Atlanta Comedy Film Festival Winter 2018
Official Selections, Awards & Nominations
The Atlanta Comedy Film Festival Winter 2018 was a huge success. We watched some of the funniest Comedy Films, Music Videos, TV Pilots and Web Series Episodes on the Film Festival Circuit.- Best Actor Award - Nicholas Bordelon in "Brunch Before Baptism" (Louisiana)
- Best Actress Award - Emily Andosca in "The Roach" (Georgia)
- Best Cinematography Award - "Spin the Bottle" Directed by Camilo Diaz (Georgia)
- Best Comedy Television Pilot Award - "Po' Psi Broke" Directed by Akil DuPont (Georgia)
- Best Dark Comedy Film Award - "Scurry" Directed by Mike Leffingwell (California)
- Best Director Award - "The Roach" Directed by Justin O'Neal Miller (Georgia)
- Best Ensemble Cast Award - "C-47's" Directed by Andy Su and Devin Ellery (Georgia)
- Best Feature Length Comedy Screenplay Award - "Guard This With Your Life" Written by Matt Scafidi (New York)
- Best Film Editing Award - "Tight Spot" Directed by Kevin Haefelin (New York)
- Best Georgia Comedy Film Award - "Shut Out: Ricky's Big Break (In)" Directed by Ricky Vu (Georgia)
- Best International Film Award - "Under Mom's Skirt" Directed by Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix (France)
- Best Micro Short Film Award - "HANGRY" Directed by Ian Goldsmith (Georgia)
- Best Mockumentary Film Award - "Dixie Hicks" Directed by Keller Fornes (Georgia)
- Best Short Film Award - "Mr. Goody" Directed by Jason MacDonald (Georgia)
- Best Short Screenplay Award - "The Golden Years" Written by Joe Starzyk (New York)
- Best Supporting Actor Award - Rishik Patel in "The Roach" (Georgia)
- Best Supporting Actress Award - Cathy Rodriguez in "Brunch before Baptism" (Louisiana)
- Best Television Episode Screenplay Award - "Villainous" Written by Jamila Jackson (Maine)
- Funniest Music Video Award - "It Don't Make You Bad" Directed by Brock Hanson (Georgia) - Website
- Most Original Concept Award - "Denmark" Directed by Max Mauroux (France)
- Single Funniest Moment Award - "Clutch" Directed by Jason Zeni (California)
Official Selections | Comedy Screenplays | Features, Shorts & TV Episodes
- "Akita On Parole" Written by Stacie Gray
- "Always Something There to Remind Me" Written by Terry Menefee Gau (Virginia)
- "And Today Was a Good Day" Written by Jamal Fortune (Georgia)
- "Bags" Written by Erwan Marinopoulos, Jean-Christophe Establet & Oliver Maltman (United Kingdom)
- "Born Again" Written by Daniel Schooling (California)
- "Career Move" (Pilot Episode of Past The Bar) Written by Jim Norman
- "Dickasaurus Rex" Written by Justin Horowitz
- "Dregslist" Written by Karen Diane Tengwald (New Mexico)
- "Follow Me" Written by Aviva Dove-Viebahn and Brittany K. Fonte (Arizona / Maryland)
- "Good Intentions" Written by Sandy Tovray Greenberg (Connecticut)
- "Guard This With Your Life" Written by Matt Scafidi (New York)
- "HuMachinity" Written by Sasha Siljanovic (Australia)
- "Irresistible" Written by Daniel Findlay
- "Magic Little Pills" Written by Kat & Kelly Grace Thomas (Nevada) - Website
- "Million To One" Written by Scott Branan (Florida)
- "Natural Weekend" Written by David Orvis
- "NSFW (Not Safe For Work)" Written by Peter Miriani & Eddie Moffett
- "Patient" Written by M Rowan Meyer (New York)
- "Red Nose, Floppy Shoes" Written by James Brosnahan (Ohio)
- "Relative Understanding" Written by Amy Santos
- "Scared Stiffe" Written by Olivia Harvey
- "Scarlett's Ghosts" Written by Robert Cole (Mexico)
- "Stellar Chance" Written by Nadia Desyatnikova (New York)
- "The Book Writer" Written by Kris Bauske (Florida)
- "The Golden Years" Written by Joe Starzyk
- "The Green Savior" Written by Ryan Mutama
- "The Last Laugh" Written by Roni Brown (Georgia)
- "The Officiant" Written by Carla Miles (Arizona)
- "The Saint And The Devil" Written by Sean Lackey
- "Villainous" Written by Jamila Jackson
- "Warrior Warrior" Written by Brian Michaels
- "What's A Little Ax Between Friends" Written by Joe Starzyk
- "Why Can't I Keep A Man" Written by Michael Pinckney and Tykisha Jones (Georgia)
Official Selections Comedy Films, Music Videos, TV Pilots and Web Series Episodes
Atlanta Comedy Film Festival Winter 2018: Award Nominations
Feature Length Comedy Screenplay: Official Selections
Comedy Television Pilot Screenplay Selections
- "A Different Afternoon" Directed by Caroline Romillo Marin (Berlin, Germany)- Watch the trailer!
