Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma 2023

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma

41st Edition 

22 February - 4 March 2023

The Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (RVQC) announced yesterday its program for 2023. This 41st edition has almost 300 films, including 76 premieres, and more than 30 assortments of free events. This edition will be, as always, the essential meeting of Quebec cinema.

Emmanuel Schwartz et Christine Beaulieu will be the RVQC spoke people this year.

RVQC screenings and activities will take place at the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts, Cinéma Impérial, Cinémathèque québécoise, Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin, and Maison du développement durable. La Buvette Crave, located in the heart of the Cinémathèque québécoise, will once again welcome the public, artists and cinema professionals for memorable encounters. This signature RVQC space will host happy hours and evenings during which round tables, discussions, readings and festival parties will be held.

OPENING EVENING AND REGIONAL TOUR

LE PLONGEUR, a new feature film by Francis Leclerc adapted from the eponymous novel by Stéphane Larue, will have its world premiere at the Tapis bleu opening night presented by Bell Media on February 22. This opening ceremony will take place at the Théâtre Maisonneuve of Place des Arts. The film stars Henri Picard, Charles-Aubey Houde, Maxime De Cotret, Joan Hart, Fayolle Jean Jr, Robin L'Houmeau, Marie-Ève Beauregard and Jade Charbonneau.

BLUE CARPET EVENINGS

After the opening night, the Tapis bleu evenings presented by Bell Media will continue at the cinema with FRONTIÈRES by Guy Édoin with Pascale Bussière, Micheline Lanctôt, Christine Beaulieu and Mégane Proulx, TRÉPUSCULE POUR UN TUEUR by Raymond St-Jean featuring starring Éric Bruneau, Benoît Gouin, Simon Landry-Desy, Sylvain Marcel and Rose-Marie Perreault and JOUR DE MERDE by Kevin T. Landry with Valérie Blais and Réal Bossé. The documentary JACQUES by Lysandre Leduc-Boudreau will also be premiered. For the first time, there will be a Blue Carpet 100% short films. On the programme: À HARTON by John Blouin, CHASING BIRDS by Una Lorenzen, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT by Farhad Pakdel, PACIFIC BELL by Sandrine Béchade, UNE NUIT DE CHIEN by Max Woodward and VIOLET GRAVE WILLINGLY by Claire Sanford. It is the comedy FARADOR by Edouard Tremblay that will crown the RVQC on March 4 during the closing night. First of all a cult short film, this feature film version brings together actors Eric K. Boulianne, Catherine Brunet, Benoit Drouin-Germain and Lucien Ratio.

KATAK, LE BRAVE BÉLUGA, an animated film by Christine Dallaire-Dupont and Nicola Lemay, will be screened in preview during a special carpet reserved for children. Presented in collaboration with Lab Québec Cinéma and Maison 4:3, this screening is by invitation only.

FEATURE FILMS PRESENTED BY HYDRO-QUÉBEC

A total of 50 fiction feature films will be screened during the festival. As usual, a retrospective of the last year of our national cinematography is on the program: it's the perfect opportunity for the public to see or re-watch the most recent Quebec films. It will be possible to watch, among others, VIKING directed by Stéphane Lafleur and co-scripted by Éric K. Boulianne and Stéphane Lafleur, BABYSITTER directed by Monia Chokri and scripted by Catherine Léger, CONFESSIONS directed by Luc Picard and scripted by Sylvain Guy, FALCON LAKE by Charlotte Le Bon, ARSENAULT ET FILS by Rafaël Ouellet, NIAGARA by Guillaume Lambert, DECEMBER 23 directed by Miryam Bouchard and scripted by India Desjardins and NORBOURG directed by Maxime Giroux and scripted by Simon Lavoie.

