Portland Comedy Film Festival 2016 Recap
The first edition Portland Comedy Film Festival took place on October 14, 2016 at the Avalon Theatre in Oregon. This Film Festival Circuit event screened a full day of short comedy films and featured short and feature length screenplays.
2016 Official Film And Screenplay Selections
- “1-800-Witches Gotta Burn” Written by Tim Carpenter & Mark White
- “198” Directed by Josh Lunden
- “7 Beds” Directed by Pedro Moreno del Oso - Watch The Full Film
- "Ain't No Stoppin' Hackley" Directed by Trey Huguley & Garrett Hargrove* - Trailer
- “A Tale of Momentum & Inertia” Directed by Kameron Gates - Watch the Full Film
- “Accelerator” Directed by Sean Cabiling - Watch the Full Film
- “ArachNO!” Directed by Alex Mangen
- “Becoming Bigfoot” Written by Sean Whitley (Allen, Texas)
- “Bullshit” Directed by Marc Wiltshire - Watch the Full Film
- “Call For a Good Time” Directed by Linnea Ritland - Watch the Full Film
- “Couple's Massage” Directed by Jasmine Elist &Kevin Mouren-Laurens - Watch the Full Film
- “Dogstein：Super Science Adventure” Directed by Tianyiming Qi
- “Doucheahoilcs” Directed by Sean McCarthy- Trailer
- “Eyebrows: A Perspective”Directed by LeeAnne Lowry & Hannah Bilau
- “Flight Fright” Directed by Jim Politano
- “I Do Yoga” Directed by Natasha Pearl Hansen & Nardeep Khurmi - Watch the Full Film
- “Jailbreak” Directed by Aaron Sorenson - Watch the Full Film
- “Jewish Blind Date” Directed by Anaelle Morf - Trailer
- “Kobe”Directed by Stanley Sievers - Watch the Full Film
- “Lanky Scoliosis” Directed by Tim Murray
- “Lemonade Mafia” Directed by Anya Adams
- “Linea” Directed by Will Cuddy - Trailer
- “Lion on Monday” Directed by Leni Wesselman
- “Love at First Latte” Directed by Brennan Gilpatrick - Watch the Full Film
- “Marigolds” Directed by Jillian Acreman - Watch the Full Film
- “Mr. Richard Francis”Directed by Tom Hackett - Watch the Full Film
- “Native Immigration”Directed by Eric Romero - Watch the Full Film
- “Numbers” Directed by Jason Roesnblatt
- “One Champion” Directed by JohnMark Triplett - Watch the Full Film
- “Pen & Pencil” Written by Devone Jones (San Diego, California)
- “Phineas & The Professor” Directed by Joe Origlieri (Brooklyn, New York) - Watch the Full Film
- “Strip Club 101” Directed by Peter Ney
- “Summer America Barnham's Book Club for Ladies” Directed by Scott Rogers
- “Suneaters: Help” Directed by Annie Walsh & W. Dave Keith - Watch the Full Film
- “Texting: A Love Story” Directed by Jeanette L. Buck
- “The Ford Focus: Stimulating” Directed by Teddy Hose & Michael Risse - Trailer
- “The Last Laugh” Directed by Paul Hendy - Watch the Full Film
- “The Perfect Day” Directed by Ignacio Redondo - Trailer
- “Think Twice” Directed by Eliaz Rodriguez - Watch the Full Film
- “Trippin' with the Folks” Directed by Meghan Weinstein - Trailer
- “Vulva Face” Directed by Aubrey Smyth
2016 Award Winners And Finalists
Best Actor Award Finalists
- Rob Goeller in “Texting: A Love Story”
- Tim Murray in “Lanky Scoliosis”
- Anthony Marks in “Doucheahoilcs” - Winner!
- Gerald Dewey in “Flight Fright”
- Nico Romero in “7 Beds”
- Jack Strom in "Linea" Best Animated Film Award Finalists
- “Jailbreak” Directed by Aaron Sorenson
- “A Tale of Momentum and Inertia” Directed by Kameron Gates - Winner!
- “Phineas & The Professor” Directed by Joe Origlieri
- “Dogstein: Super Science Adventure” Directed by Tianyiming Qi
Best Actress Award Finalists
- Jasmine Elist in “Couples Massage”
- Lisa Bol in “Texting: A Love Story”
- Estelle Darnault in “Jewish Blind Date”
- Em Lew in “Linea” - Winner!
