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!Psycho-Hearts
A world-class heart transplant surgeon is an absolute magician at securing compatible hearts for wealthy clients.
Hapless Fu
A happy-go-lucky Asian cop in LA loses his confidence, self-respect, job and girl after an embarrassing incident ruins him.
Fidelity Clause
A former model-turned-entrepreneur once had the world at her fingertips, now she has to grasp a world of torment; her cheating psychiatrist husband blurs the line between Psychotherapist and Psycho, when he resorts to mind games and unscrupulous schemes, intent on framing her of adultery and escaping his vows free & clear.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other despicable souls) after their third offense.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul.
Xanadu Shores III Rescuing Atlas
The Xanadu Team, their credibility restored after rescuing Natalia and the painting, are recruited to recover the plans to save the world from a rogue aerospace engineer.
Xanadu Shores (20pgs) - "The Pilot" - 9.16.25
Logline: Four friends unknowingly become entrapped after their employer's gold heist escalates to kidnapping.
Xanadu Shores: 10 Minute PoC for The TV Pilot
Four friends unknowingly become entrapped after their employer's gold heist escalates to kidnapping.
Alien Olympics
A brilliant alien teenager, gifted with a high IQ and extraordinary speed, has always excelled academically on her home planet.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
