Australia’s Funniest Shorts Program Unveiled
The shortlist to be screened at the Sydney and Perth comedy festivals.
Filtering through some of the best comedy sketch and short films Australia has to offer, promoters Vulture Culture have narrowed down a shortlist for this year’s Australia’s Funniest Shorts.
A handful of flicks from around the country have been selected to appear at the Sydney Comedy Festival (The Factory Theatre, Tuesday 3 May) and Perth Comedy Festival (Perth Town Hall, Wednesday 4 May).
The funniest sketch from the lot will be awarded $500 and the funniest short film (between three-to-eight-minutes) will be awarded $1000.
Here are this year’s selections:
Being Bigoted In The Workplace (2:10) - Directed by Max Miller (NSW)
Two People Wear The Same Tie To Work (3:30) - Directed by Max Miller (NSW)
Thirsty Dudes Of Instagram (1:23) - Directed by Luke Goodall (VIC)
How Not To Steal A Car (2:00) - Directed by Luke Goodall (VIC)
Thespians (4:30) - Directed by Biddy O'Loughlin (NT)
The Auction (7:00) - Directed by Stephen King (NSW)
Apprentice Of The Year (8:00) - Directed by Justin Evans (SA)
The Coach (2:40) - Directed by Sam Petersen (VIC)
Dang It To Heck! – Tin Can Phone (0:43) - Directed by Rob Hunter and Chiris Edser (VIC)
Awkward Love (7:00) - Directed by Alex Rowe (NSW)
The Parents - Carlie (1:42) - Directed by Chris Radburn (NSW)
The Guide To Being A Successful Man – Tradesman (1:00) - Directed by Chris Radburn (NSW)
Shadow Factory (4:22) - Directed by Hayden Bevis (VIC)
Half Beard (7:00) - Directed by Luke Ryan (VIC)
The Donation (6:00) - Directed by Matt Cartwright (NSW)
Going Down (4:37) - Directed by James Vinson (VIC)
I Am Fairy (2:40) - Directed by James Vinson (VIC)
For more info, check out funniestshorts.com.au.
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