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Art of the pitch
Want to know more about how to pitch your film project to a producer, broadcaster or distributor? Come and learn more about the art of pitching with producers Véronique Vigneault (Social T productions) and Pascale Rousseau (emerging content producer at Les Productions Rapide-Blanc). Host: Jean-Sébastien Dutil, director and screenwriter Registration required here In collaboration with...
Rendez-vous des Arts médiatiques, cinéma et vidéo
An annual disciplinary meeting where cinematographic issues and possible courses of action will be discussed in the company of Jean-Sébastien Dutil, President of the commission arts médiatiques, cinéma et vidéo, du cinéma et de la vidéo at the Conseil de la culture de l’Estrie, and Guillaume Houle, Development Officer at the CCE. Registrations : https://forms.office.com/r/NDEv3a0uAJ...
Ciné-Piano | Tribute to Buster Keaton
Enjoy a family day at the Marché de la gare and discover pianist Roman Zavada paying tribute to the greatest geniuses of silent cinema. On Chaplin, Keaton and Laurel & Hardy, he juggles the piano’s black and white keys to juxtapose musical emotion in perfect symbiosis with the film’s action. With an improvised, spontaneous musical...
SacAdo
Screening of short dance films on the theme of mental health Come and discover SacAdo, a project by the Axile dance company, created by teenagers. It was directed by Alice Grondin Segal, the company’s general and artistic director. Through 10 dance technology workshops and 10 dance creation workshops, the project led teenagers to create 6...
Exchange | Distribution challenges
Join us for an intermediate-level discussion on the challenges of distribution for film artisans in Quebec. With: Denis Hurtubise, cinema ownerStéphanie Demers, vice-president of the Regroupement des Distributeurs Indépendants de Films du Québec and co-president of h264 Hosted by Pascale Rousseau, emerging content producer at Les Productions Rapide-Blanc Registration required : https://fcms.ca/pro-english/ Presented in collaboration...
Pocket Film
Come and discover Quebec’s secondary schools’ talent and creativity. The FCMS Concours Pocket Film – Tournoi des écoles invited participants to make a micro short film (between 1 and 4 minutes long) on the theme Passage. In each participating school, an internal jury selected three films, including one winner, to represent their school at the...
Waiting for the Storms
Across various timelines and locations, four characters weave a web of stories that explore human resilience in the face of environmental upheaval. Marie, gripped by obsessive, heart-wrenching questions as a young mother whose child faces a dead-end future, channels her anxiety into passionate activism. Terence, a climate refugee, tells strangers his story in the hopes...
Best of Annecy | Films d’animation
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival travels the world with its Best of Annecy 2024 program, which brings together a selection of short films from the last edition, including a majority of award-winning films and an opening sequence created by second-year students at GOBELINS Paris. The program includes : Afterparty from the GOBELINS image schoolThe car that came back from the sea, Jadwiga KowalskaJury prize for a short filmFrance TV Prize for a short filmCarrotica by Daniel Sterlin-Altman[S] by Mario RadevPrix Jean-Luc Xiberras for first feature filmBeautiful Men by Nicolas KeppensPapillon by Florence MiailheAndré Martin Prize for a French short filmHurikán* by Yan Saska * Header photo Countries of production: France, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, Bosnia-Herzegovina The CFAK team will be on hand to host the event. In partnership with the Centre culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke Free activity
Best of Annecy Kids | Films d’animation
The Best of Annecy Kids 2024 brings together funny, moving and poetic short films that will delight children! On the program: Lencos dos namorados (GOBELINS Paris)*Tête en l’air by Rémi DURIN (France) – 11 min*Wing It! by Hendrik SCHUTTE (Netherlands) – 4 minLa Boulangerie de Boris by Masa AVRAMOVIC (France, Switzerland, Croatia) – 8 minBonjour l’été by Martin SMATANA and Veronika ZACHAROVÁ (Slovakia, Czech Republic, France) – 11 minFrites sans maillot by Matteo SALANAVE PIAZZA (France) – 4 minUne guitare à la mer by Sophie ROZE (France, Switzerland) – 30 min *Featured Pictures
Arab Women Say What?!
With unadulterated truth and complexity, Arab Women Say What?! paints an unparalleled portrait of Arab women living in Canada. The film offers a counter-mainstream narrative that embraces the unique experiences and perspectives of eight Arab women sharing their insights, cuisine and laughter. Amid the rhythm of poetry and music, they tackle issues of feminism, politics,...