LA Shorts Fest Opening Night Honoree Shane Black

Aug. 9, 2008 - PRLog -- The 12th Annual LA Shorts Fest returns to Hollywood August 15-21, 2008 at the Laemmle Sunset 5 theatres. Opening night honoree Shane Black, writer/director will recive our prestigious Maverick Filmmaker Award August 15, at 7:30pm.  Shane Black’s credits include Lethal Weapon, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, as well as the films The Last Boy Scout, starring Bruce Willis, The Long Kiss Goodnight, starring Geena Davis, and Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Opening night film program includes directing debuts by actors, Josh Brolin’s X, Kirsten Dunst’s Welcome starring Winona Ryder, and Rita Wilson’s film The Trap starring Janine Tripplehorn

The festival also includes films starring Adrien Grenier, Jenna Elfman, Bodhi Elfman, Kelly Preston, Ed Begley Jr., Robert Redford, David Koechler, Laura Kightlinger, Mickey Rooney, Adam Corolla, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Whoopi Goldberg.

The festival will also feature a handful of music videos, including the U2 music video for Window in the Skies.

Our esteemed list of jurists includes Sandra Oh (Actress, Grey’s Anatomy), Andrew Reimer (HBO), David Bossert (Disney Animations), Seth Cohen (Comedy Central), Alex Meenehan (Smoke House), J. Sikura (Robert Evans Company), Susan King (LA Times)

For tickets and film schedule visit www.lashortsfest.com

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We are the largest short film festival in the world and accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. In past years, 30 participants have earned Academy Award nominations, with 9 filmmakers actually taking home the Oscar.