Venice Shorts

Welcome to the Venice Shorts of Los Angeles, a bi-annual live screening event and IMDb qualifying seasonal competition dedicated to promoting and showcasing international and American short films across all genres. We present our finalists twice a year at the Fine Arts Theater during our free public screening event to support independent cinema and short filmmaking.

Our seasonal competition nominates and offers marketing and screening to all projects through LA Indies platform. It is important for our team to recognize and promote the power of short filmmaking. We are dedicated to short films of all genres and independent artists from all over the globe. Our seasonal indie festival is a very popular competition which offers ongoing promotion and screening to the official selections and nominees of each season.

The inception of Venice Beach in 1905 was perfectly timed for Hollywood. Abbot Kinney's "Fantasy By The Sea" began just as the emerging film industry arrived in California, drawn by the year-round sunshine. Over the next century, Hollywood's connection with Venice would deliver entertainment to millions globally. Venice Shorts has also featured some of the most well-known names in the film industry together with emerging U.S. and international talents in the past few years. The festival alumni include Oscar winners and nominees such as Gus Van Sant, Jeremy Irons, Eric Roberts, Ross Kauffman and Jessica Chastain.

The festival aims to discover indie film projects but also encourages established names in the industry to take part in creation of short films as producers, directors, actors and writers. We also promote our award winners through various film magazines and social media to thousands of film industry professionals and other artists working in media.

Read more about our screenings at the Fine Arts Theater:
https://www.laindiesmagazine.com/post/venice-shorts-fine-arts-theatre-of-beverly-hills