Language Version: EN Dub
Mille secrets, mille dangers (Lovely Day)
Director
Philippe Falardeau
Québécois director and screenwriter Falardeau has won more than 32 international awards for his films, which include Monsieur Lazhar, La moitié gauche du frigo, C’est pas moi, je le jure!, The Good Lie, Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre, and My Salinger Year. He also directed the TV shows Le temps des framboises, and Lac-Mégantic - ceci n’est pas un accident.
Writers
Philippe Falardeau, Alain Farah
Cast
Rose-Marie Perreault, Clodine Desrochers, Georges Khabbaz
Producers
Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interests
Family Relationships, Literary Adaptation
Original Language
French
Language Versions
EN CC, EN Dub, Other Dub
Dounia et la princesse d’Alep (Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo)
Directors
André Kadi, Marya Zarif
Writer
Marya Zarif
Cast
Elza Mardirossian, Rahaf Ataya
Producer
Judith Beauregard
Genres
Animation, Family
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
French
Language Versions
EN Dub, EN Subtitles, FR CC
Canadian Distributor
Maison 4:3
- Own Voice
Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves
Director
Neil Christopher
Writer
Neil Christopher
Producers
Neil Christopher, Louise Flaherty (Inuk)
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
Inuktitut
Language Versions
EN Dub, EN Subtitles
Canadian Distributors
Inhabit Media, Taqqut Productions
- Own Voice
Giant Bear
Directors
Daniel Gies, Neil Christopher
Writers
Neil Christopher, Jose Angutinngurniq (Inuk)
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
Inuktitut
Language Version
EN Dub
Requiem pour une romance (Requiem For Romance)
Director
Jonathan Ng
Writer
Jonathan Ng
Producer
Jonathan Ng
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Global Experiences
Original Language
French
Language Version
EN Dub
Les Boys (The “Boys”)
Stan (Girard), the very likeable tavern owner and hockey coach, allows himself to run up a huge gambling debt to Meo (Lebeau), the local Mob boss.
Meo offers Stan a deal: If his pub's team, Les Boys, can defeat Meo's band of thugs at a game of hockey, the tavern remains his. If not, the Mob will take over Chez Stan. Naturally, Les Boys, an out-of-shape group of hockey enthusiasts, are highly motivated to win the game. How they go about doing so, however, is a slapshot of laughs.
Director
Louis Saïa
Montreal director/actor/writer Saïa is known for his trilogy Les Boys I, II and III, each of which won the Golden Reel Award for biggest box-office gross in Canada. Saïa’s TV directing credits include the French-language Vice caché, Max Inc. and the Les Boys television adaptation, as well as the feature Dangerous People.
Writers
Louis Saïa, Christian Fournier
Cast
Marc Messier, Rémy Girard, Patrick Huard
Producers
Richard Goudreau, Jeffrey Tinnell
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interests
Classics, Sports
Original Language
French
Language Versions
EN Dub, EN Subtitles
Canadian Distributor
eOne
Les invasions barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
An illuminating bittersweet-comedy that won Canada’s first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won the award for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival and nearly 50 other awards.
Director
Denys Arcand
A Companion of the Order of Canada, Arcand is an icon of Canadian and Quebecois cinema, and his work has earned him four Academy Award Nominations, including for Best Foreign Film which he won in 2004 for Les invasions barbares. In 1986, his film Le Déclin de l'empire américain became the highest grossing film in Quebec, and his iconic Jésus de Montréal won 12 Genie Awards in 1990. He has also worked in English, directing Love and Human Remains in 1993 and Stardom in 2000.
Writer
Denys Arcand
Cast
Rémy Girard, Dorothée Berryman, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze
Producers
Daniel Louis, Denise Robert
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Arts and Culture, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
French
Language Versions
EN Dub, EN Subtitles
Canadian Distributor
eOne
Le déclin de l’empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire)
While the story is set in the world of academia, there’s nothing bookish or stuffy about the stories that emerge! Satirical and witty, Le déclin de l'empire américain evolves from a comedy of manners to a poignant and moving exploration of relationship and loss.
Ranking twice in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time list (both the 1993 and 2004 lists), the film was nominated for an Academy Award and won nine Genie Awards.
Director
Denys Arcand
A Companion of the Order of Canada and a Knight of the National Order of Quebec, Arcand is an icon of Canadian and Québécois cinema, and his work has earned him four Academy Award Nominations, including a win for Best Foreign Film for Les invasions barbares. Le Déclin de l'empire américain became the highest grossing film in Quebec, and his iconic Jésus de Montréal won 12 Genie Awards. His other films include Réjeanne Padovani, Stardom, and Testament.
