“OSCAR®” AND “ACADEMY AWARDS®” ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND USED WITH PERMISSION. THIS IS NOT AN ACADEMY RELEASE. For information on the U.S. release, contact: For U.S. theatrical booking enquiries & regional publicity, contact: WEST COAST Neal Block 212-379-9704 Marina Bailey 323-650-3627 [email protected] [email protected] ShortsTV Sales Fabric Media Kimberly Healy 310-452-1400 Jason Damata 917-279-8706 [email protected] [email protected] ShortsTV: Marketing EAST COAST Cathy Cassese 310-452-1400 FALCO INK [email protected] Steve Zeeman - (212) 445-7100 [email protected] For EUROPEAN enquiries, contact: Shorts International Ltd: Marketing Digital Media Sebastian De Lame +44(0)20 7012 1585 GINSBERG LIBBY [email protected] Clay Dollarhide 323-645-6818 [email protected] DEKALB ELEMENTARY USA/20MINS/2017 Director: Reed Van Dyk Writer: Reed Van Dyk Producers: Reed Van Dyk, Cory Desrosiers, Christopher Leavins, Enrique Diaz, Morgan Peterson and Ricardo Ramirez Synopsis: Inspired by a 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia. Director’s Biography: Reed Van Dyk is a Los Angeles based writer/director. His most recent film DEKALB ELEMENTARY won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2017 Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival and a Special Jury Award in Acting at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival. The film will play at festivals in Nashville, Quebec, Portugal, Spain, Israel, Lebanon, and Ukraine in the coming months. Reed's first short film T HE CONSERVATORY won a 1st Place Student Emmy Award (“Best Comedy”) -- and his last film AMATEURCOUPLE premiered in front of Sundance hit OBVIOUS CHILD at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Reed has a B.A. in Theater Arts from Cornell University and an M.F.A. in Film Directing from UCLA. Awards: 2017: Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival - International Competition • Grand Jury Prize 2017: SXSW | Narrative Shorts Competition - Special Recognition in Acting 2017: Festival Regard - Special Jury Award 2017: Palm Springs International Shortfest - Panavision Best North American Short 2017: Hamptons International Film Festival - HIFF Award for Best Narrative Short Film 2017: Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival - Best Editing 2017: Annapolis Film Festival - Best Narrative Short 2017: Student Emmy Award - Best Drama Nominee 2017: DTLA Film Festival - Best Short Film Festivals/Screenings: 2017: Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival - International Competition • Grand Jury Prize 2017: SXSW - Narrative Shorts Competition - Special Recognition in Acting 2017: Festival Regard - Special Jury Award 2017: BAFTA Student Film Awards - Finalist for Live Action 2017: Palm Springs International Shortfest - Panavision Best North American Short 2017: Melbourne International film festival 2017: Hamptons International Film Festival - HIFF Award for Best Narrative Short Film 2017: Athens International Film Festival 2017: Nashville Film Festival 2017: Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival - Best Editing 2017: Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 2017: Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2017: Calgary International Film Festival 2017: Annapolis Film Festival - Best Narrative Short 2017: Student Emmy Award - Best Drama Nominee 2017: DTLA Film Festival - Best Short Film MY NEPHEW EMMETT USA/20MINS/2017 Director: Kevin Wilson, JR. Producer: Kevin Wilson, JR. Synopsis: In 1955, a Mississippi preacher tries to protect his 14-year-old nephew, Emmett Till from two racist killers out for blood. Based on true events. Director’s Biography: Kevin Wilson, Jr. is a Student Academy Award Winning filmmaker and a 3rd Year MFA Candidate in New York University's Graduate Film Program. Wilson first emerged as a rising talent in 2009 when he directed multiple sold out performances of his debut play "The Emmett Till Story," a brutal depiction of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till. Since that time, he has directed number of award winning short films. Starring veteran actors, Jasmine Guy ( A DIFFERENT WORLD ) and The Late, L.B. Williams (JUICE ), “ MY NEPHEW EMMETT ” is Wilson’s Pre-Thesis film at NYU. He is currently in development for his debut feature film, which is scheduled to go into production in the summer of 2018. Awards: Gold Medal - Narrative Film – STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS Director’s Guild of America STUDENT FILM AWARD Best Director - HollyShorts Film Festival Best Student Short - Woodstock Film Festival Saatchi & Saatchi: Nothing’s Impossible Achievement in Film Award Audience Award - DC Shorts Film Festival People’s Choice - Bermuda International Film Festival Audience Award - Way Down Film Festival Festivals/Screenings: 55th