Legendary Quebec stage and screen star Janine Sutto died Tuesday in Montreal. She was 95.
Her son-in-law, Jean-Francois Lepine, in a statement confirmed her death due to natural causes after a short stay in palliative care. Born in Paris in 1921, Sutto and her family emigrated to Quebec in 1930.
During a 70-year career, she appeared in more than 75 TV series including Les Belles Histoires des pays d’en haut, Joie de vivre, Septième nord, Symphorien and Poivre et sel. Her film roles included Kamouraska, Congorama, La Capture and Route 132.
Sutto also made her name as the grande dame...
Her son-in-law, Jean-Francois Lepine, in a statement confirmed her death due to natural causes after a short stay in palliative care. Born in Paris in 1921, Sutto and her family emigrated to Quebec in 1930.
During a 70-year career, she appeared in more than 75 TV series including Les Belles Histoires des pays d’en haut, Joie de vivre, Septième nord, Symphorien and Poivre et sel. Her film roles included Kamouraska, Congorama, La Capture and Route 132.
Sutto also made her name as the grande dame...
- 3/28/2017
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Finalists include five from Asia and five from Europe.
The 6th Ties That Bind: Asia - Europe Producers Workshop has announced ten finalists for this year – five from Asia and five from Europe.
The producers will work together on developing their projects over two events.
The first will take place during the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy, April 29-May 3. The second, during the Busan International Film Festival (Oct 2-11).
Here are the finalists (further details below):
Karim Aitouna (France)
Women of the Weeping River, Hautlesmains Productions
Dir: Sheron Dayoc
Joenathann Alandy (Philippines)
Hypothalamus, Outpost Visual Frontier
Dir: Dwein Baltazar
Valérie Bournonville (Belgium)
Walkers, Tarantula
Dir: Olivier Meys
Weronika Czołnowska (Poland)
Baby, EasyBusyProductions
Dir: Kei Ishikawa
Antonin Dedet (France)
Black Stones, Neon Productions
Dir: Gyeong Tae Roh
Justin Deimen (Singapore)
Lanun, Silver Media Group
Dir: Chua Jingdu
Julius Ponten (Netherlands)
Fatu Adil, Habbekrats
Dir: Jim Taihuttu
Alina Yan Qui (China)
Mazu, Guardian of the...
The 6th Ties That Bind: Asia - Europe Producers Workshop has announced ten finalists for this year – five from Asia and five from Europe.
The producers will work together on developing their projects over two events.
The first will take place during the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy, April 29-May 3. The second, during the Busan International Film Festival (Oct 2-11).
Here are the finalists (further details below):
Karim Aitouna (France)
Women of the Weeping River, Hautlesmains Productions
Dir: Sheron Dayoc
Joenathann Alandy (Philippines)
Hypothalamus, Outpost Visual Frontier
Dir: Dwein Baltazar
Valérie Bournonville (Belgium)
Walkers, Tarantula
Dir: Olivier Meys
Weronika Czołnowska (Poland)
Baby, EasyBusyProductions
Dir: Kei Ishikawa
Antonin Dedet (France)
Black Stones, Neon Productions
Dir: Gyeong Tae Roh
Justin Deimen (Singapore)
Lanun, Silver Media Group
Dir: Chua Jingdu
Julius Ponten (Netherlands)
Fatu Adil, Habbekrats
Dir: Jim Taihuttu
Alina Yan Qui (China)
Mazu, Guardian of the...
- 3/26/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Finalists include five from Asia and five from Europe.
The 6th Ties That Bind: Asia - Europe Producers Workshop has announced ten finalists for this year – five from Asia and five from Europe.
The producers will work together on developing their projects over two events.
The first will take place during the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy, April 29-May 3. The second, during the Busan International Film Festival (Oct 2-11).
Here are the finalists (further details below):
Karim Aitouna (France)
Women of the Weeping River, Hautlesmains Productions
Dir: Sheron Dayoc
Joenathann Alandy (Philippines)
Hypothalamus, Outpost Visual Frontier
Dir: Dwein Baltazar
Valérie Bournonville (Belgium)
Walkers, Tarantula
Dir: Olivier Meys
Weronika Czołnowska (Poland)
Baby, EasyBusyProductions
Dir: Kei Ishikawa
Antonin Dedet (France)
Black Stones, Neon Productions
Dir: Gyeong Tae Roh
Justin Deimen (Singapore)
Lanun, Silver Media Group
Dir: Chua Jingdu
Julius Ponten (Netherlands)
Fatu Adil, Habbekrats
Dir: Jim Taihuttu
Alina Yan Qui (China)
Mazu, Guardian of the...
