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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.

COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Take a ‘Pause Out of Crime, by Mary C. Ferrara

A menopausal woman is gifted a stolen necklace, and a couple of dim-witted criminals want it back. Hot flashes could be hotter than the necklace itself in saving the day. CAST LIST: Salesman: Jarrod Terrill Carlos: Ryan Singh Narrator: Val Cole Sam: Geoff Mays Max: Neil Bennett Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo,… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Take a ‘Pause Out of Crime, by Mary C. Ferrara

COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Good Intentions, by Sandy Tovray Greenberg

After a nasty breakup, Tara’s vow to live drama-free is thwarted when she meets her dream man, but some well-meaning plans backfire, jeopardizing her relationship, and forcing her to question the definition of “good” intentions. CAST LIST: Tara: Elle A Darcy: Isabel Kruse Narrator: Val Cole Logan: Geoff Mays Mindy: Bianca Alongi Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Good Intentions, by Sandy Tovray Greenberg

COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Raymond Carver and Derrida’s Zombie Army, by James Fitzmaurice

It’s the 1960s and a blizzard is raging in Iowa City, a place where Kurt Vonnegut, Jr teaches in the Writers’ Workshop and Gayatri Spivak holds classes in literary theory. This evening Raymond Carver is worried about his wife’s possible infidelity. CAST LIST: Maryann: Elle A Wildhack: Bianca Alongi Narrator: Val Cole Carver: Neil Bennett… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Raymond Carver and Derrida’s Zombie Army, by James Fitzmaurice

COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay: Fate’s Peculiar Sense of Humour, by N. Triton

The story is a romantic comedy set in London during the 2009 financial crisis. People are becoming more and more cynical and true love is fainting away. Aphrodite (the Goddess of Love and Beauty) has been blamed by Zeus for the deterioration of love and was punished to live for eternity into the body of… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay: Fate’s Peculiar Sense of Humour, by N. Triton

COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Born Again, by Daniel Schooling

 Three stoners try to come to terms with the untimely death of their friend while simultaneously embarking on a quest to track down his reincarnated soul. CAST LIST: Jorge: Jarrod Terrill Josh: Ryan Singh Narrator: Val Cole Tom: Neil Bennett Mike: Geoff Mays Ronae: Isabel Kruse   Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Born Again, by Daniel Schooling

Screenplay MOVIE: THE WONDERFUL INVENTION OF DR. BLANK, BY OBAYED KHAN

The story follows a scientist named Dr Blank who is terrible at inventing things but wants as he attempts to gain fame and fortune in his numerous attempts at inventing things that sound cool but don’t work the way you expect them to. When the scene occurs, Dr Blank *decides* he should become an evil… Continue reading Screenplay MOVIE: THE WONDERFUL INVENTION OF DR. BLANK, BY OBAYED KHAN

Scattered Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the June 2019 Comedy Festival

  SCATTERED,9min., Canada, Canada Directed by Ellie Harvie Two women venture into the woods to scatter their friend’s ashes and fumble for a way to say good bye. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

May 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

Festival for Comedy-A FilmFreeway preferred festival:   COMEDY TV PILOT: 4PLEX, by Liza BehlesMay 2019 Winner FAN FICTION TV SPEC: MASTER OF NONE, by Jackson ChowMay 2019 Winner TV BEST SCENE: LA’S FINEST, by Morgan SchefflinMay 2019 Winner BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: TRAGICALLY FAMOUS, by Lisa J. CristoforoMay 2019 Winner BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: THE PERFECT PERVERT,… Continue reading May 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

Screenplay MOVIE: THE PERFECT GIFT, by John Scott Schaf

An intensive workaholic, in order to save his marriage, goes on a Valentine’s Day journey for the perfect gift. It becomes a journey not only for gifts bur for self-discovery. In this scene Hank is frantically trying to find an alternate gift for his wife since his procrastination has made his originally planned gift unattainable.… Continue reading Screenplay MOVIE: THE PERFECT GIFT, by John Scott Schaf