Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival

Casey Feigh took home the Best Film Grand Prize for his comedic short Beginner’s Luck at the 5th annual Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival. The comedic short stars Lauren Lapkus (The Wrong Missy), Matthew Gray Gubler (Criminal Minds), Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live), and Mary Holland (Happiest Season). Patrick Norman won Best Feature Script for his screenplay Derby Dolls.

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The 5th annual edition of the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival (HCSFF) will feature over 30 screenplays in competition as well as 130 comedic short films in various forms like Rom Coms, Dark Comedy, Web Series, Horror Comedy, Cringe, Spoof, among others. From the organizers behind the Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, HCSFF will be virtual on Bitpix from December 11-18, 2020 and include screenings, filmmaker Q&As, panels, and a virtual awards gala.

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[caption id="attachment_21762" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Alec Baldwin (Curse of Don Sarducci by Chris Fondulas)[/caption] The Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival unveiled its lineup today of the shorts selected for the 2nd annual edition of the comedy film festival which takes place April 14 to 16, 2017 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres.  Over 110 of best comedy short films from around the world will be showcased. The official selections include short films starring Emma Thompson (High Road by Justin Harwood), Alec Baldwin (Curse of Don Sarducci by Chris Fondulas), Linda Hamilton (Shoot Me Nicely by Misha Calvert), Erik Boccio’s Wiretap Scars features Mike Starr, Samm Levine, Kevin Pollak, and Scott Murphy. Other selected titles include: Neil Patrick and Harris: The Chronicles of Conjoined Triplets by Adam Fynke and Jesse Eisenberg Uses the Urinal by Alec Brown.

2nd Annual Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival Official Selections:

A Christmas Surprise – by Sara Lew Acting Class – by Aaron Fradkin Beside Myself – by Jeff McCafferty Best Served Cold – by Andoni Elias Nava Big Manly Chess – by George Fleming Blazing Saddles – by Maxi Witrak and Keaton Kaplan Born Again – by Jason Tostevin Braggage – by David Mun Breaking Up With Bacon – by George Williams III and David Kerns Brosa Nostra – by Mike Smith Brown Terror – by Tim Bathrust Bullfrog Bullfrog – by Robby Descant and Brian Christ Cabin – by Luke Hollingshead Cash Only – by Jake Rasmussen Church – by Stephen Bodossian Cindy’s New Boyfriend – by Robert Brinkman Crystal – by Crystal Correa Death in Bloom – by Dael Oates Dickey Sledgehammer – by Landon Ashworth and Matt Dean Dissecting Gwen – by Katharine Barrell Divorce Party – by Lauren Manes DIY Daisy – by Erik Boccio Don’t Tell Anyone, But I’m Dating the President – by Tim Martin Gleason Don’t Think About It – by Niv Klainer Fab Life Teresa XO – by Rob Janas Farm to Table – by Ian McClellan First Night – by Daniel Gomez First Word – by Thomas R. Martin Friends on a Bench: A Relationship in Six Acts – by Sean George Friendship Without Love – by Sebastien Auger Game Of Thrones Divorce – by Andrew Pifko Girls I Audition With – by Corey Harrell Grocery Store Action Movie – by Matthew Campbell Happy Birthday Kevin – by John Psathas Have A Little Faith – by Ashton Avila Help! I’m Trapped In A Movie – by Riley Mandincea Here’s The Thing – by Seth Berkowitz High Road – by Justin Harwood How To Save Your Darling-Leopoldo Caggiano Hush Hush – by Tom Nolle I Wanna Date U – by Lisa Ovies In the Hole – by Courtney Thomas Jesse Eisenberg Uses the Urnal – by Alec Brown Justin Has A Date – by Justin Ray Kyloki – by Jordan Henry Let’s Do It – by Joel Jay Blacker Lone Douche – by Katie Locke O’Brien Managed – by Kenneth Bauer Mere Players-Dan Levy Dagerman Mike Holt 4 Ever – by Kenneth Anderson Millions of Drops – by Matt Larson Mommy Heist – by Anna Gutto Movie Night – by Hamish McCollester Neil Patrick and Harris: The Chronicles of Conjoined Triplets – by Adam Fynke New Roommate – by Victor Yerrid Now’s A Bad Time – by Michael Oberst ObSETHed: Memorial Day – by Zack Matzganis Oh Baby – by Rory Rooney One Under – by Ruth Pickett Pee Sitting Down – by Misha Calvert Real Good Drinking with Dan Peff – by Paul Thomas Reckless Juliets – by Skylar Barrett Sammy S&M – by Donnie Hobbie Shoot Me Nicely – by Elias Plagianos Shout at the Ground – by Joe Lonie Shy Guys – by Frederic Lehne Sixty-Five Drive – by Darrel Herbert Skinny Fat Girl – by Brandon Baer So F*cking Happy For You- by Lina Suh Spaceman- by Christopher Oliva Standards & Practices: A Short Film About Modern Romance – by Ellena Chmielewski Strayed – by Heather Edwards Takanakuy – by Austin Kolodney Tales from the Toilet- by Pete Novitch The Apology by Eamon Glennon The Baby Shower (Short Film) by Kiley Lane Parker The Bearded Lady – by Dan Riesser The Chad – by Matthew Moore The Curse of Don Scarducci – by Chris Fondulas The Day LA Stood Still – by Karl Harpur The Driving Seat – by Alexei Slater The Haunt – by Isabel Cueva The Haunting of Lester House – by Michael Benni Pierce The Heist – by Luke Harris The Line – by Jerome Velinsky The Nation Holds It’s Breath – by Kev Cahill The Other Side – by Michael Degani The Plumber (Le Plombier) – by Méryl Fortunat-Rossi & Xavier Séron The Pretender – by Nathan Morse The Rough Part – by Ryan Brown The Schwartz Test – by Josh Yunis The Short Short – by Martin White The United Guys Network – by Tabatha Golat The Way I Love You (Como Yo Te Amo) – by Fernando García Ruiz Think Twice – by Eliaz Rodriguez Time Travel Romance – by Ben Giroux True Dating Stories- Jesse – by Andy King Vantastic – by Alik Griffin Weekend Warriors – by Julien Lasseur Wire Tap Scars – by Erik Boccio Woman of My Dreams (La Mujer de Mis Suenos) – by Javier San Roman Working With Jigsaw – by Chris Capel You, Me & Me – by Micah Paisner You’re Alive – by W. Alex Reeves Your Mom Says Hi! – by Rocco Urbisci, Carlie Mantilla, Doni Carley Zombie Family – by Joseph Weisman

