Holiday Filmaganza™
November 24 (Thanksgiving) - December 4, 2022
November 25 - December 5, 2021 Holidays 365 International Film Festival™ A Virtual Event
About Us
Our Mission
Holidays 365 International Film Festival premieres exceptional films to bring an ever-growing audience the best streaming and cinematic experience for holidays, festive moments and global celebrations. We support and promote cultural diversity through the art of visual storytelling in independent film and digital cinema.
Our Vision
Holidays 365 International Film Festival believes film is a powerful medium to bridge cultures and inspire change. We further believe holidays are festive, full of special traditions, and help unite people. By combining the two, the Festival has the opportunity to bring together audiences and filmmakers to make a positive impact worldwide. Holidays 365 International Film Festival strives for a world in which enlightenment, acceptance, and generosity prevail.
Our Festival
Our triannual film festivals provide innovative programming year-round, as well as a forum for emerging and established film and television professionals to showcase their talents and engage with industry experts.
Our Mission
Holidays 365 International Film Festival premieres exceptional films to bring an ever-growing audience the best streaming and cinematic experience for holidays, festive moments and global celebrations. We support and promote cultural diversity through the art of visual storytelling in independent film and digital cinema.
Our Vision
Holidays 365 International Film Festival believes holidays are festive, full of special traditions, and help bring people together. We further believe film is a powerful medium to bridge cultures and inspire change. By combining the two, the Festival has the opportunity to bring audiences and filmmakers together to make a positive impact worldwide. Holidays 365 International Film Festival strives for a world in which enlightenment, knowledge and acceptance prevail.
Our Festival
Our triannual film festivals provide innovative programming year-round, as well as a forum for emerging and established film and television professionals to showcase their talents and engage with industry experts.
Applause Please
Thanks to our founding sponsor
Holiday Channel
Thanks to our festival sponsors & supporters
Film Festival Team
We deliver your Festival
Reesa Ryder
Founder & CEO
Executive Biography
Reesa Ryder
Founder & CEO
Reesa Ryder is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Holiday Channel. Reesa brings 30 years of business management and leadership experience in PR, government affairs, event planning, and human resources. She earned an MBA from Chapman University, a BA from UCLA and graduated from Georgetown University’s International Business Executive Program. Her multicultural experience includes traveling to 30+ countries on 5 continents and working for Coca-Cola in Barcelona, Spain. Reesa also holds an accreditation from Public Relations Society of America and a certification for CORO Foundation’s Public Affairs Leadership Program.
Favorite Holiday Movie:Valentine’s Day
Favorite Holiday Food:Thanksgiving Dinner — all of it!
Favorite Holiday Drink:Hot Spiced Cider
Romell Foster-Owens
Chief Content Officer
Executive Biography
Romell Foster-Owens
Chief Content Officer
Romell Foster-Owens is the Chief Content Officer for Holiday Channel. She is responsible for content strategy, original programming, and the creative teams. She is an Emmy-award winning producer, director and writer for motion pictures and TV. Romell is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including being selected for Robert De Niro’s Tribeca All Access Program in 2004 and Producers Guild of America’s Diversity Master Workshop in 2009. Romell received an MFA from American Film Institute and a BA from San Diego State University.
Favorite Holiday Movie:A Christmas Story
Favorite Holiday Food:Peach Cobbler
Favorite Holiday Drink:Margarita
Tamilyn Bonney
VP, Retail Partnerships
Executive Biography
Tamilyn Bonney
Film Festival Coordinator
Tamilyn Bonney is the Vice President of Retail Partnerships for Holiday Channel. In this role, she leads affiliate sales, retail and partnership marketing. Tamiyn’s professional career in entertainment spans from global retail and partnership marketing to consumer products and digital marketing. She has led major promotions for both film and TV properties for 20th Century Fox, NBC Universal, DreamWorks, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures. Tamilyn has managed licensing and merchandising strategies for mass retail accounts like Walmart, Target, and Amazon. Tamilyn holds MA and BA degrees in Behavioral Science.
Favorite Holiday Movie:Christmas in the City
Favorite Holiday Food:Macaroni & Cheese
Favorite Holiday Drink:Red Velvet Ice Blended Mocha
Kripa Koshy
Content director
Executive Biography
Kripa Koshy
Content director
Kripa Koshy is the Content Director for Holiday Channel. With more than 10 years of global experience developing and producing multi-platform content, Kripa has led creative teams for premium news shows, docu-series, food reality, lifestyle TV and digital media networks with up to 55 million reach. Kripa has held director, producer, show runner and executive producer positions at AETN’s History Channel, Times Network, CNBC, Ping, and Food Food. Kripa earned an MBA-MFA in Producing for Film and TV from Chapman University, an MA in Broadcast Journalism, and a BA in English Literature.
Favorite Holiday Movie:Home Alone
Favorite Holiday Food:Appam & Chicken Stew
Favorite Holiday Drink:Bailey’s Irish Cream
Euan Beith
Film Festival Team Lead
Executive Biography
Euan Beith
Film Festival Team Lead
Euan Beith is a lead film festival intern helping coordinate the inaugural Holidays 365 International Film Festival and assisting in community outreach.
Favorite Holiday:Christmas
Favorite Holiday Movie:The Polar Express
Favorite Holiday Drink:Irish Cream Coffee
Jessica Johnson
Film Festival Team Lead
Executive Biography
Jessica Johnson
Film Festival Team Lead
I'm a project lead intern helping coordinate and screen submissions, which feels like the perfect blend of my love for film festivals and my passion for holidays!
Favorite Holiday: Christmas/Thanksgiving
Favorite Holiday Movie:Christmas Vacation
Favorite Holiday Drink:Starbucks' Holiday Caramel Brulee Latte
Gavin Cook
Film Festival Coordinator
Executive Biography
Gavin Cook
Film Festival Coordinator
I'm an accounting undergrad in my final year at Chapman University.
Favorite Holiday:Christmas
Favorite Holiday Movie:How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Favorite Holiday Drink:Eggnog
Jazmine Morales
Film Festival Coordinator
Executive Biography
Jazmine Morales
Film Festival Coordinator
I am currently a Sociology major at UCLA. I love cooking, going on hikes, and spending time with my friends. One of things in my busket list is to travel and visit as many countries as I can!
Favorite Holiday:Halloween
Favorite Holiday Movie:Monster House
Favorite Holiday Drink:Hot Chocolate
Kevin Salazar
Film Festival Coordinator
Executive Biography
Kevin Salazar
Film Festival Coordinator
Favorite Holiday:Halloween
Favorite Holiday Movie:It's A Wonderful Life
Favorite Holiday Drink:Eggnog
Joseph Gonzalez
Film Festival Coordinator
Executive Biography
Joseph Gonzalez
Film Festival Coordinator
As a Film Festival Coordinater, I have had the opportunity to gain insight on how to conduct a festival efficently as well as experince within the industry. The festival has not only motivated me to pursue creating productions but as well as how to navigate the undusty to help other creators and increase diversity!
Favorite Holiday:Halloween
Favorite Holiday Movie:Die Hard
Favorite Holiday Drink:Champurrado