L. A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival Announces Screenplay Results
Concluding once and for all that great things come in small
packages, The 3rd Annual L. A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, a four-day celebration of comedic
short films and screenplays, came to a uproarious conclusion Sunday evening at Elevate Lounge in Downtown
Los Angeles.
Commented Artistic Director Gary Anthony Williams, ''All we wanted to do is make it okay for
America to laugh their butts off at things that are short and funny. We did it. Now this country
is safe again. You can thank us later. No, wait ... thank us now.''
The third time was the charm for LACSFF which packed the Downtown Independent Theatre
to the brim throughout its four day run. ''This was the best year yet,'' remarked Jeannie Roshar,
Festival director. "We've had such a great time and that same sentiment was echoed back to us
by filmmakers and audience members alike, so I decided to invite everyone back to Gary's
house to do it all over again next weekend."
Added Gary, "I'm now moving to an undisclosed location."
The results of the Comedy Scripts Competition, sponsored by Movie Magic Screenwriter are:
The Movie Magic Screenwriter Best Comedy Feature Award:
Escaping Phoenix, by Dani Lyman
When Phoenix discovers her boyfriend's famous ex is back in town, she "accidentally" kidnaps
the sexy starlet, setting in motion an outlandish media frenzy, a competitive feud between the
local law and the FBI, and the arrest of her bewildered boyfriend.
The L.A. Comedy Scripts Best Comedy Short:
The Curse of Don Scarducci, by Chris Fondulas
Life is good for Don, a rough and tumble mobster, until the day he discovers that he is allergic
to gluten and can no longer enjoy the staples of his everyday mobster diet. As his food habits
change, so do his demeanor and life goals, but it all goes south when the mob family discovers
his new life.
The L.A. Comedy Scripts Best Half-Hour Comedy TV Pilot:
High Noonish, by Bob Yates
Sitcom pilot. Cowboys with cellphones.
Updated: 04/14/2011
Additional Contest Info:
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Dark Latitude
When a young woman discovers a hidden photograph in the family album of a murdered WWII survivor, she becomes the target of a decades-old conspiracy linking Nazi fugitives, a secret escape flight from Germany, and a deadly cover-up that kills to protect its secrets.
To Die Laughing
A Rastafarian, condemned to die in the electric chair, pleads for clemency.
Bonnie and Hyde
A young hairdresser and her ex-G.
Let's Try This One
A woman's cosplay fantasies play hell with her male co-stars.
The Big Tipper
A smug day trader's practical joke, intended to catch the eye of a pretty waitress, backfires badly.
Temperature's Rising- The Other COVID Story
A hostess' COVID-19 precautions threaten to spoil dinner for her guests.
THE MOONSHINING
NASA sends a young Adam and Eve to the Moon to see if Man can be fruitful and multiply away from Earth.
Pale Male
An Airbnb holiday turns into a nightmare for a young couple visiting the Big Apple for the first time.
The L.A. Kid
A homeless but hustling teen poses as a Reed College lit.
Panama Fever
When the Army sends a young doctor to Panama, his adventures- and misadventures- with the natives, the Army and his wife come fast and furious.