SPOTLIGHT ON THE DOCUMENTARY PRESENTED BY RADIO-CANADA

The documentary program includes 32 feature films, including 5 remarkable premieres: LES CÈDRES DU LIBAN by Frédéric Nassif, ÉMILIENNE OU LE TIME QUI PASS by Coralie Lemieux-Sabourin, SECOND CHANCES by Farzin Farzaneh, L'ORDRE SECRET by Phil Comeau and CROQUE-DEATH: LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL! by George Hannan. At the same time, several outstanding works from the past year will be presented, including GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE by Jacquelyn Mills, CETTE MAISON by Miryam Charles, EN ATTENDANT RAÏF by Luc Côté and Patricio Henríquez, JE RÉ SAUE SALOPE: LA MISOGYNIE AU TIME DU DIGÉRIQUE by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist, JOUVENCELLES by Fanie Pelletier, L'ÎLE DE SUKWAN by Perihan Incegöz and Jonathan Tremblay and HISTORY JUDGERA by German Gutierrez.

For more information and programming, consult the RVQC 2023 website.

A number of posters were also unveiled yesterday.

Click on images to enlarge them.

RENDEZ-VOUS QUÉBEC CINÉMA 2018

 

RENDEZ-VOUS QUÉBEC CINÉMA
36th Edition

February 21 - March 3, 2018

The Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma announced yesterday its program for 2018. This 36th edition has more than 300 films, including 90 premieres, as well as more than 30 free events. 

The festival’s screenings and activities will take place at the Cinémathèque québécoise, Cinéplex Odeon Quartier Latin, the Auditorium de la Grande Bibliothèque (BAnQ), the Salon orange at Centre Pierre-Péladeau and Cinéma Impérial.

The Bistro SAQ, located in Norman McLaren Hall at the Cinémathèque 
québécoise, returns as the festival’s hotspot for happy hours, fun evenings and great parties late into the  night.

Espace Rendez-vous, now located in the heart of the Cinémathèque québécoise, will be home to the festival’s interactive section and an exclusive exhibition.

LES SOIRÉES TAPIS BLEU

Presented by Bell, the festival’s SOIRÉES TAPIS BLEU are a series of gala premieres, open to all, with the filmmakers present and available to meet the public.

The world premiere of Bernard Émond’s Pour vivre ici opens the festival on February 21. The film stars Élise Guilbault, Sophie Desmarais, Amena Ahmad, Danny Gilmore and Marie Bernier. The gala opening night, co-presented by MELS, will be held at Cinéma Impérial.

The Soirées Tapis bleu include two more world premieres:

- Isla Blanca, directed by Jeanne Leblanc
- Ce silence qui qui tue, a documentary by Kim O’Bomsawin
- Grand Cru by David Eng.
- Chien de garde, directed by Sophie Dupuis, will close the 36th Rendez-vous on March 3 at Cinéma Impérial, part of the closing festivities co-presented by Cinéplex. The film stars Jean-Simon Leduc, Théodore Pellerin, Maude Guérin, Claude Laberge, Paul Ahmarani and well-known singer Marjo.

FICTIONAL FEATURES

This year, the Rendez-vous will present a total of 46 FICTIONAL FEATURES, presented by Hydro-Québec. More than ever, the year’s new films run the full gamut of genres, appealing to moviegoers of every stripe.

4 SPECIAL SCREENINGS presented by La Presse + will include a restored print of Au clair de la lune, directed by André Forcier, in celebration of the film’s 35th anniversary. Blade Runner 2049, by Denis Villeneuve, and Chuck by Philippe Falardeau will also be screened. 

As part of Black History Month, the Momentum collective will present a special program exploring an afro-centric vision of Quebec cinema.

With the aim of reaching every audience and in response to the enthusiasm for the screenings in this new section, the RVQC presents screenings for new immigrants, using film as a bridge to foster acculturation and
integration.

Another much appreciated annual activity is a special screening hosted by La Maison du Père; this year’s film is De père en flic 2, to be screened with director Émile Gaudreault as well as actors Patrice Robitaille and Mathieu Quesnel present; he will meet some of the institution’s clients.

