Gary Anthony Williams (Boston Legal, Boondocks), artistic director of
the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, announced today that the 2009
fest will be held March 5th-8th in Hollywood, CA.

"I'm using every industry connection I have, to make sure that comedic
films and filmmakers get their due. This is a festival for and by
funny folks."

L.A. Comedy Shorts is now accepting submissions for the 2009 festival
in the following categories: Comedy Short Films (30 minutes or less),
Comedy `Shortie' Shorts (5 minutes or less) and Animated Comedy Shorts
(30 minutes or less)

Submission guidelines and information can be found at
www.lacomedyshorts.com as well as through www.withoutabox.com. The
early deadline is October 3, 2008. The regular deadline is November
3, 2008, the final deadline is December 3, 2008 and the extended
Withoutabox deadline is December 19, 2008.

The festival will be awarding over $35,000 in cash and prizes as well
as industry exposure including a guaranteed screening of the Grand
Prize winner for the heads of production at Benderspink (American Pie,
Monster-in-Law, The Ring).

The film festival is being held in conjunction with the LA Comedy
Scripts Screenplay Competition, which is now accepting entries for
Feature Comedy Screenplays (80-130 pages) and Short Comedy Screenplays
(30 pages or less) at www.lacomedyshorts.com and through
www.withoutabox.com.

The LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival is a four-day, nonstop celebration
of comedic short films including screenings, industry panels and a
red-carpet awards event. Presenters and judges will include SNL alum
Laraine Newman, Mad TV's Michael McDonald, Austin Powers' Mindy
Sterling, Boondocks' creator Aaron McGruder and other celebrities in
the fields of Comedy and Film.