''Jack and Jacques'' (french: Jack et Jacques) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Marie-Hélène Copti and released in 2006. The film stars
Pierre Lebeau as Jacques Jobin, a mediocre actor from
Quebec who has been cast in a small part as a
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. It received a
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...
nomination for
Best Live Action Short Drama at the
27th Genie Awards
The 27th Genie Awards were held on February 13, 2007 to honour films released in 2006. The ceremony was located at the Carlu theatre in Toronto.
'' The Rocket (Maurice Richard)'' was the most successful film at these awards, winning nine of its ...
in 2007.
In 2011, Copti and Lebeau collaborated on the nine-episode
web series ''Jack Jobin TV'', which revisted the character pontificating on other topics.
[Vanessa Guimond]
"Pierre Lebeau retrouve Jacques Jobin sur le web"
TVA Nouvelles, January 13, 2011.
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2006 films
2006 short films
Canadian drama short films
2006 drama films
French-language Canadian films
2000s Canadian films
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