''Oh What a Wonderful Feeling'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by

François Jaros François Jaros (born October 15, 1985) is a Canadian film and television director from Montreal, Quebec. He is a two-time winner of the award for Best Live Action Short Film at the Prix Jutra/Iris, winning at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015 for ...

and released in 2016."The bigger, meaner world of François Jaros' Oh What A Wonderful Feeling"
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'', May 16, 2016. The film, an experimental drama described by Jaros as one in which he wanted "to have the narrative just outside of the frame; to suggest that there’s a bigger world, a bigger thing and something maybe meaner, more strange happening", largely depicts actions driven by offscreen events and features very little spoken dialogue. The film's cast includes Patrice Beauchesne, Frédérike Bédard, Ellen David, Dany Gange, Catherine Hughes, Tania Kontoyanni, François Lambert, Dominique Laurence, Marguerite Laurence, Louis Negin, Sarah Pellerin, Karelle Tremblay and Zachary Tremblay. The film premiered at the

2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 Marc ...

, in the Semaine de la critique stream. The film was a shortlisted Prix Iris nominee for

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at the

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. At the

5th Canadian Screen Awards The 5th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 12, 2017, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2016. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2017. Awards in many of the technical categor ...

, the film was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama."2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed"
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