Quebec City Film Festival

Québec City
Film Festival
Location Quebec City, Canada
Founded 2011
Website qcff.ca

Quebec City Film Festival (QCFF) is a film festival held annually in September, in Quebec City, Canada. It screens short and feature films and premieres movies from Quebec.

History

Founded in 2011, Quebec City Film Festival (QCFF) is a non-profit organisation which strives to offer to Quebec film enthusiasts, as well as to the general public, a major film event, alike other iconic international film festivals.

It is a renowned and recognised platform where are screened premieres of awaited new feature films, whether they are international or local productions. QCFF also supports local talents and filmmakers, offering them an opportunity to showcasing their works to the public and media.

Since its first edition, the festival has been presenting every autumn, during eleven days, about 50 international features and 120 short films, coming from various countries and representing all cinematographic genres, which attract more than 25,000 spectators. As the festival aims at creating an experience that goes beyond films, each screening becomes an event in itself, with the presence of filmmakers, actors and crew members. Over the last five years, QCFF is proud that more 300 guests have been to the festival, including famous directors such as Jean-Claude Labrecque, Xavier Dolan, Jean-Marc Vallée, Denys Arcand, Christophe Gans, Mike Figgis, Larry Clark etc. not to forget the multiple cast members, producers and actors.

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015[1]

Spokespersons

Screenings

Mostly displayed in the historical center of Quebec City, QCFF made screenings in the following places :

Awards [2] [3]

Feature Films

Grand Prize of the competition Cinema lovers Award Public Award (Feature film) Public Award (Canadian Feature film) Collegiate jury Award
2015 Necktie Youth by Sibs Shongwe-La Mer  South Africa La démolition familiale by Patrick Damien  Quebec La démolition familiale by Patrick Damien  Quebec Paul à Québec by François Bouvier  Quebec Necktie Youth by Sibs Shongwe-La Mer  South Africa
2014 20 000 Days on Earth by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard  United Kingdom Un film de chasse et de filles by Julie Lambert  Quebec Un film de chasse et de filles by Julie Lambert  Quebec La vie selon Morgue de Jean Fontaine  Quebec
2013 The Broken Circle Breakdown by Félix Van Groeningen  Belgium Don Jon by Joseph Gordon-Levitt  United States The Broken Circle Breakdown by Félix Van Groeningen  Belgium Absences by Carole Laganière  Quebec
2012 Elefante Blanco by Pablo Trapero  Argentina

 Spain

 France

 Et si on vivait tous ensemble by Stéphane Robelin  France

 Germany

 L'Effet by Joselyn Langlois  Quebec
2011 The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius  France El Huaso by Carlos Guillermo Pronto  Canada

Short Films

Grand Prize of the competition Public Award
2015 Moulures by Guillaume Monette  Quebec La bagatelle de Franie-Eléonore Bernier, Anne-Marie Bouchard & Julie Pelletier  Quebec La divine stratégie de Eliot Laprise & Martin Forger  Quebec
2014 Pas la grosse Sophie by Philippe Arsenault  Quebec Le frein de Gabriel-Antoine Roy & Jonathan Roy  Quebec Jamais je ne t'oublierai d'Alexandre Desjardins  Quebec
2013 Le Camarade de Benjamin Tessier  Quebec Le Chevreuil de Rémi St-Michel  Quebec
2012 Première neige de Mikaël Lalancette  Quebec
2011 Mohktar de Halima Ouardiri  Quebec Morocco

References

  1. ↑ "Bilan du 5e FCVQ - Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec". Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Prix et bourses - Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec". Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  3. ↑ Genest, Catherine. "FCVQ: Sibs Shongwe-La Mer et Guillaume Monette remportent les honneurs". Voir.ca (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-26.
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