Founded by Robert Arentz in 1997, the La Shorts Fest is amidst the largest short film festivals in the world. With more than 250 film screenings per annual festival, the festival lasts a week in the prestigious city of Los Angeles, California. The attendance figures reach up to 8,000 festival goers, consisting of cinema attendees, filmakers and entertainment professionals. The short films are screened and finally selected by a jury panel who then democratically vote on the final nominated film selections, Ben Affleck once appeared on the judging panel. Previous venues the festival has been held at include the Los Angeles Film School, ArcLight Hollywood Cinemas and Laemmle Sunset 5 Hollywood.
The desired award, the “Best of Fest” winner will receive a Panavision donated film camera package, available for up to four weeks of filming, and valued at roughly $60,000. The award categories are:
- Best of Fest
- Best Drama
- Best Animation
- Best Comedy
- Best Foreign Film
- Best Music Video
- Best Experimental
- Best Documentary
- Best Creative Commercial
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