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Houston Comedy Film Festival

The Houston Comedy Film Festival is a festival of comedy films, series, screenplays and teleplays, founded in 2008 by Mikel Fair and now run by Houston production company Bolanle Media with Roselyn Omaka as festival director. It accepts comedy shorts and features in several subgenres, series episodes, mockumentaries, sketch and stand-up, music videos, proofs of concept and scripts, and gives film, craft and screenplay awards. The 2026 festival ran October 10–11 at The DeLUXE Theater, with screenings and a party. FilmFreeway lists October 10, 2027 for the next event, while the site says 2027 dates are coming. Deadlines are October 20, 2026, January 1 and January 31, 2027.

Festival · Houston · Since 2008 · Active

Next
Oct 10, 2027
Late Jan 1, 2027
The DeLUXE Theater
Bolanle Media (founder Mikel Fair; festival director Roselyn Omaka)
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Deadlines

DeadlineDateFee
LateJan 1, 2027$30–$180 across categories and deadlines (incl. member pricing) ↗︎
ExtendedJan 31, 2027$30–$180 across categories and deadlines (incl. member pricing) ↗︎
Categories
Comedy, Dark Comedy, Horror Comedy, Romantic Comedy and Animated Comedy Films
Comedy Series Episodes
Mockumentary
Sketch and Stand-Up
Funny Music Video
Proof of Concept
Comedy Screenplays (feature and short)
Comedy Teleplays
Prizes
Film awards including Best Picture, Best Feature, Best Short and Best Micro Comedy Film, plus genre, craft and screenplay awards

Notable

Founded in 2008 by Mikel Fair; Roselyn Omaka is now festival director ↗︎
2026 festival ran October 10–11, 2026 at The DeLuxe Theatre, 3303 Lyons Ave. ↗︎
FilmFreeway lists October 10, 2027 as the next event date; the festival site says 2027 dates are coming soon ↗︎
Sources
  1. Houston Comedy Film Festival Bolanle Media
  2. Houston Comedy Film Festival FilmFreeway
  3. Texas Film Festivals Houston Film Commission

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