Tag: Sylvain Corbeil
Interview: Matthew Rankin – Universal Language (2024 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival)
Imagine Tim Hortons' signage were comically flipped from right to left, or the face on Canada’s banknote replaced with the haunting image of Louis...
Interview: Producer Sylvain Corbeil – Universal Language (2024 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival)
Marking his second decade as a film producer, I had the opportunity to sit down with Montreal-based Sylvain Corbeil at the 2024 Marrakech International...
Down in the Dumps: Anne Émond Throws Patrick Hivon & Piper Perabo Together in ‘Adam’
French-Canadian filmmaker Anne Émond has begun production into her first foray into English-language cinema (we imagine that this will be a bilingual film) with...
Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms
Ariane Louis-Seize's Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (winner of the Director's Award at Giornate degli Autori section in Venice Film Festival last year)...
Interview: Monia Chokri & Magalie Lépine Blondeau – The Nature of Love
In a creative output that saw her add a harvest of three feature films in the last five years, after 2019's A Brother's Love...
The Nature of Love | Review
Heart in the Right Place: Chokri Lets the Body & the Camera Do the Talking in Rom Dramedy
French Canadian filmmaker Monia Chokri adds another...
Interview: Charlotte Le Bon – Falcon Lake
Selected for the Directors' Fortnight in 2022, Charlotte Le Bon's assured directorial debut was among the highlights of the section and since its launch...
An Affair to Remember: Magalie Lépine Blondeau Toplines Monia Chokri’s “Simple Comme Sylvain”
Coming off the still-fresh release of her sophomore film in Babysitter (it was a Sundance world preem albeit virtual edition), production has already begun...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #65. Denis Côté’s Un été comme ça
Un été comme ça
Easily Canada's most prolific filmmaker, without exaggeration, Denis Côté has been on a film per year pace for the past dozen...
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...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #96. La femme de mon frère (My Brother’s Wife) – Monia Chokri
La femme de mon frère
French-Canadian actress Monia Chokri makes her directorial debut with My Brother’s Wife (La femme de mon frère). Produced by Nancy...
Video Interview: Maxime Giroux – The Great Darkened Days
From working with a text about a path that is crossed with improbable odds in Felix et Meira, to the alienating, but nonetheless road...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #18. Xavier Dolan’s Juste la fin du monde
Juste la fin du monde
Director: Xavier Dolan
Writer: Xavier Dolan
During the substantial critical praise following Mommy (which tied with Jean-Luc Godard for the Jury Prize...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #46. Denis Côté’s Boris Sans Beatrice
Boris Sans Beatrice
Director: Denis Côté
Writer: Denis Côté
French Canadian auteur Denis Côté fluctuates steadily between feature films and documentary, tending to win critical acclaim in...
Félix et Meira | Review
What’s Under the Hat?: Giroux Proposes Unorthodox Paradox
Confectioned with a what makes us different makes us the same counterargument, Maxime Giroux’s third feature is...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #179. Denis Côté’s Que ta joie demeure
Que ta joie demeure
Director: Denis Côté
Writer(s): Denis Côté
Producers: Metafilms' Sylvain Corbeil and Nancy Grant
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Guillaume Tremblay, Emilie Siguoin, Hamidou Savadogo, Ted...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #193. Maxime Giroux’s Félix et Meira
Félix et Meira
Director: Maxime Giroux
Writer: Maxime Giroux, Alex Laferrière
Producer: Metafilms' Sylvain Corbeil and Nancy Grant
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron
His skillset was...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #97. Denis Coté’s Vic & Flo ont vu un ours
Vic & Flo ont vu un ours
Director/Writer: Denis Côté
Producer(s): Metafilms' Sylvain Corbeil, Stéphanie Morissette (Camion)
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Marc-André Grondin, Romane Bohringer, Marie Brassard,...
