(L-R) Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Catherine Hardwicke and Jake Lacy are on the HollyShorts Film Festival jury this year. Courtesy of Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Catherine Hardwicke and Jake Lacy are among the star-studded jury lineup for the 21st HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles. Running Aug. 7-17, the summer festival spotlights the best of short-form cinema, with winners of HollyShorts awards in four key categories earning automatic Oscar qualification: best short film grand prize, best animated short, best live action short, and best documentary short. Imrie (Bridget Jones's Diary, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) will adjudicate this year's selection alongside Wilton (Downton Abbey), Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Jennifer Ehle (Pride and Prejudice), The White Lotus star Lacy, Essie Davis (The Babadook), Lewis Tan (Cobra Kai), Mena Suvari (American Beauty) and Twilight (2008) director Hardwicke. Related Stories Business Canal+ Gets Approval to Acquire African Pay-TV Group Multichoice TV Disney+ Sets Release Date for K-Drama Tentpole 'Tempest' Starring Gianna Jun, Gang Dongwon Director of the Oscar-nominated short Anuja Adam Graves will also sit on the jury, as will journalists Ward Bond, Matthew Carey, and Rahmin Zahed, among others. See the full jury line-up, exclusively given to The Hollywood Reporter, below. Founded in 2005, HollyShorts has grown into one of the world's leading platforms short storytelling. This year's edition has over 400 films set to make their mark from a record-breaking 7,000 submissions. The hybrid celebration of short films will take place in person, with screenings at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and virtually through the official festival streaming platform, Bitpix TV. The festival will culminate in the awards gala on Aug. 17, where winners will be announced. "I'm honored to join the HollyShorts jury this year," said Wilton. "This festival is a celebration of bold creativity and the power of storytelling in its most distilled and impactful form." Ehle added: "I'm thrilled to join the jury at HollyShorts, a festival that champions emerging voices, and storytelling at its most inventive." Belos is the full list of jurors in alphabetical order: Andrea BangWard BondMatthew CareyCatherine CurtinEssie DavisCecilia DelgadoJennifer EhleAdam GravesSonia GumuchianCatherine HardwickeAnthony HeadCelia ImrieBradley JamesAimee La JoieJake LacyAbi LeiffKris MercadoCaroline MonnetSandro MonettiJoey MoserKrushan NaikLean N.H. PhilpottColby SchintoWeiman SeidYeardley SmithSarah StuntMena SuvariLewis TanAmelia TylerPenelope WiltonRahmin Zahed THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Sarajevo Film Festival Sarajevo Film Festival Unveils Lineup Exploring Life and Survival in "Unstable Social Frameworks" Lisa Ann Walter 'Parent Trap' Stars Lindsay Lohan, Lisa Ann Walter, Elaine Hendrix Reunite at 'Freakier Friday' Premiere Jason Momoa Jason Momoa Doesn't Plan to Give His Son a Leg-Up in Hollywood: "He's Done It All on His Own" Sustainability Why Benedict Cumberbatch Is Calling Out Hollywood for Being a "Grossly Wasteful Industry" Artifical Intelligence AI Isn't Hollywood's First Script Doctor. But It May Be Its Last Heat Vision 'Glee' Star Chris Colfer's Book Series 'Land of Stories' in Works as Warner Bros. Movie Sarajevo Film Festival Sarajevo Film Festival Unveils Lineup Exploring Life and Survival in "Unstable Social Frameworks" Lisa Ann Walter 'Parent Trap' Stars Lindsay Lohan, Lisa Ann Walter, Elaine Hendrix Reunite at 'Freakier Friday' Premiere Jason Momoa Jason Momoa Doesn't Plan to Give His Son a Leg-Up in Hollywood: "He's Done It All on His Own" Sustainability Why Benedict Cumberbatch Is Calling Out Hollywood for Being a "Grossly Wasteful Industry" Artifical Intelligence AI Isn't Hollywood's First Script Doctor. But It May Be Its Last Heat Vision 'Glee' Star Chris Colfer's Book Series 'Land of Stories' in Works as Warner Bros. Movie