In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, HBO will premiere three short films from the 2019 Asian Pacific American Visionaries, a short film program in its third year featuring the works of emerging Asian American directors.
Short Films
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HBO to Premiere 3 APA Visionaries Short Films for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
‘Zoetic,’ directed by Julie Zhan
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Donald Glover Debuts New Short Film Starring Mo’Nique for New adidas Collections
adidas Originals and Donald Glover officially launched Donald Glover Presents a range of new products, alongside the premiere of a series of short films starring Glover and award-winning Actress-Comedian and Executive Producer Mo’Nique, with a cameo by professional skateboarder Na-Kel Smith.
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Cannes Film Festival Announces Short Films in Competition and Cinéfondation Selection 2019
Following yesterday’s announcement of the Official Selection, today the 72nd Cannes Film Festival revealed the Short Films in Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection 2019.
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$1 Million Dollar Sci-Fi Short THE SHIPMENT to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
The Shipment. Delia Tatiana as alien slave separated from her mate. Photographer : Naim Sutherland. The Shipment, a $1 million dollar father/daughter science fiction short, written, executive produced and directed by VFX artist and 3D animator Bobby Bala will premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
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2019 Las Vegas Film Festival Announces Shorts, Labs and Special Screening
Adams starring Patton Oswalt The Las Vegas Film Festival today announced the shorts, labs and special screening for the upcoming 12th edition to take place April 28 through May 5, 2019 around Downtown Las Vegas, as well as the Brenden Theatres and Palms Casino Resort.
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31st Filmfest Dresden Award Winners: MY LITTLE GOAT, SEALAND, IKTAMULI
MY LITTLE GOAT by Tomoki Misato A total of eleven Golden Horsemen trophies and three special prizes worth 67,200 euros were awarded at the Awards Ceremony of the 31st Filmfest Dresden with two of the coveted trophies going to the Japanese animation MY LITTLE GOAT by Tomoki Misato. Regional productions were also awarded Golden Horsemen trophies: SEALAND by Till Giermann (Greenhouse Production), which celebrated its world premiere at the Filmfest Dresden, and Anne-Christin Plates’ IKTAMULI (Balance Film), which also received a special mention from the Youth Jury in the National Competition.
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4th Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
Over 200 of the world’s top short comedies have been selected to screen at this year’s 2019 Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival (HCSFF). The highly anticipated CollegeHumor Originals’ series Downbeat produced by Big Breakfast, will open the 4th year with two exclusive episodes. Laugh Factory will once again be presenting the Opening Panel, “The State of the Business: The Explosion of Short Form Comedy.”
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NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB and BROTHERHOOD Win Top Prizes at 2019 Aspen Shortsfest
NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB directed by Yves Piat The Oscar®-qualifying 28th Aspen Shortsfest, announced this year’s Award winners with NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB, receiving both Audience Award and Jury Award for Comedy, and BROTHERHOOD, honored with The Ellen Award, as well as Jury Award for Drama.
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ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN, Documentary on Bruce Franks Jr. Ferguson Activist-Turned-Politician, to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
St. Louis Superman St. Louis Superman is a new documentary short chronicling Bruce Franks Jr., a Ferguson activist and battle rapper who was elected to the overwhelmingly white and Republican Missouri House of Representatives, and must overcome both personal trauma and political obstacles to pass a bill critical for his community.
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Documentary Filmmaker Marshall Curry’s First Narrative Film THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW to World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
THE NEIGHBORS’ WINDOW. Kiana (Maria Dizzia) and Jacob (Greg Keller). Photographer: Wolfgang Held. Marshall Curry is a three-time Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker. His documentary feature Street Fight followed Cory Booker’s first run for mayor of Newark, N.J., and was nominated for an Oscar® and an Emmy®. This year, Curry was nominated for an Academy Award® for his short documentary A Night at The Garden, about a Nazi rally that filled Madison Square Garden in 1939.
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2019 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Short Film Lineup Featuring Lorraine Bracco, Amanda Plummer, Keenan Thompson
Momster, directed and written by Drew Denny. The 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival will showcase 63 diverse and engaging short films in competition, including 31 world premieres. There will also be special screening programs for the annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival and the debut of shorts from The Queen Collective, a program aimed at accelerating gender and racial equality behind the camera. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 – May 5.
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2019 Aspen Shortsfest to Showcase 69 Short Films + Special Presentation of SHORT TERM 12
One Small Step * – Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas The 28th Aspen Shortsfest will bring 69 films from 26 countries – 41% of which are female-directed to Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House and Carbondale’s Crystal Theatre from April 2 to 7, 2019.