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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.

Mann Overboard Short Film, Audience Feedback from Aug. 2020 Comedy Festival

MANN OVERBOARD, 7min., USA, Comedy/Web Series Directed by Sam Cadman DOUG MANN is coasting through an easy NY life until, in a single day, he loses everything. From the discovery of his wife’s threesome to an exploding toilet on a beaten-up boat, Doug Mann is quickly drowning in a world he no longer recognizes, a… Continue reading Mann Overboard Short Film, Audience Feedback from Aug. 2020 Comedy Festival

Brazzy Jazzy Short Film, Audience Feedback from Aug. 2020 Comedy Festival

BRAZZY JAZZY, 5min., USA, Comedy/Web Series Directed by Steve Becker When a Brazilian Girl takes on the NYC fashion world, the resulting misadventures are sometimes sexy, often funny, but always Caffeinated. It’s Jane the Virgin meets Girls, only an outsider immigrant version – more like Girls of the 3rd World.

HIGHLIGHTS – AUGUST 2020 COMEDY Short Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: FEDERAL APPROVED PARENT BEST COMEDY FILM: WHAT DO WE DO? BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: POGONOPHOBIA BEST PERFORMANCES: DESIGNATED RIDER BEST SOUND & MUSIC: 6 FEET CLOSER TO YOU BEST TV WEB SERIES FILM: HOW DO THEY BONE? Theme of night: Unique surroundings NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – AUGUST 2020 COMEDY Short Film Festival

Caddyshack 2: Inside story of one of the worst sequels ever – Sports Illustrated —

Forty years ago, on July 25, 1980, a small-budget snobs-versus-slobs summer comedy about the underpaid caddies and overprivileged members of a lily-white country club called Bushwood opened in theaters across the U.S. It was hardly a Cinderella story upon its release. The critics were brutal, and the film struggled to find success at the box… Continue reading Caddyshack 2: Inside story of one of the worst sequels ever – Sports Illustrated —

Director Biography – Tom Ryan (POGONOPHOBIA)

Tom Ryan is an Irish filmmaker currently based in the UK. Having learned his trade working on indie movie shoots in New York, Tom returned to Ireland and made his first feature film as a writer/ director ‘Trampoline’ at the age of 25 for EUR1000 and which was later sold to Amazon Prime Video. After… Continue reading Director Biography – Tom Ryan (POGONOPHOBIA)

Short Film: POGONOPHOBIA, 16min., Ireland, Comedy/Drama

Might sound funny, but there are people out there dealing with this bizarre affliction. CYRIL is one of those unfortunate few. He does not go out much, in fact he hardly leaves his apartment at all any more. In this golden age of hirsutism, the risk of having a beardy encounter is just too high.… Continue reading Short Film: POGONOPHOBIA, 16min., Ireland, Comedy/Drama

Director Biography – Ilan Zerrouki (IF YOU LOVE HER, LET HER GO)

Ilan Zerrouki is a French director and post production supervisor. He comes from 3D animation and has done visual effects supervision on many clips, commercials and short films. In 2012 he managed the post production of the animation short film “Goutte d’Or”, which won several prizes among the world. Je l’aime alors je la quitte… Continue reading Director Biography – Ilan Zerrouki (IF YOU LOVE HER, LET HER GO)