HollyShorts Comedy (formerly Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival) will highlight short comedy, web series, TV episodic, Comedy Screenplays, and Dark Comedy shorts with the goal of screening the best comedic content from around the world for a Hollywood industry audience! The festival will take place at the LOOK Cinemas in Glendale and streaming on Bitpix for three days of screenings, filmmaker Q and A's, panels, parties, and the awards party!

Top categories will be awarded prizes valued at over $10,000. Sponsors include Imgn, Vitamin Water, Color Space Finishing, Dulce Vida Tequila, and bitpix

Films and screenplays submitted to the Festival will be considered for competitive categories. By submitting your film for consideration for the 11th Annual HollyShorts Comedy, you agree for HollyShorts Comedy Fest to screen your short film if it is an official selection for this year's festival and are obligated to your commitment. *Note we screen exclusively on DCP with Simple DCP.

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  • No More I Love You's (short film)

    HollyShorts Comedy was an amazing weekend of brilliantly curated films. The Venue was awesome. LOOK Aside Theaters offers a dine-in cinema experience - so fun. Great networking with other filmmakers and the festival team. As an LA filmmaker who shot in LA, we loved the location for our World Premiere. It’s always special to premiere in your hometown. Most of the films were available to stream on BitPix for a week after the festival, which was a great bonus. Giving folks a chance to catch more films after meeting so many of the filmmakers.

    May 2026
  • Thank you HollyShorts for including "Abducted" in this incredible event! Had a chance to see a ton of wonderful films at an exceptional theater and speak with so many other filmmakers. We were also honored to win your inaugural Short Film Pitch Fund for an upcoming project.

    May 2026
  • Lisa Ovies

    Thank you so much for including CRINGE in this unbelievable lineup. What a fantastic experience to be able to attend in person. And the program was fantastic.
    Strongly suggest submitting to this festival

    May 2026
  • Jared Evan

    We had an incredible time at HollyShorts Comedy with The Last Payphone in New York. The festival genuinely supports all genres of comedy, and the venue was fantastic. We appreciated being interviewed and had a fun Q&A after the screening. Grateful to have been part of it.

    May 2026
  • Cory DeMeyers

    As always HollyShorts puts on the best events for Short Films in LA and arguably the world! This was my first time Playing the Comedy Festival with our Horror-Comedy G(L)ORY DAYS and the team did not disappoint! Great Screening with a hot crowd and amazing networking is alway a fun experience!

    May 2026