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MISSION
& OBJECTIVE
Trivia Question:
How many comedies have won Best Picture Academy Awards in the history
of the Oscars?
Answer:
Only four! (Annie Hall, It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It
With You, Tom Jones)
ABOUT
THE FESTIVAL
We think it's nuts the way comedies
often seem to be treated like the red-headed stepchild of the cinema
world. If you can make a movie that’s original and entertaining
with a surprising plot and great characters and make it HILARIOUS
too, well, that deserves an award!
This is a festival started by funny
people, for funny people. All judges are top names in the fields
of comedy and filmmaking.
If what you have is short and people
laugh at it, around here, that’s a good thing
WHY
SHOULD YOU SUBMIT YOUR WORK?
Priceless industry exposure
All category winners will receive an in-person meeting with a production
executive at Benderspink (American Pie movies, The Ring, Monster-In-Law)
and an in-person meeting with Generate, a talent management (Janeane
Garofalo, Ryan Eggold, Patton Oswalt) and production company (David
Alan Grier's Chocolate News on Comedy Central, Comedians of Comedy).
Great prizes
In addition to cash, you could win a short film production package
worth tens of thousands of dollars, including a professional film
crew, equipment, post video and sound editing, and music scoring!
Make your next indie short film on us.
Celebrity support
Because the L.A. Comedy Shorts film festival is dedicated to supporting
independent film and filmmakers like you, it has been endorsed by
some of the biggest names in comedy, including Bill Engvall, Kevin
Nealon, and Fax Bahr (co-creator of MADtv). Expect to see additional
guest judges and presenters on the red carpet, including SNL alum
Laraine Newman, MADtv’s Michael McDonald, Austin Powers’
Mindy Sterling, Boondocks’ creator Aaron McGruder, Reno 911!'s
Wendi McLendon-Covey, Cedric Yarbrough and Carlos Alazraqui, along
with other celebrities in the fields of comedy and film.
SUBMIT
YOUR WORK NOW!
So, you think you're funny? Prove it!
Categories:
Comedy Shorts: 30
minutes or less
Comedy Animated Shorts: 30 minutes or less
Comedy Shortie-Shorts: 5 minutes or less (Live-Action
or Animated*)
* Animated Shorts will be judged in the Animated Category regardless
of length, although Animated Shorts 5 minutes or less will be eligible
for the Shortie-Shorts price break.
DEADLINES
Early Bird Deadline:
October 3, 2008
Fee: $35
$30 for Shortie-Shorts
Regular Deadline: November 3, 2008
Fee: $45
$40 for Shortie-Shorts
Late Deadline: December 3, 2008
Fee: $55
$50 for Shortie-Shorts
Extended Final Deadline: December 19, 2008
Fee: $75
$70 for Shortie-Shorts
Finalists in all categories will be notified by email and announced
on this site on February 2, 2009.
Submit
your film: Click
here
Or log and pay
on the
site.
Filmfestivals.com's
link to The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film
Festival:
more details
Link to Filmfestivals.com : Click
Here
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