Vancouver Horror Show, Jersey Shore, Beirut Shorts, Film Fest Guide for April 28
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Beirut Shorts International Film Festival
The festival’s slogan, “The Power of Youth,” reflects its mission to:
– Promote Young Filmmakers: Beirut Shorts provides a platform for young filmmakers to screen their work in front of large and diverse audiences, fostering an environment that celebrates innovation and fresh perspectives.
– Foster artistic excellence: By highlighting emerging talents, the festival nurtures artistic growth and encourages the development of exceptional filmmaking skills.
By focusing on youth empowerment, Beirut Shorts encourages new voices in cinema and supports the development of future filmmakers.
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Jersey Shore Film Festival
The Jersey Shore Film Festival (JSFF) is returning to Asbury Park, Deal Park, and Red Bank in New Jersey along the Jersey Shore, during the Summer of 2025.
JSFF has grown to become one of the marquee film festivals in New Jersey. It is a golden opportunity for filmmakers, directors, actors, and production crew; who are showcasing their work, and networking with leading industry individuals, as well as company mainstays, to make significant industry contacts as well as achieve recognition for the work accomplished. JSFF will attract audience members, filmmakers, and industry leaders within direct reach of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Connecticut, as well as across the country, and around the world.
JSFF is proud to feature cutting-edge work from the rising stars of today’s up-and-coming as well as established filmmakers via live screening, and streaming online.
For the filmmakers: there will be possible streaming, and or possible live screening of their work. Filmmakers will also have the opportunity to gather together with industry leaders and fellow filmmakers during the networking breakfast, afternoon gatherings, as well as nightly conferences. There will be Q&A sessions after screenings, and a meet-and-greet gathering at various Jersey Shore events. There will also be a private gathering ‘Gala Opening Night’ for the award-nominated filmmakers, as well as producers, investors, and the press.
Finally: the filmmakers nominated for an award will have the opportunity to attend the prestigious ‘Awards Ceremony Dinner’. This highly anticipated event will punctuate a most prestigious festival experience. All in all a great opportunity for filmmakers to stay in contact with other filmmakers, industry movers and shakers, and the rest of the universe.
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Vancouver Horror Show
The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival completed its 7th edition in October 2024, welcoming over 2,000 horror fans, filmmakers, and members of BC’s film and television industry to screenings, parties, and industry panels held at Cineplex International Village in Vancouver, and Cineplex Metrotown in Burnaby.
VHS 2024 included 8 feature films, 46 shorts films, 4 industry panel discussions, 2 parties, and the VHS Golden Tapes Awards across 21 categories. VHS 2024 also saw the return of the Table Read Script Competition with Jason Tostevin winning for his script “Eat Me”.
Feature Film Canadian Premiers included Hulu’s “Carved” featuring Director Justin Harding, “The Dæmon” featuring Director David Yohe, “Strange Harvest” featuring Producer Alex Yesilcimen, “Never Hike Alone 2” featuring Director Vincente Disanti, as well as the West Coast Premiers of “All The Lost Ones” featuring director Mackenzie Donaldson, and “Scared Shitless” starring “The Walking Dead“‘s Steve Ogg.
In 2025, VHS will be introducing the VHS BC Writer’s Incubator Program which will build off of the festival’s screenplay competition. In this program, the three finalists from the screenplay competition will have their scripts performed as a Table Read live and in-person to an audience of industry members, and a panel of experts to hear their works read aloud, and to be provided feedback and notes for their next draft.
VHS has become an internationally recognized festival, known for incredibly curated programs, inclusive and welcoming environment, and promotion of the films and scripts that are selected as part of its programming. The VHS is known for celebrating independent films in the horror and horror-adjacent genres — highlighting excellence in storytelling that spans the full breadth and depth of the genre. From side-splitting hilarity, to dark and psychological to sci-fi and fantasy films and everything in between — if there’s a hint of horror, It’s eligible for the Vancouver Horror Show.