Nouveau Québec (film)

Nouveau Québec is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sarah Fortin and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Christine Beaulieu and Jean-Sébastien Courchesne as Sophie and Mathieu, a couple whose relationship is tested by their differing reactions to being exposed to First Nations culture while visiting the remote northern town of Schefferville, Quebec.[2]

Nouveau Québec
Directed bySarah Fortin
Written bySarah Fortin
Produced byGabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
Guillaume Vasseur
StarringChristine Beaulieu
Jean-Sébastien Courchesne
CinematographyVincent Gonneville
Edited byGuillaume Fortin
Music byOlivier Fairfield
Simon Trottier
Production
company
Voyelles Films
Release date
  • October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09) (FNC)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered in October 2021 at the Festival du nouveau cinéma.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival,[4] where Fortin won both the Alliance of Women Film Journalists's EDA Award for best narrative feature directed by a woman,[5] and the Borsos Competition award for Best Screenplay for a Canadian film.[6]

The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Supporting Performance in a Film (Jean-Luc Kanapé) and Best Cinematography (Vincent Gonneville).

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