Writer
Denys Arcand
Cast
Pierre Curzi, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Rémy Girard, Gabriel Arcand
Producers
Roger Frappier, René Malo
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, Family Relationships, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
French
Language Version
EN Dub
Canadian Distributor
eOne
J.A. Martin photographe (J.A. Martin Photographer)
After 14 years of marriage, Martin’s wife (Mercure) decides to accompany him on one of his summer tours, using it as an opportunity to try to rekindle their relationship as they explore the uniquely beautiful landscapes of rural Quebec.
Winner of three Canadian Film Awards (including Best Feature Film) and the Best Actress award for Monique Mercure at the Cannes Film Festival.
Director
Jean Beaudin
Beaudin was a filmmaker and screenwriter whose film J.A. Martin photographe earned the ecumenical jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival and four Canadian Film Awards. He directed films such as En Casa con Claude, Souvenirs intimes, and Le collectionneur, and TV series like Les Filles de Caleb, among many others. He was made a Chevalier in the Ordre national du Québec and received a Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award. Beaudin passed away in 2019.
Writers
Jean Beaudin, Marcel Sabourin
Cast
Marcel Sabourin, Monique Mercure, Luce Guilbeault, Jean Lapointe
Producer
Jean-Marc Garand
Genre
Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography
Original Language
French
Language Version
EN Dub
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Louis 19, le roi des ondes (Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves)
“Particularly astonishing…its commentary was both funny and telling.” — Matthew Hays, Montage
Director
Michel Poulette
Montreal writer/director Poulette’s film Louis 19, le roi des ondes earned the Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature as well as the Golden Reel Award. His feature Maïna was nominated for six Canadian Screen Awards and three Jutras. He directed Agent of Influence starring Oscar winner Christopher Plummer, several recent TV movies and the series Real Detective.
Writers
Sylvie Bouchard, Émile Gaudreault, Michel Michaud, Michel Poulette
Cast
Martin Drainville, Agathe Lafontaine, Dominique Michel, Yves Jacques, Patricia Tulasne
Producers
Jacques Dorfmann, Richard Sadler
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
French
Language Versions
EN Dub, EN Subtitles
Mon oncle Antoine (My Uncle Antoine)
Orphaned 14-year-old Benoît (Gagnon) arrives to live with a foster family and becomes a part of the exploits of village life, both comic and tragic. In the film’s set piece, Benoît goes with his uncle Antoine (Duceppe), the town undertaker, to collect the remains of a young lad, who must be buried despite an unrelenting snowstorm. Gagnon gives a hauntingly realistic portrayal of a young boy discovering life’s funny and tragic turns.
Often chosen as the finest Canadian film of all time, Mon Oncle Antoine won eight Canadian Film Awards, including Best Film, Director, and Actor.
“In the loneliness and grandeur of the midnight journey of Benoît and Antoine, there is a haunting beauty.” — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Director
Claude Jutra
A prolific filmmaker, Jutra directed more than 30 productions, including Kamouraska, Surfacing (based on Margaret Atwood’s novel by the same name), and By Design. Mon oncle Antoine currently ranks second on the Toronto International Film Festival’s list of the Top Ten Canadian Films of All Time.
Writers
Claude Jutra, Clément Perron
Cast
Jacques Gagnon, Jean Duceppe, Claude Jutra, Lyne Champagne, Olivette Thibault
Producer
Marc Beaudet
Genre
Drama
Interests
Classics, Family Relationships
Original Language
French
Language Versions
EN Dub, EN Subtitles, FR CC
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
Le coq de St-Victor (The Rooster of St-Victor)
Initially delighted, the villagers soon come to regret their choice, as St-Victor is thrown into chaos – the baker doesn’t bake, the deliveryman doesn’t deliver, and absolutely nothing is working like clockwork! Now they must come up with a new plan to rescue their trusty rooster and bring balance and prosperity back to St-Victor.
Director
Pierre Greco
Writers
Pierre Greco, Johanne Mercier
Cast
Benoît Brière, Paul Ahmarani, Anne Dorval
Producer
Nancy Savard
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Interest
Family Relationships
Original Language
French
Language Versions
EN Dub, EN Subtitles, FR CC
Canadian Distributor
Equinoxe Films