Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019

The Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019 Was So Much Fun!

Another Film Festival Circuit event is in the books. The Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019 event took place Saturday October 19, 2019 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema LaCenterra 2707 Commercial Center Blvd suite k-100, Katy, TX 77494. Three hours of international independent comedy, dark comedy, mockumentary, romantic comedy, funny music videos, TV Pilots and Mockumentary Films screened.

Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019 Award Winners: Film and Video

1. Best Animated Film Award Winner - Shahkboy, Directed by Jake Peckar (Massachusetts)
2. Best Cinematography Award Winner - Ojos Que No Ven, Directed by Abraham Rozenbaum (New York)
3. Best Comedy Film Award Winner - Fitbitch, Directed by Rick Hayes & Ashley Simeonov (Georgia)
4. Best Comedy Micro Short Film Award Winner - The Long Pee, Directed by Daniel Fradin & Kyle Rosenbluth (Pennsylvania)
5. Best Dark Comedy Film Award Winner - Open Wide, Directed by Behnam Taheri & Gideon Beresford (United Kingdom)
6. Best Director Award Winner - One Last Last Heist, Directed by Darrin Rose (Canada)
7. Best Editing Award Winner - Proper British Sex, Directed by Shant Hamassian (California)
8. Best Ensemble Cast Award Winner - 54 Blocks, Directed by Jonty Davies-Conyngham (Australia)
9. Best International Director Award Winner - 100%, Directed by Emma Miranda Moore (United Kingdom/Washington D.C.)
10. Best International Film Award Winner - Cranberry Flirt, Directed by Marianna Phung (Canada)
11. Best Mockumentary Film Award Winner - VestiCon 2019, Directed by Andrew Kadikian (California)
12. Best Romantic Comedy Film Award Winner - They Won't Last, Directed by Portlynn Tagavi (California)
13. Best Texas Film Award Winner - Joe Returns a Video, Directed by Robert Neilson (Texas)
14. Best Web Series Episode Award Winner - Mr. Shan - Pilot, Directed by Mike Smith (California)
15. Funniest Music Video Award Winner - No Avocados in the Ghetto, Directed by John Connor Hammond (New York)
16. Most Original Concept Award Winner - You Don't Remember, Directed by M. Cole Chilton (New York)
    
    

Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019 Award Winners: Screenplays

1. Best Comedy Feature Length Screenplay Award Winner - How to Be (Dys)Functional After Divorce, Written by Erin Keefer Reich (Florida)
2. Best Comedy Short Screenplay Award Winner - Rubert Becomes, Written by David J Schroeder (Florida)
3. Best Dark Comedy Feature Length Screenplay Award Winner - Quiet Ones, Written by Stephen Schroeder (Missouri)
4. Best Dark Comedy Short Screenplay Award Winner - Freedom, Written by Suzanne Friedman (New York)
5. Best International Feature Length Screenplay Award Winner - Scream Queen, Written by Walter Martyn Cabell (United Kingdom)
6. Best International Short Screenplay Award Winner - Help! (My half-brother's an atheist) - 1 - The funeral and the nose, Written by Eileen Wilson (United Kingdom)
7. Best Romantic Comedy Feature Length Screenplay Award Winner - When in Rome, Written by Jeff Naparstek (North Carolina)
8. Best Romantic Comedy Short Screenplay Award Winner - Introvert Hell, Written by Andrew Broadhurst (West Virginia)
9. Best Texas Feature Length Screenplay Award Winner - Devil or Angel, Written by Thomas Louis Castiglione (Texas)
10. Best Texas Short Screenplay Award Winner - The Kid, Written by Robert Marshall Tartell (Texas)
11. Best TV Episode Full Length Teleplay Award Winner - Institute, Written by Douglas Purdy (Massachusetts)
12. Best TV Episode Short Teleplay Award Winner - Troop 5150, Written by Desiree Renee Thomas (Texas)

Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019 Official Film Selections

