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Acadiana

Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, Yannick Nolin / 2019 / 9 min. / FSD

Synopsis

May 2017. The city of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, is the theatre of the mythic Crawfish Festival. It’s just another day, in America.

Cast & Crew

  • Directors : Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, Yannick Nolin
  • Screenplay : Guillaume Fournier
  • Cinematographer : Yannick Nolin
  • Editor : Samuel Matteau
  • Sound mix : Luc Léger / ONF
  • Sound editors : Mathieu Robineau
  • Music : Mathieu Cantin, Samuel Matteau, Mathieu Robineau
  • Production : KINOMADA

Genre

Documentaire

Topics

Culture and society, Cultural diversity

Trailer

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Biography

Guillaume Fournier is a writer and producer based in Québec City. In addition to the many short films he has signed (Unleaded, Two Dollars, Laissez les bons temps rouler), he has written the screenplay of the feature film Ailleurs, which was released in 2018.

Samuel Matteau is a filmmaker based in Québec City. In 2012, he delivered a touching portrait of his mother in the poignant documentary Le combat silencieux. Ailleurs, his first feature film, was released in 2018.

Yannick Nolin is a filmmaker and photographer based in Quebec City. He attended film school in Saint-Hyacinthe and Montreal. He coordinates KINOMADA, works as a director of photography and makes short films.

Festivals

- 2019 -
In Competition | Slamdance, USA
In Competition | Festival de Clermont-Ferrand, France
In Competition | REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada
In Competition | Mecal - International Short Film Festival of Barcelona, Spain
In Competition | Hot docs, Canada
In Competition | Dresden FilmFest, Germany
In Competition | Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine
In Competition | Art Film Festival/ Košice, Slovakia
In Competition | La Guarimba Int. Film Fest, Italy
Special Screening | Cinéma sous les étoiles, Canada
In Competition | Partie de Campagne, France
In Competition | Lago film fest, Italy
In Competition | Flicker's Rhode Island, USA
In Competition | Les Percéides, Canada
In Competition | MakeDox, Macedonia
In Competition | Bueu International Short Film Festival, Spain
In Competition | Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec, Canada
Special Screening | Le Long Week-End du Court, Canada
In Competition | Bolton Film Festival, UK
In Competition | Orvieto Cinema Fest, Italy
In Competition | Festival du film de Saint-Séverin, Canada
In Competition | Show me shorts, New Zealand
In Competition | FCIAT, Canada
In Competition | SPASM, Canada
In Competition | Festival Curta Cinema, Brazil
In Competition | Aesthetica short film festival, UK
In Competition | Escales Documentaires, France
In Competition | Cucalorus Film Festival, USA
Special Screening | FICFA - Festival International du Film Francophone en Acadie, Canada
In Competition | Soria International Short Film Fest, Spain
In Competition | Séquence Court-Métrage, France
In Competition | CUFF.Docs, Canada
In Competition | Images en vue, Canada

- 2020 -
In Competition | Etoiles du Court-Métrage, France
In Competition | Plein(s) Écran(s), Online
In Competition | Cinema on the Bayou, USA
In Competition | NewFilmmaker Los Angelas, USA
In Competition | Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
In Competition | FilmFest Sundvall, Sweden
In Competition | Kurz Film Woche Regensburg, Germany
In Competition | La Fête du court-métrage, France
In Competition | Tout court, Italy
In Competition | Carrousel de Rimouski, Canada
In Competition | Ulju Mountain Film Fest, South Corea
In Competition | ClujShorts, Roumania
In Competition | Prends ça court, Canada
In Competition | Vues sur mer, Canada
In Competition | Courts d'un soir, Canada
In Competition | Best-Of Les Fantastiques de Béziers, France
In Competition | Le plein de super, Loire et Portugal
In Competition | Prix Écrans Canadiens, Canada
In Competition | Gimli Film Festival, Canada
In Competition | Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany
In Competition | Live at heart festival, Sweden
In Competition | Portobello Film Fest, London
In Competition | Ko:sh Film Fest, Albania
In Competition | International Short Film Festival Detmold, Germany
In Competition | Apricot Tree, Armenia
In Competition | Shnit - Worldwide Short Film Festival, Switzerland
In Presentation | Camerimage, Poland
In Competition | Festival du court métrage d'Auch, France

- 2021 -
In Competition | Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone, Canada
In Competition | Festival du Film Subversif de Metz, France
In Competition | ZubrOFFka International Short Film Festival, Pologne
In Competition | Västerås Filmfestival, Suède

Awards

- 2019 -
Best Sound | Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada
Bronze Jury Prize | Festival CourtsCourts de Tourtour, France
Studio Element Prize | Festival Off-courts, France
Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award | Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada

- 2021 -
Prix OCNI | Festival du Court Métrage d'Auch, France

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