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38th Los Angeles Comedy Film Festival

Early bird Deadline: May 8th, 2026(-$40)
Regular Deadline: June 5th, 2026(-$30)
Late Deadline: July 3rd, 2026(-$20)
Fashionably Late Deadline: July 24th(-$20)
Mid-Way Deadline: August 14th (-$10)
Final Deadline: September 4th, 2026(-$10)
11th HourDeadline: September 25th, 2026
Last Chance Deadline: October 16th, 2026

Notification: October 28th, 2026
Event: December 3rd-6th, 2026

All films must have been completed no earlier than July 1, 2025

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 16th, 2026
(Submissions received after the submission deadline will be considered for the next festival.)

Please choose the correct submission type. If your entry is submitted in the wrong category, it will not be eligible for programming or awards consideration.

We are currently accepting COMEDY submissions in the following categories:

• Feature (up to 120 min)

• Short (10-30 min)

• Short Short (under 10 min)

• Animated Short (under 30 mins)

• TV Pilot (industry standard 22 mins)

• Web Series (up to three episodes with combined TRT of no more than 30 mins)

• Sketch Comedy (under 10 min)

• Music Video (under 10 min)