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Pictured here are the 10 of the finalists in TheWrap’s sixth annual ShortList Film Festival.
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The crowd at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival, including “American Paradise” director, Joe Talbot
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Jurors at the sixth annual ShortList Film Festival
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Audience at TheWrap’s sixth annual ShortList Film Festival ceremony
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Founder and CEO of TheWrap, Sharon Waxman, welcomes the crowd and introduces the ShortList juror panel.
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Waxman hosts a panel with jury members Stephen Ujlaki, Lesley Chilcott, Alec Shankman, Lisa Bunnell, Misha Green, Matt Ross and Ryan Heller.
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Juror Misha Green speaks on what makes a good short film.
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Jury members Stephen Ujlaki, Lesley Chilcott and Alec Shankman discuss monetizing short films at the ShortList Film Festival ceremony.
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Juror Stephen Ujlaki, dean of the film school at Loyola Marymount
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TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman and ShortList finalists Ceylon Carhoglu, Daniel LaFrentz, Benoit Martin and Joe Talbot discuss budgeting short films.
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Tim Mason, director of “No Other Way to Say It”
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Ceylan Carhoglu, co-director of “Gardeners of the Forest”
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Filmmaker Garrett Bradley (“Alone”) speaking.
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Student finalists Ceylan Carhoglu (“Gardeners of the Forest”) and Daniel LaFrentz (“Noble Creatures”)
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TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman at the sixth annual ShortList Film Festival
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“The Silence” wins the 2017 ShortList Industry Prize. Co-director of the film, Ali Asgari, accepts the award from abroad
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“GLOW” actresses Rebecca Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood announce winners of the ShortList Audience Prizes.
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Rebecca Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood stand with student Audience Prize winner, Uttera Singh (“Fanny Pack”).
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“Fanny Pack” director Uttera Singh accepts the student Audience Prize.
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Rebecca Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood stand with Audience Prize winner, Joe Talbot (“American Paradise”).
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“American Paradise” director Joe Talbot accepts the Audience Prize.
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Audience Prize winner Joe Talbot (“American Paradise”) and Student Category winner Uttera Singh (“Fanny Pack”) pose with TheWrap’s Steve Pond.
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The crowd at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival
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The crowd at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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“The Geneva Convention” director Benoit Martin at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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Ceylan Carhoglu and Alberto De Coste Calla, co-directors of “Gardeners of the Forest”
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DJ Alex D at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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The crowd at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival
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“American Paradise” director Joe Talbot and juror Stephen Ujlaki, Dean of Loyola Marymount University’s film school
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2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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Imax CEO Greg Foster greets Stephen Ujlaki at the reception at Imax headquarters
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Juror Ryan Heller, VP of acquisitions at First Look Media
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“Curiosities of the Quiet Boy” director Quran Squire at the sixth annual ShortList Film Festival reception
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ShortList Juror Lesley Chilcott, a producer and director
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Juror Alec Shankman, SVP at Abrams Artist Agency
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Juror Lisa Bunnell, president of distribution at Focus Features
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Juror Matt Ross (also an actor-writer-director)
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The scene at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival
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TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival
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TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman snaps a selfie with student finalist, Quran Squire (“Curiosities of the Quiet Boy”).
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TheWrap’s Steve Pond and juror Matt Ross.
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TheWrap’s Matt Turner snaps a photo of “GLOW” actresses Rebecca Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood.
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TheWrap’s Steve Pond and student finalist, Uttera Singh (“Fanny Pack”)
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Student finalist Bethany Spreadborough, director of “This Year’s Angel”
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Finalist Tian Xie, director of “Promise”
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Lisa Bunnell and Matt Ross present an award.
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Joe Talbot accepting the award for his film.
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Audience at TheWrap’s sixth annual ShortList Film Festival ceremony
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Student finalist Quran Squire (“Curiosities of the Quiet Boy”), and the lead actor in Joe Talbot’s “American Paradise”