First L. A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival Winners
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on March 10, 2009 under LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival | 
The L. A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, a four-day, non-stop celebration of comedic short films, came to hilarious conclusion Sunday evening.
The Closing Night ceremony took place at Cinespace in Hollywood, hosted by Adam Carolla. Presenters and attendees included Mark Hamill (Star Wars), Wendi McLendon-Covey (Reno 911), Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers), Jennifer Coolidge (American Pie, A Mighty Wind), Aaron McGruder (Boondocks), Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Laraine Newman (SNL alum), Aisha Tyler, Cedric Yarbrough (Reno 911), Phil LaMarr (MadTV), Carlos Alazraqui (Reno 911), Tara Strong (Powerpuff Girls), Jill Talley (Boondocks) and more!
The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival celebrated director/writer/actor/comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, who received the very first COMMIE AWARD in recognition of his comedic genius and contribution to comedy filmmaking. The award was presented by Tom Kenny, who is the voice of Spongebob Bob Square Pants and has been friends with Goldthwait since the early formative age of 6.
And the winners are:
Funny Or Die Best-of-Fest: “Captain Coulier”
Directed by Lyndon Casey
Sick of the pressure from his parents to become successful on planet earth, Anthony Coulier impulsively became a space explorer. Although lured to space by the promise of action, adventure, and glory, he now battles space travel’s greatest obstacle, boredom. Now in between planets, and with mission operations under control, he becomes restless and argumentative with a distant crew. Loneliness sinks in. Maybe intergalactic space travel isn’t his shtick…
Atomic Wedgie Best Comedy Shortie-Short: “The Swear Police” - World Premiere
Directed by Joe Wilson
Swear jars suck.
Atom.com Best Animated Comedy Short: “Distraxion” - World Premiere
Directed by Mike Stern
An office worker’s job is made extremely difficult because of his boss’s taste in music.
Atom.com Best Comedy Short: “Daryl From OnCar” - World Premiere
Directed by David McWhirter
Ted’s screwed. His keys are locked in his car. Fortunately, his 2007 ½ Domestic Minivan has OnCarTM - the revolutionary on-board navigation/concierge/emergency system. Within moments, Daryl, Ted’s personal customer service ambassador, unlocks the car remotely. Ted soon realizes that OnCarTM does far more than advertised. One touch of that big red button and Daryl can get Ted virtually anything he wants. Ted considers Daryl one of the family, until Daryl becomes psycho-obsessive and meddlesome - like one of the family. And when Ted tries to make Daryl back off, he discovers that you don’t mess with the man from OnCarTM…
Atomic Wedgie Audience Award: “A Bit of Counseling” - World Premiere
Directed by Deb Hiett, Richard Kuhlman.
A British couple seeks therapy for an unusual problem, and finds an unusual solution.
Movie Magic Screenwriter Screenplay Competition
And the winning Screenplays are:
Best Comedy Feature Script: The Rock Thrower
Written by Ted Farnath
Throwing rocks. Most people stop at puberty, but not Drew Putz - a sardonic male pushing 30 who is exceptionally skilled in the art of rock-throwing, and needs to find a way to utilize his peculiar talent into making a living, and ultimately, making a difference.
Best Comedy Short Script: Danny Caldwell Goes to Hell
Written by Austin Sheeley
Desperate to sell a script, a young screenwriter “sells out” and writes a horror film. Upon dying, he is condemned to spend eternity in a cliché horror movie as punishment for writing one.