''Magical Flowers'' (french: Les Fleurs magiques) is a Canadian dramatic

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, directed by

Jean-Marc Vallée Jean-Marc Vallée (March 9, 1963December 25, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker, film editor, and screenwriter. After studying film at the Université de Montréal, Vallée went on to make a number of critically acclaimed short films, including '' ...

and released in 1995.Marie-Claude Dionne, "Les Fleurs magiques". ''Séquences'', September/October 1995. The film stars

Marc-André Grondin Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Xavier Laflamme in the 2011 ice hockey film ''Goon''. He also played Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée's film '' C.R.A.Z.Y.'' (2005), for which he won a Jutr ...

as DJ, a young boy struggling to cope with his father's

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. The film won the

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for Best Theatrical Short Film at the

16th Genie Awards The 16th Genie Awards were held on January 14, 1996, to honour films released in 1995."Two films divide Genie spoils". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 15, 1996. The ceremony took place in Montreal at Société Radio-Canada's Studio 42. For the fi ...

."Three Genies for Le Confessionnal: Margaret's Museum wins six". ''

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'', January 15, 1996. A sequel, ''

Magical Words ''Magical Words'' (french: Les Mots magiques) is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and released in 1998. A thematic sequel to his 1995 short film ''Magical Flowers (Les Mots magiques)'',Marie-Claude Dionne, "Les Fleurs ...

(Les Mots magiques)'', was released in 1998. At the time, the two films were planned as part of a trilogy, with the third film to be titled ''Les Temps magiques'' ("Magical Times"), but the third film was never completed.

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* 1995 films 1995 drama films Best Theatrical Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 1995 short films Films directed by Jean-Marc Vallée French-language Canadian films Canadian drama short films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub