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Danavan

Jean-David Rodrigue and Franie-Éléonore Bernier / 2022 / 12 min. / Canada

Synopsis

In the Limoilou neigbourhood of Quebec City, René and Polo are apprehensive about the arrival of the new next-door neighbour. Though he doesn't know it, the young man is moving into the apartment previouly occupied by Robert, their late friend who passed away two weeks prior. Spotting Robert's barbecue left on the balcony, René begins to spiral as he refuses to leave it in the hands of the new next-door neighbour.

Cast & Crew

Screenplay : Miléna Babin, Franie-Éléonore Bernier et Jean-David Rodrigue
Cinematographer : François Gamache
Editor : Michel Grou et Studio Élément
Sound : Normand Lapierre
Sound mix : Benoit Fecteau
Sound editor : Mathieu Robineau
Music : Paul Hinton
Artistic director : Pier Ann St-Jean
Cast : Hugues Frenette, Marc Auger-Gosselin, Nicolas Michon, Nancy Bernier

Genre

Fiction

Topics

Comedy

Trailer

Biography

Following his studies in public communications, Jean-David founded his production company, Vaudeville Groupe Créatif. After seven years of work in the advertising industry, he enters the fiction world in 2020 with his first short film, Danavan.

Franie-Éléonore has directed many short films including Heartburn (Regard Festival), Deep blue (Palm Springs international Film Festival) and Danavan (Show Me Short Film Festival). Her varied experiences led her to take to take a course in filmmaking at L’inis and direct various advertising campaigns for brands like Volkswagen, Loto-Québec, Gadoua, Desjardins. Actually, Franie-Éléonore is developing her first feature film called Papa Burger. She wants to create cinematographic experiences filled with humour to touch people's hearts and minds.

Festivals

- 2022 -
Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada | Prix Spira des régions
Festival Off-courts, France
Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Japan
Show Me Shorts, New-Zealand
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada
Yellowknife International Film Festival Yellowknife, Canada
FICFA, Canada
Foyle Film Festival, Irlande

- 2023 -
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Montréal, Canada
Shortfilms / Le Tapis Rouge, Trois-Rivières, Québec
Vues dans la tête... , Rivière-du-Loup, Québec
Journée du cinéma québécois en Italie, Italie
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, Californie
Capital City Film Festival, Lansing, USA
International Festival "Corti da Sogni - Antonio Ricci, Ravenne, Italie
RiverRun International Film Festival Winston-Salem, USA
Courts d'un soir, Montréal, Québec
Made Here Film Festival, Burlington, USA
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, Houston, USA
Station Courts x Station Vu, Montréal, Québec
Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival, Athènes, Grèce
The Hamilton New York International Film Festival, New-York, USA
Les Percéïdes, Gaspésie, Québec
Västerås Film Festival, Västerås, Suède
Festival International du Film Grolandais, Toulouse, France
Charlotte Film Festival, Charlotte,USA
International Comedy Film Festival - Funcinema, Mar de Plata, Argentine
OFFline Film Festival, Birr, Irlande
SPASM, Montréal, Québec
Aaretalerkurzfilmtage, Berne, Suisse

- 2024 -

The Quarantine Film Festival, Varna, Bulgarie
French Film Festival UK, Glasgow, Ecosse

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