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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 Script: Down At The Val, by Neil Goodchild

The grandson of a golf course owner loses his job and has to return to the dilapidated family business, where his grandfather and two surprising new employees inspire him to try and help save it from bankruptcy. CAST LIST: Narrator: Shawn Devlin Melvin: Geoff Mays Nate: Sean Ballantyne Otisha: Julie Sheppard

COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Burning Old Man, by Joe Farhatt and Jim Clemens

A group of grade school friends reconnect to throw a communal sixty-fifth birthday party for one another – leading to a Burning Man type celebration. CAST LIST: Narrator: Shawn Devlin Harlan/Burt: Steve Rizzo Millie/Anita: Hannah Ehm Michael/Wayne: Geoff Mays Arthur/Gus: Sean Ballantyne Betha: Julie Sheppard

SHITSTORM 1st scene feature script reading.

Written by Adrian Cunningham A Berlin-based plumber is forced to play a part in the final, chaotic hours of Hitler’s Third Reich when he’s summoned to unblock the toilets in the Fuhrer’s bunker. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Female Officer: Val Cole Russian Soldier: Geoff Mays

HIGHLIGHTS: November 2023 COMEDY Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Fantasy Film: TALES OF TUNIVARBest Short Film: IT’S ALMOST THE END OF THE WORLD, PROBABLYBest Short Form Short Film: THE WINDOW WASHERBest Direction: SOLO DUET: WHO’S ON FIRSTBest Cinematography: BUDDY LOVEBest Sound & Music: ASIAN CHICKEN SALADBest Performances: JUST ALRIGHTBest Story: BUTTRESSBest… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: November 2023 COMEDY Festival

COMEDY Festival TV PILOT: Group Therapy, by Jaycee J. Brill

In this dark comedy, 7 unique and relatable characters venture out of their comfort zone through group exercises, exposure therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy. Following each of the characters in their personal lives, (Carmen in the pilot episode) we see how they interact with the world outside and inside therapy, and how their personalities and… Continue reading COMEDY Festival TV PILOT: Group Therapy, by Jaycee J. Brill

Winning Producer Chad Newsome (THE DRUG DEAL)

THE DRUG DEAL, 8min, USADirected by Tanya O’Quinn‘Gary’ is a loving and devoted father. He is a family-man and very proud of it. And even though he loves spending time with his family, during his ‘me time’, he indulges in gangsta movies and westerns. https://www.imdb.me/chadnewsomehttps://www.instagram.com/iamchadnewsome/ Get to know Producer Chad Newsome: 1. What motivated you… Continue reading Winning Producer Chad Newsome (THE DRUG DEAL)