HIGHLIGHTS – JULY 2021 COMEDY Short Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Film: GOOD HEAD Best Performances: ART SHOW EROTICA Best Cinematography: DEADMAN OR (THE SUDDEN CONCERN FOR A EULOGY) Best Direction: HARMONIA SOLID Best Sound & Music: BROAD APPEAL: NEXT STOP TORONTO Theme of night: Transformation NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS – JULY 2021 COMEDY Short Film Festival

Director Biography – Cory Gibson (BROAD APPEAL)

Cory Gibson is a field producer at CBC’s “This Hour Has 22 Minutes,” a weekly Canadian television comedy that focuses on Canadian politics with a combination of news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials

Short Film: BROAD APPEAL: NEXT STOP TORONTO, 9min., Canada, Comedy

At the Royal York Toronto, the Grand Dame of Canadian Hotels, our two Grand Dames of Canadian Comedy, Mary Walsh and Cathy Jones, in their beloved characters the Misses Enid and Eulalia, meet up with the Grand Dame of world literature, Nobel Prize winning author, Margaret Atwood, begging the question, can there be too many… Continue reading Short Film: BROAD APPEAL: NEXT STOP TORONTO, 9min., Canada, Comedy

Short Film: ART SHOW EROTICA, 8min., USA, Comedy

A photography student goes out on a limb for her end of the year art showcase. Her piece takes her class by surprise, but will it be enough to get her a spot in the professor’s gallery? Project Links  Website

Director BIO: Matt Servitto (GOOD HEAD)

Matt has been working on stage and in front of the camera for over 30 years, with featured roles on many celebrated cable shows like Cinemax’s “Banshee” and Showtime’s “Brotherhood” and–more recently–“Billions”. Called one of the “hardest working actors in show business” by Entertainment Weekly magazine, he is probably best known for his role as… Continue reading Director BIO: Matt Servitto (GOOD HEAD)

Short Film: GOOD HEAD, 29min., USA, Comedy/Horror

When Hollywood mega-star Cooper Bradley goes to a special effects lab in Atlanta to get his head molded–all hell breaks loose–and he has to not only get his head –but his very soul– back from the VFX master who cast it. Project Links  Website

COMEDY Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: The Morning After, by Oona Helena Koivula

After a wild night out in London, Gemma and Sofia – two girls in their early 20’s, find themselves in an awkward situation – waking up next two guy’s that names they don’t even remember, or perhaps never even cared enough to ask for. Absolutely petrified of the awkward morning after confrontation, the two women… Continue reading COMEDY Festival SHORT Screenplay Reading: The Morning After, by Oona Helena Koivula