It is the oldest film festival in Montreal, and one of the oldest in Canada— the Festival du Nouveau cinema (FNC) is now launching its 50th edition. Among film critics, it was known for years as “the other festival” to differentiate it from the World Film Festival (WFF) that used to take centre stage at the end of the summer. With the WFF now gone, or at least in a state of indefinite suspension, the FNC is taking that role as the prime film event in the city.
After all these years, the FNC has also changed somehow. For one thing, neither Claude Chamberlan nor Dimitri Elpides—who passed away last year—are in charge. For some time now, the founders of the FNC have been replaced by a new team, headed by Nicolas Girard Deltruc, as Executive Director, and Zoé Protat, as Programming Director. In their statements in the festival’s program, both of them state that the mandate remains the same. Of course, the notion of what constitutes “new cinema” in this new century may have evolved.
This past Tuesday, September 28, the FNC unveiled the program for its 50th edition that runs from October 6 to 17 for its in-person shows and until October 31 for its online presentations.
THE OPENING AND CLOSING MOVIES
When the public is paying more attention to the indigenous people all over the country, the FNC has also moved in that direction. Thus, the film “Bootlegger” by Caroline Monnet, who is also an Algonquin multidisciplinary artist, will open the festival on October 6 at the Imperial Theatre.
The animation documentary film “Archipel” (“Archipelago”) by Felix Dufour-Laperrièere will be shown on the closing night on October 17. This movie was distinguished with a prize at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival earlier this year.
SOME OF THE FILMS
One of the movies not to be missed is “The Power of the Dog”, directed by Jane Campion. This Australian-New Zealand co-production shot in the U.S. was recently shown at the Toronto Festival, where I had the occasion to see it. The movie takes a pretty different look at masculinity in the macho world of cowboys. New Zealand’s Campion will be in town to deliver a master class on October 7. She will also be awarded a Louve d’honneur for lifetime achievement.
The list of international feature films also includes “District Terminal,” Bardia Yadegari and Ehsan Mirhosseini (Iran, Germany); “Great Freedom,” Sebastian Meise (Austria, Germany); “In the Mirror,” Laila Pakalnina (Latvia, Lithuania); “The Crossing,” Florence Miailhe (France, Germany, Czech Republic); “Miguel’s War,” Eliane Raheb (Lebanon, Germany, Spain); “Moon, 66 Questions,” Jacqueline Lentzou (Greece, France); “Passion,” Maja Borg (Sweden); “Taste,” Lê Bảo (Vietnam, Singapore, France, Thailand, Germany, Taiwan); “The Pink Cloud,” Iuli Gerbase (Brazil); and “What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?,” Alexandre Koberidze (Georgia, Germany).
For detailed information about the films, the schedule, and ticket prices, please visit.
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