Philly Sketchfest Comedy Film Festival

COVID19 UPDATE (AS OF 3/29/20)

We just wanted to send out an update to all of the filmmakers here on FilmFreeway that we are still FULL-STEAM AHEAD for this year's Philly Sketchfest this June!

That said, the safety and good health of our audience and performers is our absolute #1 concern. We are keeping a close eye on current conditions, and will notify all applicants and festival-goers ASAP if and when we decide to postpone our events to a later date in the year.

No matter what, we promise to do everything in our power to give you the best festival we can in 2020!

#staysafe #staystrong #staysketchy

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On the evening of Weds, June 3rd, we will be holding our 5th annual sketch comedy film festival, which will feature shorts by comedians and funny filmmakers from Philadelphia and beyond. The film festival will coincide with our 4-day live festival, which runs from June 3rd through the 7th. The film fest will begin at 7:30pm at the PSF Roxy Theater.

Last year, we had an incredibly successful turnout for the Film Festival portion of Philly Sketchfest. We were honored to have such an incredible array of hilarious films from both local and out-of-town comedians and filmmakers, and hope to get just as many great entries this year! The submission fee for this year’s film fest is only $10.

You can get a taste of our previous year's film selections here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLugj6Gcob_Wjv-DVfrxDc0fn1REEThdq2

Philly Sketchfest’s (PSF) goal is to entertain audiences, support the growth of Philadelphia’s comedy community, and celebrate national and international sketch groups with unique shows, performers, and panels.

Philly Sketchfest was created in 2007 by Ben Maher and David Terruso & Matt Lally (Animosity Pierre). Current producers include Maher, Brian Kelly (Secret Pants / Sketch Up or Shut Up at Philly Improv Theater ) and Curt Riedy (High Dramma).