Think youre funny? Submit now to the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition!
Hobnob with the Comedy Elite. Screen your film on Comedy Centrals Atom TV. Party down at LA Comedy Shorts, named one of the Top Ten Film Festivals in the US by the Brooks Institute and a Top 25 Festival Worth the Fee by Moviemaker Magazine!
L.A. Comedy Shorts attracts heavyweights from the world of comedy. Major sponsors include Will Ferrell and Judd Apatows website FunnyOrDie.com, Cartoon Network, Atom.com and Atom TV on Comedy Central, and Fremantles Atomic Wedgie. Celebrity participants have included Jane Lynch, Adam Carolla, Patrick Warburton, Mark Hamill, Dax Shepard, Bobcat Goldthwait, Missi Pyle, Bob Odenkirk, Julie Bowen, Aisha Tyler, Dave Koechner and many more. Winners receive cash, prizes and valuable industry meetings and all filmmakers and screenwriter finalists receive industry exposure. Winning scripts and films have been requested or reviewed by CAA, ICM, UTA, Gersh Agency, Disney, Benderspink and many others.
Now accepting entries in the following categories:
- Feature Comedy Screenplays
- Short Comedy Screenplays
- Half-Hour Comedy Pilot Scripts
- Short Comedy Films (30 minutes and under)
Submit now and SAVE (Regular Deadline is November 3rd), or procrastinate and submit by our Final Deadline on December 20th.
Of course, we think LA Comedy Shorts is pretty great. But dont take our word for it:
"I wanted to writeand thank you one more time for the chance to be a part of the festival. Now, especially in the wake of it, seeing the press we're getting and contacts its clear this experience has been invaluable to mine and Raymond's careers. In short, it's been a Game Changer." Ryan Gould, Filmmaker (Sex Ed and BFFs)
"Good programming, great screening attendance and terrific parties! By far it's one of the best I've ever been to!" Justin Lutsky, Filmmaker (Action Heros Guide to Saving Lives)
"The whole weekend people kept asking me if I was nervous about the winners being announced at the awards ceremony and I would honestly answer, "No, I feel like I've already won." Just being a finalist exceeded any expectations and got me in touch with people I know will help me further my career." - Michelle Beakler, 2010 Screenwriting Finalist (All For Love)
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