Yale in Hollywood will present its fifth global virtual film festival, Yale in Hollywood Fest, from December 5 to 7, 2024, with a three-day line up of feature and short films and an esteemed alumni jury consisting of creator Justin Noble, actor C.S. Lee, past festival winners actress/filmmaker Kate Nowlin and producer/director Daniela Alatore.
“The most exciting thing this year is head juror Justin Noble establishing two new LGBTQ+ film awards for the festival — Queer Voice Award & Outstanding Queer Film Award — to encourage LGBTQ+ submissions to the festival,” said festival director Quentin Lee.
Yale in Hollywood Fest showcases features and short films that include at least one Yale student, alumnus or current staff in the starring, producing, writing or directing chair. All events, including screenings and live streams, will be available directly from Yale in Hollywood Fest’s official website.
Submissions are opening on September 2, 2024, and the deadline is October 18, 2024. To submit or for more information, please visit the Yale in Hollywood Fest official website.
The alumni jury of 2024 Yale in Hollywood Fest includes:
Creator Justin Noble, known for writing and creating TV series such as “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (2013), “The Sex Lives of College Girls” (2021) and “Never Have I Ever” (2020). Justin Noble won the Career Achievement Award at Yale in Hollywood Fest 2023 and will head the Features jury.
C.S. Lee, who has been creating memorable characters for the screen for the past 20 years, will head the Shorts jury. Known mainly as a character actor for his in depth roles and commitment to story he has continued to create characters that have long lasting impressions. He's been on many hit shows including “Chuck,” “Fresh Off The Boat,” and “Nora From Queens.” He is best known for playing the weird and charming Masuka on Showtime's hit series “Dexter” which lasted eight seasons and was nominated numerous times for the Sag, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards. He is classically trained at the Yale School of Drama where he received the Carol Dye Acting Award.
Kate Nowlin is an actress, writer, and producer who attended the Yale School of Drama for her masters degree. Nowlin was writer, actor, and producer for the 2016 film “Blood Stripe.” Her short “Lemon Shark” won Best Dramatic Short Film from YIH Fest 2023.
With her short “Fragments” winning Best Experimental Short Film at YIH Fest 2023, Daniela Alatorre is an accomplished Mexican producer and filmmaker with more than 20 short and feature films. In 2017, she co founded the Mexico-City based production company No Ficción, after 15 years of programming and producing film festivals. Some of her producer credits include the award-winning feature documentaries “El General” (2009, Sundance FF, Best Director), directed by Natalia Almada, “Midnight Family” (2019, Sundance FF, Best Cinematography), directed by Luke Lorentzen, “Vivos” (2019, as an Associate Producer) directed by Ai Weiwei, “Users” (2021, as Co-Producer, Sundance FF, Best Director), directed by Natalia Almada, and “A Cop Movie” (2021, Silver Bear for artistic contribution at the Berlinale), directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. “Retiro,” her first film as a director, premiered and received a special mention, and the Ambulante Film Festival award at the prestigious Morelia Film Festival in 2019. She recently became a member of the Doc Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Founded and headed by Kevin Winston, Yale in Hollywood is a volunteer run organization based in Los Angeles that connect Yale students and alumni to the entertainment industry. Yale in Hollywood’s Quentin Lee is the festival director for Yale in Hollywood Fest 2024. Hannah Ruth Earl and Melissa Johnson are short films and features programmers respectively.
Yale in Hollywood Fest encourages diverse, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ submissions.
All events of Yale in Hollywood Fest 2023 are available free to the world.
Photo top left to bottom left clockwise: Justin Noble, C.S. Lee, Kate Nowlin, Daniela Torre, Kevin Winston, Hannah Ruth Earl, Melissa Dawn Johnson & Quentin Lee.
