Hollywood Comedy
Film Festival® Film Program
Oct 23-25 - Curated by Anthony D'Alessandro
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FEATURE FILMS
LITTLE FISH, STRANGE POND
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = LITTLE FISH STRANGE POND)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 23, Friday. 80 min.
Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of L.A. speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predetermines their existence. Mr. Jack attempts to illustrate to his sidekick the delicate and natural forces of the universe. Sweet Stephen's superficial charm and bloodsucking lifestyle sends him and Mr. Jack on a voyage that is relentless, engaging and darkly hilarious.
Director: Gregory Dark Producers: Margo Kravis, Sharlotte Blake Writer: Robert Dean Klein Cast: Matthew Modine, Callum Blue, Adam Baldwin, Paul Adelstein, Zach Galifianakis, Liza Weil
THE MOTHER OF INVENTION
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE MOTHER OF INVENTION)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Sunday. 98 min.
A mockumentary about an aspiring inventor who dreams of winning an annual young inventor award. The only problem is ... he’s never made an invention that works.
Directors: Joseph M. Petrick, Andrew Bowser Producers: Joseph M. Petrick, Andrew Bowser Writer: Joseph M. Petrick Cast: Andrew Bowser, Jimmi Simpson, Kevin Corrigan
PUNCHING THE CLOWN
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = PUNCHING THE CLOWN)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 91 min.
Henry Phillips, a road-weary American troubadour, is down on his luck playing hell gigs in the desert. He moves to L.A. thinking he's got nothing more to lose. It turns out he was mistaken: his reputation and his music are soon at stake, yet if he plays his cards right, it could all be grist for his darkly humorous songs.
Director: Gregori Viens Producer: Gregori Viens Writers: Henry Phillips, Gregori Viens Cast: Henry Phillips, Ellen Ratner, Wade Kelley, Matt Walker, Guilford Adams, Audrey Siegel, Mik Scriba, Marc Cohen
ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE UNDEAD
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE UNDEAD)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 83 min.
A comedy that explains the connection between Hamlet, the Holy Grail, and vampires. Julian, an out of work ladies man living in his dad's office, gets a job directing an off-Broadway play, a bizarre adaptation of Hamlet written by Theo Horace, an actual master vampire. Julian recruits actor buddies and an ex-girlfriend to star and soon they find themselves in the middle of a two-thousand-year-old conspiracy.
Director: Jordan Galland Producer: Jordan Galland Writer: Jordan Galland Cast: Jake Hoffman, Devon Aoki, John Ventimiglia, Jeremy Sisto, Ralph Macchio
THE SCENESTERS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = THE SCENESTERS)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 25, Sunday. 98 min.
When a serial killer starts picking off beautiful young hipsters on the east side of Los Angeles, a group of crime scene videographers hatch a plan to catch him.
Director: Todd Berger Producers: Kevin M. Brennan, Jeff Grace, Brett D. Thompson Writer: Todd Berger Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Blaise Miller, Suzanne May, Jeff Grace, Kevin M. Brennan
SCOUT'S HONOR
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SCOUT'S HONOR)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 90 min.
Scout's Honor is the story of David and Tim Appleorchard who work for their Dad at Camp Bear Claw. They care about three things: Making sure their evil older brother doesn't take over the camp, knowledge of extinct plant life, and earning at least one badge before they turn 30.
Director: Jesse Bryan Producers: David Leo Schultz, Jesse Bryan, William Park, Electra Avellan, Nick Cole Writers: Jesse Bryan, David Leo Schultz Cast: David Leo Schultz, BJ Bales, Katie Bryan, Electra Avellan, Chris Kattan, Fred Willard
WILD GIRLS GONE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = WILD GIRLS GONE)
9:00 p.m. Oct. 23, Friday. 93 min.
The Upright Citizens Brigade returns in a flick that's equally stoner farce and precise political commentary. Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts star in this comedy about a small town sheriff's quest to end beach debauchery in spite of two documentarians and his wife.
Director: John Ennis Producer: Upright Citizens Brigade Writers: Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh Cast: Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh
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Feature Films - Short Subjects
HFF Screening Schedule
SHORT SUBJECTS
THE CONDOM KILLER
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 15 min.
One man's obsession with keeping the world 'safe' consumes his domestic life and the lives of those around him in this thrilling and chilling film noir comedy starring Jessica St. Clair (In the Motherhood), Kristen Miller (She Spies) & Melissa Rauch (Kath & Kim).
Directors: Aaron Seelman, Melissa Rauch Producers: WinMel Productions, Winston Beigel, Melissa Rauch Writers: Melissa Rauch, Winston Beigel Cast: Jackie Geary, Jamison Hasse, Kristen Miller, Melissa Rauch, Jessica St. Clair, John Bobek, Josh Brener
GLOCK
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = LITTLE FISH, STRANGE POND)
7:00 p.m. Oct. 23, Friday. 12 min.
The story centers on a promising new spy who is given a cell phone by his agency and told to wait for his first mission. However, the phone never rings and our hero slowly descends into a downward spiral of heartbreak and frustration.
Director: Tom Everett Scott Producers: Tom Everett Scott, Michael McMillian, Katherine Cunningham-Eves Writers: Michael McMillian, Tom Everett Scott Cast: Ciaran Hinds, Tom Everett Scott, Krysten Ritter, Michael McMillian, Stephen Root, Rhys Coiro
HEAD OVER HEELS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 28 min.
A class-A cast of comic veterans voice the characters in this cinematic romantic comedy seen from a decidedly different angle. It's the classic Hollywood story: Boy meets girl. Boy woos girl. Boy goes to jail. Girl goes crazy.
