Some intriguing Québecois/Canadian films of interest. One of these is Luc Bourdon’s La mémoire des anges. For this production, director Bourdon compiled footage from over one hundred NFB films. This footage is all of Montréal from the 50s through to the 70s, and shows a different city to the one we live in today. While I didn’t care much for it (my review), it has been garnering some positive press elsewhere. Read more »
Hardly a surprise and well deserving of the win, Ce qu’il faut pour vivre has been named the Best Film for the 11th edition of the Jutra Awards. Borderline also garnered itself a few main awards. While hardly nominated for any of the major categories, the nominee-leader Babine took away most of the artistic categories, including Best Sound Design and Artistic Design. Read on for a list of all winners at this year’s Jutra Awards. Read more »
The mecca of the Québecois film industry arrives this Sunday with the 11th edition of the homegrown awards ceremony that celebrates the films, actors, directors, writers, producers, editors, sound mixers, animators, documentarians it is comprised of. Continue reading for a full list of nominees, my thoughts on potential winners, blunders, and why this year beats the hell out of last year’s Jutras. Feel free to leave your own comments as well! Read more »
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May 26, 2009 | Comments Off
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