Event Profile: Film Festival

Just for Laughs Film Festival

The premiere film event of the Just For Laughs Festival which attracts over 2 million visitors and over 1,000 industry members each summer. This film extravaganza, previously named 'Comedia' showcases the world’s largest selection of comedy shorts, Hollywood and International film premieres, a series of star-studded special events, and an outdoor site which features a terrace and giant screen.

Filmmaker Rating

3/5 (3 ratings)

2008 (12th) Edition | 10 Jul - 20 Jul

Awards and Nominations

Best Film - International

Tony Zoreil

France | 2007

Director: Valentin Potier

Best Film - Canada

Terminus

Canada | 2007

Director: Trevor Cawood

Best Film - Québec

Mon Nom Est Victor Gazon

Canada | 2008

Director: Patrick Gazé

Other Selected Short Films

Burley!

Australia | 2007 | 8:45

Directors: Dave Edwardz, Gareth Cowen

Burley!

John and Karen

United Kingdom | 2007 | 3:30

Director: Matthew Walker

John and Karen

Three-Fifty

USA | 2007 | 8:50

Director: Maurice Chauvet

Tanghi Argentini

Belgium | 2006 | 14:00

Director: Guido Thys

The Job

USA | 2007 | 3:11

Director: Jonathan Browning

Spider

Australia | 2007 | 9:00

Director: Nash Edgerton

Kidney Thieves

USA | 2006 | 8:00

Director: Toby Wilkins

Silence is Golden

United Kingdom | 2006 | 14:00

Director: Chris Shepherd

Silence is Golden

Isabelle au bois dormant

Sleeping Betty

Canada | 2007

Director: Claude Cloutier

Participation Details
Short film types accepted

Fiction / Live Action

Animation

Documentary

Short film competition

National/Regional Competition

Related News

11 November 2008

The details have been announced for the 2009 edition. More...

6 March 2008

The details have been announced for the 2008 edition. More...

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Country

Canada

(Montréal, Québec)

Postal Address

2101 boul. St-Laurent

Montreal Quebec H2X 2T5

Canada

Phone

+1 514-845-3155

Fax

+1 514-845-4140

Email

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Updated: 12 Nov 2008

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