The 6th Ties That Bind: Asia - Europe Producers Workshop has announced ten finalists for this year – five from Asia and five from Europe.
The producers will work together on developing their projects over two events.
The first will take place during the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy, April 29-May 3. The second, during the Busan International Film Festival (Oct 2-11).
Here are the finalists (further details below):
Karim Aitouna (France)
Women of the Weeping River, Hautlesmains Productions
Dir: Sheron Dayoc
Joenathann Alandy (Philippines)
Hypothalamus, Outpost Visual Frontier
Dir: Dwein Baltazar
Valérie Bournonville (Belgium)
Walkers, Tarantula
Dir: Olivier Meys
Weronika Czołnowska (Poland)
Baby, EasyBusyProductions
Dir: Kei Ishikawa
Antonin Dedet (France)
Black Stones, Neon Productions
Dir: Gyeong Tae Roh
Justin Deimen (Singapore)
Lanun, Silver Media Group
Dir: Chua Jingdu
Julius Ponten (Netherlands)
Fatu Adil, Habbekrats
Dir: Jim Taihuttu
Alina Yan Qui (China)
Mazu, Guardian of the...
- 3/26/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Film: Monsieur Lazhar (2011) Cast includes: Mohamed Fellag (L'ennemi intime), Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx (C.R.A.Z.Y.), Brigitte Poupart (Congorama) Writer/Director: Philippe Falardeau (It's Not Me, I Swear!) Genre: Drama | Humor (94 minutes) French with subtitles The colors of Montreal's winter are "white, gray and dog piss yellow." In the snow-covered schoolyard, Alice reminds Simon, "Your turn for the milk." Simon goes ahead of the others, gets the milk and brings it around... but the classroom door is locked. Through the window, he sees the partially concealed body of Martine, their teacher. She's hanged herself from a pipe. In the moments before the other teachers have frantically herded the 6th graders back outside, Alice gets a glimpse, too. It'll be a long time before they get past the nightmares. The classroom is painted a different color. They bring in a psychologist to work with the kids. And Madame Vaillancourt is trying...
- 4/27/2012
- by Leslie Sisman
- Moviefone
While Sundance still gets the headlines, the last few years have seen the film strand of South By Southwest, the Austin, Texas cultural conference, become just as vital to the movie world as Robert Redford's baby. The past few festivals alone witnessed some of the best movies of their respective years debut, from low-budget indies like "The Puffy Chair," "Beeswax," "Tiny Furniture" and "Cold Weather" to more mainstream fare like "I Love You Man," "Adventureland" and "Bridesmaids," to international genre hits like "Kill List," "Attack The Block" and "Monsters."
It's certainly one of the highlights of our cinematic calendar, and there's no reason to think that the 2012 installment, which kicks off on Friday with the world premiere of Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's eagerly anticipated horror-comedy "The Cabin In The Woods," will disappoint. From looking through the program, we could be here all day talking about the films that are piquing our interest,...
It's certainly one of the highlights of our cinematic calendar, and there's no reason to think that the 2012 installment, which kicks off on Friday with the world premiere of Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's eagerly anticipated horror-comedy "The Cabin In The Woods," will disappoint. From looking through the program, we could be here all day talking about the films that are piquing our interest,...
- 3/6/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
In an early scene in Philippe Falardeau’s “Monsieur Lazhar,” a young child discovers that his teacher has committed suicide, hanging herself from the rafters of their classroom. Rather than become the starting point for a dreary psychological examination of the relationship between teacher and student, this controversial action serves as the impetus for introducing the film’s title character as her replacement. Adapted by Falardeau from a play by Évelyne de la Chenelière, “Monsieur Lazhar” does not shy away from the emotionally scarring action of the children’s former teacher. Rather, it follows the process of Algerian immigrant Bachir Lazhar acclimating himself to a new classroom environment, all the while fighting for his ability to remain in Canada as a citizen. This is Falardeau’s fourth feature, following “The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge,” “Congorama,” and “It’s Not...
