The Comedy Channel Short Film Festival is a competition celebrating the art of comedy in film making, and showcases the funniest short films from Australia and overseas.
A panel of celebrities and film industry experts choose their favourite films and these finalists appear at a series of competition screenings.
It's the first time the Short Film Festival has gone on tour, so Fringe-goers can enjoy the hilarious entries at the Palace cinemas, as well as choosing a film for the Audience/People's Choice Award.
The winner receives $10,000, and will be announced at a ceremony Awards Screening grand finale in Melbourne.
All competition screenings are FREE entry.
Fun On Film by Linh
All the short films being screened are worthy as finalists, as they all possess the comedic edge and clever cinematography of future film makers.
Highlights include Howard Flu (scenes pictured above), Copy, Beyond The Fridge and Drought. South Australian director and producer Dario Russo's The Time That Time Forgot was a favourite among locals. The stand out film was Howard Flu, receiving the most laughs from the audience.
Written and directed by Lawrence Leung, Howard Flu, which is a firm favourite to win, is about a man who seeks a cure for his conservative flu. With each sneeze and sniffle, he turns into Prime Minister John Howard - a puppet version of the PM, complete with hilariously accurate voice impersonation.
Throughout the six minute film, the puppet PM is seen on the political hustings kissing and cuddling babies, chatting with everyday Australians and making mention of his unpopular policies, including Workchoices, the GST, Iraq invasion, selling off Telstra et cetera. It's well filmed and the vox pops with puppet PM are a highlight.
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