HollyShorts Film Festival

Indeed, Hillman Grad, and 271 Films Announce Rising Voices Season 4 Filmmakers, Creating More Jobs and Continuing to Increase Diversity in the Entertainment Industry

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Friday, December 15, 2023
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"We're so excited to announce the next class of incredible Rising Voices filmmakers," said Lena Waithe, Hillman Grad Founder and Rishi Rajani, Hillman Grad CEO.

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  • "We're so excited to announce the next class of incredible Rising Voices filmmakers," said Lena Waithe, Hillman Grad Founder and Rishi Rajani, Hillman Grad CEO.
  • "It's been a tumultuous year in Hollywood, which makes supporting the next generation of underrepresented storytellers even more crucial.
  • These brilliant artists are the future of our industry and we're proud to be part of their journey."
  • Rising Voices’ goal is to help change these statistics by creating opportunities for filmmakers from underestimated communities and bring more diversity to the entertainment industry.

"MAST" Accelerator Animation "Ninety-five Senses" Directed by Jerusha and Jared Hess, Featuring Tim Blake Nelson, To Premiere at HollyShorts

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ninety-five Senses tells the story of a man facing his own mortality while reflecting on the grave mistakes of his youth. This is juxtaposed against the beauty of life and how we perceive it. "It may be that in the next life, we'll have ninety-five senses," he muses. The film comprises five scenes, with connective vignettes, animated in six distinctive styles.

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  • The animators were all winners of the inaugural MAST Springboard "Voices Seen" animation contest.
  • HollyShorts, an Academy Award Qualifying festival, has a history of minting future Oscar winners and nominees, particularly animations.
  • Mentor support has been tremendous, including the incredible contributions of Jerusha and Jared Hess, Hubbel Palmer and Chris Bowman, and Tim Blake Nelson."
  • And lucky for us, Tim's a big fan of Jared and Jerusha Hess, and came on immediately."

Discontent Media Group's 'FF Branded' to Produce a Four-Part Veterans Documentary Series 'Operation Legacy'

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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With this project, Comcast and Travis Manion Foundation highlight the importance character and how the military's veterans carry this character throughout their lives and share it with the next generation after they serve.

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  • With this project, Comcast and Travis Manion Foundation highlight the importance character and how the military's veterans carry this character throughout their lives and share it with the next generation after they serve.
  • Discontent Media Group's FF Branded will partner with the Travis Manion Foundation to spearhead the creative development, pre-production, production, and post-production services for the series.
  • The documentary series will be available in time for Veterans Day 2022.
  • Discontent Media Group is the parent company to FF Branded, The Film Fund, and TAV Films, all of which develop video and multimedia content.

Kalia Love Jones Receives Best Original Song Award for "The Power of Hope" Animated Short Film at the 2021 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Writer and director Kalia Love Jones, Ben Franklin and CeCe Marie received the Best Original Song Award for "The Power of Hope" animated short film at the virtual 2021 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.

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  • SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Writer and director Kalia Love Jones, Ben Franklin and CeCe Marie received the Best Original Song Award for "The Power of Hope" animated short film at the virtual 2021 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.
  • The virtual 2021 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase began on Saturday, December 11, 2021 and closed with the award's ceremony on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.
  • The 15-year old Kalia Love Jones also received a nomination for the Best Director Award for "The Power of Hope" animated short film at the virtual 2021 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.
  • "The Power of Hope" animated short film is written, directed and produced by Kalia Love Jones.

Kalia Love Jones, Director of "The Power of Hope" Animated Short Film Is Nominated For Best Director At The 2021 Diversity In Cannes Short Film Showcase

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kalia Love Jones, 15-year old director of "The Power of Hope" animated short film is nominated for Best Director and also Ben Franklin, Kalia Love Jones and CeCe Marie are nominated for Best Original Song for "The Power of Hope" animated short film at the virtual 2021 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.

