Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie

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Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (trans: International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie), or FICFA, is a francophone international film festival held annually in Moncton, New Brunswick. [1]

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Since its creation in 1987, FICFA has grown to become the largest film festival in New Brunswick and one of the largest international francophone film festivals in North America. With an official program that includes over 100 films each year, FICFA is an important gathering of over 20,000 movie lovers and more than 150 delegates from Canada, Europe and Africa.

FICFA was created in 1987 following the Quebec City Francophonie Summit. The City of Moncton was selected to host such a festival as a tribute to those who worked for centuries in order to preserve their language and culture. The Moncton community wished to make FICFA an annual event and in 1992, Film Zone was incorporated. Film Zone is in charge of organizing FICFA, its principal event.

FICFA's mission is to promote francophone cinema in Acadie and Acadian cinema in Acadie itself and the Francophonie. Since its first edition, it has presented thousands of films from around the world.

Its objectives include developing interest for francophone cinema in Acadie, developing interest for francophone cinema in school settings, contributing to the development and promotion of the Acadian cinema industry, and encouraging partnerships with other francophone festivals.

Prix La Vague

The FICFA jury, composed of professionals from Canadian and international cinema industries, attributes the Prix La Vague Awards every year in different categories:

2007

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International FeatureReal Life Is Elsewhere (La Vraie vie est ailleurs) Frédéric Choffat
Best Canadian Feature Twilight (La Brunante) Fernand Dansereau
Best Documentary Driven by Dreams (À force de rêves) Serge Giguère
Antlers (Panache) André-Line Beauparlant
Best Acadian FeatureOn a tué l'Enfant-Jésus Renée Blanchar
Bootcamp Nation (Soldat à vie)Sofi Langis
Best Acadian Short FilmUn dimanche à 105 ansDaniel Léger
People's ChoiceUn dimanche à 105 ansDaniel Léger
Bonne nuit Malik!Bruno Danan

2008

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Under the Bombs (Sous les bombes) Philippe Aractingi
The Yellow House (La Maison jaune) Amor Hakkar
Best Canadian Feature All That She Wants (Elle veut le chaos) Denis Côté
Best Documentary The World According to Monsanto (Le Monde selon Monsanto) Marie-Monique Robin
Best Acadian Feature Lost Song Rodrigue Jean
Best Acadian Short FilmLa TrappeLina Verchery
People's ChoiceTic TacMarc Daigle
Une histoire loucheRudi Rosenberg

Honorable mentions were also awarded to Isabelle Blais for her performance in Lyne Charlebois's film Borderline , and to Claude Fournier for his musical contributions to Rodolphe Caron's Marie-Hélène Allain en dialogue avec la pierre.

2009

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Eastern Plays Kamen Kalev
Best Canadian Feature I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) Xavier Dolan
Best Documentary Encirclement – Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy (L'encerclement - La démocratie dans les rets du néolibéralisme) Richard Brouillette
Men for Sale (Hommes à louer) Rodrigue Jean
Best Acadian Feature Acadieman vs le CMA 2009 Dano Leblanc
Best Acadian Short FilmHabiter la danseJulien Cadieux
People's ChoicePaul Rodin est... Paul RodinFrédérick Vin
AlannaJulie Plourde

2010

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Love Like Poison (Un poison violent) Katell Quillévéré
Best Canadian FeatureDiary of an Aid Worker (Journal d'un coopérant) Robert Morin
Vital Signs (Les signes vitaux) Sophie Deraspe
Best Documentary Journey's End (La Belle visite) Jean-François Caissy
Salaam IsfahanSanaz Azari
Best Acadian FeatureNo prize awarded
Best Acadian Short FilmVoleuse de poussièreMarie-Thérèse François
People's ChoiceLa PiluleGéraldine Charbonneau
PixelsPatrick Jean

2011

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature The Minister (L'Exercise de l'État)Pierre Schöller
Attenberg Athina Rachel Tsangari
Best International Short FilmAglaéeRudi Rosenberg
Le SucreRaphaël Médard
Best Canadian Feature The Salesman (Le Vendeur) Sébastien Pilote
Best Canadian Short FilmCe n'est rienNicolas Roy
Sang froidMartin Thibaudeau
Best DocumentaryVol spécialFernand Melgar
GodinSimon Beaulieu
Best Acadian FeatureMoncton VinylePaul Bossé
Roméo Savoie: La peinture du corpsMonique LeBlanc
Best Acadian Short FilmOff Route 2Amanda Dawn Christie
People's Choice Monsieur Lazhar Philippe Falardeau

