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Happy Friday, Friends! Aaron Bennett brought his film “Jokers Wild” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in December, 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Director of a Horror Short as well as the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design, Short Film for his sound designer Matt Broadfoot. I’m happy to say …
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy A young woman who is in desperate search for her husband soon realizes that the surroundings are not as what they might seem for first and the boulevard she is on just keeps getting more and more strange. Director(s): Benedek Koszorus Writer(s): Benedek Koszorus Producer(s): Benedek Koszorus …
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy Adapted from Stephanie Trudeau’s docu-cabaret performance of the iconic lesbian Mexican singer Chavela Vargas’ life and music. Told in a hybrid genre–using performances, animation, and scripted narrative–this blend of approaches is a perfect combination to bring this unique tale to vivid life. Director(s): Joyce Callo Writer(s): Joyce …
2026 FI-Lima Official Selection: Music Video A joyful upbeat music video for the folk/pop song Beautiful Day, by award-winning singer-songwriter Stephanie Bettman. Director(s): Miguel Hernandez Writer(s): Stephanie Bettman …
What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. John Schlag brought his film “Panes Taking” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Dance. If you listened to …