JFL Shorts program
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The JFL Shorts program, presented by Just For Laughs in partnership with Will Arnett's Electric Avenue, is a global discovery platform for emerging comedic storytellers, showcasing outstanding short works from around the world.
The program shines a spotlight on some of the boldest, sharpest, and most original comedic voices in cinema today, offering a carefully curated mix of live-action, animated, scripted, and unscripted productions.
From hilarious independent shorts to original works with clear creative potential, JFL Shorts celebrates comedy in all its forms while introducing new talent to the professional audience of ComedyPRO.
Each screening will be followed by a presentation from the creators, with one short receiving a special award within the selection, in addition to an audience choice award.
The program shines a spotlight on some of the boldest, sharpest, and most original comedic voices in cinema today, offering a carefully curated mix of live-action, animated, scripted, and unscripted productions.
From hilarious independent shorts to original works with clear creative potential, JFL Shorts celebrates comedy in all its forms while introducing new talent to the professional audience of ComedyPRO.
Each screening will be followed by a presentation from the creators, with one short receiving a special award within the selection, in addition to an audience choice award.
ACHIEVER
Writer: Claire McFadden
Director: Charlie Traisman
Producer: Charlie Traisman, Katherine Romans, Elizabeth Valenti
Key Cast: Katherine Romans, David Brown, Geoffrey James, Christopher James Stevens, Caleb Cruz
When Alexa finds she can no longer orgasm due to her new antidepressant prescription, she embarks on a desperate journey to get off by any means possible, only to find herself “getting close” through an unexpected connection.
Director: Charlie Traisman
Producer: Charlie Traisman, Katherine Romans, Elizabeth Valenti
Key Cast: Katherine Romans, David Brown, Geoffrey James, Christopher James Stevens, Caleb Cruz
When Alexa finds she can no longer orgasm due to her new antidepressant prescription, she embarks on a desperate journey to get off by any means possible, only to find herself “getting close” through an unexpected connection.
DOOMSCROLL
Writer : Brett Dodenhoff, Conner Dodenhoff, Will Peters
Director : Conner Dodenhoff
Producer : Conner Dodenhoff, Brett Dodenhoff
Key Cast : Brett Dodenhoff, Sam Swank, Will Peters, Leonard Smith Jr., Paul Legallet, Kelsey June Jensen
To save their friend from choking to death, all three friends need to do is go on their phone and Google the Heimlich maneuver. However, they continue to fall victim to the distractions that their phones present.
Director : Conner Dodenhoff
Producer : Conner Dodenhoff, Brett Dodenhoff
Key Cast : Brett Dodenhoff, Sam Swank, Will Peters, Leonard Smith Jr., Paul Legallet, Kelsey June Jensen
To save their friend from choking to death, all three friends need to do is go on their phone and Google the Heimlich maneuver. However, they continue to fall victim to the distractions that their phones present.
GONG GONG’S BUCKET LIST
Writer/ Director : Caitlyn Phu
Producer : Caitlyn Phu, Drake Konishi
Cinematographer : Drake Konishi
Key Cast : Tan Tran, Isaac Kau, Caitlyn Phu
Determined to help her ailing grandfather complete his bucket list, a girl hires a "surrogate body" for him to fulfill the final tasks that he physically can no longer do.
Producer : Caitlyn Phu, Drake Konishi
Cinematographer : Drake Konishi
Key Cast : Tan Tran, Isaac Kau, Caitlyn Phu
Determined to help her ailing grandfather complete his bucket list, a girl hires a "surrogate body" for him to fulfill the final tasks that he physically can no longer do.
HAUNTED TIKTOK
Writer : Chris Wilson & Adam Christie
Director : Niall Collins
Producer : Niall Collins, Chris Wilson
Key Cast : Chris Wilson, Adam Christie, Emma Hunter
The Ring Girl makes a haunted Tiktok. The Internet is scarier.
Director : Niall Collins
Producer : Niall Collins, Chris Wilson
Key Cast : Chris Wilson, Adam Christie, Emma Hunter
The Ring Girl makes a haunted Tiktok. The Internet is scarier.
ICE HOLE
Writer : Jessica Uhler
Director : Monica Loomba
Producer: Margaux Lee
Key Cast: Monica Loomba, Jessica Uhler
When an argument over petty drama finally pushes their friendship onto thin ice, Avery and Olivia find their messy, co-dependent bond tested for real when one of them literally falls in, turning their silly fight into a high-stakes negotiation for survival and forgiveness.
