September 9, 2015 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
The NFB is playing an active role in the programming of the Journées de la culture (September 25 to 27), whose spotlight this year is on cinema. Audiences in Chaudière-Appalaches, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Centre-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Estrie will have a chance to enjoy two programs of NFB films screening in French—one featuring animated shorts, the other consisting of a documentary feature and an animated short. The screenings are intended for audiences of all ages and will be hosted by presenters or filmmaker Serge Giguère, who will share little-known details about the works. The NFB is also participating in the event’s digital component with a workshop at the Phi Centre in Montreal especially created for the occasion. Presented by NFB producer Louis-Richard Tremblay, the workshop will attempt to demystify the process of creating interactive productions.
The Journées de la culture, a popular event attended by thousands of Quebecers, has inspired other regions of Canada to follow its example. This year’s edition affords another opportunity to make quality works and diverse cultural activities accessible to ever-growing audiences in local communities.
Other activities during the Journées de la culture will feature NFB works, including a selection of eight films screened at the McCord Museum as part of its participation in the event.
• NFB program from September 25 to 27
o Animation
A selection of fun and daring films that have won awards at national and international festivals, not to mention an Oscar nomination (for Torill Kove’s Me and My Moulton), these works are accessible to the whole family. You’ll discover a variety of animation techniques and a few little-known facts about the films as well.
Flocons (2014, 2 min 31 s, directed by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre)
Chérie, ôte tes raquettes (1975, 2 min 55 s, directed by André Leduc)
Chez madame Poule (2006, 7 min 52 s, directed by Tali)
Le paysagiste (1976, 7 min 31 s, directed by Jacques Drouin)
Me and My Moulton (2014, 13 min, directed by Torill Kove; French version)
If I Was God (2015, 8 min 28 s, directed by Cordell Barker; French version)
Isabelle au bois dormant (2007, 9 min 13 s, directed by Claude Cloutier)
All screenings will be hosted by a presenter:
- Festival de cinéma des gens d’ici, Val d’Or (Abitibi-Témiscamingue), Friday, September 25 at noon
- Carré 150, Victoriaville (Centre-du-Québec), Saturday, September 26 at 3 p.m.
- L’Ouvre-Boîte culturel, Baie Comeau (Côte-Nord), Friday, September 25 at 8:30 p.m.
- Musée régional de la Côte-Nord, Sept-Îles, Saturday, September 26 at 1 p.m.
- Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke (Estrie), Friday, September 25 at 8 p.m., outdoors at Place de la Cité
• The list of locations and cities continues to grow.
o Documentary
Le mystère MacPherson (2014, 77 min, directed by Serge Giguère)
MacPherson (2012, 11 min, directed by Martine Chartrand) – animated short
Years after first being inspired by a Félix Leclerc song, Martine Chartrand directed the film MacPherson. Ten years in the making, it features animated painting on glass and draws on her extensive research on the title character. Filmmaker Serge Giguère was there from the start, affectionately and insightfully filming this exceptional creative process in Le mystère MacPherson. The film received the 2015 Jutra for Best Feature Documentary Film.
Screening at the Festival de Saint-Séverin (Chaudières-Appalaches) on Saturday, September 26, with director Serge Giguère in attendance.
o Interactive production workshop
Demystifying Interactive Productions (L’interactif démystifié)
Led by Louis-Richard Tremblay, producer, NFB Digital Studio, French Program
Storytelling is changing with the advent of new methods of creation. The NFB is at the global crossroads of digital content and has become a leader in the field. This workshop provides an opportunity to discover the inner workings and challenges associated with producing and making interactive works. Participants will work as a group to design a short digital documentary based on the NFB digital production studio’s most acclaimed works.
Sunday, September 27, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Phi Centre in Montreal.
The Phi Centre is also presenting the Sensory Stories exhibition through September 27, 2015. The exhibition includes a selection of interactive works, three of which were produced by the NFB: Bear 71 (created by Jeremy Mendes and Leanne Allison), Way to Go (created by Vincent Morisset) and Welcome to Pine Point (created by The Goggles—Paul Shoebridge and Michael Simons).
o Other activities for the Journées de la Culture
As part of its participation in the Journées de la culture, on September 26 and 27 the McCord Museum will screen a selection of eight NFB films about Montreal in the 1950s and 1960s. The films complement the museum’s permanent exhibition Montreal: Points of View and its Montreal through the Eyes of Vittorio: 50 Years of City Life and Graphic Design exhibition (opening on September 25), which also includes NFB film excerpts.
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