HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
HollyShorts
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14622 Ventura Blvd Suite 102
#722
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
8187609897 (voice)
Web:
http://hollyshorts.com
Email:
staff@hollyshorts.com
Contact: Daniel Sol, Festival Director
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Objective
HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual Academy Qualifying short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films and short screenplays from around the globe. The festival showcases the top short films produced 40 minutes or less and is looking for the best short screenplays 30 pages or less.
Deadline/Entry Fees
Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
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Earlybird | January 17, 2025 | $40 (short); $50 (feature) |
Regular | March 21, 2025 62 |
$50 (short); $60 (feature) |
Late | May 2, 2025 104 |
$60 (short); $70 (feature) |
Extended | June 2, 2025 135 |
$75 (short); $80 (feature) |
WinningScripts Pro $15 Off Coupon
Notification: Jun 30th: Quarterfinalists; Jul 14th: Semifinalists; Jul 28th: Finalists; Aug 17th: Winners.
Rules
If selected, I hereby grant permission to produce and screen the above mentioned as part of the HollyShorts Screenplay Contest. In addition, proceeds made by HollyShorts will go to HollyShorts, selected charities and sponsors. Submission information and screenplays will be utilized solely for the purpose of helping the selected parties advance their careers by showcasing the work to industry peers and executives.Awards
Best Short Screenplay
The first place winning short screenplay will get produced by our production company sponsors 88th Street Productions, to be completed and screen at the HollyShorts Film Festival in 2025. Finished film will get an automatic screening at HollyShorts, including Academy Award Qualified by HSFF and distribution on Bitpix! Top winner will also receive a meeting with Alta Global Media and Festival Formula for festival strategy consultation.
HollyShorts
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Contact
14622 Ventura Blvd Suite 102
#722
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
8187609897 (voice)
Web:
http://hollyshorts.com
Email:
staff@hollyshorts.com
Contact: Daniel Sol, Festival Director
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(4.0/5.0) |
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HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
![](/images/contestLogos/cl0002960.jpg?89805433)
Contact
14622 Ventura Blvd Suite 102
#722
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
8187609897 (voice)
Web:
http://hollyshorts.com
Email:
staff@hollyshorts.com
Contact: Daniel Sol, Festival Director
Report Card |
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(4.2/5.0) |
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Feedback: |
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(3.6/5.0) |
Signficance: |
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(4.0/5.0) |
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Contest News
HollyShorts Names Screenplay Finalists
Finalists have been announced from among more 1,000 submissions to the HollyShorts Film Festival. The top 3 screenplays will be announced/awarded during the HollyShorts Awards Ceremony on November 15, with the winning script receiving a $10,000 production deal courtesy of Seattle Film Summit. 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive Final Draft software. Awards will also be given in categories for best TV Pilot and Female Screenwriter.
All screenplay selections will receive a festival all-access pass.
The completed shorts will screen at the Academy Qualifying 2021 HollyShorts Film Festival at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres.
7th Annual Hollyshorts Screenplay Contest Official Finalist Selections:
Tye Sheridan - Withdraw
Bryan Eisenbise - Tryhard
Madeline Mack - Small Fry pilot 'Six Pack'
Laila Ujayli - The Last Librarian in Raqqa
Omar Kamara - RICE
Richard Wilby - After the Monsoon
Maximilian Williamson - Walls Fade Away
Angela Gricar - The Scarlet Ibis
Chelsea Barns - Life In Focus
James Musselman - The Magician
Julie Cavaliere - Puppet Me
Elisabeth Hayward - Mrs. Anne Parker
Elisabeth Hayward - Murder-in-Marsh
Akiko Izumitani - Yae: Blind Samurai Woman
Matthew Higgins - Chamber Music
Elise Brown - Out Damn Spot
A.C. Lamberty - Miss Teen Dairy Minnesota
Mike Kearby - The Problem With Time Travel
Robbie Lemieux - Morgan, Who Only Drinks Champagne
Zoe Warncke - Libertine
Robert Benjamin - Serial
Fernando Rendon - Trick or Beat
John Bickerstaff - Dunked
Kevin Giles - Rehash
Vanessa Esteves - Christopher & the Bug
Kristy Walsh - Mary, Dispossessed
Sara Hallowell - Hello I Must Be Going
Mychal Sargent - Kid Midnight
Updated: 10/24/2020
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
![](/images/contestLogos/cl0002960.jpg?89805433)
Contact
14622 Ventura Blvd Suite 102
#722
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
8187609897 (voice)
Web:
http://hollyshorts.com
Email:
staff@hollyshorts.com
Contact: Daniel Sol, Festival Director
Report Card |
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Overall: |
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(4.2/5.0) |
Professionalism: |
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(3.8/5.0) |
Feedback: |
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(3.6/5.0) |
Signficance: |
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(4.0/5.0) |
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