Instantfilms

Instant Films LLC was founded in 2002 to give writers, directors, and actors a challenging exercise in raw creativity by making short films (from “script to screen”) in one weekend. Instant Films participants have included top talents in the entertainment industry including award winning writers, directors and actors from television (True Blood, Mad Men, VEEP, The Comeback, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, Will and Grace), film (Guardians of the Galaxy, Django Unchained, Old School, Godzilla), and theater (Miss Saigon, The Producers, Stomp). Since the first festival in May 2002, Instant Films has presented 28 live festivals where over 250 short films were completed in only one weekend. Each festival has a theme. Past themes have included Halloween, romance, dating, spies, and politics. The festival currently takes place at Los Angeles Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles and has been sponsored by Microsoft and LA Center Studios.