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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To read the film critic in Libération, click here.

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

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.

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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BLACK FIELD
Vardis Marinakis | Greece | 2010
Sunday, October 30 octobre à 18 h | PGM 28 | Theatre Hall Concordia

And

NOTRE PARADIS
Gaël Morel | France | 2011
Saturdau, November 5 at 7:15pm | Theatre Hall Concordia

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INTERNATIONAL SELECTION

Louve d’or presented by Quebecor
Best feature film in the International Selection ($15,000 cash)
VOLCANO by Rúnar Rúnarsson

Acting Award
Best actor or actress in the International Selection
NADEZHDA MARKINA in ELENA by Andrei Zvyagintsev

Daniel Langlois Innovation Award
Work in the international selection that stands out for its daring aesthetics, creative use of new technologies and/or groundbreaking treatment of a sensitive subject matter.
NUIT #1 by Anne Émond

AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma) Award
Best feature film in the International Selection
VOLCANO by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Special mention: BLUE BIRD by Gust Van Den Berghe

TEMPS ø

Temps ø People’s Choice Award
NOTRE JOUR VIENDRA by Romain Gavras
Special mention : THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE by Marie Losier

FOCUS

Focus Grand Price – Cinémathèque québécoise
Best feature film in the Focus section ($1,500 cash and $3,500 $ in services)
ROMÉO ONZE by Ivan Grbovic

SHORT FILM

Loup argenté
Best short film in the International Selection
MAGMA by Marianna Mørkøre and Rannvá Káradóttir
Special mentions: LA FLEUR DE L’ÂGE by Pascal Plante and UMSHINI WAM by Harmony Korine

Grand Prix Focus
Best short film in the International Selection and the Focus section ($5,000 cash from CTV’s Bravo!FACT – Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent)
SUR LA LIGNE, VARIATION N0 2 by Mario Calvé and Anne-Marie Turcotte
Special mention : JUNE by Karim Haroun

FNC LAB

Innovation Award – Interactive Works/ Web Projects
Awarded to the most innovative work for new platforms
Ex-aequo:
BLA BLA by Vincent Morisset
and LA ZONE – RETOUR À TCHERNOBYL by Bruno Masi and Guillaume Herbaut

For more information on Prices and Jury, click here.  

For the second year running, the Festival du nouveau cinéma, in partnership with Illico, presents a multiplatform version of its lineup. Most of these feature films and shorts in the virtual festival, are drawn from the 2010 and 2011 FNC lineups. The entire selection is available on Illico Cable, Illico Web and cellphones until next January 10. Rental costs are $4.99 for a feature and $0,99 for a short film.

FEATURE FILMS

L’ARBRE (The Tree) Julie Bertuccelli
Australie, France, 2010, 100 min
A widow and her children cope with their grief beneath a huge fig tree in the Australian countryside.

DE LA GUERRE (On War) Bertrand Bonello
France, 2009, 130 min
After spending a night trapped in a coffin, Bertrand plunges into a world of untold pleasures.

HARD CORE LOGO Bruce Mc Donald
Canada, 1996, 92 min
Mockumentary on the legendary punk band Hard Core Logo.

LAURENTIE Simon Lavoie
Canada, 2011, 120 min
An improbable encounter between a sex-obsessed AV technician and his cheerful, good-looking Anglo guy next door.

NATIONAL PARKS PROJECT
Louise Archambault | Keith Behrman | Daniel Cockburn | Hubert Davis | Sturla Gunnarsson | Zacharias Kunuk | Stéphane Lafleur | Peter Lynch | Cathrine Martin | Kevin McMahon | Scott Smith | Jamie Travis | John Walker
Québec/Canada, 2010, 127 min
Canada’s finest artists unite to capture their vision, in music and film, of the country’s national parks. The screening will be followed by a live performance by the project musicians over a remix of the films during the festival.

POUSSIÈRES D’AMÉRIQUE Arnaud Des Pallières
France, 2011, 100 min
“This film is an improvisation. A work diary. A rather lengthy poem consisting of excerpts from other films, along with phrases, snatches of music and all kinds of sounds. Written in the language of film.” – Arnaud Des Pallières

LE PREMIER RASTA Hélène Lee
France, 2011, 90 min
Hélène Lee portrays the eventful yet little-known life of Leonard Percival Howell, founder of the first Rasta community.

DANCING DREAMS Anne Linseln, Rainer Hoffmann
Allemagne, 2010, 92 min
A heartfelt tribute to the creative vision and passion of the grande dame of dance, Pina Bausch.

