Yale in Hollywood will present its sixth global virtual film festival, Yale in Hollywood Fest, from December 4 to 6, 2025. The three-day lineup will feature short films and livestream events, with all programs streaming free worldwide and accessible directly at https://www.yihfest.com/
This year, VEEEU is awarding two $500 prizes to competition winners selected by the festival jury. A curated selection of feature films will stream on VEEEU for one year, with an industry-leading 90% revenue share paid daily to the filmmaker. On Friday, December 5 at 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET), Susana Khan, TODAQ’s Head of Marketing, will host a free virtual panel on monetizing content with the global VEEEU platform and TAPP (TODAQ's micropayment system). RSVP for the panel.
STORY-BOARDS.AI, a Swiss AI storyboard software company, will sponsor three one-year subscription awards for competition winners. Markus Etter, CEO of Story-boards.ai, will hold a free virtual panel on Friday December 6 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET during the festival to discuss working with Story-boards.ai as a filmmaking tool. Panel participants will receive a 50% off discount on their first year subscription to Story-boards.ai. RSVP for the panel.
Besides presenting other prizes, Jennifer Beals and filmmaker Roshan Sethi will be presented Yale in Hollywood Fest 2025 Career Achievement Award and the Queer Voice Award at Yale in Hollywood Fest 2025 Awards livestreaming on Saturday Dec 6 at 3 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET. Sign up for the livestream now.
On Thursday, December 4, from 7 to 10 p.m. PT, Hyperion Social, in association with Penntertainment and Cornell in Hollywood, will host a launch party celebrating Yale in Hollywood Fest 2025 at Hyperion Social, 2611 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027. Tickets are available via YIHFest.com
Full line-up of films:
Always Looking: Titus Brooks Heagins by Olympia Stone
The Ice King Heart by Nathaniel Dolquist & Jasmine Fontes
Comedic Shorts Program
Five Star by Kai Hamada Hasson
After What Happened by Chasan AE Hall
Divine Intervention by Kelly McCready
Sophomore Major Problems by Maxwell Sternlicht
CCC: Conflicted Cuties of Color by Roman Sanchez & Mikayla Stanley
Mother Earth Inc. by Heather Mingo, Isabel Siragusa
Dramatic Shorts Program
Penguins in Paris… A Love Story? by Kenny Hargrove
Not for a Few Miles by Sahvannah Rae
Something Good Going On by Arnold Setiadi
They Rescue Horses Don’t They? by Scott Robinson
Jeanne by Antoine Paley
Documentary and Experimental Forum
The Making of Sleepless Moon: An East West Opera by Donna Ong
The Celery Saga by Alexis Krasilovsky
Bardo by Sophia Wright Emigh
This Is for You by Kseniya Simonova
The Big Sadness by Samuel Lincoln Flanders
SoCal Snowy Owl by Christopher Angel
Yale in Hollywood Fest showcases films featuring at least one Yale student, alumnus, or current staff member in a key creative role (star, producer, writer, or director). All screenings and livestream events are available directly from the official website.
Founded and led by Kevin Winston, Yale in Hollywood is a volunteer-run organization based in Los Angeles that connects Yale students and alumni to the entertainment industry. Melissa Dawn Johnson and Quentin Lee serve respectively as the festival’s founding programmer and director.
All films and programs will stream free worldwide from midnight, December 4, through midnight, December 7, 2025, at YIHFest.com
