''Life's a Bitch'' (french: Toutes des connes) is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, directed by

François Jaros François Jaros (born October 15, 1985) is a Canadian film and television director from Montreal, Quebec. He is a two-time winner of the award for Best Live Action Short Film at the Prix Jutra/Iris, winning at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015 for ...

and released in 2013."Toutes des connes à Sundance"
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'', December 11, 2013. The film stars Guillaume Lambert as Philippe, a man struggling through a painful breakup. The film premiered in October 2013 at the Festival Tous Écrans in Geneva,

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, and had its North American premiere at the

2014 Sundance Film Festival The 2014 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 16, 2014 until January 26, 2014 in Park City, Utah, United States, with screenings in Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance Resort in Utah. The festival opened with ''Whiplash'' directed by Da ...

. It was distributed commercially as the opening film to screenings of Stéphane Lapointe's feature film ''

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(Les Maîtres du suspense)''. The film won the Jutra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015."Consécration pour Mommy aux Jutra"
Ici Radio-Canada, March 15, 2015.

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* 2013 films 2013 short films Canadian comedy-drama short films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films Best Live Action Short Film Jutra and Iris Award winners {{2010s-Canada-film-stub