TOURNÉE (On Tour) Mathieu Amalric
France, 2010, 111 min
Amalric plays the lead in this idiosyncratic, melancholy drama about a down-at-heels producer and a troupe of visiting American strippers.

UN POISON VIOLENT Katell Quillévéré
France, 2009, 93 min
It’s a summer of change for Anna, starting with her father leaving the family home.

SHORTS

MOHKTAR Halima Ouardiri
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 15 min

PAPIER DE SOI FNC
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 10 min

LES JOURNAUX de Lipsett Thédore Ushev
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 14 min

SOPHIE LAVOIE Anne Émond
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 9 min

JONATHAN ET GABRIELLE Louis-Philippe Éno
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 9 min

SUR LA LIGNE VARIATION N.1 Mario  Calvé, Anne-Marie Turcotte
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 24 min

DOLORES Guillaume Fortin
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 15 min

CINÉMA DES AVEUGLES  Daniel Canty
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 20 min

LA FORMATION DES NUAGES Marie-Hélène Turcotte
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 10 min

M’OUVRIR Albéric Autenèche
Québec/Canada | 2010 | 19 min

Some screenings are already sold out but some last minute tickets will be on sale on the day of each screening. To get a chance to purchase those tickets, we invite you to come to the theatre, 30 minutes prior to the screening you’d like to attend.

Last minute tickets screenings (updated on October 20, 2011):
- Nuit #1 – #182 (October 20) and #211 (October 21)
- Le Fils béni - #184 (October 20)
- National Parks Project – #189 (October 20)
- Hors Satan – #193 (October 20)
- Snowtown – #196 (October 20)
- Early one morning – #197 (October 20)
- The Island – #208 (October 21)
- My Paris Movie – #213 (October 21)
- The last road to the beach – #216 (October 21)
- Wasted Youth – #217 (October 21)
- House of Tolerance – #223 (October 21)
- Take this waltz – #237 (October 22) and #283 (October 23)
- Beautiful city – #238 (October 22)
- Three and a half - #239 (October 22)
- End of the night – #241 (October 22)
- Almayer’ Folly - #248 (October 22)
- A Separation – #252 (October 22) and #267 (October 23)
- 3D Sex and Zen – #277 (October 23)
- Monsieur Lazhar – #280 (October 23)

This list is updated through out the Festival.
To keep informed, visit often our website.

For the 40th anniversary of the Festival du nouveau cinéma, the NFB asked the Festival programmers to draw up a list of NFB films that have made an impression on them over the years. After much reflection, the team selected 10 films that you can watch on the NFB website, and a list of 40 works (most of them have previously been screened at the FNC).

“Naturally, it started out as a game, a demanding and complex game that involved agreeing on a history of these past 40 years. Placing all these films within the collective memory that cinematic works cultivate. Films that FNC has screened, or in some, many, instances would have liked to have screened… A history that spans filmmaking in Quebec and the world: the greats of direct cinema, the masters of animation. In the end, it really only reveals a tiny part of that history, since new stories are constantly added to the ongoing saga.”
Philippe Gajan, FNC programmers – short films/FNC Lab

To watch the 10 films and discover the 40 works selected by the team, click here

North-American Premiere

Hitoshi Matsumoto’s latest film, SAYA ZAMURAI (Scabbard Samurai, Japan, 2011) was just added to Temps ø programming! The feature film will be presented in North-American premiere on October 22 octobre at 3pm at Cinéma Impérial.

Samurai Kanjuro Nori has laid down his sword. Since his wife died, he no longer wants to fight. He’s also stopped talking. Withdrawn to the point of blankness, he takes to the countryside with his young daughter, Tae. Unfortunately, they’re captured by the shogun and thrown in prison. The penalty for losing one’s sword is death, but Kanjuro is given 30 days to redeem himself. He must put together 30 comic acts to get a laugh out of a young boy who hasn’t laughed since his mother died. Many before him have tried; none has succeeded.

On the heels of the excellent Dai Nipponjin (aka Big Man Japan, 2007) and Symbol (2009), Hitoshi Matsumoto ― hands down the wackiest filmmaker around! ― once again surprises us with another concept film that commands respect. Matsumoto, a huge comedy star in Japan, proves with Saya Zamurai that he’s also one of the country’s best filmmakers. A cross between Terry Gilliam and Jacques Tati, it’s a rare film whose profound humanity, poetic grace and sheer creative clout combine in a tour de force of subtlety and quiet strength. A beautifully tragic comedy that’s also a brilliant meditation on humour, it’s bound to be an audience favourite!

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