1. 100%, Directed by Emma Miranda Moore (United Kingdom/Washington D.C.)
2. 54 Blocks, Directed by Jonty Davies-Conyngham (Australia)
3. A Big Mission, Directed by Longyin Zhou & Yujie Chen (New York)
4. Cranberry Flirt, Directed by Marianna Phung (Canada)
5. Crossed, Directed by Indianna Bell & Josiah Allen (Australia)
6. Dirty Rotten Liars, Directed by Chris Chalklen (United Kingdom)
7. Divorce Settlement Meeting, Directed by Nick Polowy (New York)
8. Fitbitch, Directed by Rick Hayes & Ashley Simeonov (Georgia)
9. High Strung (Escalator to Hell), Directed by Daniel McDougall (Canada)
10. Jacob's Gauntlet, Directed by Frank Gresham (New York)
11. Jason Hawk Harris "Cussing at the Light", Directed by Stanley Sievers (New York)
12. Joe Returns a Video, Directed by Robert Neilson (Texas)
13. Location Scouts, Directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren & Connor Van Vuuren (Australia)
14. Marusía, Directed by Pedro Sancho (Spain)
15. Men of Vision, Directed by Frank Todaro (California)
16. Mr. Shan - Pilot, Directed by Mike Smith (California)
17. Nanna & the Ice Dog, Directed by Rose Waldschmidt (Indiana)
18. No Avocados in the Ghetto, Directed by John Connor Hammond (New York)
19. Ojos Que No Ven, Directed by Abraham Rozenbaum (New York/Venezuela)
20. One Last Last Heist, Directed by Darrin Rose (Canada)
21. Open Wide, Directed by Behnam Taheri & Gideon Beresford (United Kingdom)
22. #OpShop, Directed by Jane Ballentyne (New Zealand)
23. Proper British Sex, Directed by Shant Hamassian (California)
24. Roommates, Directed by Trisha LaFache (California)
25. Shahkboy, Directed by Jake Peckar (Massachusetts)
26. Sonny Boy, Directed by Karolina Lisowski (Poland)
27. The Deported, Directed by Shana Mlawski (New Jersey)
28. The Girl with Shit in Her Teeth, Directed by Chris Paul Russell (California)
29. The Long Pee, Directed by Daniel Fradin & Kyle Rosenbluth (Pennsylvania)
30. The Mismanagement of Medwin Monroe - "Title", Directed by Alex Wroten (California)
31. They Won't Last, Directed by Portlynn Tagavi (California)
32. Twisted Sisters, Directed by David Wittkower (California)
33. You Don't Remember, Directed by M. Cole Chilton (New York)
34. VestiCon 2019, Directed by Andrew Kadikian (California)

Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019 Official Screenplay Selections

Top 25% of rated screenplay submissions.