- 1/24/2012
- Indiewire
With its intensely concentrated industry buzz and high profile bidding wars, Sundance is one of the few places where filmmakers’ careers can be transformed overnight. But writer/director Philippe Falardeau says he’s not looking for a Cinderella moment when his French-language feature Monsieur Lazhar screens out of competition in Park City this week as part of the fest’s Spotlight program. The film — about a mild but mysterious Algerian immigrant to Montreal, Canada, (Mohamed Falleg) hired to replace a school teacher who has committed suicide — has already picked U.S. distribution through Music Box Films, a slot as Canada’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and a handful of festival honors, including the Audience Award at the Locarno Film Festival and Best Canadian Feature honors at the Toronto International Film Festival. Besides, Falardeau says he’s already had his big, transformative moment, and it came...
- 1/20/2012
- by Todd Longwell
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Monsieur Lazhar
Directed by Philippe Falardeau
Written by Philippe Falardeau
Canada, 2011
Monsieur Lazhar arrives at Tiff within the Special Presentations programme from festival darling Phillippe Falardreau (La Moitié gauche du frigo, Congorama, C’est pas moi, je le jure!) in astutedly breathtaking and heartfelt fashion. Blending the sometimes complex relationships between teachers and students in a delicate character study- the screenplay was expanded from a one-character play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere- reveals an almost fable-like tale of loss and light seen through the globalized lens of contemporary Montreal school culture.
The film opens on a tragic event involving the suicide of a well-liked elementary school teacher whose body is later discovered in her classroom by two of her students. The story of recovery though is seen mainly through the perspective of Bachir Lazhar, played with delighted nuance by Monhamned Fellag who steps in as the emergency replacement tasked with...
Directed by Philippe Falardeau
Written by Philippe Falardeau
Canada, 2011
Monsieur Lazhar arrives at Tiff within the Special Presentations programme from festival darling Phillippe Falardreau (La Moitié gauche du frigo, Congorama, C’est pas moi, je le jure!) in astutedly breathtaking and heartfelt fashion. Blending the sometimes complex relationships between teachers and students in a delicate character study- the screenplay was expanded from a one-character play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere- reveals an almost fable-like tale of loss and light seen through the globalized lens of contemporary Montreal school culture.
The film opens on a tragic event involving the suicide of a well-liked elementary school teacher whose body is later discovered in her classroom by two of her students. The story of recovery though is seen mainly through the perspective of Bachir Lazhar, played with delighted nuance by Monhamned Fellag who steps in as the emergency replacement tasked with...
- 11/2/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar was officially named Canada’s submission the foreign-film Oscar competition, selected from a field of 34 eligible entries. A total of sixty-five countries will submit their national selections, from which a shortlist of five nominees will be chosen for balloting. Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards will be announced Jan. 24, 2012. Gregory Ashman recently reviewed the film after the premiere over at the Toronto International Film Festival and nothing but high prasie. Here is what he had to say:
“Monsieur Lazhar arrives at Tiff within the Special Presentations programme from festival darling Phillippe Falardreau (La Moitié gauche du frigo, Congorama, C’est pas moi, je le jure!) in astutedly breathtaking and heartfelt fashion. Blending the sometimes complex relationships between teachers and students in a delicate character study- the screenplay was expanded from a one-character play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere- reveals an almost fable-like tale of loss...
“Monsieur Lazhar arrives at Tiff within the Special Presentations programme from festival darling Phillippe Falardreau (La Moitié gauche du frigo, Congorama, C’est pas moi, je le jure!) in astutedly breathtaking and heartfelt fashion. Blending the sometimes complex relationships between teachers and students in a delicate character study- the screenplay was expanded from a one-character play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere- reveals an almost fable-like tale of loss...
