Tag: Cinema of Quebec
Jesse Noah Klein, Meryam Joobeur, Heather Young & Matthew Rankin Among Telefilm Canada Coin Recipients
Telefilm Canada announces has committed almost 13 million dollars to 21 feature-length films (English market). Almost 300 projects were submitted. At the top of...
2022 Gala Québec Cinéma: Ivan Grbovic’s “Drunken Birds” Sweeps Quebec Oscars (Iris)
The TIFF Platform comp title, official selection for Canada for Best International Feature Film category and sophomore feature by Ivan Grbovic was crowned Best...
Video Interview: Pascal Plante – Nadia, Butterfly | Cannes 2020 Label
Receiving that phone call that you've been accepted into the Cannes Film Festival surely never gets old but what if your film was selected...
Video Interview: Jeanne Leblanc – Our Own (Les nôtres)
Insular and close-knit communities are great at keeping unwanted problems (or people) at bay, but want happens when social woes mushroom from within? Passive...
My Salinger Year | Review
Raise High the Roofbeams, Cinema: Falardeau’s Warm Homage Clangs Carpe Diem
“I think that one of these days…you’re going to find out where you want...
Matthias and Maxime | Review
Peas & Carrots: Dolan Gets Caught in a Bad Romance
Xavier Dolan devotees will be happy to note his latest feature, the treacly melodrama Matthias...
Most Wanted | Review
Canada Dry: Roby Runs Circles in Derivative Poliziotteschi
Most Wanted (or as it was released in Canada, Target Number One), the fifth feature from French...
Award AGE: Iris Awards (Quebec) – Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone Wins Best Picture
Among the final national award ceremonies celebrating 2019 cinema, the Iris Awards (aka Quebec Oscars) follows in the footsteps of the Canadian Screen Awards....
No Adult Supervision: Monia Chokri Casts Herself & Nadia Tereszkiewicz in “Baby-sitter”
Late last month we learned that Monia Chokri has found her quartet of players for her sophomore feature film set to begin production this...
The Fabulous Destiny of…: Sara Montpetit Leads Suitors in Sébastien Pilote’s Maria Chapdelaine
Skipping school certainly contains its perks. First time actress (and climate change activist) Sara Montpetit has landed the lead role in Sébastien Pilote's fourth...
Interview: Philippe Lesage – Genèse
A thematic follow-up to his fiction debut The Demons (2015), Genèse is linked to Philippe Lesage’s earlier film in more ways than one -...
IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Philippe Lesage’s Top Ten Films of All Time List
Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of visionary filmmakers? With this month's IONCINEPHILE we look back at...
IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Philippe Lesage – Genèse (Genesis)
IONCINEMA.com’s IONCINEPHILE of the Month feature focuses on an emerging creator from the world of cinema. This month, we feature Canadian filmmaker Philippe Lesage...
La femme de mon frère | 2019 Cannes Film Festival Review
Is There a Doctorate in the House? Chokri Skids and Skates without Moving
Moving from her award-winning short Quelqu'un d’extraordinaire (2013) debut which dealt with...
2019 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Xavier Dolan’s Matthias and Maxime
Twice in competition and twice a winner, after winning the Jury Prize (unofficial 3rd place) in 2014 for Mommy and the Grand Prix (unofficial...
Monia Chokri’s La Femme De Mon Frère | 2019 Cannes Film Festival
After dealing with separation necessity in her award-winning short Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire (2013), Monia Chokri's deals in separation anxiety with La Femme de mon frère (A Brother’s...