• 06/09, Written by Alex Ayres (Georgia)
• A Bridal Tail, Written by Mark Jay Rosen (Washington)
• A Carol, Written by Rebekah Hughes (California/New York)
• A Cozy Little Town, Written by Edward Hicklin (Canada)
• A Second Wind, Written by Jamie Labelle (New York)
• Alabamurai and Murkan Ninja vs The Yahooza, Written by Benjamin Shapiro (Alabama)
• Band Geeks, Written by Bill Baber (California)
• Brightside, Written by Hannah Benson (North Carolina)
• Burning Old Man, Written by Joe Farhatt & Jim Clemens (Missouri)
• Cooze, Written by Wendy Jean Wilkins (California)
• Dead Heir, Written by David Emanuel & Ken Bernardo (Canada)
• Deadsitting, Written by Gabriel Meyers (California)
• Decisions, Written by Anna Bezahler & Thorunn Sigurdardottir (California)
• Devil In Retrograde, Written by Ken Orman (Texas)
• Devil or Angel, Written by Thomas Louis Castiglione (Texas)
• Dirty Mats, Written by Mary Griffitts & Michelle Valen (Texas)
• Discarded, Written by Nick Bankhead (Wisconsin)
• Elephant In The Room, Written by Fiona Faith Ross (United Kingdom)
• Fake News Blues, Written by Joe Grinstein (Texas)
• Fighting, Written by Francesco Lucia (Canada)
• Fire Breathing, Written by Niv Ende (Canada)
• Flaking Out, Written by Tessa Shaffer & Shane Shaffer (Pennsylvania)
• Fleeced!, Written by Doug Pike (Arizona)
• For Better or For Worse, Written by Clara Bijl (California)
• Freedom, Written by Suzanne Friedman (New York)
• Grim Gets A Life, Written by Peter Fraser (California)
• Hapless Fu, Written by James Day (Connecticut)
• Harold and the Kungfu Accountant, Written by Irwin Tang (Texas)
• Heal, Written by David E. Tolchinsky (Illinois)
• Help! (My half-brother's an atheist) - 1 - The funeral and the nose, Written by Eileen Wilson (United Kingdom)
• How to Be (Dys)Functional After Divorce, Written by Erin Keefer Reich (Florida)
• In the Sack, Written by Arthur Tiersky (California)
• Institute, Written by Douglas Purdy (Massachusetts)
• Introvert Hell, Written by Andrew Broadhurst (West Virginia)
• Jed Steele Ep 03: "The Devil Went Down To Groovy Beach!", Written by Sean Whitley
  (Texas)
• Jim's Not Dead, Written by Carolee Caffrey (California)
• Khronic Ass-Khickers - Pilot, Written by Haley Snowden, Devynne Eldridge & Cat Towell (Ohio)
• Last Man Standing, Written by Jeff Woodard (Virginia)
• Last Womb On Earth, Written by Nancy Safavi (Washington DC)
• Leon and Sybil E., Written by David Kosh (New York)
• Luna, Written by Hannah Benson (North Carolina)
• Man Enough, Written by Jack Dusi & Mike Baez (California)
• McBrides, Written by Erna Mueller (California)
• Meat Queen, Written by Alan Harrington (Canada)
• Mom, Written by Jordan Champagne (Canada)
• Mr. USA, Written by Walker Barnes & Kemma Filby (California)
• Nigel and Moi, Written by Annie Macdonald & Robert B. Mac (United Kingdom)
• Not The Girls You're Looking For, Written by Marissa Lessman (California)
• Oh, my Leo!, Written by Jeff Naparstek (North Carolina)
• Online Conversations: Slavery, Written by Ash Willeby (Texas)
• Please Stop Watching, Written by Russell Grindstaff (Texas)
• Pneuma, California, Written by Max Del Rio (California)
• Poison Mangoes, Written by Kenneth Conner (New York)
• Polar Ratz, Written by Suzanne Friedman (New York)
• Puzzle, Written by Oliver Prescott (Spain)
• Quiet Ones, Written by Stephen Schroeder (Missouri)
• Rasta Ho-Tep: Rise of the Mummies, Written by Peter Fraser (California)
• Re-Interview, Written by Nancy Safavi (Washington DC)
• Reality Check, Written by Kyle Young (Texas)
• Red Lips, Written by Niv Ende (Canada)
• Rubert Becomes, Written by David J Schroeder (Florida)
• Scream Queen, Written by Walter Martyn Cabell (United Kingdom)
• Security, Written by Isaac Levy (Canada)
• Sink or Swim, Written by Jake Spencer & Keith Shapiro (New York/California)
• Smiling Inside, Written by Thomas Brian Scott (Michigan)
• The Bong Fu Master, Written by David Dorsey (Illinois)
• The C-Team, Written by Terence Murphy (New York)
• The Commie, Written by Tony Ferrendelli (Colorado)
• The Electric War, Written by Arthur Tiersky (California)
• The Gang Gets Diverse, Written by Jordan Champagne (Canada)
• The Kid, Written by Robert Marshall Tartell (Texas)
• The Meat Eaters, Written by Danny Howell (Virginia)
• The Mr. Dave Show...Show, Written by Scott Marshall Taylor (New York)
• The Real Thing, Written by Matthew Papadopoulos (Australia)
• The Sloth's Paw, Written by Jake Smith (Massachusetts)
• The Tenant, Written by Jeff Naparstek (North Carolina)
• The Third Wish, Written by Radoslav Stoyanov (Austria)
• The True Story of the SS Rex - "Pilot", Written by Paula Dixon (California)
• The Ugly Chick, Written by Tammy Bates (Utah)
• Three Ladies of Orpington, Written by Daniel Guyton (Georgia)
• Thunder Ripper - Pilot, Written by Jeff Walsh (Texas)
• Tim and Brian, Written by Kayla Lee (Colorado)
• Troop 5150, Written by Desiree Renee Thomas (Texas)
• Troubled, Written by Rehman Ahmed (Texas)
• Two Like Me and You, Written by Chad Alan Gibbs (Alabama)
• Uncle Franco'S Birthday Suit, Written by Lynn H. Elliott (California)
• Unmatched, Written by Arthur Tiersky (California)
• When in Rome, Written by Jeff Naparstek (North Carolina)
• Will White, Written by Kayla Cormier (Colorado)
• Wipe, Written by Edward Hicklin (Canada)

Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019 Award Nominations

Best Animated Comedy Film Award Nominations

• A Big Mission, Directed by Longyin Zhou & Yujie Chen (New York)
• Jacob's Gauntlet, Directed by Frank Gresham (New York)
• Shahkboy, Directed by Jake Peckar (Massachusetts)

Best Cinematography Award Nominations

• Crossed, Directed by Indianna Bell & Josiah Allen (Australia)
• Location Scouts, Directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren & Connor Van Vuuren (Australia)
• Men of Vision, Directed by Frank Todaro (California)
• No Avocados in the Ghetto, Directed by John Connor Hammond (New York)
• Ojos Que No Ven, Directed by Abraham Rozenbaum (New York/Venezuela)

Best Comedy Feature Film Screenplay Award Nominations

• 06/09, Written by Alex Ayres (Georgia)
• Burning Old Man, Written by Joe Farhatt & Jim Clemens (Missouri)
• In the Sack, Written by Arthur Tiersky (California)
• Jim's Not Dead, Written by Carolee Caffrey (California)
• How to Be (Dys)Functional After Divorce, Written by Erin Keefer Reich (Florida)

Best Comedy Micro Short Film Award Nominations

• Divorce Settlement Meeting, Directed by Nick Polowy (New York)
• Nanna & the Ice Dog, Directed by Rose Waldschmidt (Indiana)
• The Girl with Shit in Her Teeth, Directed by Chris Paul Russell (California)
• Twisted Sisters, Directed by David Wittkower (California)
• The Long Pee, Directed by Daniel Fradin & Kyle Rosenbluth (Pennsylvania)

Best Comedy Short Film Award Nominations

• Dirty Rotten Liars, Directed by Chris Chalklen (United Kingdom)
• Fitbitch, Directed by Rick Hayes & Ashley Simeonov (Georgia)
• Joe Returns a Video, Directed by Robert Neilson (Texas)
• Marusía, Directed by Pedro Sancho (Spain)
• One Last Last Heist, Directed by Darrin Rose (Canada)

Best Comedy Short Film Screenplay Award Nominations

• Alabamurai and Murkan Ninja vs The Yahooza, Written by Benjamin Shapiro (Alabama)
• Elephant In The Room, Written by Fiona Faith Ross (United Kingdom)
• Fire Breathing, Written by Niv Ende (Canada)
• Rubert Becomes, Written by David J Schroeder (Florida)
• The Commie, Written by Tony Ferrendelli (Colorado)

Best Dark Comedy Feature Screenplay Award Nominations

• Quiet Ones, Written by Stephen Schroeder (Missouri)
• Security, Written by Isaac Levy (Canada)
• Grim Gets A Life, Written by Peter Fraser (California)
• Polar Ratz, Written by Suzanne Friedman (New York)
• The Meat Eaters, Written by Danny Howell (Virginia)