2012

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Sister (L'Enfant d'en haut) Ursula Meier
Best International Short Film Edmond Was a Donkey (Edmond était un âne)Franck Dion
Best Canadian Feature War Witch (Rebelle) Kim Nguyen
Catimini Nathalie Saint-Pierre
Best Canadian Short Film Ina Litovski Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin
Best Documentary Bestiaire Denis Côté
Best Acadian Feature Last Chance (Une dernière chance) Paul-Émile d'Entremont
Best Acadian Short FilmUne affaire de familleJustin Guitard
People's ChoiceThe Nature of Frederic Back (Frédéric Back : Grandeur Nature) Phil Comeau
S.W.I.T.C.H.Jean-Pierre Desmarais

2013

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Suzanne Katell Quillévéré
Best International Short FilmThe Day Has Conquered the Night (Le jour a vaincu la nuit) Jean-Gabriel Périot
Best Canadian Feature Vic and Flo Saw a Bear (Vic+Flo ont vu un ours) Denis Côté
Best Canadian Short FilmTaxi for Two (Taxi pour deux)Dan Popa
Best Documentary The Missing Picture (L'Image manquante) Rithy Panh
Best Acadian FilmAller-RetourGilles Doiron
People's Choice Dead Man Talking Patrick Ridremont

2014

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Party Girl Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis
Best International Short FilmL'être venu d'ailleursGuy Bordin, Renaud de Putter
Best Canadian Feature Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) Maxime Giroux
Best Canadian Short Film The Cut (La Coupe) Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Best DocumentaryMiron: A Man Returned from Outside the World (Miron : Un homme revenu d'en dehors du monde)Simon Beaulieu
Best Acadian FeatureThe Utrecht Seals (Les Sceaux d'Utrecht)Paul Bossé
Best Acadian Short FilmLe paradis de boueChris Harrigan
People's ChoiceThe Utrecht Seals (Les Sceaux d'Utrecht)Paul Bossé

2015

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Much Loved Nabil Ayouch
Best International Short FilmFather (Père) Lotfi Achour
Best Canadian Feature Our Loved Ones (Les êtres chers) Anne Émond
Best Canadian Short FilmLa femme qui a vu l'oursJoannie Lafrenière
Best DocumentaryUncle Bernard: A Counter-Lesson in Economics (Oncle Bernard - L'anti-leçon d'économie) Richard Brouillette
Pinocchio André-Line Beauparlant
Best Acadian FeatureLe sprint au flétanPat Gauvin
Best Acadian Short FilmCafétériaFrancine Hébert
People's Choice Our Loved Ones (Les êtres chers) Anne Émond

2016

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Sieranevada Cristi Puiu
Best International Short FilmZoufsTom Boccara, Noé Reutenaeur, Emilien Vekemans
Best Canadian Feature Prank Vincent Biron
Best Canadian Short FilmMy Last Summer (Mon dernier été) Claude Demers
Best DocumentarySpectres of Shortwave (Ombres des ondes courtes)Amanda Dawn Christie
Best Acadian FeatureZachary Richard: Cajun Heart (Zachary Richard, toujours batailleur) Phil Comeau
Best Acadian Short FilmBelle-île-en-mer, île bretonne et acadienne Phil Comeau
People's ChoiceZachary Richard: Cajun Heart (Zachary Richard, toujours batailleur) Phil Comeau

2017

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature BPM (120 battements par minute) Robin Campillo
Best International Short FilmFive Years After the War (Cinq ans après la guerre)Samuel Albaric, Ulysse Lefort, Martin Wiklund
Best Canadian Feature Tadoussac Martin Laroche
Best Canadian Short Film Marguerite Marianne Farley
Best Documentary The Devil's Share (La Part du diable) Luc Bourdon
Best Acadian FeatureModified (Modifié)Aube Giroux
Best Acadian Short Film$1.25Jeep Jones
People's ChoiceModified (Modifié)Aube Giroux

