Oscar Qualifying La Shorts International Film Festival 2025 Underway Now
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The 29th LA Shorts International Film Festival, announces its 2025 offerings, which include 470 films from 34 countries. The OSCARS® & BAFTA-qualifying LA Shorts Fest takes place at Regal Cinema LA LIVE on July 16-28.
The Festival is accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences OSCAR®, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT) presenters of the Canadian Screen Awards and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain (Goya Awards). Over 68 filmmakers from LA Shorts have earned Academy Award nominations.
The complete line-up is available at www.LAshortsFest.com
Notable entries include A King’s Curtain starring Austin Pendleton and Stephen McKinley Henderson, Bottom’s Dream, starring Nigel Lythgoe, Helga with Michael Gandolfini, The Clock with CCH Pounder, Wallace Shawn, An Evening at Martini’s with Mattias Ferrell, Before They Joined Us directed by Arshile Egoyan, Whispers A Julian Lennon Retrospective, featuring Julian Lennon and No Choice written by Cynthia Riddle and Julie Kohner and directed by Peter Hunziker.
Opening Night was sponsored by Immaculate Heart Community, an LA-based, multi-culturally sensitive, ecumenical non-profit organization, which seeks to create access for all persons to truth, equity, justice and peace through spiritual development, education, the arts. The film program includes Sundance Jury Award for Animation Jury Winner Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado directed by Natalia Leon, Aspen Shortfest Jury Award Winner Doc Short Classroom 4, and the socially charged Walud, a drama short co-produced by Germany and Syria, and the powerful German doc short The Letter, directed by Oliver Wurffell, about his great-grandfather’s heroism in WWII Germany.
LA Shorts International Film Festival and ReelShort Team up
On another front, LA Shorts International Film Festival and ReelShort are teaming up to bring a bold new vision of storytelling to this year’s festival.
Recently spotlighted by Vulture and The Hollywood Reporter, ReelShort is redefining entertainment through mobile-first, vertically formatted dramas. With over 55 million monthly active users, the platform is quickly becoming a global leader in short-form content—and it’s now inviting fresh creative voices to be part of the movement.
Festival attendees will get exclusive early access to ReelShort’s “Reel Impact” Creator Contest Initiative—the platform’s first open-submission opportunity for filmmakers and digital storytellers. The contest offers cash prizes, development support, and the chance to join ReelShort’s growing content slate.
The complete line-up is available at www.LAshortsFest.com.
*Information courtesy of LA Media Consultants.
