BAFTA/LA British Comedy Festival

April 9, 2008

Fest Bits | Wet Giraffes, Funny Brits, and a new Charleston fest

  • Sprockets, Toronto's kid film fest, kicks off this weekend.  Some of their titles?  "My Happy End," "My Greatest Day Ever," and "A Sunny Day."  The most depressing title of the lot is "Giraffe in the Rain" and he doesn't look that sad about it.
  • The British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles will launch the BAFTA/LA British Comedy Festival in LA on April 28 that will honor the best in Brit TV and film comedy.  A panel that included Judd Apatow, Jake Kasdan, Adam Shankman, Nicholas Stoller, Hollywood Reporter's Elizabeth Guider and Variety's Steve Gaydos has chosen "Hot Fuzz," "Magicians," and "Run, Fatboy, Run" as finalists.  The winner will be announced May 1.
  • In other inaugural news, Charleston gets a film festival. Their first annual event kicks off on May 1 for four days in South Carolina.  For info, go to www.charlestonIFF.com.

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