2018

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Capernaum Nadine Labaki
Best International Short FilmUn monde sans bêtesAdrien Lecouturier, Emma Benestan
Best Canadian Feature A Colony (Une colonie) Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
When Love Digs a Hole (Quand l'amour se creuse un trou) Ara Ball
Best Canadian Short Film Brotherhood (Ikhwène) Meryam Joobeur
Lunar Orbit RendezvousMélanie Charbonneau
Best Documentary First Stripes (Premières armes) Jean-François Caissy
Best Acadian FeatureThe Artisans (Les artisans de l'atelier)Daniel Léger
Best Acadian Short FilmLe Patenteux d'HarelleMathieu Laprise
People's Choice Capernaum Nadine Labaki
Girls of the Sun (Les filles du soleil) Eva Husson

2019

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) Céline Sciamma
Best International Short FilmLe chant d'AhmedFoued Mansour
Best Canadian Feature Kuessipan Myriam Verreault
Best Canadian Short Film Mutts (Clebs) Halima Ouardiri
Delphine Chloé Robichaud
Best DocumentaryLanguage Is a Love Story (La langue est donc une histoire d'amour)Andrés Livov
Mad Dog and the Butcher (Les Derniers vilains)Thomas Rinfret
Best Acadian FeaturePour mieux t'aimerGilles Doiron, Denise Bouchard
Best Acadian Short FilmLe grous poissonAngie Richard, Tracey Richard
People's Choice Mad Dog and the Butcher (Les Derniers vilains)Thomas Rinfret

2020

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International FeatureJosep [2] Aurel
Slalom [2] Charlène Favier
Best International Short FilmAmours synthétiques [2] Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix
Best Canadian Feature Nadia, Butterfly [2] Pascal Plante
Best Canadian Short Film Moon (Lune) [2] Zoé Pelchat
Best Documentary Wandering: A Rohingya Story (Errance sans retour) [2] Mélanie Carrier, Olivier Higgins
Best Acadian Feature The Silence (Le Silence) [2] Renée Blanchar
Best Acadian Short FilmUn façon d'être ensemble [2] Francine Hébert

An honorable mention was given to Kelly Depeault for her performance in Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu). [2] Due to the online format, no People's Choice award was presented. [2]

2021

CategoryFilmDirector
Best International Feature Playground (Un monde) [3] Laura Wandel
Best International Short FilmLa Ressource humaine [3] Adriana Da Fonseca
Best Canadian Feature Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres) [3] Ivan Grbovic
Best Canadian Short Film Like the Ones I Used to Know (Les Grandes claques) [3] Annie St-Pierre
Best Documentary Zo Reken [3] Emmanuel Licha
Best Acadian Short FilmMona [3] Xavier Gould

2022

CategoryFilmDirectorRef
Best International Feature Close Lukas Dhont [4]
Best International Short FilmFairplayZoel Aeschbacher [4]
Best Canadian Feature Rosie Gail Maurice [4]
Best Canadian Short FilmParadoxeAimé Majeau Beauchamp [4]
Best DocumentaryThe Super 8 Years (Les années Supr 8) Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot [4]
Best Acadian Feature FilmCroque-mort, c'est beau la vie!Georges Hannan [4]
Best Acadian Short FilmGendrbendrJoe Nadeau [4]
People's ChoiceThe Secret Order (L'Ordre secret) Phil Comeau [5]

2023

CategoryFilmDirectorRef
Best International Feature Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'un chute) Justine Triet [6]
Best International Short FilmBear (Ours)Morgane Frund
Best Canadian Feature Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges) Pascal Plante
Best Canadian Short Film Death to the Bikini! (À mort le bikini!) Justine Gauthier
Best Documentary Four Daughters (Les Filles d’Olfa) Kaouther Ben Hania
Best Acadian Feature Film L'Empremier Live at Beaubassin (1970) Rémi Belliveau
Best Acadian Short FilmDaniel le TisserandJulien Cadieux
People's ChoiceRoots, Diaspora and War (Racines, diaspora et guerre) Phil Comeau [7]

2024

CategoryFilmDirectorRef
Best International FeatureNIKI Céline Sallette [8]
Best International Short FilmTan LontanGuillaume Noura
Best Canadian Feature Universal Language (Une langue universelle) Matthew Rankin
Best Canadian Short FilmSomething Else (Autre chose)Étienne Lacelle
Best Documentary Dahomey Mati Diop
Best Acadian Feature FilmNot presented as no eligible feature films were screened
Best Acadian Short FilmTrécarré : à la source du son de la Baie Sainte-MarieNatalie Robichaud
People's ChoiceAu traversBeatriz Mediavilla [9]

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