Los Angeles April 28, 2025 — Comedy fans, next generation storytellers, and lovers of funny short films are set to unite May 2-4 in Glendale as the 9th Annual HollyShorts Comedy Film Festival (HSCFF), formerly known as the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival, launches its latest edition.

This year’s competition screenings and awards will take place at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas in Glendale (May 3rd & 4th), while the festival’s filmmaker opening festivities will take place on 2nd with Kodak and Fabric Studios. Officially selected Filmmakers Red Carpet will take place Saturday May 3 at LOOK Dine-in Cinemas.

 

85 comedy short films have made this year’s official selections. The festival’s organizers have announced the short films that have made the cut for this year’s festival. Films include: And Now I Lay Me Down, a 2024 HollyShorts Film Festival official selection starring Jane Kaczmarek of Malcolm and the Middle; It’s Showtime, starring American stunt performer Dave England, known for the Jackass franchise, as himself;  WASP, Episode 4 “Joshua Tree Was A-mah-zing” starring Britt Lower who plays “Helly” in Apple TV’s Severance; and Bootie’s directed by and starring Milana Vayntrub, actress best known for her role as Lily Adams in AT&T commercials.

Advanced Tickets are available starting today.

The festival program will also be available virtually via BitPix TV.  Sponsors/partners include: 88th Street Productions, Alta Global Media, Magic Mind, Dulce Vida Tequila, vitaminwater, Angel City Pizza, Montucky Beer, Monta Factory, Badawï Media Group, TEOLEO Radio Show, BehindTheBooth, and Kodak.

2025 HollyShorts Comedy Officially Selected Short films include:

No Exceptions – Charlie Osler

24 Hour Data Recovery – Eden Bailey

A Newlywed Story – Renu Razdan

Adam Adamson: Licensed Realtor – Adam Elliott

Airplane Food – Zach Shenouda

Amigo – James Newman

And Now I Lay Me Down – Rani DeMuth

Baby Blues – Going Dark – James P Gleason

Baby Bro – Celia Bullwinkel

Bed Time – Andy Danish

Best Bros Forever – Dennis Tzeng

Big Feelings – Hannah Sloan

Big Small Town – Taylor Brown

Blood Brothers – Riley Donavan

Boiling Over – Paulo Miranda

Boiling Point – Nathan Gallagher

Bootie’s – Gracie Canaan

Bouquet Exposé – Kristyna Archer

Buzzkill – Amanda Griswold

Catcall – Lily Alexander

Cheat Meal – Drew Bierut

Christo The Civilized Barbarian – Shaddy Safadi

Clean Plate – Arina Sakun

Collaborate & Listen – Rosie Moan

Congrats, You Cursed Christmas! – Dmitry Kovalev

Cowboys and Other Young Men – Aiyana White

Death! – Abi Tedder

Deep Tish – Dave Paige

Doing It. – Hughie Newman

Douche Canoe – Craig Melville

Dropped – Richard Spitaletta

Dry January – C.J. Arellano

Dumb Rich Sluts – Amanda Hunt

Errand – Nicholas Hutchison

fashion – Casey Newell

Fire In The House – Katie Locke O’Brien

FISH – Cara Mahoney

Fortysomething – Camilla Roman

Fudge Sundae – Georgia Redman

Ghost Town – Molly Muse

Goosebumps – Jessica Riches

Gourmade – Samantha MacAdam

Grave Expectations – Larry Ziegelman

Hat Trick – Tess & Noah

Herb’s Pajamas – Todd Gordon

Hey Kiddo – Melissa Kong

Hole – Carson Lane

How We Met Your Dave – Greta Nash

It’s Showtime – Brennan Stasiewicz

Jack Attack – Ben Warhit

Jane Austen’s Period Drama – Steve Greist, Julia Aks

JUST BE AWESOME – Henry Playfoot

King Ed – Nick Fascitelli

Kumar Kumar – Kiran Koshy

Love & Loss – Hayley Morris

Love Less Likely – David Liban

Mission A, Plan B – Bryan Mittelstadt

Murder For Dummies (Episode 01: Victim) – James Hamilton

My Little (818) Heart – Jeremy Foley

My So-Called Iraqi Wedding – Ayser Salman

Piggy – Shelton Locke

Potential Scam – Isabel Latimer

Rejoyce! – David Ledger

Small Claims – Spencer Milligan

Stunted – Christopher Malcolm

SUPER – Jannah Dryden

Tails From the Wild: The Outback – Mark Villagracia

The Cryptid Tapes – Sophie de Bruijn

The Errand – Hayley Marie Norman

The Fart Genie – Murray Cummings

The Hole Truth – Alison Whitney

The Hype – Joel Boyd

The Interns – Kat Kvas

There’s No Crying On The Radio – Beau Batchelor

Tough Love – Sophie Lynch

Uncut Bangs – Adriano Valentini

Unisex – Sam Hocking

WASP, Episode 4 “Joshua Tree Was A-mah-zing” – Kevin Reich

we good? – Shawn Dempewolff

What Would You Do? – Maxwell Gold

When Jacob Jinkers Came to Town – Max Levine

You’re An Angel – Zachary Eglinton