Director : Monica Loomba
Producer: Margaux Lee
Key Cast: Monica Loomba, Jessica Uhler
When an argument over petty drama finally pushes their friendship onto thin ice, Avery and Olivia find their messy, co-dependent bond tested for real when one of them literally falls in, turning their silly fight into a high-stakes negotiation for survival and forgiveness.
MARRIAGINALIA
Writer / Director : Hannah Cheesman
Producer : Hannah Cheesman, Jacqueline de Niverville
Key Cast: Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Kayla Lorette
A surreal portrait of married life told across a day in three parts. A couple navigates life’s smaller ruptures — the world distorts, the body surprises — but their bond holds, serene and slightly off-kilter.
Producer : Hannah Cheesman, Jacqueline de Niverville
Key Cast: Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Kayla Lorette
A surreal portrait of married life told across a day in three parts. A couple navigates life’s smaller ruptures — the world distorts, the body surprises — but their bond holds, serene and slightly off-kilter.
MY DOG: THE PARADOX
Writer :Matthew Inman
Director : Matthew Inman & Hannah Friesen
Producer : Jared Hobbs, Lotty Vigue
Key Cast: Matthew Inman, Eric Bryan Moore, Allie Brosh
From the creator of The Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens, My Dog: The Paradox is a darkly funny animated short about a dog named Rambo – and the weird, tender, chaotic paradox of loving an animal that will one day break your heart.
Director : Matthew Inman & Hannah Friesen
Producer : Jared Hobbs, Lotty Vigue
Key Cast: Matthew Inman, Eric Bryan Moore, Allie Brosh
From the creator of The Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens, My Dog: The Paradox is a darkly funny animated short about a dog named Rambo – and the weird, tender, chaotic paradox of loving an animal that will one day break your heart.
MY HALEY LIFE
Writer :Haley Stiel
Director : Kate McCarthy
Producer : Madeline Zimmer
Key Cast: Haley Stiel, Mike O'Brien, Kylie Brakeman
My Haley Life follows overworked and under-appreciated Haley Stiel as she follows her dreams in the big city. When trying to treat herself to a self care night, her plans are foiled when he grubhub delivery gets delivered to her infamous neighbor's house and she has to go over to retrieve it.
Director : Kate McCarthy
Producer : Madeline Zimmer
Key Cast: Haley Stiel, Mike O'Brien, Kylie Brakeman
My Haley Life follows overworked and under-appreciated Haley Stiel as she follows her dreams in the big city. When trying to treat herself to a self care night, her plans are foiled when he grubhub delivery gets delivered to her infamous neighbor's house and she has to go over to retrieve it.
THE 12 INCH PIASNIST
Writer : Lucas Ansel & Charlotte Wadsworth
Director : Lucas Ansel
Stop Motion Animators : Eli Turner, Lucas Ansel
Key Cast : Liam O'Donnell, Grier Montgomery
A bar joke goes awry, unraveling into a surreal tale that explores the acceptance of self, others, and queer identity.
Director : Lucas Ansel
Stop Motion Animators : Eli Turner, Lucas Ansel
Key Cast : Liam O'Donnell, Grier Montgomery
A bar joke goes awry, unraveling into a surreal tale that explores the acceptance of self, others, and queer identity.
THREE MINUTES
Writer : Hannah Cheesman
Director : Annika Chavez
Producer : Sophie Thomason, Chas Conacher, Annika Chavez
Key Cast : Chas Conacher, Sasha Buravsky
Daria waits a pregnant three minutes for her test results .
Director : Annika Chavez
Producer : Sophie Thomason, Chas Conacher, Annika Chavez
Key Cast : Chas Conacher, Sasha Buravsky
Daria waits a pregnant three minutes for her test results .
SHANE ALLEN
Chief Creative Officer, Boffola
Shane is presently Chief Creative Officer for Boffola which he founded in 2021 with credits including Peaked (C4, BAFTA nominated), Friday Night Live (C4, Bafta Winning), Am I Being Unreasonable (BBC, BAFTA winning) and the forthcoming sitcoms - Diane Morgan led ANN DROID (BBC) and the Lenny Rush led THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE (BBC).
