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Prix Iris For Best First Film
The Prix Iris for Best First Film (french: Prix Iris du meilleur premier film) is an annual film award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris awards program, to honour the year's best debut film made within the Cinema of Quebec. The award was presented for the first time at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards as a special award to the director and producers. Starting at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020, the category became competitive, with the award being given to the directors and sometime screenwriters of the nominated films. Many films nominated for this award also received notable nominations in other categories: *''For Those Who Don't Read Me (À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas)'', the inaugural winner of this category, received twelve nominations, including Best Film and Best Director, and won two additional awards: Best Actor for Martin Dubreuil and Best Screenplay. *'' The Decline (Jusqu'au déclin)'' received seven other nominations, including the Public Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Québec Cinéma
Québec Cinéma is a Canadian organization based in Quebec, whose mission is to promote and develop the Cinema of Quebec. The organization's programs include the Prix Iris, the annual film awards for Quebec films; the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, an annual film festival; the Lab Québec Cinéma, which works with schools to facilitate the use of Quebec films in educational contexts; and Tournée Québec Cinéma, which presents an annual touring minifestival of Quebec films in English Canadian cities where French-language films from Quebec would not otherwise receive theatrical distribution. In December 2018, the organization announced a partnership with Netflix to launch Talent Lab, a professional development program for people entering the film industry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootlegger (2021 Film)
''Bootlegger'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Caroline Monnet and released in September 2021. The film centres on Mani (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs), an indigenous graduate student in university who returns to her reserve in Quebec to advocate for a community referendum banning the sale of alcohol, placing her at odds with Laura (Pascale Bussières), a bootlegger who profits from the sale of alcohol in the community.Lauren Malyk"Caroline Monnet, Microclimat Films roll on Bootlegger" '' Playback'', November 21, 2019. The cast also includes Brigitte Poupart, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Joshua Odjick, Jacques Newashish, Dominique Pétin and Samian. The film was shot in fall 2019 in Kitigan Zibi, Quebec. Prior to its production, the film's screenplay won the Cinéfondation bursary for Best Screenplay at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The film premiered at the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, and screened as the opening film of the 2021 Festival du nouveau ciné ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
Jonathan may refer to: * Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 film), an American film directed by Bill Oliver * ''Jonathan'' (Buffy comic), a 2001 comic book based on the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' television series * ''Jonathan'' (TV show), a Welsh-language television show hosted by ex-rugby player Jonathan Davies People and biblical figures Bible *Jonathan (1 Samuel), son of King Saul of Israel and friend of David, in the Books of Samuel * Jonathan (Judges), in the Book of Judges Judaism * Jonathan Apphus, fifth son of Mattathias and leader of the Hasmonean dynasty of Judea from 161 to 143 BCE *Rabbi Jonathan, 2nd century * Jonathan (High Priest), a High Priest of Israel in the 1st century Other * Jonathan (apple), a variety of apple * "Jonathan" (song), a 2015 song by French singer and song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Dog Labine
''Mad Dog Labine'' is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr and Renaud Lessard and released in 2018. Set in the rural Pontiac region of western Quebec, the film stars Ève-Marie Martin as Lindsay Labine, a young girl who is feeling alienated because her father would not take her hunting with her older brothers; hanging out with her friend Justine (Zoé Audet), the girls' lives may be transformed when they unexpectedly find an abandoned winning lottery ticket. The film's cast also includes Charlotte Aubin, Emmanuel Bilodeau, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Antoine Pilon and Julianne Côté. The film premiered in October 2018 at the Festival du nouveau cinéma, and won the Grand Prix Focus Quebec/Canada. It went into general theatrical release in 2019. The film was a nominee for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards, and for the Prix Iris for Best First Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards The 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards were p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio-Canada
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. The English- and French-language service units of the corporation are commonly known as CBC and Radio-Canada, respectively. Although some local stations in Canada predate the CBC's founding, CBC is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Canada. The CBC was established on November 2, 1936. The CBC operates four terrestrial radio networks: The English-language CBC Radio One and CBC Music, and the French-language Ici Radio-Canada Première and Ici Musique. (International radio service Radio Canada International historically transmitted via shortwave radio, but since 2012 its content is only available as podcasts on its website.) The CBC also operates two terrestrial television networks, the English-language CBC Television and the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Vigneault
Guillaume Vigneault, (born August 5, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist. He is the son of Gilles Vigneault. Studies and works After receiving a bachelor's degree in literary studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal and beginning a master's degree in the same subject, he decided to be a novelist. When he was young, his favourite writers were Albert Camus, Ernest Hemingway and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. He is a musician and used to be a bartender in a pub next to his University campus near the Montreal area of Plateau Mont-Royal. His novel ''Chercher le Vent'' was published in October 2001. In 2003 it was published in English by Douglas and McIntyre, under the title ''Necessary Betrayals''. In 2005 he wrote the complete text for "La dictée des Amériques". He wrote the screenplay for the 2016 film '' Wild Run: The Legend (Chasse-Galerie: La Légende)'', the first feature film adaptation of the legend of Chasse-galerie. In 2020, Vigneault, Guillaume de Fontenay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume De Fontenay
Guillaume de Fontenay (born March 6, 1969) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Montreal, Quebec. He is most noted for his feature film debut '' Sympathy for the Devil (Sympathie pour le diable)'', which received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. Ici Radio-Canada, February 18, 2020. Prior to releasing ''Sympathy for the Devil'', de Fontenay worked primarily in theatre and advertising, and directed the short film ''Le Retour triptyque'' in 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sympathy For The Devil (2019 Film)
''Sympathy for the Devil'' (french: Sympathie pour le diable) is a 2019 war drama film directed by Guillaume de Fontenay and released in 2019. Based on the book of the same name by French war correspondent Paul Marchand, the film stars Niels Schneider as Marchand covering the Bosnian War in the 1990s. The cast also includes Vincent Rottiers and Ella Rumpf. The film, a coproduction of companies from Canada, France and Belgium, had its Canadian theatrical premiere at the Cinemania film festival on November 11, 2019, before premiering commercially on November 29. Cast * Niels Schneider as Paul Marchand * Ella Rumpf as Boba * Vincent Rottiers as Vincent * Clément Métayer as Philippe * Arieh Worthalter as Ken Doyle * Elisa Lasowski Elisa Wald-Lasowski (born 15 November 1984) is a French actress, most notable for her film and television work. She grew up in the Netherlands, Algeria and France. She is fluent in French, English, Spanish, Dutch and German. Acting Lasowski has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Giroux
Yan Giroux is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He won the Prix Iris for Best Screenplay, and was a nominee for Best Director, for his film ''For Those Who Don't Read Me (À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas)'' at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards The 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, the 21st overall ceremony in the history of the Quebec Cinema Awards, were held on June 2, 2019 in Montreal. Cinematographer Pierre Mignot also received the Iris Tribute. Winners and nominees Nominees and winners are: ... in 2019. He previously directed the short films ''Il faut que je parle à mon père'' (2007), ''Juste deux minutes'' (2010), ''Surveillant'' (2012), ''Mi nina mi vida'' (2014) and ''Lost Paradise Lost'' (2017), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
