Best-of-Fest Grand Prize Short (any category):

• $2,500 cash
• In-person meeting with management/production company (TBD). Previous meetings have included:
  • Benderspink, a management/production company whose credits include the American Pie films and The Hangover
  • Generate, a talent management (Janeane Garofalo, Ryan Eggold, Patton Oswalt) and production company (David Alan Grier's Chocolate News on Comedy Central, Comedians of Comedy).

Best Comedy Short:

• $250 cash
• In-person meeting with management/production company (TBD). Previous meetings have included:
  • Benderspink, a management/production company whose credits include the American Pie films and The Hangover
  • Generate, a talent management (Janeane Garofalo, Ryan Eggold, Patton Oswalt) and production company (David Alan Grier's Chocolate News on Comedy Central, Comedians of Comedy).

Best Comedy Animated Short:

• $250 cash
• In-person meeting with management/production company (TBD). Previous meetings have included:
  • Nick Weidenfeld, executive in charge of program development for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim
  • Chris Prynoski, president of Titmouse, Inc. (Metalocalypse)
  • Benderspink, a management/production company (American Pie films, The Hangover)
  • Generate, a talent management (Janeane Garofalo, Ryan Eggold, Patton Oswalt) and production company (David Alan Grier's Chocolate News on Comedy Central, Comedians of Comedy)

Best Comedy Shortie-Short (under 5 minutes):

• $250 cash
• In-person meeting with management/production company (TBD). Previous meetings have included:
  • Benderspink, a management/production company whose credits include the American Pie films and The Hangover
  • Generate, a talent management (Janeane Garofalo, Ryan Eggold, Patton Oswalt) and production company (David Alan Grier's Chocolate News on Comedy Central, Comedians of Comedy).

Best Comedy Student Film:

To be awarded to the best film produced by a student at an accredited school, college or university.

• $250 cash
• In-person meeting with management/production company (TBD). Previous meetings have included:
  • Benderspink, a management/production company whose credits include the American Pie films and The Hangover
  • Generate, a talent management (Janeane Garofalo, Ryan Eggold, Patton Oswalt) and production company (David Alan Grier's Chocolate News on Comedy Central, Comedians of Comedy).

Film Festival Audience Award:

To be awarded to the film receiving the highest average audience score, as determined by audience ballots at each screening.

• $250 cash
• In-person meeting with management/production company (TBD). Previous meetings have included:
  • Benderspink, a management/production company whose credits include the American Pie films and The Hangover
  • Generate, a talent management (Janeane Garofalo, Ryan Eggold, Patton Oswalt) and production company (David Alan Grier's Chocolate News on Comedy Central, Comedians of Comedy).