- Marsai Martin in “Lemonade Mafia”
- Anita Del Rey in “7 Beds”
Best Comedy Micro Film Award Finalists
- “Accelerator” Directed by Sean Cabling
- “ArachNO!” Directed by Alex Mangen
- “Numbers” Directed by Jason Rosenblatt - Winner!
- “Lanky Scoliosis” Directed by Tim Murray
- “Love at First Latte” Directed by Brennan Gilpatrick
Best Comedy Screenplay Award Finalists
- “Becoming Bigfoot” written by Sean Whitley
- “Pen and Pencil” written by Devone Jones
- “1-800-WITCHES Gotta Burn” written by Tim Carpenter and Matt White - Winner!
- “The Perfect Day” written by Ignacio Redondo
- “Marigolds” written by Jillian Acreman
Best Supporting Actor Award Finalists
- William Woods in “Kobe”
- Dylan Bell in “Accelerator” - Winner!
- Aleks Paunovic in “Mr. Richard Francis”
- Wam Simonde in “Native Immigration”
Best Oregon Film Award Finalists
- “198” Directed by Josh Lunden
- “A Tale of Momentum and Inertia” Directed by Kameron Gates
- “Jailbreak” Directed by Aaron Sorenson
- “Linea” Directed by Will Cuddy - Winner!
- “Summer America Barnham's Book Club for Ladies” Directed by Scott Rogers
Best Supporting Actress Award Finalists
- Carla Wynn in “Trippin' with the Folks” - Winner!
- Elizabeth Mitchell in “Doucheahoilcs”
- Erica Carroll in “Mr. Richard Francis”
- Joëlle Séchaud in “Jewish Blind Date”
- Luka Lyman in “Accelerator”
Best Music Video Award Finalists
- “Vulva Face” Directed by Aubrey Smyth
- “I Do Yoga” Directed by Nardeep Khurmi and Natasha Pearl Hansen
- “Ain't No Stoppin' Hackley” Directed by Trey Huguley and Garrett Hargrove
- Suneaters “Help” Directed by Annie Walsh and W. Dave Keith - Winner!
- “One Champion” Directed by JohnMark Triplett
Best Director Award Finalists
- “Ain't No Stoppin' Hackley” Directed by Trey Huguley and Garrett Hargrove
- “Texting: A Love Story” Directed by Jeanette L. Buck
- “Think Twice” Directed by Eliaz Rodriguez” - Winner!
- “Marigolds” Directed by Jillian Acreman
- “Lemonade Mafia” Directed by Anya Adams
Best Cinematography Award Finalists
- DP Jan Wolff for “Mr. Richard Francis”
- DP Chris Fergusson for “The Last Laugh”
- DP Skip McCraw for “Lemonade Mafia” - Winner!
- DP Devin Tolman for “Linea”
- DP Daniel Gonzalez for “7 Beds”
Best Dark Comedy Film Award Finalists
- “Call For a Good Time” Directed by Linnea Ritland
- “Linea” Directed by Will Cuddy - Winner!
- “Phineas & The Professor” Directed by Joe Origlieri
Best Editing Award Finalists
- “Bullshit” edited by Margaret Kerr
- “Linea” edited by Will Cuddy, Zach Feiner and Jeffrey Janoff - Winner!
- “7 Beds” edited by Pedro Moreno Del Oso
- “Flight Fright” edited by Jim Politano
- “Ain't No Stoppin' Hackley” edited by Trey Huguley
Best Ensemble Cast Award Finalists
- “Accelerator”
- “Doucheahoilcs” - Winner!
- “Lemonade Mafia”
- “Summer America Barnham's Book Club for Ladies”
- “Trippin' With the Folks”
Best Original Music Award Finalists
- “Bullshit” Composed by Forest Christenson & Ben Bransletter
- “One Champion” Composed by The Winners - Winner!
- “Mr. Richard Francis” Composed by Chris Ainscough
- “Jailbreak” Composed by Roberto Murguia and Roisin Malone
Best Picture Film Award Finalists
- “Couples Massage” Directed by Jasmine Elist and Kevin Mouren-Laurens
- “Jewish Blind Date” Directed by Anaelle Morf
- “Bullshit” Directed by Marc Wiltshire - Winner!
- “Think Twice” Directed by Eliaz Rodriguez
- “Trippin' with the Folks” Directed by Meghan Weinstein
Single Funniest Moment Award Finalists
- “ArachNO!” Directed by Alex Mangen!”
- “Flight Fright” Directed by Jim Politano
- “Numbers” Directed by Jason Rosenblatt”
- “Think Twice” Directed by Eliaz Rodriguez”
- “Strip Club 101” Directed by Peter Ney - Winner!
