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Special screening of CURLING by Denis Côté at the FIAF in New York

NEW CINÉMA QUÉBÉCOIS
A month of films from Québec at the FIAF (New York)
Curated by Marie Losier and Daniel Karolewicz
Co-presented by the Festival du nouveau cinéma, supported in part by the Délégation générale du Québec à New York

SPECIAL SCREENING OF CURLING (2010) BY DENIS CÔTÉ
November 8, 2011 at 7 pm, FIAF, Florence Gould Hall, New York City (NY)

With the director in attendance

After having been presented in closing of the 39th edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma, Curling (2010) will be screened at the French Institute : Alliance Française in New York City, next November 8 at 7pm, as part of the “New Cinéma Québécois” series which offers a month of films from Quebec, in collaboration with the Festival du nouveau cinéma. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Denis Côté animated by Daniel Karolewicz, programming coordinator – short films / FNC Lab, Festival du nouveau cinéma.

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Anniversary short film screenings

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ANNIVERSARY SHORT FILMS SCREENINGS
MEL HOPPENHEIM SCHOOL OF CINEMA 35TH ANNIVERSARY,
FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINÉMA DE MONTRÉAL 40TH ANNIVERSARY,
AND ESCUELA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y TV DE CUBA 25TH ANNIVERSARY

This year, three film institutions that have a long history of collaboration celebrate their anniversaries by presenting a sampling of their work produced and partnership. The programming includes MHSOC and EICTV alumni short films selected by Marielle Nitoslawska (Chair of MHSOC) and Tanya Valette (former Chair of EICTV), as well as the best of films by Concordia alumni featured at the Festival du nouveau cinéma, selected by Philippe Gajan, short films / FNC Lab programmer.

NOVEMBER 18, 2011 | 7 pm to 10:30 pm
De Sève Theatre | Concordia University (SGW campus)
J.W. McConnell Building (Library), LB-125
1400 de Maisonneuve West, Montreal (metro Guy-Concordia)
FREE ENTRANCE

The event is presented by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, in collaboration with the Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal and the Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV de San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Marielle Nitoslawska and Rosanna Maule (MHSOC), as well as Philippe Gajan (FNC), and some of the filmmakers will be in attendance.

PROGRAMMING:

MEL HOPPENHEIM SCHOOL OF CINEMA:
L’envie, Christian Duguay, 7’, 1978, 16mm
Fish Story, Arto Paragamian, 14’, 1987, 16mm
Comme hier matin, André Turpin, 11’, 1988, 35mm
Les Frissons d’Agathe, Guylaine Dionne, 13’, 1989, 16mm
Électrinité, Felix Lajeunesse, 10’, 2001, DVD
Post-Partum, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, 9’14”, 2004, DVD
930, Alexandre Larose, 10’, 2006, 16mm
Je viendrai te chercher, Sophie Dupuis, 11’29”, 2007, DVD
Le Pardon, Eleonore Goldberg, 4’, 2009, DVD
Entre deux Mondes, Myriam Magassouba, 8’28”, 2008, DVD

FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINÉMA (Concordia alumni):
Mamori, Karl Lemieux, ONF, 8’, 2010, 35mm
Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis, Daïchi Saito, 10’, 2009, 35mm
On The Way to The Sea, Tao Gu, 20’, 2010, BetaCam Sp.
This is not an anchor, this boat is not an anchor, Marianna Milhorat, 11’, 2007, DvCam

ESCUELA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y TV DE CUBA:
Patria, Susana Barriga, 13’, 2007, DVD
Parihuela, Marcel Beltrán, 12’, 2010, DVD
Año del cerdo, Claudia Calderón, 10’, 2007, DVD
Vecino, Argenis Mills, 11’, 2010, DVD

40th FNC — A HISTORIC RECORD-BREAKING SUCCESS

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40th FNC Closing Party, Headquarters, October 22, 2011 / photo: Gunther Gamper

The 40th Festival du nouveau cinéma, the most successful to date, wrapped up on a high note last Saturday night with the screening of Monsieur Lazhar. Our special anniversary edition sold more tickets than ever and drew record crowds to its films and events!

Over 11 days, festivalgoers were treated to 292 films from 45 different countries, including recent works by such big names as Lars von Trier and Pedro Almodovar and some delightful discoveries, especially in the International Selection, where the quality of films was particularly impressive this year. Quebec films really stood out, with first features by Ivan Grbovic (Romeo Eleven) and Anne Émond (Nuit #1) both winning awards.

Among the highlights of the 40th edition was the opening film Declaration of War, with director/actress Valérie Donzelli and her producer Édouard Weil in attendance. And no one will soon forget Wim Wenders’s appearance to present Pina, his beautiful 3D tribute to renowned choreographer Pina Bausch, an event that dazzled the large crowd of film and dance fans. Surviving Progress, the hard-hitting documentary by Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks that opened the Focus section, was as memorable as Adrian Wills’s Touch The Sky, an account of Guy Laliberté’s trip into space. Audiences hugely enjoyed our tributes to Amos Gitai, Asghar Fahardi, Raul Ruiz, Michel Boujut, Peter Falk, Georges Lévesque, George Kuchar and Marthe Turgeon.

Not to be outdone, the Temps Ø section welcomed Japanese mega-star Megumi Kagurazaka, in town to present Guilty of Romance, as well as Sion Sono and Romain Gavras, who won the Temps Ø People’s Choice award for Our Day Will Come. New media professionals flocked to FNC Pro for three days of lectures, round tables and gatherings, while FNC Lab was a hub for young and demanding audiences drawn to its installations, performances, films and interactive works. Not to mention the Focus short film screenings, which were sold out.

The FNC fêted its 40th in the following venues: Excentris, the Imperial Cinema (Centre Sandra & Leo Kolber/Salle Lucie & André Chagnon), Cinéma Parallèle, Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin, the Cinémathèque québécoise, the NFB Cinema and the Festival headquarters at the Agora Hydro-Québec in UQÀM’s Cœur des Sciences.

The Festival du nouveau cinéma is presented by Quebecor in partnership with the Daniel Langlois Foundation, and is made possible by funding from SODEC, Telefilm Canada, the Ministère du Tourisme, the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire, the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, the City of Montréal, the Canada Council for the Arts, Tourisme Montréal, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and Canadian Heritage. The Festival also thanks its major partner, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), its official sponsors and all the distributors for their support.

The 41st edition of the FNC will take place from October 10 to 21, 2012.

Belle Plume Contest

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In partnership with CISM and the Consulat général de France de Montréal

Only a few days left to participate to the “Belle Plume” contest and get a chance to win a journey to the Festival de Cannes 2012!

To participate, candidates, between 18 and 25 years old, must register online before October 31, 11:59pm. Candidates must write a critic in French (between 250 and 300 words) of one of the films presented during the 40th edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma, in the Temps Ø, Focus or International Selection sections.

Prices to win :

1st price offered by the Consulat général de France à Montréal:
A journey to France to attend the Festival de Cannes 2012 including transport, accreditation for the Festival, accomodation.

Relative to the programming and to the availabilities of the guests:
- participation to screenings;
- participation to Festival activities;
- encounters with cinema professionals (directors, techniciens, actors, producers, critics, etc.);
- workshops…;
- a tour of Cannes neighbourhood will also be organized.

2nd price offered by the Festival du nouveau cinéma:
An FNC pass giving access to all the screenings of the 41st edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma (October 10 to 21, 2012), except opening and closing evening.

Good luck!
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