LA Shorts Fest
la short international film festival la short founded robert arentz one largest international short film festival world film screening annually order qualify short film award annual academy award oscar must meet rule eligibility criterion includes qualification award qualifying festival la short film festival award category recognized academy award th year la short longestrunning short film festival los angeles festival screen film attracts attendee year including hollywood industry professional emerging independent filmmaker festival accredited academy motion picture art science award winner eligible academy nomination la short also official qualifying event british academy film television art bafta short film award academy canadian cinema television acct presenter canadian screen award – eligible international film festival official qualifying film festival academy motion picture art science spain goya award la short alumnus director include tim burton bryan singer paul haggis shane black jason reitman john woo tony scott david lynch joe carnahan louis desposito terry gilliam jon favreau scarlett johansson vin diesel hilary swank demi moore courteney cox jessica biel kirsten dunst luke wilson ralph macchio ricky gervais many festival celebrated th annual year screened film los angeles short international film festival held annually la live downtown los angeles official screening venue regal cinema la live stadium moviemaker magazine reported total la short fest winner earned academy award nomination filmmaker taking home oscar according film festival life la short fest film festival seven award category recognized academy award reported year total la short fest winner progressed become academy award nominee filmmaker taking home oscar festival honored charles chaplin harold lloyd robert wise official website