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Call For Entries For The SkyPixel 6th Anniversary Aerial Photo & Video Contest

December 20, 2020 Rod Washington

DJI and SkyPixel, one of the world’s most popular aerial photography and videography online communities, today announced details to its yearly anticipated SkyPixel Aerial Photo & Video Contest. Running from December 18, 2020 to February 18, 2021, this year’s contest introduces five new categories including Vlog, FPV, Showreel, Hometown and Environment. The goal is to expand creative possibilities for content creators and…

Live-Action Short Film, ‘TRIBES’ In Consideration For An Oscar® Nomination

December 7, 2020 Rod Washington

(Los Angeles, CA) – December 7th, 2020. When Nino Aldi‘s live-action short film TRIBES surpassed 70,000 views at the LA Shorts International Film Festival where it won the Best Comedy award, Hollywood celebrity reporter Perez Hilton proclaimed that the film “Is A Potential Oscar Nominee!” The early Oscar buzz quickly spread among fans and industry members making TRIBESpart of the Academy Awards conversation. TRIBES‘ timely story brings a breath of fresh…

TRIBES – “The Funniest Short Film From Around The World” Announces Theatrical Release

November 10, 2020 TNC

Screening From November 16th to the 22nd In Los Angeles. (Los Angeles, CA) – November 10, 2020. Nino Aldi‘s live action short film TRIBES has recently won top awards at film festivals, including the Best Comedy award at LA Shorts and the 1st Place at the Just For Laughs’ funniest short films from around the world competition. Double Down Pictures is releasing the short theatrically in Los Angeles…

LA International Film Fest Selects Short Film The Gesture and The Word by Helen Alexis Yonov.

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Rod Washington

(Los Angeles, CA) – November 5th, 2020. Multi award-winning short film, The Gesture and the Word written and directed by rising filmmaker Helen Alexis Yonov, will be competing at two other Los Angeles film festivals this month: the LA International Film Festival and HollyShorts. SCREENINGS INFORMATION: NOVEMBER 8 – LA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Shorts Block 3 Info: www.laiff.org Tickets: (Click Here) NOVEMBER 10 @…

Socially Relevant Short Film TRIBES Wins The Best Comedy Award At LA SHORTS FEST

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Rod Washington

(Los Angeles, CA) – November 2, 2020. Live Action short film TRIBES speaks volumes to today’s societal conversations, specially as the world goes through a global crisis and political strive. It is thanks to writer’s Andy Marlatt‘s singular brand of humour, Nino Aldi‘s gritty mise-en-scène, and the hilarious performances by Adam Waheed, Jake Hunter and DeStorm Power, that TRIBES received the Best Comedy award at the highly curated LA Shorts…

Comedy Short Wichita Sheds Lights on Modern Marriage and Betrayal (video)

October 25, 2020 Rod Washington

(Los Angeles, CA) – October 25, 2020. Comedy short film Wichita continues its festival tour at the Austin Film Festival, Hollyshorts, Festival du Cinéma International Rouyn-Noranda and many more. Moreover, Wichitawas recently awarded the honorable mention at the LA FEMME Film Festival in Los Angeles. Wichita (Trailer): https://vimeo.com/400344886 The five- minute heart-racing mini comedic thriller by creative duo Sergine Dumais (director) and…

Just For Laughs Chooses TRIBES As The Funniest Short Film

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Rod Washington

This 1st Place Award Is Accompanied By A $1000 Cash Prize (Los Angeles, CA) – October 12, 2020. When stand-up comedian Alonzo Bodden announced that the First Place of the Just For Laughs / Eat My Shorts competition was awarded to TRIBES, director Nino Aldi couldn’t believe it. Just For Laughs is the largest international comedy festival in the world and…

Comedy “TRIBES” Competes for Oscar® Qualification at the LA Shorts Fest.

September 29, 2020 Rod Washington

(Los Angeles, CA) – September 29, 2020. After a successful festival tour debut, Nino Aldi’s role-reversal comedy Tribes, starring Internet celebrities Destorm Power (Punk’d), Adam Waheed (Pitch Please) and Daytime Emmy-winning producer/actor Jake Hunter (Class Act), from an award-winning screenplay by Andy Marlatt, is finally going to be presented online at the Oscar qualifying LA Shorts Fest. The competitive screening is…

The Gesture and The Word by Helen Alexis Yonov competes for Oscar® Qualification

September 28, 2020 TNC

(Los Angeles, CA) – September 28, 2020. Multi award-winning short film, The Gesture and the Word written and directed by rising filmmaker Helen Alexis Yonov, competes for Best Narrative Short at the prestigious Oscar® qualifying festival, the LA Shorts International Film Festival. If it wins, it becomes eligible for an Oscar® nomination. The screening is scheduled on October 6, 2020 on the Comedy Program 3 @ www.LAShortsFest.com. This is the…

HBO and The Root’s Writing Contest for Rising Authors

September 6, 2020 Rod Washington

Inspired by the HBO Original Series Lovecraft Country Winner Will Receive Prize of $5000, Story Published on The Root, and Writing Mentorship with HBO The Root, a G/O Media brand and one of the largest sites covering Black news, politics, culture and opinion, announced a creative partnership with HBO – a branded writing contest for emerging Black writers – inspired…