- 9/23/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Toronto International Film Festival ended yesterday and I have to say, it is the most exhausting film festival I have ever attended. Even compared to Fantasia, which runs nearly four weeks long, Tiff manages to suck all my energy. Perhaps the main reason why I find it so tiring is because screenings start as early as 9:00 Am and go until midnight, and somewhere in between you have to find time to write about the festival. This year’s Cadillac People Choice Award winner was a bit of a surprise, awarded to a film that no one I know saw, Nadine Labaki’s Where do We Go Now, a film Tiff describes as: “heartwarming tale of a group of women’s determination to protect their isolated, mine-encircled community from the pervasive and divisive outside forces that threaten to destroy it from within”. Our crew posted thier list of their...
- 9/19/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Monsieur Lazhar
Directed by Philippe Falardeau
Written by Philippe Falardeau
Canada, 2011
Monsieur Lazhar arrives at Tiff within the Special Presentations programme from festival darling Phillippe Falardreau (La Moitié gauche du frigo, Congorama, C’est pas moi, je le jure!) in astutedly breathtaking and heartfelt fashion. Blending the sometimes complex relationships between teachers and students in a delicate character study- the screenplay was expanded from a one-character play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere- reveals an almost fable-like tale of loss and light seen through the globalized lens of contemporary Montreal school culture.
The film opens on a tragic event involving the suicide of a well-liked elementary school teacher whose body is later discovered in her classroom by two of her students. The story of recovery though is seen mainly through the perspective of Bachir Lazhar, played with delighted nuance by Monhamned Fellag who steps in as the emergency replacement tasked with...
Directed by Philippe Falardeau
Written by Philippe Falardeau
Canada, 2011
Monsieur Lazhar arrives at Tiff within the Special Presentations programme from festival darling Phillippe Falardreau (La Moitié gauche du frigo, Congorama, C’est pas moi, je le jure!) in astutedly breathtaking and heartfelt fashion. Blending the sometimes complex relationships between teachers and students in a delicate character study- the screenplay was expanded from a one-character play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere- reveals an almost fable-like tale of loss and light seen through the globalized lens of contemporary Montreal school culture.
The film opens on a tragic event involving the suicide of a well-liked elementary school teacher whose body is later discovered in her classroom by two of her students. The story of recovery though is seen mainly through the perspective of Bachir Lazhar, played with delighted nuance by Monhamned Fellag who steps in as the emergency replacement tasked with...
- 9/17/2011
- by Gregory Ashman
- SoundOnSight
Toronto – Canadian government coin for local indie production continues to flow.
Telefilm Canada, Ottawa's film financier, on Friday said it will hand out more than $25 million in funding to French-language movies over the current year through the Canada Feature Film Fund.
And the Ontario Media Development Corp., which hands out film tax credits to Canadian and Hollywood producers shooting locally, on Friday named Pinewood Toronto Studios chairman Paul Bronfman and four other industry players to its board of directors.
The latest round of financing from Telefilm Canada has seen $7 million going into six Quebec films, including "Bashir Lazhar," the latest feature from Writer-director Philippe Falardeau ("Congorama").
Based on the stage play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere, "Bashir Lazhar" portrays an Algerian refugee to Quebec who replaces a school-teacher who hanged herself, only to be faced at school by a group of traumatized pupils and Canadian immigration hurdles.
Luc Dery and Kim McCraw will produce,...
Telefilm Canada, Ottawa's film financier, on Friday said it will hand out more than $25 million in funding to French-language movies over the current year through the Canada Feature Film Fund.
And the Ontario Media Development Corp., which hands out film tax credits to Canadian and Hollywood producers shooting locally, on Friday named Pinewood Toronto Studios chairman Paul Bronfman and four other industry players to its board of directors.
The latest round of financing from Telefilm Canada has seen $7 million going into six Quebec films, including "Bashir Lazhar," the latest feature from Writer-director Philippe Falardeau ("Congorama").
Based on the stage play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere, "Bashir Lazhar" portrays an Algerian refugee to Quebec who replaces a school-teacher who hanged herself, only to be faced at school by a group of traumatized pupils and Canadian immigration hurdles.
Luc Dery and Kim McCraw will produce,...
- 4/30/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MONTREAL -- Congorama, a subdued comedy about a Belgian man discovering his roots in rural Quebec, grabbed top honors Sunday night at the Prix Jutras, Quebec's film awards.
The French-language feature, which closed the Directors' Fortnight at last year's Festival de Cannes, earned Philippe Falardeau the best director and best screenplay trophies, and producers Luc Dery and Kim McCraw the Jutra for best film.
