Tuesday, October 25, 2016

FNC 2016 Award Winners


45th FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINÉMA
PALMARÈS 2016 AWARDS
 
On Saturday, 15 octobre 2016, the Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal (FNC) announced the winners of its 45the édition:

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – FEATURE FILMS
The "Feature Films – Compétition internationale" jury: John Griffin, Louis Laverdière et Chloé Robichaud. 

LOUVE D’OR PRESENTED BY QUÉBECOR

Best feature film in the International Competition ($15,000 cash from Québecor).
TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade (Austria, Germany)
Special Mention to
MISTER UNIVERSO by Tizza Covi et Rainer Frimmel (Austria, Italy)
DANIEL LANGLOIS INNOVATION AWARD
Recognizes a work in the International Competition that stands out for its daring aesthetics, creative use of new technologies and/or groundbreaking treatment of a sensitive subject matter. 
THE STUDENT by Kirill Serebrennikov (Russia)
BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS AWARD
Best actor or actress in a feature film in the International Competition.
Peter Simonischek (Austria) in TONI ERDMANN by Maren Ade
FOCUS QUÉBEC/CANADA – FEATURE FILMS
The "Feature Films – Focus" jury: Emmanuel Chaumet, Carmen Garcia, et Mustafa Uzuner.
 FOCUS QUÉBEC/CANADA GRAND PRIZE PRESENTED BY AIR FRANCE
Best feature film in the Focus Québec/Canada section (2 round-trip tickets Economy Class european destination from Air France).
WEREWOLF by Ashley Mckenzie (Québec/Canada)
TEMPS Ø – FEATURE FILMS
TEMPS Ø PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD PRESENTED BY FARNHAM
Best feature film in the Temps Ø section ($2,000 cash from Farnham).
PRANK by Vincent Biron (Québec/Canada)
LES NOUVEAUX ALCHIMISTES – FEATURE FILMS
The "AQCC Feature Films – Les nouveaux alchimistes" jury: Jason Béliveau, Robert Daudelin et Marie Claude Mirandette.
 PRIX DE L’AQCC (ASSOCIATION QUÉBÉCOISE DES CRITIQUES DE CINÉMA)
Best feature film in the Les nouveaux alchimistes competition.
THE SUN, THE SUN BLINDED ME by Wilhelm Sasnal and Anka Sasnal (Poland)
INTERNATIONALE COMPETITION – SHORT FILMS
Le jury courts métrages – Compétition internationale était composé de Mathieu Grondin, Valérie Mongrain et Marie-Élaine Riou.
 LOUP ARGENTÉ PRESENTED BY PARALOEIL
Best short film in the International Competition (residence at Paralœil – Rimouski of more than $10,000 value in grant, equipment and editing, including transport and accommodation).
UNDISCLOSED RECIPIENTS by Sandro Aguilar (Portugal)
Special Mention to
VAYSHA, L'AVEUGLE by Theodore Ushev (Québec/Canada)
FOCUS QUÉBEC/CANADA – SHORT FILMS
The "Short Films – Focus Québec/Canada" jury: Elsa Charbit, Kyrylo Marikutsa et Krzysztof Sienkiewicz.
 FOCUS QUÉBEC/CANADA GRAND PRIZE – SHORT FILMS PRESENTED BY POST-MODERNE
Best short film in the Focus Québec/Canada competition ($3,000 cash and $12,000 in post-production services awarded by Post-Moderne).
TOUT SIMPLEMENT by Raphaël Ouellet (Québec/Canada)
CREATIVITY AWARD PRESENTED BY MATV
Most original short film in the Focus Québec/ Canada competition ($1,000 cash prize awarded by MAtv).
THE GHOST AND THE GARDEN by Nelson Roubert (Canada/USA)
 FOCUS QUÉBEC/CANADA  SHORT FILMS PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Best short film in the Focus Québec/Canada competition 
RUBY PLEINE DE MARDE by Jean-Guillaume Bastien (Québec/Canada)
LES NOUVEAUX ALCHIMISTES – SHORT FILMS
The "Les nouveaux alchimistes - Short Films" jury: Véronique Sapin, Steven Woloshen et Michael Yaroshevsky.
 DADA AWARD
Best short film in the Les nouveaux alchimistes competition.
IF IT WAS by Laure Prouvost (United Kingdom)
Special Mentions to
DESERT BLOOM by Peter Kutin and Florian Kindlinger (Austria/USA)
SQUAME by Nicolas Brault (Québec/Canada)
RENCONTRES PANCANADIENNES DU CINÉMA ÉTUDIANT
The Rencontres pancanadiennes du cinéma étudiant jury: Anaïs Charbonneau-Meilleur, Sarianne Cormier et Emilie Mannering.
 RENCONTRES PANCANADIENNES DU CINÉMA ÉTUDIANT AWARD PRESENTED BY ECAL AND ULULE
Given to the winner of the Pan-Canadian Student Film Meetings (Immersion experience at ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) in Switzerland, flight and accommodations included + $1,500 to start a crowdfunding campaign on Ulule with perso- nalized pre-campaign support).
LES BEIGES by Etienne Lacelle (Université Concordia)
Out of Competition Special Mention to
6e GAUCHE by Magdalena Froger (ÉCAL)
 P’TITS LOUPS
The P'tits Loups jury: Elia St-Pierre, Camille Daudelin, Alice Fortin, Thomas Doyon et Zoé Leder. 

P’TITS LOUPS AWARD PRESENTED BY LA RÉGIE DU CINÉMA

ONE TWO TREE by Yulia Aronova (France)
 FNC EXPLORE - PROJETS INTERACTIFS ET RÉALITÉS VIRTUELLES
The FNC eXPlore jury: Luc Courchesne, Emmanuel Cuénod, Melissa Mongiat and François Toussaint.
 FNC EXPLORE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD PRESENTED BY TÉO TAXI
Best work in virtual reality ($1,000 cash from Téo Taxi).
NOTES ON BLINDNESS by Arnaud Colinart, Amaury La Burthe, Peter Middleton and James Spinney (France, United Kingdom)
Empathy Special Mention to
IN MY SHOES by Jane Gauntlett (United Kingdom)
Sound Production Special Mention to
VIRTUAL ODDITY by Raphael (One Production | Apollo Studios) (Québec/Canada)
INNOVATION AWARD PRESENTED BY PRIM
The most innovative work for new platforms ($10,000 in production expenses and artist residency from PRIM).
LA PÉRI by Balthazar Auxiètre (Innerspacevr) (France)
 IMMERSION AWARD PRESENTED BY FESTIVAL TOUS ÉCRANS
Best immersive work in the FNC eXPlore.
PATTERNS by Pierre Friquet (Québec/Canada, France)

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