After incredible panels, packing the theater three separate times for Shorts blocks, and a kick-ass party sponsored by Lucky Strike Lanes, Friday night at the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival was the place to be. It was criminal to have that much fun in one day, but with the economy being what it is, crime is on the rise, whataya gonna do?

Speaking of sponsors and a struggling economy, hats off to the impressive list of sponsors garnered by the little festival that is kicking ass and dropping names.

Known for irreverent insight and relentlessly exercising their First Amendment Rights, media sponsor The Onion is here!

Production, talent and management companies BENDERSPINK, GENERATE and The Association, along with Storytellerz are Founding Festival Sponsors.

Funny or Die, Atom, Write Brothers Inc., CINESPACE, Kitchen 24, DesignQuorum, Atomic Wedgie, DNC Live.com, O.N.E., J Restaurant, Lucky Strike Lanes and Kubilay Uner are Golden Statue Sponsors.

Next up, Real Water hydrated panelists and patrons as one of the Silver Statue Sponsors along with U Printing.com, Stokes Audio, Final Draft, Holy Black Mackerel, M Street Coffee, and the b-side.

And an honorable mention goes out to Trump Vodka for coming to the rescue at the 11th hour on Friday night. Yay! And Thank You to the sponsors who pulled out all the stops in order to make this festival one to be reckoned with.
by Kimberly Deisler