Shane is presently Chief Creative Officer for Boffola which he founded in 2021 with credits including Peaked (C4, BAFTA nominated), Friday Night Live (C4, Bafta Winning), Am I Being Unreasonable (BBC, BAFTA winning) and the forthcoming sitcoms - Diane Morgan led ANN DROID (BBC) and the Lenny Rush led THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE (BBC).
ABA AMUQUANDOH
Actress / Comedian
Aba Amuquandoh writes and performs with the Canadian Screen Award winning cast of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC, as the youngest featured player and first Black femme cast member.
She is also the host of CBC's binge-worthy show, Best in Miniature. Aba was featured in The Star, Q with Tom Power, and Las Culturistas I Don’t Think So Honey among many others.
She has hosted the Juno Awards Gala alongside Damhnait Doyle and is the former co-host of Nostalgique with Ben Sosa Wright, which was ranked at number two amongst the top five funniest podcasts in the Toronto Star.
Aba Amuquandoh writes and performs with the Canadian Screen Award winning cast of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC, as the youngest featured player and first Black femme cast member.
She is also the host of CBC's binge-worthy show, Best in Miniature. Aba was featured in The Star, Q with Tom Power, and Las Culturistas I Don’t Think So Honey among many others.
She has hosted the Juno Awards Gala alongside Damhnait Doyle and is the former co-host of Nostalgique with Ben Sosa Wright, which was ranked at number two amongst the top five funniest podcasts in the Toronto Star.
Nelu Handa
Showrunner
Nelu is an award-winning Writer, Actor and Showrunner based in Toronto. She has written for, and performed on, multiple seasons of award winning comedy series' including: Sort Of, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, Jann, Odd Squad, Tall Boyz, The Beaverton, and Baroness Von Sketch Show. She was a Writer and Producer for all 3 seasons of Run The Burbs and became its Co-Showrunner in its finale season. She most recently served as Co-Showrunner on season 3 of Late Bloomer.
In 2021, she earned a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy for Baroness. In 2022, she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a Best Supporting Actor on a Web Series for her performance in Avocado Toast. For her work on the premier season of Sort Of, Nelu received a Writer’s Guild of Canada nomination for her script, in addition to a prestigious Peabody Award for her contribution.
Nelu is an award-winning Writer, Actor and Showrunner based in Toronto. She has written for, and performed on, multiple seasons of award winning comedy series' including: Sort Of, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, Jann, Odd Squad, Tall Boyz, The Beaverton, and Baroness Von Sketch Show. She was a Writer and Producer for all 3 seasons of Run The Burbs and became its Co-Showrunner in its finale season. She most recently served as Co-Showrunner on season 3 of Late Bloomer.
In 2021, she earned a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy for Baroness. In 2022, she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a Best Supporting Actor on a Web Series for her performance in Avocado Toast. For her work on the premier season of Sort Of, Nelu received a Writer’s Guild of Canada nomination for her script, in addition to a prestigious Peabody Award for her contribution.
KESILA CHILDERS
KESILA CHILDERS
Producer
Shane is presently Chief Creative Officer for Boffola which he founded in 2021 with credits including Peaked (C4, BAFTA nominated), Friday Night Live (C4, Bafta Winning), Am I Being Unreasonable (BBC, BAFTA winning) and the forthcoming sitcoms - Diane Morgan led ANN DROID (BBC) and the Lenny Rush led THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE (BBC).
Shane is presently Chief Creative Officer for Boffola which he founded in 2021 with credits including Peaked (C4, BAFTA nominated), Friday Night Live (C4, Bafta Winning), Am I Being Unreasonable (BBC, BAFTA winning) and the forthcoming sitcoms - Diane Morgan led ANN DROID (BBC) and the Lenny Rush led THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE (BBC).
MIKE MITCHELL
Comedian / Comedy Programmer,
SiriusXM Canada
Mike Mitchell is an award-winning comedian, writer and radio personality. He’s performed at festivals and clubs throughout North America including Just For Laughs Toronto and Supercrawl and early in his career was named the top comedian at Hamilton’s Go Yuk Yourself competition.
In addition to standup, he created, produced, and starred in two seasons of the Bell FibeTV1 series, This Is The Thing.
As host of The Set‑Up on SiriusXM channel 168, he dives into the stories behind the jokes with comedians from all over the world.