In addition, Congorama's Paul Ahmarani and Olivier Gourmet shared the best actor prize, while co-star Gabriel Arcand grabbed the trophy for best supporting actor.
The other big winner at this year's Jutras was the Rwanda drama Un dimanche a Kigali, which nabbed six trophies, all in craft categories. These included Pierre Mignot earning the best cinematography prize, Jorane getting the prize for best original music, and Michele Hamel earning the Jutra for best costumes.
Robert Favreau's Un dimanche a Kigali also earned a best art direction prize for Andre-Line Beauparlant, the best sound prized shared by Claude La Haye, Hans Peter Strobl, Marie-Claude Gagne, and the prize for best makeup by Marie-Angele Breitner.
The French-language feature, which closed the Directors' Fortnight at last year's Festival de Cannes, earned Philippe Falardeau the best director and best screenplay trophies, and producers Luc Dery and Kim McCraw the Jutra for best film.
In addition, Congorama's Paul Ahmarani and Olivier Gourmet shared the best actor prize, while co-star Gabriel Arcand grabbed the trophy for best supporting actor.
The other big winner at this year's Jutras was the Rwanda drama Un dimanche a Kigali, which nabbed six trophies, all in craft categories. These included Pierre Mignot earning the best cinematography prize, Jorane getting the prize for best original music, and Michele Hamel earning the Jutra for best costumes.
Robert Favreau's Un dimanche a Kigali also earned a best art direction prize for Andre-Line Beauparlant, the best sound prized shared by Claude La Haye, Hans Peter Strobl, Marie-Claude Gagne, and the prize for best makeup by Marie-Angele Breitner.
- 2/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Quebec films dominated nearly all the major categories as nominations for the Genies, Canada's top film honors, were unveiled Tuesday in Toronto.
In the best picture competiton, Ivan Reitman-produced Trailer Park Boys: The Movie was the lone English-language Canadian entry. It will face off against four Quebecois films: Erik Canuel's Bon Cop, Bad Cop, Charles Biname's Maurice Richard/The Rocket, Jean-Francois Pouliot's Guide De La Petite Vengeance and Robert Favreau's Un Dimanche A Kigali.
The same quartet of French-language filmmakers surfaced again in the best director category, an all-Quebecois affair rounded out by La Vie Secrete Des Gens Heureux helmer Stephane Lapointe.
"Maurice Richard/The Rocket," a French-language drama about the legendary hockey player, led the Genies field with 13 nominations, followed by bilingual buddy comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop with 10 nominations.
Terry Gilliam's Tideland, a British-Canadian co-production, grabbed five craft nominations and a best actress nod for Jodelle Ferland, while Julia Kwan's Eve and the Fire Horse earned a best supporting actress nomination for Vivian Wu and a best supporting actor nomination for Lester Chit-Man Chan. Otherwise, English-language Canadian movies, which garner a paltry 1% of cinema screen-time nationwide, look set to play second fiddle to their French-language counterparts when the Genies are handed out next month. Quebec films similarly overshadow the acting categories, with Colm Feore (Bon Cop) going up against Roy Dupuis (Maurice Richard), Belgian actor Olivier Gourmet (Congorama), Patrick Huard (Bon Cop) and Luc Picard (Un Dimanche A Kigali) in the best actor competition.
In the best actress category, Sigourney Weaver, nominated for her role in Snow Cake, will challenge Julie Le Breton (Maurice Richard), Fatou N'Diaye (Un Dimanche A Kigali), veteran Quebec star Ginette Reno (Le Secret De Ma Mere) and Jodelle Ferland (Tideland).
The Genie nominations, which came on the second day of Canada's actors strike, were announced at a Toronto press conference with no nominated directors or actors on hand for the assembled media.
In the best picture competiton, Ivan Reitman-produced Trailer Park Boys: The Movie was the lone English-language Canadian entry. It will face off against four Quebecois films: Erik Canuel's Bon Cop, Bad Cop, Charles Biname's Maurice Richard/The Rocket, Jean-Francois Pouliot's Guide De La Petite Vengeance and Robert Favreau's Un Dimanche A Kigali.
