6th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival Takes Place August 5-12, 2010 All Access Passes, Opening Night Tickets, and Day Passes Now Available visit Brown Paper Tickets
As you know, the 6th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is just around the corner and we're striving to provide as many opportunities for the discovery of indie talent as possible. To that end, we're excited to announce that we'll be the official venue for Openfilm.com, the innovative online company and community for independent film, to announce their finalists - the Top Six Flix - for the 1st Get It Made competition.
The Get It Made competition is a quarterly online contest that offers Openfilm members the chance to win a grand prize worth $250,000, including a financing and development deal with Openfilm Studios. Members submit their short films to the contest and the entire Openfilm community votes on their favorites. If you would like to vote for the Top Six Flix, join Openfilm today. You have until July 31st to take part in the 1st Get It Made voting selection!
Openfilm Chairman James Caan will help kick off the festival by announcing the Top Six Flix finalists on our opening night, Aug. 5th, at the DGA. The Top Six Flix will then have an HSFF screening Aug. 11th. The final winner of the grand prize package will be chosen by the Openfilm Advisory Board, which is led by legendary actor James Caan and also includes Robert Duvall, Scott Caan and Mark Rydell. Be sure to check out more of HollyShorts on Openfilm, as well as information on Get It Made, at
http://www.openfilm.com/. It's going to be an amazing festival! Thank you for all your support and we hope to see you there.
Sincerely,
HollyShorts
James Caan to present Openfilm's
Get It Made Finalists at 2010 HollyShorts Film Festival
LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2010 -Openfilm.com, the platform that connects new independent filmmakers to the professional community and helps them find an audience for their films, today announced that company Chairman James Caan will reveal the six finalists from its 1st Get It Made film competition at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 5.
"Filmmaking can be hard, cruel and frustrating, especially in the area of getting the results of your hard work seen," said James Caan. "That's certainly a big reason why I became involved in Openfilm. There is a pride and joy in discovering new talent, young and old, on both sides of the camera. Therefore, we set our standards high in the quality of the Get It Made finalists and I think the audience will agree when they see the selected films."
The six finalist short films-called the Top Six Flix- will go on to be judged by the Openfilm Advisory Board, made up of award-winning actors and filmmakers James Caan, Scott Caan, Robert Duvall and Mark Rydell. All of the six finalists will receive feedback from the judges, and the winner will receive $50,000 in cash and $200,000 in financing to develop his or her short into a feature film with Openfilm Studios.
Openfilm's Get It Made industry competition commits $1 million over the next year and a half to support independent filmmakers, with a new winner selected every five months. The 2nd Get It Made competition is now open and submissions are being accepted until Sept. 30, 2010. More information about submitting a film and about membership in Openfilm is available at http://www.openfilm.com. "We're honored to have a legendary actor like James Caan and a visionary film organization like Openfilm come on board with the HollyShorts Film Festival," said Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont, co-founders, HollyShorts Film Festival. "We're eagerly anticipating the screening of the Top Six Flix."
Now in its sixth year, the HollyShorts Film Festival showcases the top short films, 30 minutes or less, from around the world. This year's festival opens on August 5 at the Directors Guild Theater on Sunset Blvd. Tickets can be purchased online now at http://www.hollyshorts.com.
The Get It Made Top Six Flix announcement will be part of the Opening Night program of the HollyShorts Film Festival at the DGA Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. The festival also will host a screening of the finalists' entries during its run.
About HollyShorts Film Festival
HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the 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: http://www.hollyshorts.com
About Openfilm
Openfilm is a technology company that is advancing the distribution of independent film. The company's online platform provides filmmakers with a variety of revenue sharing opportunities. Through Openfilm's software, films are presented in the highest quality available online. Openfilm's IP portfolio is being developed by exceptional team of engineers, many of whom hold PhDs. Led by an Advisory Board of established industry heavyweights, James Caan, Scott Caan, Robert Duvall and Mark Rydell, Openfilm will transform the way independent films are discovered, financed and distributed.
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