Notable guests include Will Arnett, Kumail Nanjiani, Zakir Khan, Chelsea Handler, Colin Mochrie, Whitney Cummings and Pete Holmes.
SiriusXM Canada
Mike Mitchell is an award-winning comedian, writer and radio personality. He’s performed at festivals and clubs throughout North America including Just For Laughs Toronto and Supercrawl and early in his career was named the top comedian at Hamilton’s Go Yuk Yourself competition.
In addition to standup, he created, produced, and starred in two seasons of the Bell FibeTV1 series, This Is The Thing.
As host of The Set‑Up on SiriusXM channel 168, he dives into the stories behind the jokes with comedians from all over the world.
Notable guests include Will Arnett, Kumail Nanjiani, Zakir Khan, Chelsea Handler, Colin Mochrie, Whitney Cummings and Pete Holmes.
Nelu Handa
Showrunner
Nelu is an award-winning Writer, Actor and Showrunner based in Toronto. She has written for, and performed on, multiple seasons of award winning comedy series' including: Sort Of, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, Jann, Odd Squad, Tall Boyz, The Beaverton, and Baroness Von Sketch Show. She was a Writer and Producer for all 3 seasons of Run The Burbs and became its Co-Showrunner in its finale season. She most recently served as Co-Showrunner on season 3 of Late Bloomer.
In 2021, she earned a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy for Baroness. In 2022, she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a Best Supporting Actor on a Web Series for her performance in Avocado Toast. For her work on the premier season of Sort Of, Nelu received a Writer’s Guild of Canada nomination for her script, in addition to a prestigious Peabody Award for her contribution.
Nelu is an award-winning Writer, Actor and Showrunner based in Toronto. She has written for, and performed on, multiple seasons of award winning comedy series' including: Sort Of, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, Jann, Odd Squad, Tall Boyz, The Beaverton, and Baroness Von Sketch Show. She was a Writer and Producer for all 3 seasons of Run The Burbs and became its Co-Showrunner in its finale season. She most recently served as Co-Showrunner on season 3 of Late Bloomer.
In 2021, she earned a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy for Baroness. In 2022, she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a Best Supporting Actor on a Web Series for her performance in Avocado Toast. For her work on the premier season of Sort Of, Nelu received a Writer’s Guild of Canada nomination for her script, in addition to a prestigious Peabody Award for her contribution.
KELCI PARKER
Vice President - Comedy & Adult Animation,
ABC / Hulu Originals
Kelci Parker is Vice President of Comedy & Adult Animation at ABC/Hulu Originals, where she oversees a dynamic slate of Futurama, Solar Opposites, and King of the Hill along with live action scripted hit Only Murders in the Building and more. A southwest Michigan native, Parker earned her degree in screenwriting from the University of Michigan before beginning her career as a writers’ assistant on Loiter Squad and working with Spike Jonze on Her and Bad Grandpa.
Shifting from writing to creative development, she rose the ranks at Comedy Central, ultimately serving as Director of Development and leading initiatives like ViewFinder and the network’s internship program. Known for her commitment to mentorship and amplifying underrepresented voices, Parker now continues that work at Hulu and ABC, blending industry insight with a passion for bold, creator-driven storytelling.
ABC / Hulu Originals
Kelci Parker is Vice President of Comedy & Adult Animation at ABC/Hulu Originals, where she oversees a dynamic slate of Futurama, Solar Opposites, and King of the Hill along with live action scripted hit Only Murders in the Building and more. A southwest Michigan native, Parker earned her degree in screenwriting from the University of Michigan before beginning her career as a writers’ assistant on Loiter Squad and working with Spike Jonze on Her and Bad Grandpa.
Shifting from writing to creative development, she rose the ranks at Comedy Central, ultimately serving as Director of Development and leading initiatives like ViewFinder and the network’s internship program. Known for her commitment to mentorship and amplifying underrepresented voices, Parker now continues that work at Hulu and ABC, blending industry insight with a passion for bold, creator-driven storytelling.
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24 July 2026 • 9:00 PM
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25 July 2026 • 3:30 PM
Montréal
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[email protected]
24 July 2026 • 9:00 PM
Montréal
Cinémathèque
25 July 2026 • 3:30 PM
Montréal
Cinémathèque