Time: 7:38

Ever gotten to that place in a conversation where you could drive a Mac truck through the tunnel of silence? The most embarrassing awkward pause is when you’ve been talking with someone for five minutes and discover he is not the old boyfriend you thought he was. Awkward!!

This video was produced by The XOF Project for the 2009 National Film Challenge, a short film competition. Their genre is: mockumentary. The title of their film is Awkwardity and it’s about the awkward pause and how it effects our everyday lives.

Congratulations to The XOF Project for a funny film.

Director/Cinematographer – Samad Banks
Writers – Samad Banks, Brian Thomas
Editor – Beno Varghese
Music – Justin Doan

Cast – Besanya Santiago, Brian Thomas, Justin Simpson, Pavitra Devanand, Justin Doan, Elizabeth Feustel, Dominick Brown

Time: 3:57

Here’s a silly short film that made me laugh. Of course, it may not be funny to new mommies.

Time: 7:15

This is a mockumentary short film made for Jacksonville, Florida’s 2009 48 Hour Film Project competition a few weeks ago. It was one of my favs. It won an Audience Award and Kenny Logsdon won Best Actor. What do you think?

FUNNYFIXX NOTE: Consider joining a 48 Hour Film Project team if the competition comes to your town.

Watch more cool animation and creative cartoons at Aniboom

Time: 9:56

A stalwart cupcake escapes from his native land to see what lies beyond the sugar skyscapers and candy-condos. This is a sweet animated short film made by Kirsten Lepore, a freelance animator and illustrator based in New Jersey.

Time: 6:33

This short film was made for the 2009 Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project by team: Somebody Call An Ambulance. It won multiple awards at last night’s awards ceremony including: 2nd Place Overall, Audience Choice Screening Group C, Best Director, Best Sound Design, Best Cinematography and Best Graphics.

The team describes their film: This wasn’t Dani’s ordinary trip to the dentist. Will it be her last?

Credits: Paul Melian, Director; Matthew Miller, Director of Photography; Rachel Kuncicky, Editor and Graphic Design; Joy-Beth Conklin, Rusty Trosclair, Stephen Williams and Matthew Jones, Screenplay. Cast: Dani Sikes, Andrew Kirkendall, Ralin Trosclair, Kassandra Trosclair, Cassie Conklin, Kellie Coleman, Lauren Ferber, Carmen Simkanich and Matthew Jones.

Here are a few more credits, y’all!  Asstistant Director, Besanya Santiago; Gaffer, Toy Spears; Best Boy, Andrew Leatherby. And Runners and Production Assistants.

FUNNYFIXX NOTE: Congrats to Paul and his team of enthusiastic filmmakers on a cool film and all the awards. I will be posting other films from Jacksonville’s 2009 48 Hour Film Project competition as they become available. Meantime, three cheers for all the winners:

Best Costumes: Winners are: Kathe O’Donnelly, Nadia Ramoutar, Sarah Hosein “Static Lullaby” Team AI Jax Red.

Best Musical Score, the winner is: Charles Beyer “The Forgiven” Team Sixth Floor Museum.

Best Makeup/Special Effects Makeup goes to Kathe O’Donnelly, Nadia Ramoutar, Sarah Hosein “Static Lullaby” Team AI Jax Red.

Best Use of Line of Dialog… “What Did You Do That For?” Team Distracted “PS I Luv U” Joseph Murphy Team Leader.

Best Use of Prop: A Disposable Camera… AI Jax Red Team “Static Lullaby” Nadia Ramoutar Team Leader.

Best Use of Character: Peter or Penny Dupree Car Salesperson… AI Jax Red Team “Static Lullaby” Nadia Ramoutar Team Leader.

Best Use of Genre: AI Jax Red Team – Fantasy “Static Lullaby” Nadia Ramoutar Team Leader.

The award for Best Graphics goes to Rachel Kuncicky for “Under” Somebody Call An Ambulance Productions.

Best Special Effects is presented to Daniel Irizarry for “Echo of Elizabeth” X4 Productions.

Best Sound Design goes to: Tyler Denning, Mathew Jones & Raleigh Jones for “Under” Somebody Call An Ambulance Productions.

