Just For Laughs Shorts

Criteria for Submissions:

- Open to artists worldwide! (All submissions must be in English)
- Submissions must be made through FilmFreeway to qualify.
- Eligible content must have been completed in 2025 or 2026.
- Premieres (World, North American, or Canadian) are encouraged but not required.
- Running time should be between 3 and 12 minutes (including credits).
- Content may have been previously self-published online (e.g., on personal or creator-owned social channels or websites). However, submissions must not have been released via television, streaming platforms, theatrical distribution, or third-party curatorial or distribution partners in Canada prior to the festival’s closing date (festival screenings are okay).
- Submissions screened at other festivals are allowed. Works may be publicly available online if they were self-published by the creator; private YouTube or Vimeo links are also acceptable.

If Your Film is Selected:

- Selected shorts will be compiled into a screening program in a format determined by the Festival. You’ll be notified about the required format.
- Selected filmmakers are expected to make every effort to attend the festival. A small travel stipend will be provided to help facilitate attendance. Please note: your short may not be included in the final screening if you cannot attend.
- You’ll need to complete, sign, and return a screening agreement provided by the Festival.
- We may request additional marketing materials, such as artwork, film stills, or filmmaker photos, for use on our website, press kits, and promotional efforts.
- Each project will receive two (2) industry passes to the festival.
- Following the festival, selected shorts will be presented on Just For Laughs Festival’s owned digital platform non-exclusively for an honorarium. The Festival may also use clips or excerpts from selected shorts for promotional purposes across its social and digital channels.

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By submitting a film to JFL, the submitter grants the Festival the right to use an excerpt from the film for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film confirms they are authorized to commit the film for screening and understands and accepts all requirements and regulations outlined. The submitter agrees to indemnify and hold JFL harmless from any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, or expenses (including attorney's fees and court costs) arising from any issues related to copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, or the loss or damage of the submitted screening video.