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  • SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kalia Love Jones, 15-year old director of "The Power of Hope" animated short film is nominated for Best Director and also Ben Franklin, Kalia Love Jones and CeCe Marie are nominated for Best Original Song for "The Power of Hope" animated short film at the virtual 2021 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.
  • The virtual 2021 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase began on Saturday, December 11, 2021 and closes with the award's ceremony on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 6pm PST.
  • For the first time in history, the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase is screening 75 films in ten diversity categories, including 17 films in competition.
  • Tickets are available via Diversity in Cannes' Film Freeway page at: https://filmfreeway.com/DiversityinCannes/tickets
    Diversity in Cannes is an independent filmmaker movement promoting inclusion at the Cannes Film Festival.

Academy Award® Winner Jaime Ray Newman to Executive Produce Ala Kachuu (Take and Run)

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Saturday, December 11, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Producer of the 2019 Oscar-Winning Live Action Short Film 'Skin' Jaime Ray Newman has boarded Maria Brendle's short 'Ala Kachuu' ('Take and Run'), distributed by Salaud Morisset, asan Executive Producer.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Producer of the 2019 Oscar-Winning Live Action Short Film 'Skin' Jaime Ray Newman has boarded Maria Brendle's short 'Ala Kachuu' ('Take and Run'), distributed by Salaud Morisset, asan Executive Producer.
  • I am honoured to join forces with Maria and her team of artists to support this vital film' states Newman.
  • 'Ala Kachuu' depicts the Kyrgyz tradition of bride-kidnapping, after which the film is named.
  • Franois Morisset, founder and managing director of sales agency Salaud Morisset (Skin, The Letter Room) is spearheading the worldwide distribution of Ala Kachuu.

2021 HollyShorts Film Festival Screens Four Films by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni

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Friday, September 24, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to congratulate four alumni whose films are official selections of the seventeenth annual HollyShorts Film Festival .

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  • Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to congratulate four alumni whose films are official selections of the seventeenth annual HollyShorts Film Festival .
  • HollyShorts is such a tremendous festival, and they always deliver impressive programming, says Crickett Rumley, the Director of NYFAs Film Festival Department.
  • The film has been an official selection of numerous festivals worldwide, including LA Shorts and Burbank International Film Festival.
  • The New York Film Academy congratulates its alumni on their tremendous success, and wishes them well in the awards competition.

Kalia Love Jones, Director of "The Power of Hope" Animated Short Film Receives The Best Young Filmmaker Award From Indie Short Fest

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kalia Love Jones, 15-year old director of "The Power of Hope" animated short film receives the Best Young Filmmaker (Female) Award from Indie Short Fest.

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  • SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kalia Love Jones, 15-year old director of "The Power of Hope" animated short film receives the Best Young Filmmaker (Female) Award from Indie Short Fest.
  • "The Power of Hope" animated short film was recently screened at Indie Short Fest on August 6, 2021.
  • "The Power of Hope" animated short film is written, directed and produced by Kalia Love Jones.
  • For press interviews with Kalia Love Jones and on "The Power of Hope" animated short film, contact Tamara York of Tamara York Public Relations via email at [email protected] .

"The Power of Hope" Animated Short Film Directed By Kalia Love Jones Is Nominated For A 2021 NAACP Image Award

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Oscar qualifying animated short film "The Power of Hope" directed by Kalia Love Jones is nominated for a 2021 NAACP Image Award in the Motion Picture category of Outstanding Short Form (Animated).

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  • SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Oscar qualifying animated short film "The Power of Hope" directed by Kalia Love Jones is nominated for a 2021 NAACP Image Award in the Motion Picture category of Outstanding Short Form (Animated).
  • "The Power of Hope" animated short film directed by 14 year old Kalia Love Jones has been selected into four Academy Awards qualifying film festivals: Urbanworld Film Festival, LA Shorts International Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival and the Pan African Film and Arts Festival.
  • "The Power of Hope" animated short film is written, directed and produced by Kalia Love Jones.
  • For press interviews with Kalia Love Jones and on "The Power of Hope" animated short film, contact Tamara York of Tamara York Public Relations via email at [email protected] .