- "Blair Trump Project" Directed by Paul Hibbard (Missouri)
- "Brunch before Baptism" Directed by Kent J Arceneaux and David Luck (Louisiana)
- "C-47's" Directed by Andy Su and Devin Ellery (Milton, Georgia)
- "Car Stealers" Directed by Christopher Guerrero ( California)- Watch the trailer!
- "Clutch" Directed by Jason Zeni (California)- Watch the trailer!
- "Dead Drop Love" Directed By Jeff Doyle and Shaun Ryan (United States)- Watch the trailer!
- "Denmark" Directed by Max Mauroux (France)
- "Dixie Hicks" Directed by Keller Fornes (Atlanta, GA)- Watch the trailer!
- "El Partio" Directed by Jose David Diaz (Spain)
- "El Rastro De Su Recuerdo" Directed by José David and Díaz García (Spain)
- "Famous Actor Preparing" Directed by Stanley Sievers (Chicago, Illinois)
- "Grim, God, and Todd" Directed by Christopher Duarte (Miami, Florida)
- "HANGRY" Directed by Ian Goldsmith (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "Hipster Romance" Directed by Doug Cox (United States)
- "It Don't Make You Bad" Directed by Brock Hanson (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "Juice Truck" Directed by Mecca White (California) - Watch The Trailer!
- "Living with Kanye" Directed by Adrian Prospero (Australia)
- "Meet Lil Real" Directed by Law X
- "Mila and Mimi Too" Directed by Kat Croft (Brooklyn, New York)
- "Mr. Goody" Directed by Jason MacDonald (Atlanta, Georgia
- "New Dab" Directed by Stanley Sievers (Chicago, Illinois)
- "Mrs Pamela" Directed by Escrive Vincent (France) - Watch the trailer!
- "Only a Movie!" Directed by Teddy Cecil (United States)
- "Paranormal Relativity" Directed by Anthony Moran, Justin Cooper and Doug Camberis (United States)
- "Parent Teacher Conference" Directed by Ashleigh Stanczak (Los Angeles, California)
- "Po' Psi Broke" Directed by Akil DuPont (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "Puppy" Directed by Jonathan Vingiano (New York)
- "Ramen Noodles/ Bottled Water" Directed by Cue Elijah Deniki and Akil DuPont (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "Red Menace" Directed by Anthony Misiano (New York)
- "Scurry" Directed by Mike Leffingwell (United States)
- "Shut Out: Ricky's Big Break (In)" Directed by Ricky Vu (Atlanta, GA)
- "Spin the Bottle" Directed by Camilo Diaz (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "The Killer" Directed by Tony Pape (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- "The Painting" Directed by Bert Samengo-Turner ( London, United Kingdom)
- "The Pitch" Directed by Devon Mussett (Canada)
- "The Roach" Directed by Justin O'Neal Miller (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "The Wingman" Directed by Jeremy Gutierrez (New York)
- "Tight Spot" Directed by Kevin Haefelin (New York, New York)
- "Tik Tok" Directed by R.J. Blake (United States)
- "Under Mom's Skirt" Directed by Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix (France)
- "Volunteers- A Rwandan Comedy" Directed by Matthew Leutwyler
- "We Can Never Leave the Tent" Directed by Hannah Hartmann (New York, New York)
- "We Got a Monkey's Paw" Directed by Zack Ogle (Sherman Oaks, California)
The following films and screenplays rated in the top 15% of all submissions. They have been nominated for awards, the winners will be announced on December 9, 2018. See you then!
"Funniest Music Video" Award Nominations
- "It Don't Make You Bad" Directed by Brock Hanson (Atlanta, Georgia) - Website- Award Winner!
