# HOW TO: Start a Monthly Film Festival! (w/ Jared Corwin)

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Podcast: [The 50/50 Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-50-50-podcast-7299121)
Published: 2026-03-31T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, we sit down with Jared Corwin, Co-Executive Director of Silverlake Shorts. After feeling stuck following his first feature, Jared found renewed purpose by helping launch a monthly, sold-out, non-profit film festival alongside collaborator Benjamin Sharpe. What started as a grassroots community event has grown into a meaningful creative engine—one that’s not only spotlighting emerging filmmakers, but actively shaping Jared’s own career as a writer and animator. We dive into the evolution of the festival, from screening films to funding them through their fellowship program, and what kinds of projects they’re looking to support. Jared also shares insights on expanding beyond Los Angeles, including a recent festival in Atlanta, and how the organization is thinking about local audiences as well as potential collaboration with the broader studio system. The conversation widens into the state of the LA film scene, the cultural value of short films, and Jared’s mission to elevate shorts to the same artistic stature as features—all while helping bring filmmaking energy back to Los Angeles in a major way. SILVER LAKE SHORTS Website SILVER LAKE SHORTS Instagram SUBMIT TO 50/50 COMEDY FESTIVAL

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