosa, and Sean Akers. To celebrate the announcement, PERIODS. is re-releasing today one of their most popular shorts BEFORE AFTER With Zachary Quinto. To view BEFORE AFTER, visit: http://youtu.be/7ljibXY_ka8. Commented HollyShorts co-founders and co-directors Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol on the announcement: “The PERIODS. crew exemplifies what modern indie filmmaking is really all about--- working together to create high quality content for global audiences while utilizing tangible digital tools and social media to promote and release the works to the masses. We can’t wait for the showcase during the 8th Annual HollyShorts opening night celebration at the Chinese Theatre. We’d like to thank Zachary Quinto, Neal Dodson, Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and the rest of the PERIODS. crew for making this happen.” "It is always thrilling to support the work of friends and collaborators with whom I (and my company) expect to be in the business of telling stories for years to come,” says Quinto. “I am enormously proud of Victor and Anna - and excited to celebrate this significant accomplishment with them in August." “Theo, Daniel, and everyone at HollyShorts have made a dream come true for us,” says Victor Quinaz. “Our film series lives online and is watched on iPhones but was always intended to be seen on the biggest screen available. It’s not IMAX, but it’ll have to do.” “In all seriousness,” Anna Martemucci further commented, “We have something very special planned with a few surprise guests. And what’s better, if you can’t make it that night we’re releasing the new films online that evening so no one is left out.” The popular PERIODS. shorts have amassed a cult-like following online. The shorts series include such popular titles as The Masterworks: Vol. 1 which includes: PILGRIMS, EDITH WHARTON’S, ETHAN FROME, FOREFATHERS, HAGS, BEFORE AFTER, BEFORE AFTER II; and Vol. 2 which includes: NAM, DEC. 26, VIKING WIVES, and RE: CREATION. The brainchild of founders Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol, HSFF will feature a marquee opening night celebration. The weeklong event takes place August 9-16, 2012 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and will feature short film screenings from around the world, industry panels, and a whirlwind of exclusive receptions and parties. Twice named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee," HSFF is devoted to helping advance the careers of filmmakers by providing exposure through top-notch screenings and networking events during the highly anticipated week-long festival each August. The 2011 edition of HSFF showcased over 350 projects including web series, music videos, commercials, and an impressive slate of animated, documentary, student, and short films of all genres. The Festival presents over $75,000 USD in prizes to winners, with Company 3 sponsoring awards of $10,000 in post-production and finishing services to both the Best Overall Short Film and Best Director award-winners, and $5,000 in post-production services to the Best Commercial and Best Music Video winners. Other top prizes include a $5,000 camera rental package courtesy of Martini Crew Booking for the Best Student award-winner, and $5,000 in services from Greenhouse Studios. Other HSFF sponsors include Method Studios, Showbiz Software, Festival Genius, IndiePix, Final Draft, Adobe, Film LA, Shorts HD, Film Courage, Film Festivals APP, and SLS Hotel. HSFF winners are automatically eligible to be screened at some of the top film festivals in the world; HollyShorts Global Festival Content Partners include NociCortinfestival, Media Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, Soho Shorts in the UK, and Cinema Tous Ecran in Switzerland. The full festival lineup of accepted films will be announced early July. About HollyShorts HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from aroundthe 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. For more information please visit www.hollyshorts.com. ###