The festival will honor several film stars including actor Mickey Rooney, who became a star as a youngster in a 1926 film playing a little person. He will be honored with the Legend In Film Award at a $1,000-a-plate dinner sponsored by the festival. Rooney starred in 311 film, theatre and television productions. He went under the screen name Mickey McGuire for the films, using that name from the early 1920s through the early 1930s, until he took on the role of Andy Hardy. At that point he changed his name to Mickey Rooney, and completed ten years of that very successful series. Finally noticed as a star to be reckoned with, his career took off, playing opposite some of the best-of-all-time film stars including Thomas Mitchell, Judy Garland, Bob Hope, Dick Van Dyke and most recently, Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum.

Other honorees at this year's festival will include; a Lifetime Achievement Award to Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. (Roots, Iron Eagle, The Principal, Enemy Mine, An Officer and a Gentleman, The Deep, The Choirboys, and 147 other film and TV productions); Visionary Award to Director/Writer/Actor Jason Reitman (Kindergarten Cop, Juno, Thank You for Smoking), Showmanship Award to Actress Cheryl Hines (Waitress, The Grand and Bart Got a Room) and Horizon Award to Actor Josh Hutcherson (Bridge to Terabithia, Kicking and Screaming and American Splendor)

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Tracey Harris   |2008-04-23 13:44:18 CALL FOR ENTRIES 12th Annual LA Shorts Fest is the largest short film festival in the world. We are accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. In past years, 29 participants have earned Academy Award nominations. Last year’s award winners received prizes totaling over $100,000. The festival annually attracts more than 10,000 moviegoers, filmmakers and entertainment executives looking for the hottest new talent. We have honored some of Hollywood’s legends of the past: Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Robert Wise; along with actors Martin Landau, James Woods, Gary Oldman and directors Tim Burton, Bryan Singer, Jan de Bont and Paul Haggis. DEADLINES: Regular: April 25, 2008 Final: May 26, 2008 Submit Online: www.lashortsfest.com Reply 0   0

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