- "Ramen Noodles/ Bottled Water" Directed by Akil DuPont (Atlanta, Georgia)
"Best Feature Length Screenplay" Award Nominations
- "The Saint And The Devil" Written by Sean Lackey
- "Bags" Written by Erwan Marinopoulos, Jean-Christophe Establet & Oliver Maltman (United Kingdom)
- "Red Nose, Floppy Shoes" Written by James Brosnahan (Ohio)
- "Scared Stiffe" Written by Olivia Harvey
- "Magic Little Pills" Written by Kat & Kelly Grace Thomas (Nevada)
- "Scarlett's Ghosts" Written by Robert Cole (Mexico)
- "Born Again" Written by Daniel Schooling (California)
- "And Today Was a Good Day" Written by Jamal Fortune (Georgia)
- "Dregslist" Written by Karen Diane Tengwald (New Mexico)
- "Guard This With Your Life" Written by Matt Scafidi (New York)- Award Winner!
"Best Television Episode Screenplay" Award Nominations
- "Villainous" Written by Jamila Jackson- Award Winner!
- "Career Move" (Pilot Episode of Past The Bar) Written by Jim Norman
- "Patient" Written by M Rowan Meyer (New York)
- "The Last Laugh" Written by Roni Brown (Georgia)
- "Akita On Parole" Written by Stacie Gray
"Best Short Screenplay" Award Nominations
- "Dickasaurus Rex" Written by Justin Horowitz
- "The Golden Years" Written by Joe Starzyk- Award Winner!
- "What's A Little Ax Between Friends" Written by Joe Starzyk
"Best Actor" Award Nominations
- Nicholas Bordelon in "Brunch before Baptism"- Award Winner!
- Randy Havens in "Mr. Goody"
- Ricky Vu in "Shut Out: Ricky's Big Break (In)"
- Benjamin Lamm in "The Roach"
- Michael Aviles in "Famous Actor Preparing"
"Best Actress" Award Nominations
- Lauen Holt in "Parent Teacher Conference"
- Jakki Jandrell in " We Got a Monkey's Paw"
- Emily Andosca in "The Roach"-Award Winner!
- Maura Hogan in "HANGRY"
- Maggie Mae Fish in "Tik Tok"
"Best Cinematography" Award Nominations
- "Tight Spot" Directed by Kevin Haefelin (New York, New York)
- "The Roach" Directed by Justin O'Neal Miller (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "A Different Afternoon" Directed by Caroline Romillo Marin (Berlin, Germany)
- "Spin the Bottle" Directed by Camilo Diaz (Atlanta, Georgia)-Award Winner!
- "Mrs Pamela" Directed by Escrive Vincent (France)
"Best Comedy Television Pilot" Award Nominations
- "Po' Psi Broke" Directed by Akil DuPont (Atlanta, Georgia)- Award Winner!
- "Volunteers- A Rwandan Comedy" Directed by Matthew Leutwyler
- "Meet Lil Real" Directed by Law X
- "Juice Truck" Directed by Mecca White (California)
"Best Dark Comedy Film" Award Nominations
- "Clutch" Directed by Jason Zeni (California)
- "The Killer" Directed by Tony Pape (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- "Scurry" Directed by Mike Leffingwell (United States)-Award Winner!
- "Paranormal Relativity" Directed by Anthony Moran, Justin Cooper and Doug Camberis (United States)
- "Blair Trump Project" Directed by Paul Hibbard (Missouri)
"Best Director" Award Nominations
- "The Roach" Directed by Justin O'Neal Miller-Award Winner!
- "Spin the Bottle" Directed by Camilo Diaz
- "Brunch before Baptism" Directed by Kent J Arceneaux and David Luck (Louisiana)
- "Tight Spot" Directed by Kevin Haefelin (New York, New York)
- "We Can Never Leave the Tent" Directed by Hannah Hartmann (New York, New York)
"Best Ensemble Cast" Award Nominations
- "Brunch before Baptism" Directed by Kent J Arceneaux and David Luck (Louisiana)
- "The Roach" Directed by Justin O'Neal Miller (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "Mr. Goody" Directed by Jason MacDonald (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "C-47's" Directed by Andy Su and Devin Ellery (Milton, Georgia)-Award Winner!
- "Po' Psi Broke" Directed by Akil DuPont (Atlanta, Georgia)
"Best Film Editing" Award Nominations
- "Tight Spot" Directed by Kevin Haefelin (New York, New York)-Award Winner!
