ATLANTA FILM SOCIETY LOCALS ONLY: SHORTS & GIGGLES WINNERS
ATLANTA, GA (February 14, 2025)—The Atlanta Film Society is proud to announce the award winners for our most recent LOCALS ONLY: SHORTS & GIGGLES, which took place Thursday, February 13, 2025.
LOCALS ONLY is a recurring screening of short films from Georgia’s independent filmmakers. Each event has a distinct theme and focus. The featured short films are entirely from submissions.
The Jury Award Winner was chosen by distinguished jurors from all backgrounds across the film industry, while the Audience Award was determined by in-person attendees.
LOCALS ONLY presents SHORTS AND GIGGLES, a screening for comedy shorts of every kind. For this go-round, we’re throwing down a challenge: make us laugh! We’re asking for a strong dose of the best medicine, whether it’s sly chuckles, uncontrollable giggles, or the elusive-but-powerful belly laugh.
LOCALS ONLY: SHORTS & GIGGLES SUBMISSIONS
Red Light Green Light - Dir: Corey Grispo
A Grim Diagnosis - Dir: Nicole Kemper, Sarah Alison Hodges
To the Window - Dir: Zachary Stephens
Sweaty Larry - Dir: Vanessa Ionta Wright
Who’s Gonna Sleep First? - Dir: Carter Trey Smith
Tango Sparks - Dir: Maureen Zent
Middle Manifesto - Dir: Brent Lambert Zaffino
Goo Darts - Dir: Connor Christensen
FAFO (Fuck Around and Find Out) - Dir: Rocco Shapiro
RAMP - Dir: Kadeen Marron
Hula Hoop - Dir: Katie Ivey
True Crime Fan - Dir: Justin H Reich
Super High: A Period Piece - Dir: Bianca Lambert
Chipotle - Dir: Brent Lambert-Zaffino
LOCALS ONLY: SHORTS & GIGGLES WINNERS
Jury Award: To the Window - Dir: Zachary Stephens
Audience Award: Super High: A Period Piece - Dir: Bianca Lambert
All selected films were screened at the event at the Tara Theatre and received Official Selection laurels. Additionally, chosen filmmakers received a waiver to submit their LOCALS ONLY entry to the following Atlanta Film Festival. Each film chosen received five free tickets to attend the screening and two free tickets to the Tara Theatre ($30 value).
Jury and Audience prizes will be awarded, each with a $100 cash prize. Winning films will also receive Winner laurels, two All-Access badges each to the following Atlanta Film Festival ($800+ value), and two Tara Theatre tickets/popcorn/drink combos ($54 value).
More information can be found for those looking to submit, attend, or be a vendor at https://www.atlantafilmsociety.org/locals-only.