The Ultimate Filmmaker's Guide to Short Films by Kim Adelman

Kim Adelman presently teaches UCLA Extension's Low-Budget Filmmaking class. In 2014, she was named Teacher of the Year, and in 2016, she received the UCLA Extension Outstanding Teaching Award. She gives a Career Week talk at the USC School of Cinematic Arts every year. She's taught filmmaking workshops in the US, Canada, and New Zealand. Since 2006, Adelman has written for Indiewire on short films and film festivals.

Since 2005, she has co-programmed the annual Spotlight on Female Directors short-film screening series at the American Cinematheque. Adelman began her short-film career in 1996, when she launched the FXM: Movies from Fox (formerly known as FX Movie Channel) short-film program. Her 19 short films for Fox received over 30 accolades and screened at over 150 film festivals around the world, including four years at the Sundance Film Festival. She went on to produce Short and International Release, Warner Home Video's critically acclaimed short film competitions.

The Girls' Guide to Elvis, The Girls' Guide to Country, and The Ultimate Guide to Chick Flicks are all written by Kim Adelman. Her works have been translated into several languages, including Spanish, Japanese, and Mandarin.