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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 – Ilana Gordon (DESIGNATED RIDER)

Ilana Gordon is a Los Angeles-based comedy writer, producer and filmmaker. By day, she works covering entertainment news as a producer for E!’s Daily Pop. At night, she does other stuff. Ilana is a regular contributor to McSweeney’s Internet Tendency and has served as a guest writer for NPR’s Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! quiz show.… Continue reading Director Biography – Ilana Gordon (DESIGNATED RIDER)

Short Film: DESIGNATED RIDER, 12min., USA, Comedy

  Jenny declines a ride home and learns that the only thing harder than saying good-bye is actually leaving. Project Links  Website Project Type: Short Runtime: 11 minutes 37 seconds Completion Date: June 30, 2020 Production Budget: 4,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Shooting Format: Red Dragon Film Color:… Continue reading Short Film: DESIGNATED RIDER, 12min., USA, Comedy

Short FIlm: MIXED RECEPTION, 5min., UK, Comedy

Maid of Honour Joy gives a speech. But nothing is as it seems and the groom discovers more about his bride than he could ever have expected.   Director – Emma Richardson, Will Austin Project Type: Short Runtime: 5 minutes 20 seconds Completion Date: November 3, 2019 Production Budget: 1,000 GBP Country of Origin: United Kingdom… Continue reading Short FIlm: MIXED RECEPTION, 5min., UK, Comedy

Director Biography – Jeffrey John Eyamie (SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?)

Director, Writer and Story Editor for television, feature and short films. National Screen Institute Totally Television Alum. Published novelist. Credits include Story Co-ordinator for Less Than Kind Season 4 and Story Assistant for Season 3, Farpont Films Cruise Ship Killers, as well as various screenwriting credits for short films, tv pilots, and a novel or… Continue reading Director Biography – Jeffrey John Eyamie (SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?)

Short Film: SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?, 4min., Canada, Comedy/Relationship

When Karina asks Dmitri his opinion on her artwork, he scrambles to find an answer that’s not going to get him in trouble. But their relationship is put to the test when Dmitri’s tepid response forces Karina to expose Dmitri’s secret. Project Links  Facebook  Instagram

COMEDY Short Screenplay Reading: Watching, by Eileen Wilson

Timid Hope watches atrocities but has to speak out when her friend disappears. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf HOPE (F): Elizabeth Rose Morriss — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Ryan Haines, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata,… Continue reading COMEDY Short Screenplay Reading: Watching, by Eileen Wilson

COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Bonspeil, by Allyson Simon

What the hell is that? Brooms? On ice? Are those people sweeping ice? This looks like housework. How is this a sport, let alone an Olympic sport? CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf JEN (F): Victoria Urquhart STANTON (M): Sean Ballantyne WEDGEWOOD (M): Bill Poulin — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Bonspeil, by Allyson Simon

COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Egg Run, by Michelle Gordon

Two rude dudes become legendary Easter rabbits on a charity motorcycle egg run. It’s Easy Rider MEETS Peter Cottontail MEETS Rebel Without a Crew! Not your usual “buddy heist”. “Come along on the ride, stay ’cause it’s crazy man!” CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf SUHWARO (F): Victoria Urquhart WAITER/NARRATOR (M): Sean Ballantyne — Producer/Director: Matthew… Continue reading COMEDY Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Egg Run, by Michelle Gordon