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L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival

Field	Value
name	L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival
image	LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival Founders on RealTVfilms.jpg
caption	Left to right, founders Ryan Higman, Gary Anthony Williams, Jeannie Roshar, in 2010
location	Los Angeles, California, United States
founded	2009
awardsreceived	"Top 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee";{{cite web
title	The 2009 List: 25 Festivals Worth the Fee
publisher	MovieMaker
date	April 2009
url	http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/article/25_film_festivals_worth_the_entry_fee_2009_20090414/
accessdate	2009-09-13
url-status	dead
archiveurl	https://web.archive.org/web/20090421151039/http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/article/25_film_festivals_worth_the_entry_fee_2009_20090414
archivedate	2009-04-21
title	Top Ten Film Festivals in the United States
publisher	Brooks Institute
date	December 2009
url	http://www.brooks.edu/articles/top-10-film-festivals.asp
accessdate	2009-12-15
archive-url	https://archive.today/20091215061151/http://www.brooks.edu/articles/top-10-film-festivals.asp
archive-date	2009-12-15
url-status	dead
date	-
language	International
website	https://www.lacomedyfest.com

|url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20091215061151/http://www.brooks.edu/articles/top-10-film-festivals.asp |archive-date = 2009-12-15 |url-status = dead The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival (LACS) is an annual film festival held in the spring in Los Angeles, California. LACS programs short films exclusively in the comedy genre, and is the largest festival of its kind in the United States. During the four-day event, between 60-90 comedy short films from around the world are screened at the festival's main venue in Downtown Los Angeles, with additional industry panels and parties taking place at various locations around the city. The festival culminates on the final night with a red carpet awards ceremony, where winning filmmakers and screenwriters are honored and the "Commie" award is presented to a comedy industry notable for career achievement and "excelling in achieving outstanding comedical achievements in the field of comedy excellence."{{cite web

The festival mission states that LACS is "dedicated to introducing the newest and hottest comedic talent to the industry, and helping them make the connections they need to take their careers to the next level."{{cite web |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130118024823/http://www.bigdogeatchild.com/2011/06/l-a-comedy-shorts-festival-touring-fest-show/ |archive-date = 2013-01-18 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130416030936/http://warnertheatre.org/bestof2010.htm |archive-date = 2013-04-16 |url-status = dead

History

L.A. Comedy Shorts was founded in 2009 by Gary Anthony Williams of Boston Legal, along with Festival Director Jeannie Roshar and Festival Producer Ryan Higman. The inaugural festival took place March 5–8, 2009 at The Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles, and was sponsored by Funny Or Die, Atom.com and The Onion.{{cite news

In 2011, LACS added a prize for comedy short student films.

The festival is currently not in operation.

L.A. Comedy Scripts

LACS also hosts the L.A. Comedy Scripts Screenplay Competition, which judges feature-length and short comedy screenplays from around the world. L.A. Comedy Scripts finalists and winners are honored at the LACS awards event.

For the 2010 festival, L.A. Comedy Scripts added the half-hour comedy TV pilots category.

Awards

2013 (Fall)

Funny Or Die's "Best-of-Fest" Grand Prize Award: Cubicle Warriors, directed by Jeff Stephenson

2013 (Spring)

Funny Or Die's "Best-of-Fest" Grand Prize Award: Discoverdale, directed by George Kane

2011

"Commie" Comedy Achievement Award: Wendi McLendon-Covey{{cite web
Funny Or Die's "Best-of-Fest" Grand Prize Award: Bear Force One, directed by Andy Mogren
Atomic Wedgie's Best Comedy Shortie-Short (under 5 minutes): With or Without U2, by Isabel Fay & Lee York
Atom.com's Best Comedy Animated Short: Dates on Tape, directed by Chris Lagarce
Atom.com's Best Comedy Short: The Interview, directed by Michelle Steffes
Elevate's Best Comedy Student Film: Karl Mulberry, directed by Lorne Hiltser
State Tax Credit Exchange's Audience Choice Award: Dik, directed by Christopher Stollery
L.A. Comedy Scripts Best Comedy Short Screenplay: The Curse of Don Scarducci, written by Chris Fondulas
Movie Magic Screenwriter's Best Comedy Feature Screenplay: Escaping Phoenix, written by Dani Lyman
L.A. Comedy Scripts Best Half-Hour Comedy TV Pilot: High Noonish, written by Bob Yates

2010

"Commie" Comedy Achievement Award: Missi Pyle{{cite web
Funny Or Die's "Best-of-Fest" Grand Prize Award: The Action Hero's Guide to Saving Lives, directed by Justin Lutsky
Best Comedy Shortie-Short (under 5 minutes): Traffic Signals, by Lori Elberg & Tanya Bershadsky
Atom.com's Best Comedy Animated Short: The Cow Who Wanted to be a Hamburger, directed by Bill Plympton
Atom.com's Best Comedy Short: Blood From a Stone, directed by Bill Palmer
Film Festival Audience Award: A Short Film, directed by Rick Williamson
L.A. Comedy Scripts Best Comedy Short Screenplay: Cuckoo, written by Kristi Barnett
L.A. Comedy Scripts Best Comedy Feature Screenplay: Super Fun Time Happy Pizza, written by Dennis Xenos & Rob Nardecchia
L.A. Comedy Scripts Best Half-Hour Comedy TV Pilot: Upstate, written by Charlie Robinson

2009

"Commie" Comedy Achievement Award: Bobcat Goldthwait{{cite news
Funny Or Die's "Best-of-Fest" Grand Prize Award: Captain Coulier: Space Explorer, directed by Lyndon Casey
AtomicWedgie's Best Comedy Shortie-Short (under 5 minutes): The Swear Police, directed by Joe Wilson
Atom.com's Best Comedy Animated Short: Distraxion, directed by Mike Stern
Atom.com's Best Comedy Short: Daryl From OnCar, directed by David McWhirter
AtomicWedgie's Film Festival Audience Award: A Bit of Counseling, directed by Deb Hiett & Richard Kuhlman
L.A. Comedy Scripts Best Comedy Short Screenplay: Danny Caldwell Goes to Hell, written by Austin Sheeley
L.A. Comedy Scripts Best Comedy Feature Screenplay: The Rock Thrower, written by Ted Farnath

References

"LA COMEDY FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS OF 2013". [LaughterComedyFest.com].

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