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Incendies
''Incendies'' (; "Fires") is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, ''Incendies'' stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, and Rémy Girard. The story concerns Canadian twins who travel to their mother's native country in the Middle East to uncover her hidden past amidst a bloody civil war. While the country is unnamed, the events in the film are heavily influenced by the Lebanese Civil War and particularly the story of prisoner Souha Bechara. The film was shot mainly in Montreal, with a few days spent in Jordan. It premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals in September 2010 and was released in Quebec on 17 September 2010. It met with critical acclaim in Canada and abroad and won numerous awards. In 2011, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ''Incendies'' also won eight Genie ...
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Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve (; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for '' Maelström'' in 2001, '' Polytechnique'' in 2009, ''Incendies'' in 2010 and ''Enemy'' in 2013. The first three of these films also won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, while the latter was awarded the prize for best Canadian film of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association. Internationally, he is known for directing several critically acclaimed films, including the thrillers ''Prisoners'' (2013) and '' Sicario'' (2015), as well as the science fiction films ''Arrival'' (2016) and ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017). For his work on ''Arrival'', he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He was awarded the prize of Director of the Decade by the Hollywood Critics Association in December 2019. His latest film, ''Dune'' (2021), based on Frank Herbert's novel of the s ...
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31st Genie Awards
The 31st Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2011 to honour films released in 2010."'Barney's Version' nabs 11 Genie noms"
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Nominations were announced on February 2, 2011. was announced as the ceremony's host on February 16.
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Incendies (play)
''Incendies'' is a 2003 play by Wajdi Mouawad. The play was translated into English as ''Scorched'' by Linda Gaboriau and was published in 2005 by Playwrights Canada Press. The play was based on parts of the life of the Lebanese communist militant Soha Bechara. Charlotte Facet notes that Mouawad met with Bechara before writing the play, but adds that some of the material is adapted from Randa Chahal Sabag's film work on and with Bechara, while noting that many of the characteristics of Bechara are divided among the main characters including Jeanne and Simon, rather than Nawal alone. Plot ''Incendies'' follows the journey of twins Jeanne (Janine in the English translation) and Simon, as they attempt to unravel the mystery of their mother's life. When Jeanne and Simon Marwan lose their mother, Nawal, they are instead left with a difficult mission that sends them on a journey to the Middle East in pursuit of their tangled roots and a long-lost brother. Awards The 2007 production ...
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Wajdi Mouawad
Wajdi Mouawad, OC, (born 1968) is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director. He is known in Canadian and French theatre for politically engaged works such as the acclaimed play ''Incendies'' (2003). His works often revolve around family trauma, war, the betrayal of youth. Since April 2016, Mouawad has been the director of the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris. Early life and education Born in Lebanon, Mouawad's family left the country when he was eight due to the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War. He moved to Montreal in 1983 after living in France for five years. He obtained his diploma in () from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1991. Career In 1998, his creation ''Willy Protagoras enfermé dans les toilettes'' (''Willy Protagoras locked up in the toilets'') was voted best Montreal-based production by l'Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre. From 2000 to 2004, he led the Théâtre de Quat'sous in Montreal. In 2004 he directed and ...
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Lubna Azabal
Lubna Azabal (born 15 August 1973) is a Belgian actress of Moroccan–Spanish descent. Career Azabal was born on 15 August 1973 in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother."Klik hier om een link te hebben waarmee u dit artikel later terug kunt lezen. Belgische actrice Lubna Azabal schittert in ‘Incendies’."
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After studying at the , she began a theatrical career in Belgium. In 1997, she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker
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Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin (born in July 1981), is a French Canadian actress. Biography Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin was born to a family unconnected with the dramatic arts: her mother is a director of communications and her father is a teacher. She studied at an arts school at Lanaudière. Career Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin made her debut as an actress in an advertising campaign for the cereals Magic Crunch and Magic Post at the age of six. She was chosen later to act in the series ''Jamais deux sans toi'' (1989-1993), followed by the role of Marie in the series ''Une faim de loup'' (1990). Her next role was in the series ''Les Héritiers Duval'' (1994-1996). Her versatility and breadth as an actress have been showcased in roles such as the disabled Madeleine (in ''Asbestos'', 2002), a Spanish militant (in ''Chartrand et Simonne'', 2003), a drug dealer (in ''Grand Ourse'', 2003) and as a disorganised rebel (in ''Emma'', 2000-2004). The role that brought her the most fame, especia ...
