Anthology Series ‘Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series’ Aims to Celebrate Emerging Filmmakers

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Carson Burton The new half-hour anthology series “Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series” features work from various emerging filmmakers, Showtime has announced.

All five epidodes of the series will premiere Sunday, June 12 on streaming and on demand for Showtime subscribers.Each episode of “Spotlights” will showcase two to three short films that vary in timely subject matter, tone and perspective.

Offering a curated approach to support emerging filmmakers, the show also offers mentorship opportunities for each filmmaker to engage with creatives and executives across Paramount Global.

The series is produced by JAX Media (“Emily in Paris,” “Russian Doll”) for Showtime.“Showtime has long been a home for breakthrough voices, and we’re excited to share these inspired and revelatory shorts from the next generation of distinctive filmmakers,” Amy Israel, executive vice president of original programming and global scripted, said. “This collection of shorts in ‘Spotlights’ represents some of the very best emerging creators working today, and we hope our audience finds them as funny, moving and provocative as we do.