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The Oscar® Qualifying HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL returns for its much-anticipated 18th edition from August 11- 20th, 2022, with an impressive 5000 entries this year! Epic Dread Sponsor this year’s scary strand.

With 67 films on offer this year, horror and thriller fans can get stuck into the fantastic selection of films screening at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival. This exciting strand includes Sam Max’s CHAPERONE starring Zachary Quinto, Double OSCAR® Winner Paul J. Franklin’s FIREWORKS, Thomas Simon’s BOWLHEAD starring John Hursley (Dad), Brian Sepanzyk’s IN THE SHADOW OF GOD starring Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Alexandra Magistro’s LOVE YOU MAMA starring The Haunting of Hill House’s Samantha Soyan, Eli Powers’ SKIN AND BONE starring Amanda Seyfried, Evan Miller’s THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS starring Adrianne Palicki alongside Zachary Levi and more.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2022 Selected Horror/Thriller Films

Horror and thriller films selected this year include Bettina Bresnan’s A KILLER SECRET, Gauri Adelkar A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, Joshua Amar ANACONDA starring Homecoming’s Sam Mara, Jack Reynor’s BAINNE starring Chronicles of Narina Star Will Poulter, Alexander Thompson’s BLACK DRAGON (Rồng đen), Queen of the South star and Director Peter Gadiot’s BLACK EWE, Thomas Simon’s BOWLHEAD starring John Hursley (Dad), Collin Schiffli’s BOBYMOM, Jessie Barnett’s BYE BYE BABY, Dylan Bruno & Kasper Vejlø Kristensen’s CALL CASTING, Sam Max’s CHAPERONE starring Zachary Quinto, Quinten Sansosti and Tim Truesdell’s CLEAN UP, Grace Sloan’s DEATH VALLEY, Madeleine Coghlan’s DEFIBRILLATOR, Izabel Pakzad’s DON’T WORRY, IT’S GONNA BE OKAY, Mikai Geronimo and Josh O’Caoimh’s FALL OF THE IBIS KING, Double OSCAR® Winner Paul J Franklin’s FIREWORKS, Beth Park’s FISHWIFE, Juan Avella’s FREEBIRTH starring Narcos actress Andrea Londo, Alison Roberto’s GIRLS NIGHT IN, Rebecca Sonia Berrih’s GLITCH, Bartley Taylor’s HIDDEN VALLEY PLACE, Will Seefried’s HOMESICK, Gabriela Ortega’s HUELLA, Meko Winbush’s IN THE DARKNESS, Brian Sepanzyk’s IN THE SHADOW OF GOD starring Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Casper Rudolf Emil Kjeldsen’s IN THE SOIL, Nicolai G.H. Johansen’s INHERENT, Kelsey Bollig’s KICKSTART MY HEART, Jamie Gyngell’s LISTEN TO MOTHER, Sofie Somoroff LOVE IS FIRE, Alexandra Magistro’s LOVE YOU MAMA starring The Haunting of Hill House’s Samantha Soyan, Madeleine Arthur (Blockbuster) and Matt Biedel (Midnight Mass).

Also screening in this scary strand are Nuhash Humayun’s MOSHARI, James Hunter’s NEST, Joe Williams and Charlie Edwards-Moss O. GLORY, Ursula Ellis’s OCCUPATIONAL HAZZARD, Jan-David Bolt’s PHLEGM,  Jim Vendiola’s PRETTY PICKLE, Russell Goldman‘s RETURN TO SENDER, Bennet Silverman’s REVERSE EXORCISM, Sean Addo’s ROOTED, Dylan Ashton’s SEABOUND starring Dana Melanie (Greenhouse Academy), Izzy Stevens’s SEAFOAM, Eli Powers’ SKIN AND BONE starring Amanda Seyfried, Nathan Alan Bunker’s SLEEPWALKER starring David Sullivan (The Wilds) and Hayley Webb (Teen Wolf), Lark Lee’s STREET NO. 4, Julia Varvara’s SUPPRESSION, Jonathan Levy’s SURVEYOR, Jayden Rathsam Hua’s SUSHI NOA, Ethan Soo’s SWEPT UNDER, Joseph Badon’s THE BLOOD OF DINOSAURS,  Yoon Hei Cho’s THE LAW OF JUNGLE GYM, Filipe Melo’s THE LONE WOLF’S, Tosin Morohunfola’s THE PULPIT – PRELUDE, Thomas Matthew Brush’s THE UNLOCKING, Mike Simses’ THE UNUSUALIST, Luis Gerard’s THE WAKE, Evan Miller’s THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS starring Adrianne Palicki and Zachary Levi. Director Daniel Daly’s TWIN, Lucas Camps’ WALL #4, Nir Paniry’s WATCH OVER ME, Benjamin Feldman’s WHENEVER YOU’RE READY starring Canada’s Samantha Wan, Rebekka Johnson and Kate Nash’s WILD BITCH starring Westworld’s Ptolemy Slocum, Tipper Newton’s WILD CARD, Andy Koeger and Dan Frantz’s YOU ARE TRASH! and Ana Liza Muravina’s YOU’RE THE BEST starring Riverdale’s Chris O’Sheaand Silcon’s Valley’s Krishna Smitha.

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’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.

As previously, the winners of HollyShorts’ three top prizes will be eligible for nomination at the 2023 Oscars®. Six HollyShorts films were nominated for the 2022 Academy Awards® with 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 Theatre in Hollywood and virtually through the official festival streaming platform BITPIX.

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.

To view the full list of official selections visit:  http://hollyshorts.com/official_selections_2022

HollyShorts screenings will take place from August 11-20 at TLC Chinese Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. 3rd Level, Hollywood, CA, 90028, followed by the annual awards gala on August 20.

For additional information and tickets visit: www.hollyshorts.com

To purchase an All Access Early Bird Badge visit: Hollyshorts2022.eventive.org/passes/buy

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