HOLLYWOOD, CA—-The organizers of HollyShorts, Short Film Festival (www.hollyshorts.com) announced today the line up of the short films that will be showcased at the 2nd annual event which takes place August 12-13 at Cinespace: Digital Super Club and Lounge in Hollywood. 12 countries will be represented as 53 of the best and brightest shorts will be screened.

"We had a great turnout of submissions for this year’s event and our panel of judges carefully selected the most creative, original and thought provoking short films from around the world," said Daniel Sol, Producer and Co-Founder of HollyShorts, Short Film Festival.

HollyShorts ‘06’ official opening film is "Round 5," an action-packed short from Illegal Artists, a directing duo out of Mexico City, comprising of siblings Javier and Jorge Aguilera . Jorge and Javier have been confirmed to direct the live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime "Kite" for producers Rob Cohen and Anant Singh. The closing short for this year’s festival is the Oscar nominated short film "Ausreisser (The Runaway)," Directed by Ulrike Gote of Germany. Cinespace is located at 6356 Hollywood Blvd. Musical performances include Golden Ratio and R&B sensation 2Deep. For tickets and the coplete schedule, please visit www.hollyshorts.com


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