Best Cinematography is: Mathew Miller for “Under” Somebody Call An Ambulance Productions.

The award for Best Editing this year goes to: Amanda Warford for the film “The Last Soul” Jacksonville.com’s 14B448.

Best Actress goes to: Amanda Ayres for “Echo of Elizabeth” X4 Productions.

Best Actor is: Kenny Logsdon Sketchy in the film “Sketchy” Hutch’s Heroes Part Deux.

Best Writer: Daniel Irizarry for Echo of Elizabeth X4 Productions.

Best Director goes to: Paul Melian for the film “Under” Somebody Call An Ambulance Productions.

Jacksonville Film & Television Audience Choice Award Group A “Sketchy” Team: Hutch’s Heroes Part Deux. Keith Hutchison Team Leader

Applebox Productions Audience Choice Award Group B “The Last Soul” Team: Jacksonville.com’s 14B448. Tracy Collins Team Leader

Child’s Play Productions Audience Choice Award Group C “Under” Team: Somebody Call An Ambulance. Paul Melian Team Leader

Best Student Film: “Cars, Tows, Who Knows?” Team: Chicken, Justin Suttles Team Leader

Best 48 Hour Film Project 2009 Runner Up “Under” Team: Somebody Call An Ambulance. Paul Melian Team Leader.

Best 48 Hour Film Project 2009 “Echo of Elizabeth” Team: X4 Productions Glen Vandermolen Team Leader.

Time: 7:32

NOTICE: Unfortunately the gods of the 48 Hour Film Project have asked filmmakers to keep their shorts private until after the awards are announced June 24. THEN this funny film will be available for you to watch. Sorry.

When you can’t pay the rent sometimes you have to get creative.

Credits: Directed and written by Matt Wade, produced by Mike Edinger, edited by Matt Wade and Beno Varghese. Cast: Nathan Emilio, Eric Mitchell, Beno Varghese, Jasmine Mitchell, Jason Neiner and Patricia Chou. See end credits on the film for full crew credits.

FUNNYFIXX NOTE: This is one of the 48 Hour Film Project shorts in competition in this year’s Jacksonville contest. I love how things keep getting worse and worse. Solving one problem leads to another. Congrats to Slacker Films!!

Time: 5:42

Two unemployed buddies plot about how to get easy money. This wonderful short film is the Winner of Best Film and Best Directing for the 2009 Singapore 48 Hour Film Project Competition. Their genre was comedy, their character to be included in the film was Amy Yeo (Journalist). They were required to feature scissors as a prop and a line of dialogue which was “Is it supposed to look like that?”

Written & Directed by Tan Siang Yu. Produced by Drew Yu. Cast: Benny Kumar, Lee Sze-Chin.

Time: 7:46

This is a science fiction short filmed for the 2009 48 Hour Fim Festival in Saint Louis by Blue Accent Media and TrAGiK Entertainment. It’s about a man who purchases a product that will supposedly rid him of his other personality.

FUNNYFIXX NOTE: FunnyFixx is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida and our town just wrapped their 48 Hour Film Project competition this last weekend. Last night was the first of three nights of screenings of films made by almost 40 teams of filmmakers. Congrats to everyone in the world who is a 48 Hour Film fanatic!

I will begin featuring 48 Hour shorts by Jacksonville filmmakers as soon as they are available.

Time: 7:49

An up and coming band finally gets their first gig. It’s time for these four band members to hit the side streets and make their way out to the show.

FUNNYFIXX NOTE: This was one of the 48 Hour Films from Jacksonville’s 2008 48 Hour Film Project competition. The film was made by the team: Somebody Call An Ambulance. It won multiple awards in the competition. (This video version has out of sync audio, but nice story.)

Time: 4:07

This sweet little film was another of my Doorpost Film Project finds. It’s a joy, really. A story about a man who is sentimentally challenged and desperate for romance. He falls in love, she knows his dance, but it lasts the length of a sigh. The film is set to Fats Waller’s lovely song “Sigh.”

Director: Sach Baylin-Stern