Author: comedyfestival

Lana is a writer/director currently based in New York City.Lana was born in the USSR. Three years after her birth, the country ceased to exist.Growing up during the collapse, restructuring, and reformation of a global superpower, Lana from an early age was drawn to theater, where she could hide in the imaginary world. She earned… Continue reading Director Biography – Svetlana Bolycheva (PARENTHOOD 2050)

Lylith and Henry a couple who cannot conceive visit a futuristic clinic to create a genetically modified baby by choosing all qualities from appearance to the character. However, the baby genome will be based on parents genes. This experience creates tension in the relationship as their genome analysis leads them to discover that the mother… Continue reading Short Film: PARENTHOOD 2050, 9min., USA, Comedy/Romance

Onoda, a new editor, was called by his seniors to visit the home of his favorite novelist, Hoshi. However, what was written there was not a novel … Project Links  Twitter

A smart, satirical comedy about the ageism and sexism lurking in Hollywood. An actress gets a harsh reality check when there’s a mix up at an audition and she finds herself on the other side of the hot young thing.

Sergio and his family have just returned to Sardinia (Italy) after many years in Russia.Thanks to his wife Svetlana, Sergio receives a phone call for a job interview.A unique board game “Let’s put our best foot forward” provides Sergio with the right inspiration to face the interview.The resume is ready, and Sergio is about to… Continue reading Short Film: TUTTI IN BALLO, 15min., Italy, Comedy/Family

Born in Fukui Prefecture Japan in 1983. Live in Tokyo. Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Imaging. Directed independent films since school. Studied under Arima Ken, Toru Kamei, and Norio Enomoto. A film maker that performs multiple tasks such as directing, editing, shooting, DIT, production, line producer, etc. in the fields of CM /… Continue reading Director Biography – Shingo Ishikawa (JUICE ACTORS)

In 201X, an unprecedented shortage of manpower led to a revolution in the adult film industry. The birth of a company specializing in dispatching juice actors. The first scene for Riki Kishijima (31), a promising newcomer, is an outdoor scene on a riverbank, where he waits shivering in his underwear in the cold December wind.… Continue reading Short Film: JUICE ACTORS, 8min., Japan, Comedy

A novice attorney must defend an adulterous queen against the king’s champion in an unconventional legal proceeding where the courtroom is a gladiatorial arena. CAST LIST:Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Larissa (F-20s built)/Queen Emirabla: Hannah Ehman Dean (M-50s)/Town Crier/Heckler/King Donovan: Allan Michael Brunet Obelisk/Woodrow : Steve Rizzo Audience Member/Vizier: Bill Poulin