Best Dark Comedy Film Award Nominations

• Men of Vision, Directed by Frank Todaro (California)
• Open Wide, Directed by Behnam Taheri & Gideon Beresford (United Kingdom)
• Proper British Sex, Directed by Shant Hamassian (California)

Best Dark Comedy Short Screenplay Award Nominations

• Deadsitting, Written by Gabriel Meyers (California)
• Devil In Retrograde, Written by Ken Orman (Texas)
• Freedom, Written by Suzanne Friedman (New York)
• Online Conversations: Slavery, Written by Ash Willeby (Texas)
• Re-Interview, Written by Nancy Safavi (Washington DC)

Best Director Award Nominations

• Cranberry Flirt, Directed by Marianna Phung (Canada)
• Joe Returns a Video, Directed by Robert Neilson (Texas)
• Mr. Shan - Pilot, Directed by Mike Smith (California)
• One Last Last Heist, Directed by Darrin Rose (Canada)
• VestiCon 2019, Directed by Andrew Kadikian (California)

Best Editing Award Nominations

• Fitbitch, Directed by Rick Hayes & Ashley Simeonov (Georgia)
• Jason Hawk Harris "Cussing at the Light", Directed by Stanley Sievers (New York)
• Proper British Sex, Directed by Shant Hamassian (California)
• #OpShop, Directed by Jane Ballentyne (New Zealand)
• They Won't Last, Directed by Portlynn Tagavi (California)

Best Ensemble Cast Award Nominations

• Divorce Settlement Meeting, Directed by Nick Polowy (New York)
• Roommates, Directed by Trisha LaFache (California)
• The Deported, Directed by Shana Mlawski (New Jersey)
• Sonny Boy, Directed by Karolina Lisowski (Poland)
• 54 Blocks, Directed by Jonty Davies-Conyngham (Australia)

Best International Director Award Nominations

• 100%, Directed by Emma Miranda Moore (United Kingdom/Washington D.C.)
• Dirty Rotten Liars, Directed by Chris Chalklen (United Kingdom)
• High Strung (Escalator to Hell), Directed by Daniel McDougall (Canada)
• Marusía, Directed by Pedro Sancho (Spain)
• Open Wide, Directed by Behnam Taheri & Gideon Beresford (United Kingdom)

Best International Film Award Nominations

• Cranberry Flirt, Directed by Marianna Phung (Canada)
• Crossed, Directed by Indianna Bell & Josiah Allen (Australia)
• Location Scouts, Directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren & Connor Van Vuuren (Australia)
• #OpShop, Directed by Jane Ballentyne (New Zealand)
• Sonny Boy, Directed by Karolina Lisowski (Poland)

 Best International Feature Screenplay Award Nominations

• Dead Heir, Written by David Emanuel & Ken Bernardo (Canada)
• Scream Queen, Written by Walter Martyn Cabell (United Kingdom)
• Mom, Written by Jordan Champagne (Canada)
• The Real Thing, Written by Matthew Papadopoulos (Australia)
• Nigel and Moi, Written by Annie Macdonald & Robert B. Mac (United Kingdom)

Best International Short Screenplay Award Nominations

• Fighting, Written by Francesco Lucia (Canada)
• Help! (My half-brother's an atheist) - 1 - The funeral and the nose, Written by Eileen Wilson (United Kingdom)
• Red Lips, Written by Niv Ende (Canada)
• The Gang Gets Diverse, Written by Jordan Champagne (Canada)
• The Third Wish, Written by Radoslav Stoyanov (Austria)

Best Mockumentary Film Award Nominations

• 54 Blocks, Directed by Jonty Davies-Conyngham (Australia)
• VestiCon 2019, Directed by Andrew Kadikian (California)

Best Romantic Comedy Feature Screenplay Award Nominations

• McBrides, Written by Erna Mueller (California)
• Smiling Inside, Written by Thomas Brian Scott (Michigan)
• The Ugly Chick, Written by Tammy Bates (Utah)
• Two Like Me and You, Written by Chad Alan Gibbs (Alabama)
• When in Rome, Written by Jeff Naparstek (North Carolina)

