The creators of Avalonia Festival (avaloniafestival.com) are proud to present the
ALL COMEDY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL.
Our First Live Event screening of winning films will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 1 pm at The Atlantic Theaters (aka Beaches Vineyard) in beautiful Atlantic Beach, Florida.
Our After Party will take place at the spacious and fun Cantina Louie next door right after the festival.
We have four run-time divisions. The earlier you enter and the shorter your film, the lower the entry fee!
STUDENTS: Middle, High School, and College/Tech/Film school students use Promo Code "COMEDYSTUDENT" for 20% off your entry fees with uploaded student credentials!
MILITARY, POLICE & FIRST RESPONDERS: Use Promo Code: "BOBHOPE" for 20 % off your entry fees!
Separate AWARDS in the following categories for each sub-division based on the run-time division of the film
(1 Minute & under, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and 30 minutes)
Best DARK Comedy
Best BURLESQUE/RISQUE Comedy
Best ROMANTIC Comedy
Best SATIRE/PARODY/FARCE
Best SCREWBALL/SLAPSTICK Comedy
Best ANIMATED Comedy
We also have a special "Best ALL Comedy" Award across all run-time divisions for films that do not fall into the above classifications.
In addition, from the overall pool of our yearly Award Winners, we will name the following bonus Cast & Crew Awards:
Best Comedy SCREENWRITER
Best Comedic DIRECTOR
Best Comedic ACTOR
Best Comedic ACTRESS
Best CINEMATOGRAPHY in a Comedy
Best EDITING in a Comedy
Best HMUA in a Comedy
Best MUSIC in a Comedy
Best F/X in a Comedy
Your one entry fee per film qualifies your film for ALL of the above awards!
We will send Award Certificates to you via email in PDF format for your home printing and JPG and PNG for your online sharing needs.
For those who are able to attend our Live Festival on May 18, you will be invited and encouraged (but not required) to share your thoughts with our live audience in a Q and A session. (Check our Avalonia Festival Channel on YouTube to see examples of our Q&A presentation)