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Festival International Du Cinéma Francophone En Acadie
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (trans: International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie), or FICFA, is a francophone international film festival held annually in Moncton, New Brunswick. Ici Radio-Canada, November 21, 2019. Since its creation in 1987, FICFA has grown to become the largest film festival in New Brunswick and one of the largest international film festivals in |
Moncton
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. As of the 2024 Statistics Canada estimates, the city had a population of 97,523. The metropolitan population in 2024 was 188,036, making it the fastest growing census metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada for the year with a growth rate of 5.1%. Its land area is . Although the Moncton area was first settled in 1733, Moncton was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania German immigrants from Philadelphia. Initially an agricultural settlement, Moncton was not incorporated until 1855. It was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton, the British officer who had captu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renée Blanchar
Renée Blanchar (born May 19, 1964) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and screenwriter. She is most noted as a two-time winner of the award for Best Atlantic Documentary at the Atlantic International Film Festival, winning in 2018 for ''Shadow Men (Nos hommes dans l'ouest)'' and in 2021 for ''The Silence (Le Silence)''. A native of Caraquet, New Brunswick, she is an alumna of the University of Ottawa and the La Fémis film school in Paris, France. While at La Fémis, she was selected as a member of the feature film jury at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, after Francis Ford Coppola and jury president Wim Wenders sought out a film student to serve on the jury as a youth voice. In addition to its win at AIFF, ''The Silence'' won the award for Best Acadian Feature at the 2020 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, and was shortlisted for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards. Filmography Film * 1986 — ''7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borderline (2008 Film)
''Borderline'' is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Lyne Charlebois and co-written with Marie-Sissi Labrèche, based on her novels ''Borderline'' and ''La Brèche''. Synopsis The film follows Kiki, a graduate student in Montreal living with borderline personality disorder. Through flashbacks, the viewer learns of her past: an unknown father and a mentally ill mother who was later institutionalized. While she was raised by her grandmother, the effects of Kiki's family trauma show in her using physical intimacy to avoid emotional intimacy. With her grandmother being on the verge of death, Kiki tries to cope with how her actions have wrecked her relationships with friends, alongside the emptiness of her current affair with her thesis advisor. As she turns thirty, Kiki meets her most painful love: herself. Cast * Isabelle Blais as Kiki (20 & 30 years old) * Jean-Hugues Anglade as Tcheky * Angèle Coutu as Mémé * Sylvie Drapeau as Mère de Kiki / Kiki's Mother * Laurence Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyne Charlebois
Lyne Charlebois is a Canadian film and television director, most noted as the director and cowriter of the 2008 film '' Borderline''."Borderline director aims for provocative, not perverse; Charlebois's debut is dark portrait of troubled soul". ''The Gazette (Montreal)'', February 4, 2008. Charlebois began her career as a photographer, who had one of her first jobs in the film industry shooting promotional stills for Jean-Claude Lauzon's 1987 film ''Night Zoo''. She then became a music video director for artists including Daniel Bélanger and Laurence Jalbert. She won a Prix Félix for Best Video in 1991 for Marjo's "Je sais, je sais", and was a three-time Juno Award nominee for Best Music Video for Spirit of the West's "Political" at the Juno Awards of 1992, Mae Moore's "Bohemia" at the Juno Awards of 1993 and for Gogh Van Go's "Tunnel of Trees" at the Juno Awards of 1995. She won the award in 1995. She subsequently worked in television, directing episodes of ''Bliss'', ''Tabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Blais
Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais (born June 21, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actress and singer. History Isabelle Blais was born on June 21, 1975, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec. She quickly charmed critics by her stage interpretation of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and in 2001, won their attention for her role in ''Soft Shell Man'' by André Turpin. In 2002, she appeared in ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' by George Clooney. In 2003, she was awarded a Jutra Award for "Best Supporting Actress" for her role in ''Québec-Montréal'' by Ricardo Trogi. In the same year, appeared in ''The Barbarian Invasions'', by Denys Arcand. In 2004, she appeared in a leading role in ''Les Aimants'', by Yves Pelletier, for which she was nominated for a second Jutra Award, for Best Actress, as well as being nominated for a Genie Award for Best Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigue Jean
Rodrigue Jean (born in Caraquet, New Brunswick) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer of Acadian origin. He has been a theatre director, dancer and choreographer. Life and work While pursuing university studies, he developed in the 1980s a practice as a dancer and choreographer. Thomas Waugh, ''Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas''. Carleton University Press, 2006. . p. 434. In 1986, he went to Japan to train with Tanaka Min. With Tedi Tafel (choreography and performance), Jacques Perron (photography) and Monique Jean (music), he founded Les Productions de l'Os in 1986. A series of performances resulted from this collaboration, which culminated in 1989 with the creation of his first choreographed short film, '' La déroute''. In 1995, he directed a documentary, '' La voix des rivières'', on Acadians of New-Brunswick, with the support of the National Film Board in Acadia, as well as two short fiction films, '' La mémo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Song (film)