The same quartet of French-language filmmakers surfaced again in the best director category, an all-Quebecois affair rounded out by La Vie Secrete Des Gens Heureux helmer Stephane Lapointe.
"Maurice Richard/The Rocket," a French-language drama about the legendary hockey player, led the Genies field with 13 nominations, followed by bilingual buddy comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop with 10 nominations.
Terry Gilliam's Tideland, a British-Canadian co-production, grabbed five craft nominations and a best actress nod for Jodelle Ferland, while Julia Kwan's Eve and the Fire Horse earned a best supporting actress nomination for Vivian Wu and a best supporting actor nomination for Lester Chit-Man Chan. Otherwise, English-language Canadian movies, which garner a paltry 1% of cinema screen-time nationwide, look set to play second fiddle to their French-language counterparts when the Genies are handed out next month. Quebec films similarly overshadow the acting categories, with Colm Feore (Bon Cop) going up against Roy Dupuis (Maurice Richard), Belgian actor Olivier Gourmet (Congorama), Patrick Huard (Bon Cop) and Luc Picard (Un Dimanche A Kigali) in the best actor competition.
In the best actress category, Sigourney Weaver, nominated for her role in Snow Cake, will challenge Julie Le Breton (Maurice Richard), Fatou N'Diaye (Un Dimanche A Kigali), veteran Quebec star Ginette Reno (Le Secret De Ma Mere) and Jodelle Ferland (Tideland).
The Genie nominations, which came on the second day of Canada's actors strike, were announced at a Toronto press conference with no nominated directors or actors on hand for the assembled media.
MONTREAL -- Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinema announced its full lineup Tuesday, with Philippe Falardeau's Congorama set to kick off the festival's milestone 35th edition on Oct. 18. Pedro Almodovar's Volver will close the festival Oct. 26. With a focus on innovation and new media, FNC director Claude Chamberlain unveiled 189 films from 39 countries -- comprising 111 features and 78 shorts -- that run from the somber to the surreal. Included are such dramas as 12:08 East of Bucharest, by Romania's Corneliu Porumboiu, and South Korean filmmaker Chang-ho Cho's The Peter Pan Formula. One sidebar will focus on genre groundbreakers like Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast-Food Grifters, a film with photo-scan animation from Japan's Mamoru Oshii, and director Satoshi Kon's Paprika, an animated feature that uses more conventional filmmaking techniques.
- 10/3/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MONTREAL -- Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinema announced its full lineup Tuesday, with Philippe Falardeau's Congorama set to kick off the festival's milestone 35th edition on Oct. 18. Pedro Almodovar's Volver will close the festival Oct. 26. With a focus on innovation and new media, FNC director Claude Chamberlain unveiled 189 films from 39 countries -- comprising 111 features and 78 shorts -- that run from the somber to the surreal. Included are such dramas as 12:08 East of Bucharest, by Romania's Corneliu Porumboiu, and South Korean filmmaker Chang-ho Cho's The Peter Pan Formula. One sidebar will focus on genre groundbreakers like Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast-Food Grifters, a film with photo-scan animation from Japan's Mamoru Oshii, and director Satoshi Kon's Paprika, an animated feature that uses more conventional filmmaking techniques.
- 10/3/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- Quebec director Philippe Falardeau's Congorama on Friday captured the top jury prize at the 26th annual Atlantic Film Festival, which wraps Saturday. Falardeau's film about an eccentric inventor who travels to Quebec to search for his family grabbed the best Canadian feature trophy after closing the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes and receiving critical praise in Toronto. The best Canadian documentary prize went to Jennifer Baichwal's Manufactured Landscapes, which also earned the best Canadian feature award in Toronto. And Toronto-based Megan Martin took the best Canadian short award for Ninth Street Chronicles, which stars Samantha Weinstein and Tommy Lioutas.
- 9/22/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
OTTAWA -- Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinema on Tuesday said Philippe Falardeau's French language drama Congorama will open its 35th edition Oct. 18. Falardeau's second feature about a Belgian inventor, played by Belgian actor Olivier Gourmet (The Son), who travels to rural Quebec in search of his ancestors, recently closed the Directors' Fortnight sidebar in Cannes and will unspool at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival in early September around the same time that Christal Films releases the French language drama theatrically in Quebec.
- 7/25/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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