The NYC Short Comedy Film Fest (NYCSCFF) will be held November 8, 2026, in New York City, NY, USA.

The Winners of the 2025 NYC Short Comedy Film Festival are:

Sketch Comedy
 
Best of Brown Snow
Best Script   Its about Frackin’
Best Actor Bobby Zee in The Hand that Toasts the Pastry
Best Actress Lindsy "LB" Bissonnette in Cops and mama
Best Director  Sylvia Hope for The Gulls
Best Cinematography Ian Faria for Its about Frackin’
 
Winners Comedy
 
Best of Con/Freud
Best Script   Luke & Maggie
Best Actor John Thomas Gauthier in Con/Fraud
Best Actress Madison Caan in Con/Fraud
Best Director Scott Hurran for Van Kampen & The Mosquito
Best Cinematography David “Pont” Aponas for Christmas Eve
 
Winners Dramedy
 
Best of Meatball
Best Script Henlee DeJesus for A night in the Heights
Best Actor Melvin Taylor II in Baldy
Best Actress Grażyna Misiorowska in Tennis Mortis
Best Director Jiyeon Park Kim for Jar
Best Cinematography Another Ghost Story

**** This is a short film festival, only for films 20 minutes or less in length!! We will NOT be screening any films longer then 20 minutes in length!!!!****
**** Short Sketch videos must be 5 minutes or shorter in length!!*****

What makes you laugh? Opposing personalities, bad puns, witty insults, inappropriate bodily functions, cats doing people things, sarcasm, political humor, men and women misunderstandings! - we're open to it all!

Come make us laugh at the 10th Annual NYC Short Comedy Film Fest and be part of a growing tradition!

Please be sure to review ALL submission guidelines before you mail the entry. We have limited time and resources to correct application mistakes. Please try and be as accurate as possible. We will contact you by e-mail if there are any problems, so please be sure to watch for e-mails from info@nycscff.com.

We only accept online submissions either here with a FilmFreeway video or a private/password protected vimeo/YouTube link. If your film is selected we will provide full technical specifications but an .mov, mp4 or .mpg works great. All films will be played from a hard drive. Please note, if accepted, we MUST receive the exhibition media AT LEAST four (4) WEEKS before the festival.

If your submission is selected, you will be notified by e-mail in the middle of February. Accepted filmmakers will be given a free admission pass to the festival. (We cannot help with any transportation, food or lodging costs.)

Awards & Prizes

Certificates available.

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Script

Rules & Terms

As a condition of entering the NYC Short Comedy Film Festival, hereafter known as NYCSCFF, I/we hereby certify that:

1. I/we am/are the sole creators of the film, script, short stories, poems which I/we have submitted to the NYCSCFF.

2. I/we warrant as sole and exclusive owner(s) of all legal right and title there to have absolute authority to submit the enclosed material to NYCSCFF.

3. I/we understand that the NYCSCFF will not return and is not obligated to return my film or any other materials I/we have submitted to the NYCSCFF.

4. I/we hereby grant the NYCSCFF the nonexclusive right to use my name, photograph, and likeness in connection with any and all publicity and promotional activities regarding the NYCSCFF.

5. For filmmakers: NYCSCFF may transfer the submitted material to a hard drive for screening, if needed, and if the submitted material is selected for screening the submitted material may be used by NYCSCFF for promotional purposes.

6. I/we will indemnify and hold harmless NYCSCFF, its judges, sponsors and partners, individually and collectively, from and against all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses including legal expenses arising out of or in connection with any and all claims, or third party claims based on material submitted to NYCSCFF.

7. I/we shall be solely responsible for taking all necessary steps to establish and protect my/our copyright in the submitted material, and the NYCSCFF shall have no obligation with respect thereto. The NYCSCFF shall have the right to reproduce all or part of said material for use in its publicity and any and all related communication directly associated with NYCSCFF.

8. I/we have read all of the festival rules, regulations and releases, understand them, and have complied with them. I/we understand that the festival rules, regulations and releases may change or be updated, and that it is my responsibility to read, understand and comply with any changes or updates.
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  • LEONIDAS STANESCU

    Here's a draft that captures your gratitude, surprise, and the unique nature of your film:

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    I was deeply honored to be selected for the New York City Short Comedy Film Festival (NYCSCFF)—a festival that celebrates comedy in all its forms, right in the heart of a city that has long been a cult hub for comedians and comedic innovation.

    To have my auteur piece—a film shot entirely on a phone, edited on a tablet, featuring one actor portraying both characters, myself—recognized and screened at such a specialized festival was beyond anything I imagined. It’s a testament to the festival’s openness to bold, unconventional storytelling and its commitment to showcasing voices that push boundaries while still making us laugh.

    Thank you, NYCSCFF, for embracing the spirit of experimentation and for giving space to films that blur the lines between absurdity and emotional truth. Your platform means the world to filmmakers like me who dare to dream with limited tools but limitless heart.

    November 2025
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your kind words. It takes a lot of effort to get the festival done ever year and we appreciate it when the filmmakers are happy. Also you had a great little films! Very well done. Thanks for trusting us with it everyone loved it. Hope to see more in the future!

  • Michael Dufek

    Thank you for including my film! Great festival showcasing hilarious short films!

    December 2024
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  • Steven Lifshey

    It was a a pleasure and honor to screen my film, "Static Cling" amongst so many other great comedies! This festival was a ton of fun, with plenty of laughter!

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks! It is with your great talent and the great talent of the other filmmakers that make the festival a success! Thanks for letting us screen your film and we hope to see you in the future!!

  • Will Keizer

    It's great to have a fest like this, featuring comedy shorts, in a location like NYC. I was unable to attend but my son was able to represent us and had a good time. Thank you, NYC!

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    It is the films the filmmakers send us that make the festival. Thanks for sharing your film with us!! Hope to see you in the future.

  • Rylee Jean Ebsen

    So wonderful! LOVE a comedy festival. Thanks for having us!!

    June 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for trusting us with your film!! it was great to have you!