http://killervalleyfilmfestival.com

From the creators of the Killer Valley Horror Film Festival, which was founded in 2007 by filmmaker Randy Granstrom. For 19 years we've been showcasing the best in indie horror and sci-fi. In 2018 we decided to branch out and start a Comedy Festival as well!

In 2025 we are excited to team up with the Ashland Sarcasm Festival to feature the Killer Valley Comedy Festival in December alongside a weekend of hilarious stand-up, improv, music, and comedic storytelling events in Southern Oregon's hub of creativity (and home of the world-acclaimed Ashland Shakespeare Festival).

With limited time slots available, we're looking for shorter shorts, ideally 5 -10 minutes, 15 at the most. The films must be funny, if not, no matter how good it is, we won't show it!

If you're an alumnus of either our Comedy or Horror fest, a Jefferson State filmmaker, or shot your film in or around Southern Oregon/Northern California, send us a message and we can get you a free entry.

And also do check out our Killer Valley Horror Film Festival - submissions run concurrent with our comedy fest, with the live event happening in October 2026.
https://filmfreeway.com/KillerValleyFilmFestival

Awards & Prizes

Best Film
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Actor
Best Actress

No money, but you get a lifetime of free entries into either of our festivals and featured in our awards video.

Rules & Terms

We're pretty free-wheeling at Killer Valley, we're just looking to have an awesome night of comedy-themed entertainment and to have some drinks with cool folks that enjoy funny flicks. We're mostly looking for audience-pleasing films. Films that make people laugh or gasp, or even better both!

If you live in the area or want to make the trek to the festival, let us know, and we're that much more likely to admit your film into our fest. Is that fair, maybe not? But we want filmmakers to be able to see their films with an audience. We're all filmmakers ourselves, and this fest started as a way to get our goofy, gory films in front of people. As we continue to open it up to more filmmakers, we want the opportunity to meet you and for you to meet fans of comedy and horror directly. Of course, if we think your film kicks ass and you can't make it, we'd still love to show it. Thanks!
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  • Daniel Ladislau Horvath

    Thank you, Killer Valley Comedy Film Festival 2025 for screening “The Golden Cat of Vandalur” alongside an amazing slate of international comedy gems. This is a wonderful, boutique film festival with warm, friendly, and supportive organizers, well worth the 6-hour drive to the beautiful Ashland, Oregon, the small mountain town cultural capital of the Pacific Northwest .

    December 2025
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  • Para-Dime Productions

    Great Festival ! Overall the experience was A+
    Communicating with the festival coordinators was fast, simple, pleasant and very easy!

    December 2023
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  • Paul Newton

    This was such a fun festival to be a part of! They put together a hell of a show and Ross was fantastic to work with. Highly recommend.

    January 2023
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  • Craig Billmeier

    We got to attend this festival and they were great. Fun fest to show your work. Attendees were cool, and the organizers were also cool and responsive. Looking forward to submitting again in the future.

    January 2023
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  • Alexandre de Villeneuve

    Thank you for all ;) You rock !

    December 2022
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