Genre: | anthology/short films |
Starring: | Luvia Petersen, Rob Trinh (season 1 co-hosts) Dianna David, Jonny Staub (season 2 co-hosts) |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English |
Num Seasons: | 2 |
Producer: | Samantha Sowassey |
Executive Producer: | Bill Allman, Brad E. Danks, James Shavick |
Director: | Nicky Forsman |
Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Runtime: | 30 minutes (approx. 0.22) |
Network: | OutTV |
Hot Pink Shorts is a Canadian English language anthology series comprising various LGBT related short films. Hot Pink Shorts premiered on September 13, 2007 at 8:30 pm EST on Canadian digital cable specialty channel, OutTV.
In 2012, a new series was launched titled Hot Pink Shorts: The Making Of.
Each episode features a number of various LGBT related short films, ranging from dramatic, comedy, animation, among others from Canada and around the world. Viewers are encouraged to submit their own pieces of work as well. The show in partnership with the Vancouver Film School.
The first season was hosted by Luvia Petersen and Rob Trinh and ran for 6 episodes.
Season 2 premiered in May 2009 with two new hosts, Dianna David and Jonny Staub. It ran for 9 new episodes.[1]
The series of Hot Pink Shorts: the Making Of comprised one-hour shows on Canadian OUTtv giving new gay and lesbian directors to film a short and bring their favorite story ideas into the spotlight. In an intensive 3‐month training (called "film school 101"), the chosen novice film directors are mentored by gay film industry professionals, taking them step by step through the entire production process from scripting and crewing, to casting and location scouting and post production. The directors are given a funding of Canadian $2,500 for financing the project. The actual film shooting takes place within the span of one day. The shorts realised are posted online on hotpinkshorts.com for viewing.