Lexus International and the Weinstein Company Announce New Members ‎of the Lexus Short Films Season 4 Selection Committee

After an exciting launch in June 2017 at ‘Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia’ (SSFF & ASIA) in Tokyo for Season 4 of Lexus Short Films, Lexus International and ‎The Weinstein Company have announced that Patty Jenkins, best known for directing Warner Bros. Pictures and DC ‎Comics’ Wonder Woman and her debut feature Monster, and Antoine Fuqua, best known for directing the films The Magnificent Seven, The Equalizer and Training Day, will be joining Taylor Sheridan on the film program’s selection committee.

As a part of the selection ‎committee, Patty Jenkins, Antoine Fuqua and Taylor Sheridan will be reviewing aspiring filmmakers’ submissions and recommending the top four films, to be ‎collected from Withoutabox, the premier submission service for film festivals and filmmakers. The selected finalists ‎will also get the opportunity to meet with Jenkins, Fuqua and Sheridan during the course of their short film production. To accompany Jenkins, Fuqua, and Sheridan, top executives of The Weinstein Company and Lexus International will also ‎be reviewing these filmmakers’ commendable work to narrow down the four finalists. Moreover, Joey Horvitz with The ‎Weinstein Company will again be producing the films.

The film selection committee will be looking to identify which filmmakers took this year’s theme of ‎'transformation’ to heart and how well they illustrated through their work, that amazing things can happen when you transform the ordinary into ‎extraordinary. Submissions will be accepted worldwide through Withoutabox until 31 August, 2017, with more information available at www.LexusShortFilms.com.

The Lexus Short Films program supports the new generation of emerging filmmakers. With the help of Lexus ‎International and The Weinstein Company and by connecting them with the ‎very best in the industry, the program helps these filmmakers bring their imagination to life and ‎realize their dreams.

Takayuki Yoshitsugu, Chief Representative, Middle East and North Africa Representative Office, Toyota Motor ‎Corporation, said, “The Lexus Short Films series is an incredible opportunity for a new generation of emerging filmmakers to ‎demonstrate their talent and make their presence felt in the creative industry. We are delighted with the ‎appointment of prominent industry personalities for this prestigious program, as they will not only bring their valuable expertise ‎to the selection committee but also give aspiring filmmakers a chance to improve their craft.”