Jack and Jacques

{{short description|2006 Canadian short film}} {{Infobox film | name = Jack and Jacques | native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Jack et Jacques}} | image = | caption = Film poster | director = Marie-Hélène Copti | producer = Marie-Hélène Copti | writer = Marie-Hélène Copti | starring = [[Pierre Lebeau]]<br>François Bernier<br>Guillermina Kerwin | music = Steve Faulkner | cinematography = [[Michel La Veaux]] | editing = Sylvain Lebel | studio = Coptik Films | distributor = [[Christal Films]] | released = {{film date|2006|08|26|[[Montreal World Film Festival|FFM]]}} | runtime = 14 minutes | country = Canada | language = French | budget = }}

'''''Jack and Jacques''''' ({{langx|fr|Jack et Jacques}}) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Marie-Hélène Copti and released in 2006.<ref>[https://www.inis.qc.ca/nouvelle/jack-et-jacques-de-marie-helene-copti-en-selection-officielle-du "Jack et Jacques de Marie-Hélène Copti en sélection officielle du FFM 2006"]. [[Institut national de l'image et du son]], August 21, 2006.</ref> The film stars [[Pierre Lebeau]] as Jacques Jobin, a mediocre actor from [[Quebec]] who has been cast in a small part as a [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] in a Western film starring [[Jack Nicholson]], and is being interviewed by student filmmakers Pat Beauséjour (François Bernier) and Annie St-Gelais (Guillermina Kerwin) about his experiences on set and his hopes that the role will provide the career breakthrough that's always eluded him.

The film premiered at the 2006 [[Montreal World Film Festival]], where it won the award for Most Popular Canadian Short Film.<ref>"And the winners are..." ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', September 5, 2006.</ref> It received a [[Genie Award]] nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama|Best Live Action Short Drama]] at the [[27th Genie Awards]] in 2007.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/trailer-park-boys-bon-cop-compete-for-best-picture-genie-1.664136 "Trailer Park Boys, Bon Cop compete for best picture Genie"]. [[CBC News]], January 9, 2007. Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/archive/4Cwhp Ghostarchive]</ref>

In 2011, Copti and Lebeau collaborated on the nine-episode [[web series]] ''Jack Jobin TV'', which revisted the character pontificating on other topics.<ref>Vanessa Guimond, [https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2011/01/13/pierre-lebeau-retrouve-jacques-jobin-sur-le-web "Pierre Lebeau retrouve Jacques Jobin sur le web"]. [[TVA Nouvelles]], January 13, 2011.</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0856086}}

[[Category:2006 films]] [[Category:2006 short films]] [[Category:Canadian drama short films]] [[Category:2006 drama films]] [[Category:French-language Canadian films]] [[Category:2006 Canadian films]]