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!Awakened
Beginning with love, dissolving into horror, and ending with hope, Mikos in 1503 Greece becomes the vampire Arabus for revenge but cowardice forces him to learn control.
FINAL STATUS
When a Mossad agent discovers he has assassinated a Palestinian politician falsely accused of terrorist ties, he risks his job, marriage and ultimately his life to help the man's family.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
Lady Diogenes of the Shadow
Three retired ladies candidly discuss their bizarre neighbor over morning coffee.
Perfect Beau
A Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her gorgeous girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense.
Psychotic USA
A dramedy. A razor-sharp satiric view of the laughable state of modern psychiatric treatment as seen through the lens of four patients in an asylum.
Psycho-Hearts
A world-class heart transplant surgeon is an absolute magician at finding compatible hearts for wealthy clients.
Nina and Flossie
Three European sisters, in their 70's, scheme to dump a dead body that the eldest shot in the middle of the night as a result of a break-in.
