''Fanmi'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by
Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers and
Carmine Pierre-Dufour
Carmine Pierre-Dufour is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. She is most noted as co-director with Emilie Mannering of the short film '' Mahalia Melts in the Rain'', which was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Bes ...
and released in 2021.
["Fanmi, un hommage aux liens familiaux"]
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, September 10, 2021. The film stars Mireille Metellus and
Marie-Évelyne Lessard as Monique and Martine, a mother and daughter who are supporting each other through difficult times as Martine's partner Simon has recently committed suicide, while Monique is awaiting the results of medical tests to determine whether or not she has a serious illness.
The film was included in
Telefilm Canada
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's Not Short on Talent program in the industry film market of the
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
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History
In ...
in 2021, but was not screened for the general public. It had its public premiere at the
2021 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, the 46th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held from September 9 to 18, 2021.Barry Hertz"TIFF planning ‘substantially bigger’ 2021 film festival compared to last year’ ...
.
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The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end ]Canada's Top Ten Canada's Top Ten is an annual honour, compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival and announced in December each year to identify and promote the year's best Canadian films."Canada's Top Ten awards will honour excellence in Canadian cinema" ...
list for 2021. It was a Canadian Screen Award
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nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards
The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were held on April 10, 2022, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2021.Etan Vlessing"Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Receive Canadian Screen Awards Special Honor" ''The Hollyw ...
, and a Prix Iris
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From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ...]
at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards."Dévoilement des finalistes aux Prix Iris 2022"
''CTVM'', April 14, 2022.
References
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2021 films
2021 short films
Canadian drama short films
Black Canadian films
Films shot in Montreal
Films set in Montreal
French-language Canadian films
2020s Canadian films
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