Los Angeles May 5, 2025 — The HollyShorts Comedy Film Festival (HSCFF), formerly known as the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival came to a close last night with a special Awards ceremony honoring this year’s winning short films from its 9th edition which was held May 2-4 this week.
Jane Austen’s Period Drama by Julia Aks and Steve Greist took home the top Best of Fest Grand Prize.
Formerly known as the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival, HollyShorts Comedy is now emerging as the premiere destination for Comedy film fans, next generation storytellers, and lovers of funny shorts.
88 comedy short films made this year’s official selections. The festival kicked off with a special opening party at Fabric Studios in Marvista. This year’s festival program will be available for streaming for an additional week on BitPix TV. The organizers have also announced the dates for next year’s HollyShorts Comedy Shorts Film Festival: May 1-3, 2026.
2025 HollyShorts Comedy Full winners list:
Best Cringe
The Hole Truth by Christine Lakin
Best Alternative
Dumb Rich Sluts by Cara Norris
Best Horror Comedy
Dry January by C.J. Arellano
Best TV Episodic
The Hype by Justin Casselle
Best Student Comedy
Death! by Matthew B.C.
Best Rom Com
Bootie’s by Milana Vayntrub
Best Dark Comedy
And Now I Lay Me Down by Rani DeMuth
Best Web Series
WASP, Episode 4 “Joshua Tree Was A-mah-zing” by Jon Mackey
Best TV Comedy Pilot Screenplay
Commercial Space written by Trent Miller & Lesa Miller
Best Comedy Feature Length Screenplay
VOODOO VALENTINOS written by Michael Louis Gould
Best Short Comedy Screenplay
Olivia Colman Says My Farts Don’t Stink written by Lisa Marie Tedesco
Best of Fest Grand Prize
Jane Austen’s Period Drama by Julia Aks & Steve Greist
This year’s sponsors/partners included: 88th Street Productions, Alta Global Media, Magic Mind, Dulce Vida Tequila, vitaminwater, Angel City Pizza, Monta Factory, Badawï Media Group, TEOLEO Radio Show, BehindTheBooth, and Kodak. Festival Manager Hollings Rankin. Design by Dalton Corr. Social Media by Aira Antunes. Technical operations Kevin Anderson and Simple DC. HollyShorts Comedy, HollyShorts Film Festival and HollyShorts London were created by co-founders Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont.
