Welcome to the seventh year of The Great Canadian Comedy Film Festival!

The Great Canadian Comedy Film Festival is an international film festival based in Toronto Canada. We are dedicated to showcasing the works of comedy filmmakers from around the world. We accept short films that consist of elements based on comedy. Our festival offers cash prizes based on audience vote.

We plan to feature 60+ films this year. We watch and review every film submitted.

The festival will be taking place from December 6th-7th, 2024. Our selected films will be shown at The Royal Cinema.

We will be accepting film submissions from now until October 31st.. We will reveal the final selections on November 4th..

We also produce a Horror Film Festival. Please follow the links below if interested.

Horror:
https://filmfreeway.com/TheGreatCanadianHorrorFilmFestival

Awards & Prizes

The festival gives out the following awards:

Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best International Film
Best Canadian Film

Ticket holders for the festival will have the opportunity to vote for best film of the film block they viewed. The film with the most votes will receive an American cash prize.

Best Short Film - $300 USD prize

Note: Our festival features multiple film blocks made from short films. We expect to give away two prizes this year. Two per best short film blocks.

This may be subject to change based on how many film submissions we receive.

Rules & Terms

Entries must be related to comedy. This includes puppets, animation, performance theatre, web content and music videos.

Entries do not need to be premiers to be submitted

Short Film entries must be under 20 minutes in length

If selected to screen at the festival, entries must be provided in a high resolution (24 fps) ProRes QuickTime format. It is okay to submit films in a lower resolution to review for selection.

Only three entries per filmmaker

No refunds will be given

Foreign films are accepted but English subtitles must be added

The Great Canadian Comedy Film Festival confirms that the festival has the permission to exhibit your film(s) during the festival and/or at any other festival event. Submission of work implies that the festival can employ moving image excerpts and reproduce stills of exhibition promotion. Credit will be given to any filmmaker or screenwriter if such material is used in festival promotion. The original copyright holder retains all rights to their work.
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  • Dean Harder

    I had a blast attending this Festival. It was a great opportunity to see Canadian Comedy shorts together in one place. The variety and curation of the films made for 2 enjoyable evenings. Well worth the price of admission.

    January 2024
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  • Matthew Segal

    A well put together little festival at a great venue with a very funny block of films. Was elated to win the audience choice, and they were quick to send the prize!

    Thank you for having at the festival :)

    December 2023
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  • Victor Cesca

    Thank you for the selection of my short film Fortissimo! A great communication and a great organisation even if you can’t attend the festival. I recommend! ♥

    December 2023
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  • brendan brady

    The great Canadian Comedy Film Festival was a fantastic time! I highly recommend it to any filmmaker.

    December 2023
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  • Michael P. Spencer

    This was a lovely festival with a really nice team behind it. Although I couldn't fly over to Canada to attend in person, from what I saw and what the organisers shared with me, I got a sense it was a great vibe.

    December 2023
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