About

Courtney Karwal is a director, comedian and editor located in Los Angeles. Her pilot DOUG & DEVI won the pitch competition at the Just for Laughs Festival. She was named a Comic to Watch at the Riot LA Comedy Festival and her short film, LIPSTICK CITY, won Best Comedy Short at the New York Shorts Film Fest and Best Director at the Portland Comedy Film Festival. This fall she is set to direct THE HOLE, a project fiscally sponsored by Film Independent. She loves finding the funny in the mundane.

Awards:
2024 Best Comedy short Nominee, film Haus Berlin 2021 Portland comedy film Festival, best director
2020 New York Shorts film festival, best Comedy
2017 riot la comic to watch
2017 just for laughs stand up and pitch winner
2017 new york television fest feature

Official Selection:
2023 + 2021 Vail film festival
2023 film incation los angeles
2023 dc international shorts festival
2021 Virginia Film Festival 
2021 Atlanta comedy film festival
2021 austin comedy film festival
2021 rhode island international film festival
2020 new york shorts festival
2019 bumbershoot seattle
2017 out of bounds comedy festival
2017 sf sketchfest