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ESPACE COURT (SHORT FILMS): TRUE TO ITS REPUTATION, MADNESS, HORROR, AND DARK HUMOR AT ITS BEST!

PETIT THÉÂTRE DU VIEUX NORANDA, 112, 7e Rue
26 TO 27 OCTOBER 2023 7PM
PRICE: $10

L’Espace court is the Festival’s pre-opening event, at the Petit Théâtre du Vieux Noranda! It’s where short filmmakers meet to showcase their wacky creativity to a public eager for thrills. It’s a golden opportunity for festival-goers to get together in an atmosphere of gentle madness to enjoy the Festival for longer. A total of 3 awards will be presented to filmmakers as part of this program. This is the 21st year of the short section, a series of screenings presenting various artistic, cultural, and social trends by professionals who have found their calling, offering audiences everything from laughter to anguish in the course of a few minutes! Two evenings that promise to be memorable.

BRUNCH-CONFERENCE PRESENTED BY RADIO-CANADA

KIM THÚY AND CHARLES-OLIVIER MICHAUD:
COMING TO ROUYN-NORANDA
29 OCTOBER 2023, 11am
$45 INCLUDING BRUNCH
CENTRE DE CONGRÈS, 123, AVENUE MURDOCH,
ROUYN-NORANDA

We are delighted to welcome Kim Thúy (novel Em, 2020), a Quebec writer of Vietnamese nationality who is well known to the Quebec public and has won several prestigious literary awards for her novel Ru, as well as Charles-Olivier Michaud, who directed the big-screen adaptation of the book, currently translated into some 15 languages. Ru is the story of young Vietnamese Tinh and her family, who are accepted as refugees in Canada, arriving in Granby after a dangerous sea crossing and a stay in a camp in Malaysia. This is where they begin their new life. For Tinh, adapting has its share of difficulties. Shy and reserved by nature, she has to learn a new language and integrate into her new environment. Haunted by the hardships of her journey, Tinh will have to dig deep within herself for the resilience she needs to survive and thrive. The feature will be released in cinemas at the end of November. Charles-Olivier is also known for his work on several TV series, including Boomerang, M’entends-tu? and Prémonitions.

WEB SECTION: MARTIN GUÉRIN’S LES GRANDES RENCONTRES, FRED SAVARD’S LE BALADO, DANS LE NOIR AVEC DU BEURRE

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 TO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 5 PM

Once again, this year, our loyal collaborator Martin Guérin offers us a series of friendly interviews with distinguished guests. During the Festival, log on to the Fabrique culturelle Facebook page to watch Martin meet a wide range of artists. A great way to fill the breaks between screening sessions!

DIGITAL SECTION

L’IVRESSE, 230 AV. CARTER
OCTOBER 30 TO NOVEMBER 2

In collaboration with UQAT and CNM (Création et Nouveaux Médias), Éveil, chaos et beauté is a 10-minute immersive audiovisual experience that bears witness to the climate crisis. It is also the result of an exploration of the possibilities of artificial intelligence. By combining technology and artistic expression, this experience pushes back the boundaries of creation and encourages audiences to reflect on the endless opportunities offered by AI in the artistic world.

CINÉ-MUFFIN WESTWOOD FOR A SURPRISING ENCOUNTER!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 9 AM
PETIT THÉÂTRE DU VIEUX NORANDA 112, 7e RUE, ROUYN-NORANDA
$8 – FREE FOR CHILDREN 2 AND UNDER

The traditional Ciné-muffin family matinee returns to the Petit Théâtre du Vieux Noranda! Children will enjoy watching an animated film while eating their breakfast, while parents enjoy a cup of coffee during the screening. In addition, the Festival is proud to announce that real-life mascots Toupie and Binou will be among us! Pyjamas and Halloween costumes will be welcome at the screening. We’ll also be screening Toupie et Binou, le film, by Dominique Jolin and Raymond Lebrun.

NEIGHBOURHOOD TOUR

OCTOBER 7, CADILLAC, ARENA DE CADILLAC, 50, RUE GILDOR-ROY, 1:30PM

OCTOBER 15, CLÉRICY, 8002, RUE DU SOUVENIR, 1:30PM

The Festival comes to you! This year, we’re offering a new activity for the whole family (and to help you get ready for the Festival). For the three weekends leading up to the Festival, the team will be visiting the neighborhoods of Beaudry, Cléricy and Cadillac, to give as many people as possible the chance to discover a rich and diverse program, in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. A program that’s sure to please kids from 2 to 92! There’ll be plenty of surprises in store, so keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for the dates of the three-neighborhood tour.

We thank Blais Industries for its support.

On va aux vues

The On va aux vues tour of seniors’ residences in Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or continues to be a Festival staple this year. The mobile activity enables a greater number of senior filmgoers to enjoy the Festival from the comfort of their own homes. This year, seniors will have the pleasure of viewing several short films: À même le sol, directed by Jade Astoux, Lucie Dupeyrat, Chirag Paul, Marine Sauvageot, and Nathan Ygouf; Chat mort, presented on opening night, a black comedy by Annie-Claude Caron and Danick Audet; Le temps des orages, by Témiscabitibian Gabrielle Gingras; and Fortissimo, a French film by Victor Cesca, who shares the lead with Amiel Tennenbaum.