Linda Olszewski is one of the most passionate and knowledgeable people in the short film industry. Member of AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Currently Vice-president at SHORTS INTERNATIONAL, she joined in 2006 to oversee the launch and acquisitions of the Oscar
Shorts Theatrical/VOD/iTunes releases as an Associate Producer. She has served on over 100 international film fest juries and panels throughout North and South America and Europe, offering distribution deals for iTunes, Amazon, and TV license for ShortsTV™ - The Short Movie Channel.
Linda has contributed to “Swimming Upstream: A Lifesaving Guide to Short Film Distribution,” “The Guerilla Filmmakers Pocketbook,” and “Making it Big in Shorts: The Ultimate Filmmaker’s Guide to Short Films.” Before joining Shorts, she acquired short films for The Hatchery and EVEO, developed shorts for Hanna-Barbera’s WHAT A CARTOON for Cartoon Network, programmed shorts for the DreamWorks Short FF, Palm Springs Short FF, Newport Beach FF and Sofia Independent FF, and pre-screened shorts and features for Fear Fete and Sundance FF. Additional credits include SHREK, THE ROAD TO EL DORADO, PRINCE OF EGYPT, REALITY BITES, and THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE.
