A total of 654 films from the USA and Canada were submitted for the short films competition, then a jury made up of Kevin Hart’s comedy outfit, Laugh Out Loud; Lions gate, and Just For Laughs team picked the best 10.
The best 10 were then put to the public to pick the top 5 through voting on Laugh Out Loud’s YouTube channel.
When the top 5 emerged from public voting, the jury then decided the winner.
According to Thai Randolph, Kevin Hart’s business operations manager, “it was a very tight race that came to the wire and they all agreed that ‘Sweet Revenge’ is the winner for the Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud/Just For Laughs ‘Eat My Shorts’ 2018”.