Los Angeles April 24, 2025 — Comedy fans, next generation storytellers, and lovers of funny short films are set to unite May 2-4 in Glendale as the 9th Annual HollyShorts Comedy Film Festival (HSCFF), formerly known as the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival, launches its latest edition.
This year’s competition screenings and awards will take place at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas in Glendale (May 3rd & 4th), while the festival’s filmmaker opening festivities will take place on 2nd with Kodak and Fabric Studios. Officially selected Filmmakers Red Carpet will take place Saturday May 3 at LOOK Dine-in Cinemas.
89 comedy short films have made this year’s official selections. The festival’s organizers have announced the short films that have made the cut for this year’s festival. Films include: And Now I Lay Me Down, a 2024 HollyShorts Film Festival official selection starring Jane Kaczmarek of Malcolm and the Middle; It’s Showtime, starring American stunt performer Dave England, known for the Jackass franchise, as himself; WASP, Episode 4 “Joshua Tree Was A-mah-zing” starring Britt Lower who plays “Helly” in Apple TV’s Severance; and Bootie’s directed by and starring Milana Vayntrub, actress best known for her role as Lily Adams in AT&T commercials.
Advanced Tickets are available starting today.
The festival program will also be available virtually via BitPix TV. Sponsors/partners include: 88th Street Productions, Alta Global Media, Magic Mind, Dulce Vida Tequila, vitaminwater, Angel City Pizza,Montucky beer, Monta Factory, Badawï Media Group, TEOLEO Radio Show, BehindTheBooth, and Kodak.
2025 HollyShorts Comedy Officially Selected Short films include:
No Exceptions – Charlie Osler
24 Hour Data Recovery – Eden Bailey
A Newlywed Story – Renu Razdan
Adam Adamson: Licensed Realtor – Adam Elliott
Airplane Food – Zach Shenouda
Amigo – James Newman
And Now I Lay Me Down – Rani DeMuth
Baby Blues – Going Dark – James P Gleason
Baby Bro – Celia Bullwinkel
Bed Time – Andy Danish
Best Bros Forever – Dennis Tzeng
Big Feelings – Hannah Sloan
Big Small Town – Taylor Brown
Birdy Man – Helen Qiu
Blood Brothers – Riley Donavan
Boiling Over – Paulo Miranda
Boiling Point – Nathan Gallagher
Bootie’s – Gracie Canaan
Bouquet Exposé – Kristyna Archer
Buzzkill – Amanda Griswold
Catcall – Lily Alexander
Cheat Meal – Drew Bierut
Christo The Civilized Barbarian – Shaddy Safadi
Clean Plate – Arina Sakun
Collaborate & Listen – Rosie Moan
Congrats, You Cursed Christmas! – Dmitry Kovalev
Cowboys and Other Young Men – Aiyana White
Death! – Abi Tedder
Deep Tish – Dave Paige
Doing It. – Hughie Newman
Douche Canoe – Craig Melville
Dropped – Richard Spitaletta
Dry January – C.J. Arellano
Dumb Rich Sluts – Amanda Hunt
Errand – Nicholas Hutchison
fashion – Casey Newell
Fire In The House – Katie Locke O’Brien
FISH – Cara Mahoney
Fortysomething – Camilla Roman
Fudge Sundae – Georgia Redman
Ghost Town – Molly Muse
Goosebumps – Jessica Riches
Gourmade – Samantha MacAdam
Grave Expectations – Larry Ziegelman
Hat Trick – Tess & Noah
Herb’s Pajamas – Todd Gordon
Hey Kiddo – Melissa Kong
Hole – Carson Lane
How We Met Your Dave – Greta Nash
It’s Showtime – Brennan Stasiewicz
Jack Attack – Ben Warhit
Jane Austen’s Period Drama – Steve Greist, Julia Aks
JUST BE AWESOME – Henry Playfoot
King Ed – Nick Fascitelli
Kumar Kumar – Kiran Koshy
Love & Loss – Hayley Morris
Love Less Likely – David Liban
Mission A, Plan B – Bryan Mittelstadt
Murder For Dummies (Episode 01: Victim) – James Hamilton
MY DEAD DAD’S FUNERAL – Jamie Manelis
My Little (818) Heart – Jeremy Foley
My So-Called Iraqi Wedding – Ayser Salman
Piggy – Shelton Locke
Potential Scam – Isabel Latimer
Rejoyce! – David Ledger
Reward if Found – Buna Productions
Small Claims – Spencer Milligan
Some Of Us Watch The Sunset, Too – Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz
Stunted – Christopher Malcolm
SUPER – Jannah Dryden
Tails From the Wild: The Outback – Mark Villagracia
The Cryptid Tapes – Sophie de Bruijn
The Errand – Hayley Marie Norman
The Fart Genie – Murray Cummings
The Hole Truth – Alison Whitney
The Hype – Joel Boyd
The Interns – Kat Kvas
There’s No Crying On The Radio – Beau Batchelor
Tough Love – Sophie Lynch
Uncut Bangs – Adriano Valentini
Unisex – Sam Hocking
WASP, Episode 4 “Joshua Tree Was A-mah-zing” – Kevin Reich
we good? – Shawn Dempewolff
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