The Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma (AQCC) is a

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organization of film critics from

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. Formed in 1973, the organization currently presents two annual awards, the

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for best Quebec film of the year and an award for best international film of the year,Olivier Du Ruisseau
"2022, faste année cinéma"
''

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'', December 31, 2022. as well as sponsoring awards at various Quebec film festivals, including the

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, the Saguenay International Short Film Festival, the

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and the

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. The organization's current president is Claire Valade, a critic for the film journals ''Panorama-cinéma'' and '' Séquences''. In 2013, the organization celebrated its 40th anniversary by sponsoring a special screening series of classic Quebec films at the

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.Charles-Henri Ramond
"L’AQCC a quarante ans"
''Films du Québec'', November 11, 2013.

Awards

Best International Film

References

External links

* Canadian film critics associations Organizations based in Montreal 1973 establishments in Quebec {{Canada-org-stub