ShortList Film Festival Kicks Off With 12 Award-Winning Finalists
thewrap.com2023 ShortList Film Festival, chosen from award-winning shorts from across the world in the past year. This year’s films tell personal stories that captivate and inspire — including a film about two Chinese grandmothers, a film about scuba diving in the ruins of a tsunami and one film about the LAPD blowing up a neighborhood.The films – which include narrative, documentaries and animation - are available to watch and vote on from June 28 through July 12, exclusively on TheWrap.
The award-winning short film that is chosen by TheWrap’s Industry Jury will be honored with the prestigious Industry Prize. This year’s jury comprises award-winning producer Christine Vachon, director Elegance Bratton, veteran producer Amy Baer and PR veteran Joshua Jackson.
The Shortlist is programmed by respected short film programmer Landon Zakheim. The top-ranking short film that receives the most online votes will be honored with the Audience Prize.The student short film with the most online votes will be awarded the coveted Student Prize.The winners will receive prizes worth $10,000 from Kodak, Blackmagic Design, Scriptation and The Camera Division.WATCH AND VOTE HEREHow the films were chosen: To qualify for the ShortList, a film must have won a festival in the previous year.
The 12 finalist films that span narratives, documentaries and animation are chosen by a panel including Zakheim, Wrap awards Executive Editor Steve Pond and Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman.
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