DOCUMENTARIES 

The 36th Rendez-vous includes 25 DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES – short, medium and feature length – presented by Télé-Québec.

Women directors are particularly prominent this year, with several films by women having world premieres:

- 1999 by Samara Grace Chadwick, Ce silence qui tue by Kim O’Bomsawin,
- Exil au Far West by Sophie Fortier
- La Maison des Syriens by Nadine Beaudet and Christian Mathieu Fournier.
- Louis! Louis! Louis! by Philippe Frenette-Roy will also have its world premiere.

Quebec and Canadian premieres include

- A Great Day in Paris by the late Michka Saäl (Canadian premiere)
- Comme un caillou dans la botte by Hélène Choquette (Quebec premiere)
- Modifié by Aube Giroux (Quebec premiere)
- Noshommes dans l’Ouest by Renée Blanchar (Quebec premiere).

The RVQC will also provide excellent opportunities to catch big-screen showings of documentaries that made their mark in 2017, including Esprit de cantine by Nicolas Paquet, Destierros by Hubert Caron-Guay, Combat
au bout de la nuit by Sylvain l’Espérance, and tLabrecque: une caméra pour la mémoire by Michel La Veaux.

SHORTS

With 215 films, including 73 premieres, 54 films in competition and 24 programs in every genre presented by Unis TV, the RVQC is the world’s biggest showcase of Quebec’s short films.

THE 2018 RVQC AWARDS

A total of 11 awards will be presented on February 28, for films in official competition at the Rendez-vous, including the prestigious Prix
Gilles-Carle for Best first or second fictional feature, presented by Bell, and the Prix Pierre et YolandePerrault for Best first or second documentary feature, presented by Hydro-Québec. The jury for 2018 is made up of 15 professionals from the cultural industry in Quebec and francophone communities across Canada, including 11 women active in the film industry.

VIRTUAL REALITY AND INTERACTIVE WORKS

The program features the latest practices and presents 7 works
available for free from February 22 to March 3 in the Espace Rendez-vous. 

FREE EXHIBITION

While visiting the Espace Rendez-vous, the public will see the exclusive storyboard exhibition Les Affamés: décomposition en images, and learn all about the stunning new film by Robin Aubert. The storyboards are by illustrator Jean-Philippe Marcotte, an artist who has also worked with Denis Arcand and Xavier Dolan.

THE RENDEZ-VOUS IN YOUR HOME

From February 21 to March 3, Les Rendez-vous chez vous will allow audiences everywhere in Quebec to enjoya selection of films from this year’s festival on their computer or TV. Several fictional features will be available on-demand through Bell Fibe TV, including, among others, Les Affamés, Et au pire, on se mariera, Pieds nus dans l’aube, Le problème d’infiltration and Les rois mongols. A fine selection of shorts will also be available for free on ICI TOU.TV. Movie lovers can also catch several RVQC events, live or delayed, through Québec Cinéma’s Facebook page. It’s a chance to experience the festival anywhere, any time on your platform of choice!

HAPPY HOURS – THE PLACE TO MEET OUR FILMMAKERS

As it does every year, the festival will start each evening on a high note with a 5 p.m. rendezvous at the Bistro SAQ in the Cinémathèque québécoise, for a series of get-togethers, discussions and chats with artists and industry professionals.

PRIX COLLÉGIAL DU CINÉMA QUÉBÉCOIS (PCCQ) and Cegep
students from across Quebec.

The event, emceed by Marie-Louise Arsenault, will be live-streamed on Québec Cinéma’s Facebook page so that students from all 54 participating cegeps can join in the discussion wherever they are. 

TICKETS 

Tickets for the 36th annual Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma are now on sale, without service charges, at quebeccinema.ca!

Cinephiles can also purchase tickets from lavitrine.com.

Festival goers can view the 2018 program online and in hard copy at the Cinémathèque québécoise. It is possible to create a custom schedule on the RVQC website by creating an account or by signing in with Facebook.

For more information and programming, visit the RVQC festival website.