Screenplay Official Selections

3 To Die – Mitch Yapko & Allen Rueckert Antoine’s Play – Phillip O’ Sullivan Echo Chamber – Travis Lemke It’s A Job – Emmett Raitt Local Hero – Mark Renshaw Lovin’ It – Stuart Creque Randall Lipschitz Is A Star – Dawn Burgess Red Velvet – Tom Radovich Remedy – Margina Sisson Spooky Kind of Love – Alicia Lomas-Gross The Appetizer – Gerard George The Day The Earth Stood Awkardly – Troy Graham The Dumbest Generation – Leslie Lyshkov The Unsocial Network – Matthew Holt The Will – Amelia Solommon

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The short film Manager has won the Grand Jury Best Short Film Prize at the inaugural 2016 Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival (HCSFF). Directed by Jacob Meszaros, Manager, tells the story of when a loud mouth idiot of a building manager discovers one of his tenants dead, he believes it’s murder. Instead of calling the police, he teams up with his girlfriend to solve the case. The Grand Jury winner takes home a $5,000 studio rental package from sponsor True Vision Entertainment. Each winner in each of the categories will take home $1500 studio rental prize packages toward their next projects courtesy of True Vision Entertainment. The festival featured 82 shorts in competition. Next year’s Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival will take place April 7-8, 2017. HOLLYWOOD COMEDY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS Grand Jury Best Short Manager by Jacob Meszaros Best Dark Comedy SETH by Zach Lasry Best Romantic Comedy Relationship Goals by Nic Stanich Best Spoof Handjob Cabin by Bennet Silverman Best Cringe Tampoon by Jeanne Jo Best Alternative Comedy El Audifono (The Earpiece) by Samuel Quiles Palop Best Web Series Holloway Heights-The Web Series by John F. Beach, Alex Petrovitch, Katherine Randolph, Bill Sebastian Honorable Mention Honey Pot by Merve Tekin Best Short Screenplay Claus Vs. Hollywood by Alicia Lomas-Gross & Steve D’Arcangelo Best Feature Screenplay Zombie Games by Emily Thorne

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