Australia’s Funniest Shorts has announced its 2017 comedy sketch and short film program which will screen as part of CinefestOZ on Saturday, 26 August.

Selected from over 100 entries from across Australia, the 15 short films will be eligible for the prizes including a $500 cash prize for Funniest Sketch and $500 cash prize for Funniest Short. Prizes will be provided by Vulture Culture with the winners chosen by a judging panel of experts.

The 15 films selected to screen are:

SHIT YOURSELF (WA) 5.30mins
LADYLIKE (NSW) 7 mins
THE PARENTS – PUDGIE (NSW) 1min
HOUSEMATE AUDITION TAPE (VIC) 2mins
JARROD’S NEW GPS (WA) 3.14mins
A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE (VIC) 6.51mins
FIRST DATE: MARINA (VIC) 1.54mins
WOMBCOP (NSW) 3mins
THE COOLER DRONE (WA) 8 min
THE PARENTS – ROMANCE (NSW) 1.26mins
CHANGING THOUGHTS – GAY MARRIAGE (VIC) 1.55mins
TEGAN THE VEGAN (NSW) 4mins
NOT A SEX OFFENDER (NSW) 2mins
SHOT CLOCK (NSW) 7mins
FLICKING THE BEAN (VIC) 5.16mins

More information about the program can be found here.