''Lost Song'' is a 2008 drama film by Canadian director Rodrigue Jean. The film focuses on a couple's struggle with postpartum depression. It won the Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Plot After the birth of their firstborn baby, Pierre and Élisabeth drive to the country to stay with his mother. The still-unnamed baby is restless, refuses to breastfeed and is having trouble sleeping. When Pierre must return to work, Élisabeth is left alone with the baby. Perplexed as to what to do, she leaves the baby in the care of her overly attentive mother-in-law Louise. Spending time with teenaged neighbor Naomi, Élisabeth finds comfort in the girl's friendship. As the pressure mounts to baptize the baby, Élisabeth considers taking a desperate action. Cast Reception On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, ''Lost Song'' has an approval rating of 67% based on 6 critics' reviews. Brian D. Johnson of ''Maclean's'' wrote, "This story of a woman’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Monique Robin
Marie-Monique Robin (; born 15 June 1960, Poitou-Charentes) is a French TV journalist and documentary filmmaker. She generally issues books and documentary films together on the topics she investigates, in order to make more people aware of the issues she studies. Her work has been recognized by numerous awards: the 1995 Albert Londres Prize for ''Voleurs d'yeux'' (1994), an exposé about organ theft; best political documentary award from the French Senate for ''Escadrons de la mort, l'école française'' (2003), her film about France's transfer of counter-insurgency techniques (including torture) to Argentina; and the Rachel Carson Prize for ''Le monde selon Monsanto'' (2008), her film on Monsanto and challenges to the environment from its products, including GMOs. Early life Marie-Monique Robin was born in 1960 and grew up in the Deux-Sèvres, where her parents were farmers. She studied political science at the University of Saarbrücken and graduated from university teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World According To Monsanto
''The World According to Monsanto'' is a 2008 film directed by Marie-Monique Robin. Originally released in French as ''Le monde selon Monsanto'', the film is based on Robin's three-year-long investigation into the corporate practices around the world of the United States multinational corporation, Monsanto. ''The World According to Monsanto'' is also the title of a book written by Robin. Synopsis The film reports many controversies surrounding the use and promotion of genetically modified seeds, polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs), Agent Orange, and bovine growth hormone. Cases in the United States (including Anniston, Alabama), Canada, India, Mexico, Paraguay, the United Kingdom (Scotland) and France, are explored, claiming that the Monsanto corporation's collusion with governments, pressure tactics, suppression and manipulation of scientific data, and extra-legal practices aided the company's attempts at dominating global agriculture. Scientists, representatives of the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Côté
Denis Côté (born November 16, 1973) is a Canada, Canadian independent filmmaker and producer living in Quebec, of Brayon origin. His experimental films have been shown at major film festivals around the world. Life and career Côté was born in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada. He studied film at Collège Ahuntsic in Montreal and founded Nihil Productions around 1994. He made a number of short films, including ''Kosovolove'' (2000) and ''La sphatte'' (2003). He has also been a film critic on radio, at ici (magazine), ici magazine from 1999 to 2005, and vice-president of the Quebec association of film critics (''Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma'', or AQCC). In 2005, his first feature film, ''Drifting States (Les états nordiques)'', won the Golden Leopard - Video at the Locarno International Film Festival (in a tie with ''The Masseur''), as well as the Woosuk Award (Indie Vision) at the Jeonju International Film Festival. His 2007 film ''Our Private Lives ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All That She Wants (film)
''All That She Wants'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Côté and released in 2008. The film centres on Coralie (Eve Duranceau), a young girl living with her stepfather Jacob (Normand Lévesque), who keeps her isolated for her protection due to his criminal past; however, Coralie is preparing to rebel against her circumstances. The film's cast also includes Laurent Lucas, , and Olivier Aubin. The film premiered on August 10, 2008 at the Locarno Film Festival. It won the festival's award for Best Direction. Release ''All That She Wants'' was released on DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any ki ... and video-on-demand on July 7, 2009 by . References External links * 2008 drama films Canadian drama films 2000s French-language films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amor Hakkar
Amor Hakkar (Arabic: عمر حكار; born 1 January 1958), is an Algerian filmmaker as well as a producer, screenwriter and actor currently active in French film industry. He owns the film production company "Sarah Films". Personal life He was born on 1 January 1958 in mountainous village Aurès in Khenchela region of Algeria. At the age of 6 months, he arrived France with his parents. Since then, they lived in Besançon, a slum, the city of Founottes. His father Chays Hakkar influenced him to pursuing scientific studies. Career In 1990, Hakkar directed his first short film titled ''Teach me to count to infinity''. Then in 1992, he made the first feature film ''Bad Time for a Thug''. It was a collaborative work with Pierre-Loup Rajot, Sylvie Fennec and Serge Giamberardino and produced by the company Rage au cœur films. In 1994, he began filming in France and Italy the film ''Ailleurs c'est beau aussi'' with Mado Maurin and Pierre Remund. Then in 1998, Hakkar moved to his nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