Best Romantic Comedy Film Award Nominations

• 100%, Directed by Emma Miranda Moore (United Kingdom/Washington D.C.)
• Ojos Que No Ven, Directed by Abraham Rozenbaum (New York)
• They Won't Last, Directed by Portlynn Tagavi (California)
• You Don't Remember, Directed by M. Cole Chilton (New York)

Best Romantic Comedy Short Screenplay Award Nominations

• The Third Wish, Written by Radoslav Stoyanov (Austria)
• Introvert Hell, Written by Andrew Broadhurst (West Virginia)

Best Short Sitcom Screenplay Award Nominations

• Heal, Written by David E. Tolchinsky (Illinois)
• Khronic Ass-Khickers - Pilot, Written by Haley Snowden, Devynne Eldridge & Cat Towell (Ohio)
• Thunder Ripper - Pilot, Written by Jeff Walsh (Texas)
• Troop 5150, Written by Desiree Renee Thomas (Texas)
• Tim and Brian, Written by Kayla Lee (Colorado)

Best Sitcom Screenplay Award Nominations

• Institute, Written by Douglas Purdy (Massachusetts)
• Sink or Swim, Written by Jake Spencer & Keith Shapiro (New York/California)
• The True Story of the SS Rex - "Pilot", Written by Paula Dixon (California)

25) Best Texas Comedy Film Award Nominations

• Joe Returns a Video, Directed by Robert Neilson (Texas)

Best Texas Feature Screenplay Award Nominations

• Fake News Blues, Written by Joe Grinstein (Texas)
• Harold and the Kungfu Accountant, Written by Irwin Tang (Texas)
• Troubled, Written by Rehman Ahmed (Texas)
• Devil or Angel, Written by Thomas Louis Castiglione (Texas)

Best Texas Short Screenplay Award Nominations

• Dirty Mats, Written by Mary Griffitts & Michelle Valen (Texas)
• Jed Steele Ep 03: "The Devil Went Down To Groovy Beach!", Written by Sean Whitley (Texas)
• The Kid, Written by Robert Marshall Tartell (Texas)
• Please Stop Watching, Written by Russell Grindstaff (Texas)
• Reality Check, Written by Kyle Young (Texas)

Best Web Series Episode Award Nominations

• Roommates, Directed by Trisha LaFache (California)
• The Deported, Directed by Shana Mlawski (New Jersey)
• High Strung (Escalator to Hell), Directed by Daniel McDougall (Canada)
• Mr. Shan - Pilot, Directed by Mike Smith (California)
• The Mismanagement of Medwin Monroe - "Title", Directed by Alex Wroten (California)

Funniest Music Video Award Nominations

• Jason Hawk Harris "Cussing at the Light", Directed by Stanley Sievers (New York)
• No Avocados in the Ghetto, Directed by John Connor Hammond (New York)

Most Original Concept Award Nominations

• Nanna & the Ice Dog, Directed by Rose Waldschmidt (Indiana)
• The Long Pee, Directed by Daniel Fradin & Kyle Rosenbluth (Pennsylvania)
• Twisted Sisters, Directed by David Wittkower (California)
• The Mismanagement of Medwin Monroe - "Title", Directed by Alex Wroten (California)
• You Don't Remember, Directed by M. Cole Chilton (New York)

Houston Comedy Film Festival History

1. Houston Comedy Film Festival 2009
2. Houston Comedy Film Festival 2010
3. Houston Comedy Film Festival 2011
4. Houston Comedy Film Festival 2014
5. Houston Comedy Film Festival 2015
6. Houston Comedy Film Festival 2016
7. Houston Comedy Film Festival 2017
8. Houston Comedy Film Festival 2018
9. Houston Comedy Film Festival Spring 2019
10. Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019
11. Houston Comedy Film Festival Spring 2020
12. Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2020

Houston Comedy Film Festival Fall 2019 Trailers