New York Film Festival 44th Student Academy Awards Director’s Guild of America Student Film Awards LA Shorts International Film Festival HollyShorts Film Festival Bermuda International Film Festival Cambridge International Film Festival Woodstock Film Festival Way Down Film Festival Macon Film Festival DC Shorts Film Festival Afrikana Film Festival Boulder International Film Festival Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival Cucalorus Film Festival THE ELEVEN O'CLOCK AUSTRALIA/13MINS/2016 Director: Derin Seale Producers: Josh Lawson and Karen Bryson Synopsis: The delusional patient of a psychiatrist believes he is actually the psychiatrist. As they each attempt to treat each other the session gets out of control. Director’s Biography: Derin Seale is a Cannes, One Show and NY Festivals Gold winning director. He was raised in a family of cineastes and spent a lot of his formative years on set. He started directing action sequences in the Hollywood features ‘ COLD MOUNTAIN ’ and ‘The ‘ TALENTED MR RIPLEY ’, putting him in great stead to create work of visually epic proportions. This was never more evident than in his short film that helped the nation of Qatar win the hosting of the 2022 Football World Cup. Based in Australia, Seale also works internationally, directing campaigns in the US and Europe. His recent performance-driven spot ‘ MISTAKES ’, for the New Zealand Transport Authority has been recognised worldwide, going viral with over 14 million views on YouTube. Seale’s direction of the spot continues to be celebrated at advertising award shows globally, including gold for direction at Cannes Lions. Recently Seale directed the campaign ‘ STOP IT AT THE START ’, for the Australian Government, aimed at reducing violence against women in future generations. Hugely successful, the campaign has received extensive coverage by global TV, online and print publishers and top Australian influencers, reaching 15.5 million views online after just one week. Awards: Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts AACTA - Best Live Action Short Film Cleveland International Film Festival - Best Live Action Comedy St Kilda Film Festival - Best Achievement in Editing Salute Your Shorts - Best Comedy Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival - Best Comedy Short Naples International Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Live Action Short LA Shorts Fest - Best Comedy Short Cinequest International Film Festival - Best Narrative Short Flickerfest International Film Festival - Best Screenplay Hearts of Gold International Film Festival - Best Australian Short Sydney Film Festival Dendy Awards Finalist Funcinema- Best Comedy and Best Performance Naples - Best Live Action Short Festivals/Screenings: Toronto - Official Selection Rhode Island - Best Comedy LA Shorts - Best Comedy Short Milwaukee - Official Selection Valladolid - Official Selection Perth International Arts Festival - Official Selection Cleveland - Best Live Action Comedy Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival - Best Australian Short Film FlickerFest - Best Screenplay Nevada City Film Festival - Official Selection Cinequest Film Festival - Best Narrative Short Funcinema - Best Comedy and Best Performance St Kilda - Best Achievement in Editing Naples - Best Live Action Short Tribeca United in-flights - Screening Boulder IFF - Official Selection Sydney Film Festiva, Dendy Awards - Finalist Salute your Shorts - Best Comedy Palm Springs - Official Selection Cinefest Oz - Official Selection Milwaukee - Official Selection Flickerfest National Tour - Part of national Tour THE SILENT CHILD UK/20MINS/2017 Director: Chris Overton Writer: Rachel Shenton Producers: Rebecca Harris, Danny Ormerod and Julie Foy Synopsis: THE SILENT CHILD centres around a profoundly deaf four year old girl named Libby who is born into a middle class family and lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her the gift of communication. Director’s Biography: Born In Staffordshire, Chris began his career as an actor. He worked on various television and film projects with some of the world’s best directors such as Joel Schumacher, Oscar winning director Roman Polanski and was part of the main cast of Bafta award winning film, PRIDE directed by Matthew Warchus. Although an actor Chris watched and learnt from the directors intently, even taking a notepad on set to jot down nuggets of information. Using the knowledge he learned, Chris founded the UK’s leading showreel production company at the age of 20. Slick Showreels have been producing a wide range of work including showreels, music videos, pilots, short films and documentaries ever since. THE SILENT CHILD is Chris’s first short film as an independent director and what would arguably be one of his most challenging gigs - With the lead actress being a profoundly