Los Angeles, CA – August 15, 2022. The Oscar® Qualifying HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL has returned for its much-anticipated 18th edition. HSFF runs from August 11-20th, 2022, with an impressive 5000+ entries. 161 female directors and 101 BIPOC directors and nearly 400 films form this year’s exciting program.
A strong contender for the 18th edition sci-fi category is DIVIDE BY ZERO, directed by Maarten Bun. Co-Writer/Producer Matt Jaems oversaw the world-building and story integrity. The film boasts an international cast, starring Matthijs Ten Kate (NL), William Sutton (UK), and Hans Dekker (NL). Also Chris King Perryman (US) and Tanya Shpadi (RU).
The short film tells the story of Julian who prepares for his own forthcoming interrogation. He conjures up different personalities in order to stress-test through realistic internal dialogues. Following a series of these conversational events Julian finds his perception of reality challenged. Now, he has to find a path forward without shattering his world around him.
Watch the official trailer for Divide By Zero as directed by Maarten Bun
DIVIDE BY ZERO was written by Lawant & Matt Jaems, based on a concept by Maarten Bun & Hans Dekker. It was produced by Matt Jaems, Maarten Bun, and Joas Burggraaf. Also by Hans Dekker, Nicole Steendam, Vincenzo Toscani and Helmut Ramak. All at MONKEYSHOOT STUDIOS. The film’s cinematographer was Joas Burggraaf.
The film performed well at a number of competitions and festivals since completion. Including winning both the global AUDIENCE CHOICE award and the Jury awarding it THIRD BEST FILM. In addition to Director of Photography Joas Burggraaf nabbing the BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the FOUR POINTS FILM PROJECT. Being recognized with Award of Excellence and Best Screenplay. Lawant & Matt Jaems received it the ONE REELER short film competition. In total, the film has now garnered 14 laurels around the world with its Official Selection into HollyShorts.
As with previous editions, the winners of HollyShorts’ three top prizes will be eligible for nomination at the 2023 Oscars®. Six HollyShorts films were nominated for the 2021 Academy Awards®. 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 6 Theaters in Hollywood and virtually through the official festival streaming platform BITPIX.
View the full list of official selections HERE. HollyShorts screenings will take place from August 11-20 at TCC Chinese 6 Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. 3rd Level, Hollywood, CA, 90028, followed by the annual awards gala on August 20. For additional information and tickets visit HERE
HollyShorts
The annual Academy Awards® Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival will celebrate its 18th year in August 2022. HollyShorts brings together top creators, industry leaders, and companies and has launched many filmmakers into the next stages of their careers. HSFF a 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.
BitPix
The annual Born out of the Oscar® Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, Bitpix is a new Premium AVOD platform, featuring the world’s best short films. The platform is already live in alpha mode and available via Bitpixtv.com. Bitpix is streamed through the app for download on Airplay, Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, AppleTV, Chromecast, IOS, Roku
Monkeyshoot Studios
A multi-award-winning studio which continues to build on its early success with an immense team of experienced professionals and impressive practical filmmaking resources at hand.
The management team has over 100+ years’ collective industry experience in a wide range of areas, the management team has worked with Oscar®-, Emmy®- and Grammy®- winners + nominees and has worked on everything from low to multi-million dollar budget productions. Regardless of the studio’s pre-history, it is a deep passion for the crafts of storytelling and filmmaking alike that both fuels and unites the whole team.
MONKEYSHOOT strives to be a leading creative force globally, taking advantage of a major international industrial network at every stage of the filmmaking journey – from conception to well beyond sales and distribution.
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