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Joining the jury are Tom Berkeley and Ross White, who won a 2023 OSCAR\u00ae with their film AN IRISH GOODBYE, 2022 Academy Award\u00ae Winner Aneil Karia (The Long Goodbye)<\/i>, the 2023 OSCAR\u00ae nominees Pamela Ribbon (My Year<\/i> of <\/i>Dicks<\/i>) and Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis (The Flying Sailor<\/i>). Returning this year will be double OSCAR\u00ae winner and animation guru Joanna Quinn (Affairs of the Art), Academy Award\u00ae winner Alice Doyard (Colette<\/i>) and 2023 OSCAR\u00ae nominee Joshua Seftel (Stranger at the Gate<\/i>).<\/p>\n
Esteemed industry professionals also serving on the jury include Variety journalist, K.J. Yossman, and Eric Kohn, Executive Editor & Chief Critic of IndieWire and Awards Daily\u2019s Joey Moser, Short of the Week\u2019s C\u00e9line Roustan, alongside journalists Sandro Monetti and Zorianna Kit.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>Also judging this years films are Alexander Shekarchian, Ari Tan, Fanshen Cox, George Valentin Burcea, Jennifer Bertling, Jake Mitchell, Joel Walden, JT Mollner, Juliet Berman, Kalani Dreimanis, Lauren Bixby, Leah Philpott, Nelu Handa, Rakhee Morzaria, SJ Main Mu\u00f1oz, Vivian Lin, Yulissa Morales-Silva and\u00a0 Zach Cox.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s hybrid celebration of short films will take place in-person with screenings at the world-renowned TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood and virtually through the official festival streaming platform, BITPIX.<\/p>\n HollyShorts screenings will take place from August 10-20 at the TCL Chinese Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. 3rd Level, Hollywood, CA, 90028, followed by the annual awards gala on August\u00a0 20th.<\/p>\n For additional information and tickets visit: www.hollyshorts.com<\/a> to purchase an All Access Early Bird Badge visit: https:\/\/hollyshorts2023.eventive.org\/passes\/buy<\/a><\/p>\n About HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) #HSFF2023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The annual Academy Awards\u00ae Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival will celebrate its 19th year in August 2023. 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\u2019s \u201cTop 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee list,\u201d 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 10-20th, 2023 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, with the annual Awards Gala set to take place on August 20th, 2023.<\/p>\n
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