2008 IFFF Winner Best Short Comedy Screenplay

OH, LA, LA         
SCREENWRITERS: Scott & Paula Merrow
SYNOPSIS: Oliver is having a bad day.  He finds himself out in public wearing nothing but his ‘Ooh La La’ boxer shorts.  Then things go from bad to worse, culminating in a high speed chase involving Oliver, a hungry dog, two burly men, an indignant old lady…and the police.

FINALIST!!!

PASSING THE BAR
SCREENWRITER: Duncan B. Putney   
SYNOPSIS: After loosing his wife because he was a workaholic, the best divorce lawyer in town has left the biggest law firm in town to open a coffee/cocktail bar where people can meet up, instead of break up.

MORTIMER SMEDLEY’S INVENTION
SCREENWRITERS: Scott & Paula Merrow
SYNOPSIS: Ten-year-old Mortimer Smedley is the class genius.  He’s also a nerd.  He invents a homework machine, hoping to get in good with the popular kids, but at the worst possible moment the machine goes haywire, sending everyone ducking for cover and ending Morty’s dream of greatness.