LOL JAX Film Festival

05/28/2026

As we reminisce today, enjoy this interview with our 2017 (inaugural) and 2024 Best Film winner (Marshall Malone) as he discusses his surprise win and the effects of his victory. So if you like collaborating with winners holla at your boy!

Submissions are still open until June 30th for LOL JAX Film Festival. Contest rules are as follows:

📧 Email submissions to [email protected]
Can be sent using Google Drive, WeTransfer or Dropbox.

🎬 Film has to be made after January 2025. There is a 10 minute total run time for film submissions. Any film credits will need to be within the 10 minute run time.

🏘️ Must be a comedy short or skit. Project must involve someone from / lived or affiliated with Jacksonville (surrounding area).

🎞️ All films and skits need to be filmed horizontal and not vertical to fill the screen.

🎤 For Stand-Up Comedians:
Submit a 2-5 minute video of your stand-up routine.

Big shout out to our festival intern and recent UNF graduate (Aaron Johnson) for interviewing Marshall and creating the video! Please like and follow his page or better yet get in his DM and spike up a collaboration opportunity! You wouldn’t regret working with this kind human!

05/18/2026

As we continue to go down memory lane during our milestone year, enjoy this interview with our 2020 Best Film winner Myles Edward Hughes as he discusses having a good friend’s belief in his talent landed him into the festival and how magic can happen on set when you have the right cast and crew around you.

Submissions are still open until June 30th for LOL JAX Film Festival. Contest rules are as follows:

📧 Email submissions to [email protected]. Can be sent using Google Drive, WeTransfer or Dropbox.

🎬 Film has to be made after January 2025. There is a 10 minute total run time for film submissions. Any film credits will need to be within the 10 minute run time.

🏘️ Must be a comedy short or skit. Project must involve someone from / lived or affiliated with Jacksonville (surrounding area).

🎞️ All films and skits need to be filmed horizontal and not vertical to fill the screen.

🎤 For Stand-Up Comedians:
Submit a 2-5 minute video of your stand-up routine.

Big shout out to our festival intern and recent UNF graduate Aaron Johnson for interviewing Myles and creating the video!

05/16/2026

Can you make a movie in 48 Hours? Prove it.

Register now:
48hourfilm.com/Jacksonville

05/05/2026

Save the date!!

Planning to film in Jacksonville? Join Women in Film & Television's Jacksonville Branch for a presentation and Q&A with Film Commissioner Todd Roobin and Film Production Coordinator Adam Madrid next Tuesday, May 12, 6pm at Chuy's. Free for members, $10 for non-members. Secure your spot here: https://womeninfilmfl.org/event-6675827

05/03/2026

Thank you and for allowing me to represent at this year’s with representing the ! It was a pleasure being on the panel with and ! If you missed Think Bold this year then you must put it on your calendar for next year! It just keeps getting better!

04/19/2026

It’s the milestone 10th year and submissions are now open so go to LOLJAX.COM for all the details. Deadline is June 30th at 11:59pm. Tag a local stand-up comic!

🎤For comedians wondering whether to submit, let festival host Jenn Weeks talk to you real quick!

Special thank you to (Aaron Johnson, festival intern) and (Alisha Johnson) for taking the time to video and edit!

This festival is fueled and supported by the creatives we celebrate with this platform. Thank you both for believing in the vision. That’s the power of being “for community”! For us and by us!

🗓️ Mark your calendars for August 1st and 2nd to come celebrate local magic with us!

04/06/2026

Congratulations to LOL JAX Film Festival, winner of the 2026 Arts Awards Small Business of the Year Award!

LOL JAX Film Festival is a community-focused comedy film festival that celebrates local filmmakers, stand-up comedians, musicians, artists, and entrepreneurs. The festival’s name stands for “Love Our Locals” while “Laughing Out Loud,” reflecting its mission to highlight artistic talent from or affiliated with the Jacksonville area. Monique Madrid, Festival Director, built this grassroots event 10 years ago in 2016 to bring people together to honor creativity, storytelling, and positive impact. The festival also champions arts education and mentorship by actively involving students and emerging creatives through volunteer opportunities, workshops, and hands-on experience in filmmaking and performance.

Join us in celebrating them and all the winners at the 49th Annual Arts Awards powered by Decca Live on Saturday, May 9: culturalcouncil.org/artsawards

04/03/2026

It’s the milestone 10th year and we are celebrating through the years all season long.

Submission are now open so go to LOLJAX.COM for all the details. Submissions close on June 30th at 11:59pm. Tag a local filmmaker!

For filmmakers wondering whether to submit, we encourage you to look at this short video containing advice from festival director and past local winners that took the chance. Shoot your shot, you could be next!

🎞️ We are overjoyed that the following filmmakers answered the call to provide encouragement to their peers and artists within this community:

Marshall Malone (2017)
Bailee Ingersoll (2018)
Drew Taylor (2025)
Aimee Ortiz (2024)
Myles Edward Hughes (2020)

Special thank you to Aaron Johnson (festival intern) and Alisha Johnson for taking the time to set up interviews and editing the video!

This festival is fueled and supported by the creatives we celebrate with platform. Thank you both for believing in the vision. That’s the power of being “for community”! For us and by us!

🗓️ Jax get ready! Mark your calendars for August 1st and 2nd to come celebrate local magic with us!

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