Director: Paul Dooley Producers: Paul Dooley, Ron Dunn Writer: Paul Dooley Cast: Paul Dooley, Winnie Holzman, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey Tambor
MAROONED?
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 14 min.
A science fiction nerd role-plays as his favorite space hero out in the desert when he hits his head and becomes convinced he is a space hero for real. When he starts to suspect his role-playing buddy of being an enemy alien, what started as a ridiculous fantasy game becomes a matter of life and death.
Director: Ryan Nagata Producers: George Edelman, Vero Shamo-Garcia Writer: Ryan Nagata Cast: Justin Roiland, Mike McCafferty
ME, YOU, A BAG & BAMBOO
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 19 min.
Join Clifford and Chun Li, two melancholic strangers sharing a park bench, on their quirky journey as they work up the courage to say hello.
Director: Lara Everly Producers: Lara Everly, Annika Marks Writers: Annika Marks, Padraic Duffy, Lara Everly Cast: Kirby Heyborne, Ceciley Jenkins
RIMSHOT
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = PUNCHING THE CLOWN)
11:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 13 min.
Rimshot is the story of a doctor who buried his true dream and finds the key to unlock it in the most unlikely of places. Part magical realism, part dark comedy, Rimshot proves sometimes in life you're the punchline and sometimes you're the joke.
Director: Kirk Diedrich Producers: Tony Rago, Kevin King, Dan Kane Writers: Kevin King, Kirk Diedrich, Tony Rago Cast: Tony Rago, Kevin King, Kristine O'Leary, Retta Putignano, Danielle Stewart
THE TAB
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)
5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 12 min.
When David's wife Carol decides to quit smoking, he comes up with a self-serving incentive to help her. A simple barter: smokes for sex. After Carol quits immediately, David devises a devious plan to make her relapse.
Director: Mike Corey Producers: Mike Corey, Oscar Arvizo, Patrick Dean Bostrom Writer: Mike Corey Cast: Kelly Albanese, Scott Antonucci, Bret Leubke
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Feature Films - Short Subjects
HFF Screening Schedule
2009 Hollywood Film Festival Program
Screenings take place October 23 - 25 at ArcLight Cinemas
6360 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood.
Note: The "Hollywood Comedy Film Festival" take place Friday, October 23, Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25 and they are part of the "Hollywood Film Festival".
Note: Screenings subject to change and/or to cancellation without notice.
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The Hollywood Comedy Film Festival™, is a competitive film festival. Its mandate is to highlight both domestic and international comedies and to make sure that filmmakers get visibility in Hollywood's backyard. The Hollywood COMEDY Film Festival™ is an intrinsic part of the Hollywood Film Festival®. Selected comedies compete in the Festival's main competition.
The Hollywood Comedy Film Festival Advisory Board includes Greg Cavic (agent, CAA), John L. Jacobs (producer, "Blades of Glory," "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"), David Permut (producer, "Youth in Revolt"), Tim Sarkes (manager, Brillstein Entertainment Partners), Christie Smith (manager, Mosaic Media Group) and Oscar® nominated Robert B. Weide (director, "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People") among others.
Our Senior Programmer is Anthony Dalessandro
| HOLLYWOOD DISCOVERY AWARDS®:
The "Hollywood Discovery Awards" honor the winners of the Hollywood
Film Festival's selected finalists in the categories
of Features - drama/comedy, Documentaries,
Shorts, and Music Videos. The finalists are culled
from films from the global creative community.
Criteria:The awards'
criteria is based on the quality of filmmaking
in all of its different disciplines.
Selection Protocol:Winners are selected by HFF's in-house team.
Venue:The Hollywood Discovery Awards® are bestowed upon the winners the evening of the last screening day at ArcLight Cinemas.
Winners: 08 Hollywood Discovery Awards®...and the winners are
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DISCOVERED: "For up-and-coming
filmmakers looking for a break the festival
is the ultimate networking opportunity", said
Daily Variety.
Some of our film finalists have been acquired
by HBO, Miramax, IFC, and Starz among other distributors, and filmmakers have secured agents,
managers and jobs.
SUCCESS STORIES: HFF is proud to announce that their winner Craig Brewer, director of "Hustle and Flow" and "Black Snake Moan," was discovered by the Hollywood Film Festival® with the world premiere of his first film "Poor and Hungry." Another HFF winner, director Robert DeFranco, sold his film "Telling You" to Miramax. Our winner Zoe Clarke-Williams got a directing job for an MGM film after we honored her. In addition, our winning documentarian Janine Hoskins sold her documentary "My Khmer Heart" to HBO.
Our premieres have included
films from Disney/Buena Vista, DreamWorks, Lionsgate, Miramax, Newmarket/Picturehouse,
Paramount Studios, Paramount Classics, Strand Releasing, United Artists, and Warner Bros., among many other major
and independent distributors, and our Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony honorees and presenters have been a virtual "who's who" of Hollywood's
A-list talent and Hollywood studio executives.
The festival program includes
screenings of both domestic and international
films, as well as emerging and established filmmakers.
All screenings and premieres take place at the
state-of-art ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.
We offer both beginning and
established filmmakers what they need most: highlighting their films in Hollywood.
TO BE ELIGIBLE:
To be eligible
for the Hollywood Film Festival® competition,
submit a completed FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY, SHORT
SUBJECT or MUSIC VIDEO. Submissions are accepted monthly. Submit Today.
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FOR ENTRIES — Features, Documentaries & Shorts
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PRIZES: VIP
Passes (they give access to the Gala, Screenings,
and Special Events) and the opportunity for filmmakers to highlight their films in Hollywood.
2008 HFF WINNERS, HONOREES, AND PREMIERES
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