Women in Cloud's 'ICONS' To Screen at Hollyshorts, Oscar-Qualifying Festival

2024-10-30 10:36:10 Business

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In the Oscar-Qualifying Hollyshorts category, 'ICONS' joins the ranks of fellow short films such as 'The After' The Last Repair Shop’ ‘Knight of Fortune’ and 'Red, White and Blue' – all of which went on to be nominated at the 96th Annual Academy Awards.

The debut documentary from the Women in Cloud organization ‘ICONS’ has been selected to screen in the Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival on August 10, 2024, at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

Coming from Executive Producers Chaitra Vedullapalli, President & Co-Founder of Women in Cloud and TEDxSpeaker, and Michelle Pruitt, Director of Strategy and Engineering at Microsoft and TEDx Speaker, the film examines the current state of the gender gap in the Cloud and AI-driven economy through the experiences of 19 women leaders, founders, and political figures in tech.

“Highlighting women's journeys in tech is crucial for bridging tech and film in the AI-driven economy, where 76% of companies' lack of AI preparedness poses a major economic challenge,” shared EP Vedullapalli

The HollyShorts Film Festival is an Oscar®-Qualifying short film festival based in Los Angeles. Since its establishment in 2005, HollyShorts has grown into a premier platform for independent filmmakers worldwide. As an Academy Awards-qualifying festival in four categories, HollyShorts presents a diverse selection of innovative short films across various genres.

In the Oscar-Qualifying Hollyshorts category, ‘ICONS’ joins the ranks of fellow short films such as ‘The After’ The Last Repair Shop’ ‘Knight of Fortune’ and ‘Red, White and Blue’ – all of which went on to be nominated at the 96th Annual Academy Awards.

Theo Dumont, co-founder of HollyShorts commented, "As we prepare to celebrate our 20th anniversary of HollyShorts, the festival continues on its mission to premiere impactful and powerful stories, in particular, the journey of women in technology. We are delighted to showcase 'ICONS,' the debut documentary from Women in Cloud this August. We hope our platform can help in building the bridge between tech and film.”

‘ICONS’ directed by Dillon Levitt will be screened third during the Pacific Northwest: Presented by the Seattle Film Festival block starting at noon. Tickets are available at https://www.hollyshorts.com/tickets.

For more information about ‘ICONS’ please email Publicist Sarah Parsons at sarah@sarahparsonsmedia.com or visit Women in Cloud’s website https://www.womenincloud.com/iconsmovietrailer/