- "Famous Actor Preparing" Directed by Stanley Sievers (Chicago, Illinois)
- "Parent Teacher Conference" Directed by Ashleigh Stanczak (Los Angeles, California)
- "The Pitch" Directed by Devon Mussett (Canada)
- "Hipster Romance" Directed by Doug Cox (United States)
"Best Georgia Comedy Film" Award Nominations
- "Mr. Goody" Directed by Jason MacDonald (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "The Roach" Directed by Justin O'Neal Miller (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "HANGRY" Directed by Ian Goldsmith (Atlanta, Georgia)
- "Shut Out: Ricky's Big Break (In)" Directed by Ricky Vu (Atlanta, GA)-Award Winner!
- "Spin the Bottle" Directed by Camilo Diaz (Atlanta, Georgia)
"Best Micro Short Film" Award Nominations
- "Hipster Romance" Directed by Doug Cox (United States)
- "HANGRY" Directed by Ian Goldsmith (Atlanta, Georgia)-Award Winner!
- "The Painting" Directed by Bert Samengo-Turner ( London, United Kingdom)
- "Tight Spot" Directed by Kevin Haefelin (New York, New York)
- "New Dab" Directed by Stanley Sievers (Chicago, Illinois)
"Best Mockumentary Film" Award Nominations
- "Dixie Hicks" Directed by Keller Fornes (Atlanta, GA)-Award Winner!
- "Paranormal Relativity" Directed by Anthony Moran, Justin Cooper and Doug Camberis (United States)
- "Red Menace" Directed by Anthony Misiano (New York)
- "Grim, God, and Todd" Directed by Christopher Duarte (Miami, Florida)
"Best Short Film" Award Nominations
- "Car Stealers" Directed by Christopher Guerrero ( California)
- "We Got a Monkey's Paw" Directed by Zack Ogle (Sherman Oaks, California)
- "Tik Tok" Directed by R.J. Blake (United States)
- "Brunch before Baptism" Directed by Kent J Arceneaux and David Luck (Louisiana)
- "Mr. Goody" Directed by Jason MacDonald (Atlanta, Georgia)-Award Winner!
"Best Supporting Actor" Award Nominations
- Rishik Patel in "The Roach"-Award Winner!
- Johnny Elliot in "Dead Drop Love"
- Diego Bieberach in "Spin the Bottle"
- Tom Spencer in "Brunch before Baptism"
- Nathan Owen in "Car Stealers"
"Best Supporting Actress" Award Nominations
- Emma Eliza Regan in "Dead Drop Love"
- Kincaid Walker in "Only a Movie!"
- Cathy Rodriguez in "Brunch before Baptism"-Award Winner!
- Persia White in "Juice Truck"
- Ellington Wells in "Car Stealers"
"Most Original Concept" Award Nominations
- "Living with Kanye" Directed by Adrian Prospero (Australia)
- "Puppy" Directed by Jonathan Vingiano (New York)
- "Red Menace" Directed by Anthony Misiano (New York)
- "Denmark" Directed by Max Mauroux (France)-Award Winner!
- "Scurry" Directed by Mike Leffingwell (United States)
"Single Funniest Moment" Award Nominations
- "Clutch" Directed by Jason Zeni (California)-Award Winner!
- "The Killer" Directed by Tony Pape (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- "Grim, God, and Todd" Directed by Christopher Duarte (Miami, Florida)
- "Meet Lil Real" Directed by Law X
"Best International Film" Award Nominations
- "A Different Afternoon" Directed by Caroline Romillo Marin (Berlin, Germany)
- "Mrs Pamela" Directed by Escrive Vincent (France)
- "Living with Kanye" Directed by Adrian Prospero (Australia)
- "Denmark" Directed by Max Mauroux (France)
- "Under Mom's Skirt" Directed by Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix (France)-Award Winner!
