The 2022 edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma, the 51st edition in the event's history, took place from October 5 to 16, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was marked by a return to full in-theatre staging following the COVID-19 pandemic having forced the festival to proceed fully or partially online in 2020 and 2021. The festival opened with

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's film '' Falcon Lake'', and closed with

Léa Mysius Léa Mysius (born 4 April 1989) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2017, she made her feature directorial debut with the film '' Ava'', which premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival where it won the SACD Award. Her second feature f ...

's ''

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(Les Cinq diables)''.

Awards

Award winners were announced on October 15 at the conclusion of the festival.Charles-Henri Ramond
"(FNC) – Palmarès de l’édition 2022"
''Films du Québec'', October 16, 2022.

Official selections

International Competition

National Competition

International Panorama

The New Alchemists (Les Nouveaux alchimistes)

The Essentials (Les Incontournables)

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Special Presentations

History of Cinema

Retrospective: Bruce LaBruce, Tender and Transgressive

International Competition for Short Films

National Competition for Short Films

Special Presentations Short Films

The short films of

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The New Alchemists, Short Films

RPCÉ Canadian Student Short Film Competition

Student short films not in competition

P'tits loups

Short film program of animation for children.

FNC Explore

Virtual reality projects.

Estival

Film screenings that were held at an outdoor venue in August, several weeks before the regular festival program.

References

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October 2022 events in Canada