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Film and Writing Festival for Comedy. Showcasing best of comedy short films at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Plus, showcasing best of comedy novels, short stories, poems, screenplays (TV, short, feature) at the festival performed by professional actors.

Director Biography – Portlynn Tagavi (THEY WON’T LAST)

Portlynn is a half Persian, half African American filmmaker who has just received her Masters in Directing at AFI where she developed her skills as a writer and director for narrative film. Originally from Houston Texas, Portlynn moved out to California in 2010 to study Character Animation at the California Institute of the Arts. During… Continue reading Director Biography – Portlynn Tagavi (THEY WON’T LAST)

Short Film: THEY WON’T LAST, 15min., USA, Comedy

After attending their friends’ perfect wedding, Christine is forced to consider the future of her own relationship when her hopeless romantic boyfriend Alex proposes. When Christine is unable to say yes, Alex makes it worse by giving her an ultimatum: either get engaged or break up right now. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Instagram

COMEDY Festival Testimonial – April 23 2020

Vicki Cargill A very positive, encouraging review of our screenplay “Steve and Olivia”, with extensive notes, a synopsis and logline. Some very valuable insight, especially regarding form and structure, that has been incorporated into a new draft. Looking forward to seeing what the read-through reveals! A most helpful and constructive festival. Festival for Comedy-A FilmFreeway… Continue reading COMEDY Festival Testimonial – April 23 2020

Short Film: ART IS DEAD, 9min., USA, Comedy

What is art and what makes an aritst? A civil conversation takes a dark turn as two friends argue their case. Film Type: Short Runtime: 8 minutes 53 seconds Completion Date: February 11, 2019 Production Budget: 15,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Shooting Format: RED Aspect Ratio: 2.4:1 Film… Continue reading Short Film: ART IS DEAD, 9min., USA, Comedy

Director Biography – Emelia Benoit-Lavelle (TRAMP)

Emelia Benoit-Lavelle is an actress and director based in LA. She strives to make projects that celebrate humanity and diversity, are challenging and make people laugh. Her work can be seen on Jill Soloway’s Wifey TV, Huffington Post, Stareable, Lady Parts Film Club, and in a bunch of commercials. She recently co-created a web series,… Continue reading Director Biography – Emelia Benoit-Lavelle (TRAMP)

Director Biography – Teddy Tenenbaum (SIDEPIECE)

Teddy Tenenbaum & Minsun Park are primarily a writing team with combined experience in features and television, including pilot sales, staff writing, feature spec sales, and feature and television assignments. They have written separately and together, and currently write both as a team and as solo writers. They specialize in genre writing, including horror, thriller,… Continue reading Director Biography – Teddy Tenenbaum (SIDEPIECE)

Short Film: SIDEPIECE, 10min., USA, Comedy

Dating is hard. Especially when you’re married. Nothing is what appears to be in this short romantic-comedy about two people who find each other on a very special dating app. You just can’t trust what you read anymore. Married writing team Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum took a break from their usual horror fare to… Continue reading Short Film: SIDEPIECE, 10min., USA, Comedy

Short Film: KITCHEN SINK CLASSIC, 3min., USA, Comedy

He wants one thing… she wants another. Who’s got the sharpest tool? Film Type: Short, Web / New Media Runtime: 3 minutes Completion Date: February 16, 2018 Production Budget: 1,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: 4K Aspect Ratio: 16.9 Film Color: Color