- "The Painting" Directed by Bert Samengo-Turner ( London, United Kingdom)
- "El Rastro De Su Recuerdo" Directed by José David and Díaz García (Spain)
Atlanta Comedy Film Festival Summer 2018
Official Selections Re-Screening, December 8-9, 2018
- "A General Audition" Directed by Quinn Wilson (Illinois) - Website
- "Blind Date" Directed by Fanyana Hlabangane (South Africa)
- "Blue Diamonds" Directed by Patrick House (New York) - Website
- "Bucketless" Directed by Cameron Gordon (United Kingdom)
- "Church Wives" Directed by Kyle Porter (Georgia)
- "Climax" Directed by Chloe Gebacz (California)
- "Doctors Without Boundaries" Directed by Hayden Croft (California) - Website
- "F.A.M." Directed by Kyle Romanek (Georgia)
- "Going to the Beach" Directed by Tom Colley (New Jersey)
- "Good Cop Black Cop" Directed by Ashley Karp & Alejandro Etcheagaray (California)
- "Help Wanted" Directed by Robby DeVillez (California) - Website
- "Iced Coffee" Directed by Stanley Sievers (Illinois)
- "Last Wish" Directed by Hayden Croft (California)
- "Love Lex" Directed by Catherine Mack (Australia)
- "Mr. Machine" Directed by Jeff Wish (California)
- "Nevertheless, She Auditioned" Directed by Amanda Bruton (California)
- "No Babies" Directed by Justin Casselle (Illinois)
- "Outside the Perimeter: The John Rocker Incident" Directed by Jeremy Tuttle (Georgia)
- "Sex Bomb" Directed by Michael Gene Conti (California)
- "Simple But Important" Directed by Eduardo Hunter, Pablo Alejandro Girola & Bruno Scopazzo (Argentina)
- "The Amazing Anti-Fart Formula" Directed by Luke Pilgrim & Brad Kennedy (Georgia)
- "The High Wire" Directed by Joe Foley (New York)
- "The Man Who Stopped" Directed by Joseph Reaney (United Kingdom)
- "The Strategy Of Water" Directed by Fabio Pellegrinelli (Switzerland)
- "The Surgeons" Directed by Siar Sedig (Netherlands)
- "To Catch a Fly" Directed by Sanne Kortooms (France, Netherlands)
- "Under the Covers" Directed by Taniel Kilajian (Texas)
- "Woke" Directed by Venk Potula (California)
Feature Length Comedy Screenplay: Official Selections
- "Adland" Written by Simon Wakelin
- "Advanced Biology with Ms. Valentine" Written by Jennifer Poland
- "Apocalypses..." Written by Jude Gerard Prest
- "Back Home" Written by Matt Baker
- "Barnabas is Dead" Written by Kevin Kraft
- "Battle of the Exes" Written by Matthew Hoch
- "Boo Attitude" Written by Richard Barilla
- "Brostep" Written by Matt Lewis
- "Bull" Written by Chris Bonneau & Heather Ellingwood
- "Cut the Cord - 20180501" Written by Jodi Asadourian
- "First Lady" Written by Nina May
- "Gone Wild" Written by Kenneth Guidry
- "Happy Days" Written by Bernhard Riedhammer
- "House Party: Abridged" Written by Matthew J. Muséy
- "Iron Lung" Written by Kevin Kraft
- "Last Wish" Written by Hayden Croft
- "My Friend with Asperger's" Written by João Maria
- "Pace" Written by Sean Carmichael
- "Philosophically Speaking" Written by Carla Miles & Hans Schmidt
- "PLAY THE FOOL" Written by Mark Gunnion
- "Scabs" Written by Lee Kitchen
- "Spacey and Strange" Written by Michael Angelella
- "The Brumby" Written by Justin Neal & Rob Moran
- "THE DMV CHRONICLES" Written by Jana Godshall & Christina Stevens
- "The Land That Time Like Totally Forgot" Written by Steven Tsapelas
- "THE LOVE DOC'TA" Written by Kimberly Bramlett Cauley
- "The Odyssey of Homer Ledbetter" Written by Don Willis
- "The Snip" Written by Eamonn Shaughnessy
- "The Tour" Written by David J Keogh
- "Tornado Wranglers" Written by Daniel T. Davis, Jr.
- "Tugnutt: A Love Supreme" Written by Nathan Yacos
- "Twelve" Written by Tim Tyler
- "Two For One" Written by Jim Menza
Comedy Television Pilot Screenplay Selections
- "Brad, Actually - Once More, with Peeling" Written by Jeremy Bonali
- "Broad City Spec" Written by McKenzie Moser
- "Craig and his Uncle Ron" Written by Craig Miller & Dustin Chafin
- "How Did We Get Here?" Written by Travis Darkow & Chris Isaacson
- "It Takes A Village" Written by Marcelle A. Davis
- "Pitching Tents" Written by Cody Peterson
- "Recess Duty- A Satisfactory School" Written by Rani Deighe Crowe
- "Something Stupid" Written by Ricky Tyree
- "SupaShawty Girls, Funkadelic RoboMagic BangBang" Written by Adamma Ebo
- "The Agents of Fortune" Written by Mac Cushing - Winner!
- "The Basement - "Home Gym" Written by Mac Cushing
Comments
Post a Comment