Herd Leader (French: Chef de meute) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Chloé Robichaud and released in 2012.[1] The film stars Ève Duranceau as Clara, a shy woman who must build confidence in herself when she inherits her late aunt's dog and has to learn how to train it.[2]

Herd Leader
Film poster
FrenchChef de meute
Directed byChloé Robichaud
Written byChloé Robichaud
Produced byFanny-Laure Malo
Chloé Robichaud
Sarah Pellerin
StarringÈve Duranceau
CinematographyJessica Lee Gagné
Edited byChloé Robichaud
Production
companies
La Boîte à Fanny
Les films de la meute
Release date
  • May 26, 2012 (2012-05-26) (Cannes)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, in the competitive short film program,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2012.[5] In 2013, it was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards[6] and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards.[7]

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