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Souha Bechara
Souha Bechara (; born 15 June 1967) is a Lebanese former prisoner at the Khiam detention center. In 1988, she unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Antoine Lahad, the then-leader of the Israel-backed South Lebanon Army (SLA); she was subsequently arrested and held at the SLA's notorious prison facility in Khiam for ten years. Early life Bechara was born in Deir Mimas, Lebanon, to an Eastern Orthodox Christian family. Her father, Fawaz, was a member of the Lebanese Communist Party, which Bechara herself also joined secretly in 1982. During the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon, she was active within various leftist political and militant movements, including Jammoul and the Union of Lebanese Democratic Youth. Attempted assassination Bechara left college in 1986 and joined resistance activities in Lebanon. She was given the task of assassinating Lahad. Consequently, she headed south, introduced herself to Lahad's family as an aerobics instructor to his wife Minerva. Gr ...
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Monique Dartonne
Monique Dartonne is a French film editor, sound editor and director who has worked in both French and Quebec films. As a director, she made the film '' High Speed'', which was presented at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. There, she shared the Award of the Youth (Prix de la jeunesse) with co-director Michel Kaptur, tied with Spike Lee for ''She's Gotta Have It''. As an editor, she is known for working with director Tony Gatlif. In planning the 2010 film ''Incendies'', Canadian director Denis Villeneuve met over 12 candidates to edit the film, ultimately hiring Dartonne. For ''Incendies'', she won the Genie Award for Best Editing, as well as the Jutra Award for Editing. Being in Quebec to work on a film, Dartonne was able to attend the 31st Genie Awards and Jutra Awards ceremonies. Filmography Her films include: * ''Gadjo dilo'' (1997) * ''Je suis né d'une cigogne'' (1998) * ''Exils'' (2004) * ''Transylvania'' (2006) * ''Korkoro'' (2010) * ''Incendies'' (2010) References Exter ...
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André Turpin
André Turpin (born 1966) is a French Canadian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter. Career As a cinematographer, he has won over a dozen awards, including Canadian Screen Awards for Best Cinematography his work on Xavier Dolan's films '' Mommy'' (2014) and ''It's Only the End of the World'' (2016). He has also won two Genie Awards for Best Cinematography, for '' Maelström'' (2000) at the 21st Genie Awards and for ''Incendies'' (2010) at the 31st Genie Awards. In 2015, he was the cinematographer on Adele's music video for "Hello", for which he received an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. As a director and screenwriter, he is best known for his work on the 2001 film ''Soft Shell Man'' (''Un crabe dans la tête''), which was chosen as Canada's submission to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, though it was not ultimately nominated. The film also received nominatio ...
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Luc Déry
Luc Déry is a French Canadian film producer. He was co-founder of the Montreal-based production company micro_scope, with Kim McCraw. He is from Hull (Gatineau), Quebec, and studied film at the University of Montreal and arts management at York University. With McCraw, Déry specialized in "smart, high-end pics designed to attract interest outside Canada". Their films ''Incendies'' (2010) and ''Monsieur Lazhar'' (2011) both won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture, and both were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Filmography * ''The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (La Moitié gauche du frigo)'' - 2000 * ''Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête)'' - 2001 * ''A Problem with Fear'' - 2003 * ''Tiresia'' - 2003 * '' Saved by the Belles'' - 2003 * ''Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'' - 2005 * '' Familia'' - 2005 * ''Congorama'' - 2006 * ''Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)'' - 2007 * ''It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, ...
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Kim McCraw
Kim McCraw (born ) is a Canadian film producer and co-founder of the Montreal-based production company micro_scope, with Luc Déry. She was born in Granby, Quebec, and after graduating from Cégep de Granby became a director's assistant. McCraw met Dery while working on a short film in Granby. It was in 2004 that she joined the micro_scope team as a producer, and subsequently became a co-shareholder. With Dery, McCraw specialized in "smart, high-end pics designed to attract interest outside Canada". Their films ''Incendies'' (2010) and ''Monsieur Lazhar'' (2011) both won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture, and both were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. McCraw co-produced ''Inch'Allah'' and personally went to Jordan to work on the film. She later produced '' Gabrielle'' (2013), which competed at the Locarno Film Festival. Filmography Her films include: * '' Familia'' - 2005 * ''Congorama'' - 2006 * ''Continental, a Film Without Guns (Conti ...
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Canadian Screen Award For Best Motion Picture
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Motion Picture to the best Canadian film of the year.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The award was first presented in 1949 by the Canadian Film Awards under the title Film of the Year. Due to the economics of Canadian film production, however, most Canadian films made in this era were documentaries or short films rather than full-length narrative feature films. In some years, a Film of the Year award was not formally presented, with the highest film award presented that year being in the Theatrical Short or Amateur Film categories. In 1964, the Canadian Film Awards introduced an award for Best Feature Film. For the remainder of the 1960s, the two awards were presented alongside each other to different films, except in 1965 when a Feature Film was named and a Film of the Year was not, and in 1967 when the same ...
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