Felix and Meira

Felix and Meira

Film poster
Directed by Maxime Giroux
Produced by Sylvain Corbeil
Nancy Grant
Written by Maxime Giroux
Alexandre Laferrière
Starring Martin Dubreuil
Luzer Twersky
Hadas Yaron
Music by Olivier Alary
Cinematography Sara Mishara
Edited by Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Production
company
Metafilms
Distributed by Funfilm
Release dates
  • 7 September 2014 (2014-09-07) (TIFF)
Running time
 105 minutes
Country Canada
Language Yiddish
English
French

Felix and Meira (French: Félix et Meira) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Maxime Giroux. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] in competition at the San Sebastian Film Festival and at the Torino Film Festival. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[2][3]

The film won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto festival.[4] It also won Best Screenplay from the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards (formerly known as the Prix Jutra). At the 2014 Haifa International Film Festival, Felix and Meira won the Tobias Szpancer Award for Best Film (Between Judaism and Israelism Competition).[5][6] At the 2014 Whistler Film Festival, it swept all four Borsos Awards (conferred by a jury for Canadian feature films in competition).[7][8] The film was included in the list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2014, selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals organized by TIFF.[9][10]

Plot

Meira, a young wife and Hassidic Jew, is not allowed to listen to secular music. Her life changes when she meets the free-spirited Félix, a gentile who lives in her neighborhood.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Félix et Meira tapped as Canada's Oscar foreign-language film contender". CBC News. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (25 September 2015). "Oscars: Canada Submits 'Felix and Meira' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "‘The Imitation Game’ Wins Toronto Audience Award". The Wrap, 14 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Haifa 31st International Film Festival". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Hannah Brown (19 October 2014). "‘Next to Her’ wins top prize at Haifa film festival". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Etan Vlessing (2014-12-07). "Whistler: 'Felix and Meira' Makes Clean Sweep of Borsos Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  8. ↑ Katherine Brodsky (2014-12-08). "Whistler Fest Names ‘Felix and Meira’ Big Winner". Variety. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  9. ↑ "TIFF Tips Its Toque to the Best in Canadian Filmmaking: Cronenberg, Dolan, and Gunnarson Among Directors Recognized" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Linda Barnard (1 December 2014). "TIFF’s Top Ten Film Festival: Spotlight on Canadian film". Toronto Star. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

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