Montreal-based Fake Studio’s director of visual effects maestro Marc Côté brought along examples of its collaborations in works from Denis Villeneuve’s exquisite short film/2008 Cannes winner Next Floor and a sampling of portions of renderings and footage from Jean Marc Vallée’s highly; anticipated The Young Victoria.
With Eran Kolirin's The Band's Visit out of the foreign Oscar picture, IONCINEMA.com predicts a four-way race between audience faves Persepolis, The Counterfeiters, 4 months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and Caramel. Mexico's The Orphanage has the best chance at completing the 5 pack. That said everything else is just a formality. The final five picks will be announced on Jan. 22. The Oscar ceremony takes place Feb. 24.
The Festival du Nouveau Cinema is a staple event for the hardcore Montreal cinephile – it’s an event that quality-wise collects the edgier, controversial fair from the international film circuit and in recent years has started to promote not only new media film forms but the local (Quebecois) auteur cinema.