Comedia 2005 Award Winners

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on July 27th, 2005

Sunday night they gave out awards to some of the films in the Comedia program.

In the feature films section, the programmer’s choice for the COMEDIA Award is Patriot Act, a film by Jeffrey Ross (USA, 2005) documentary presented as a Canadian Premiere during the Festival. The film follows Drew Carey on his mission in Iraq to entertain and encourage the American troops. It showcases the helping and healing power comedy can have in the most serious of situations.

But wait, there’s more!

A special mention goes to the film Fist Full of Pills by Tom Hester & Slade Ham (USA, 2005) for so well exemplifying the mandate of Comedia as a home for stand-up comedians who have written, starred in or produced their very own big-screen presentations, as well as in recognition for the exceptional critical and public response it garnered at the festival.

The entire release is also available.