UK-based sales outfit Phoenix Worldwide for international sales.
UK-based sales outfit Phoenix Worldwide has acquired Imelda –The Twelve Scores Of A Grumpy Grandma for international sales, from Canadian filmmaker Martin Villeneuve.
The French-language title is produced by Villeneuve and Benoit Beaulieu, and also stars Villeneuve, Ginette Reno and Robert Lepage.
Villeneuve – the brother of Dune director Denis Villeneuve – has spent 10 years making the comedy drama, that is based on the life of the director’s grandmother as she approaches her 100th birthday.
It was distributed last year in Canada by Maison 4:3 under the title The 12 Tasks Of Imelda.
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UK-based sales outfit Phoenix Worldwide has acquired Imelda –The Twelve Scores Of A Grumpy Grandma for international sales, from Canadian filmmaker Martin Villeneuve.
The French-language title is produced by Villeneuve and Benoit Beaulieu, and also stars Villeneuve, Ginette Reno and Robert Lepage.
Villeneuve – the brother of Dune director Denis Villeneuve – has spent 10 years making the comedy drama, that is based on the life of the director’s grandmother as she approaches her 100th birthday.
It was distributed last year in Canada by Maison 4:3 under the title The 12 Tasks Of Imelda.
The...
- 2/21/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Third edition of the international co-production market focused specifically on genre film production to take place in Brussels in April.
Fantasia International Film Festival’s international co-production market Frontières has unveiled the lineup for its third edition.
Taking place at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifff) from April 10-12, the market will feature 12 Frontières projects and 11 Off-Frontières projects.
Frontières is the first and only co-production market to connect North America with Europe in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.
Among the 12 Frontières projects are new works from the likes of Martin Villeneuve (Aquarica), Borys Lankosz (The Chosen Child), Aj Annila (Don’t Come After Me) and Vincent Lannoo (Robin Hood Vs. Zombies).
Meanwhile, the 11 Off-Frontières projects include Beasts from Resolution directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and Warg from Frostbite’s Anders Banke.
The full lineup is as follows:
FRONTIÈRESLES AFFAMÉS (Quebec) Dir. Robin Aubert / Prod. Stéphanie MorissetteAQUARICA (Quebec) Dir. Martin VilleneuveCHLOE...
Fantasia International Film Festival’s international co-production market Frontières has unveiled the lineup for its third edition.
Taking place at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifff) from April 10-12, the market will feature 12 Frontières projects and 11 Off-Frontières projects.
Frontières is the first and only co-production market to connect North America with Europe in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.
Among the 12 Frontières projects are new works from the likes of Martin Villeneuve (Aquarica), Borys Lankosz (The Chosen Child), Aj Annila (Don’t Come After Me) and Vincent Lannoo (Robin Hood Vs. Zombies).
Meanwhile, the 11 Off-Frontières projects include Beasts from Resolution directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and Warg from Frostbite’s Anders Banke.
The full lineup is as follows:
FRONTIÈRESLES AFFAMÉS (Quebec) Dir. Robin Aubert / Prod. Stéphanie MorissetteAQUARICA (Quebec) Dir. Martin VilleneuveCHLOE...
- 2/6/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Marina de Van’s horror movie has won the top prize at the 13th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff).See below for full list of winners
Dark Touch, a supernatural horror film that centres on an 11-year-old girl, was handed the Hr Giger Narcisse Award for best feature in the international competition, which includes a $10,500 (10000Chf) prize.
The international jury said it “appreciated the original way in which the horror genre was combined with a moralistic fairy tale. The director was able to use the supernatural in order to reach a certain truth that revealed an invisible aspect of reality.”
The film, sold by Wild Bunch, also won the Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award and Mad Movies Award.
A special mention went to Swiss horror Chimères by Olivier Beguin.
The international jury was headed by French producer François Cognard and comprised Frederike Dellert, Kim Newman, Orson Scott Card and Jean-François Rauger.
The festival...
Dark Touch, a supernatural horror film that centres on an 11-year-old girl, was handed the Hr Giger Narcisse Award for best feature in the international competition, which includes a $10,500 (10000Chf) prize.
The international jury said it “appreciated the original way in which the horror genre was combined with a moralistic fairy tale. The director was able to use the supernatural in order to reach a certain truth that revealed an invisible aspect of reality.”
The film, sold by Wild Bunch, also won the Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award and Mad Movies Award.
A special mention went to Swiss horror Chimères by Olivier Beguin.
The international jury was headed by French producer François Cognard and comprised Frederike Dellert, Kim Newman, Orson Scott Card and Jean-François Rauger.
The festival...
- 7/15/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
In a time where studios are throwing hundreds of millions of dollars at movies with flash in order to make them hits, Martin Villeneuve has pulled a rabbit out of his hat for less than three. In this situation, the hat is a DVD case and the rabbit is the effects-laden sci-fi marvel of Mars et Avril. Naturally $2.3M still sounds like a lot of money for most indie filmmakers, and on the other side of the block, studios won’t be able to pay the true price that Villeneuve paid — seven years — in order to give birth to this kind of bunny. That all puts Villeneuve and his film in the middle. Not an easy place to be. While it’s played to festivals and scored a March release on iTunes and the aforementioned plastic hat, Mars et Avril is the kind of movie that deserves a lot more attention than it’s gotten — if not...
- 7/1/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Though it's common knowledge that Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril was a labour of love, one that yielded lukewarm reception from our correspondents, both of whom found it to suffer from style over substance syndrome, Villeneuve hasn't spoken much about the challenges of getting such a large scope sci-fi movie made in Canada. There's a reason we don't often see anything of this magnitude: it's expensive and the Canadian film market simply isn't in a place where this sort of movie is feasible yet. But Villeneuve wasn't about to take no for an answer and he set out to make the movie he wanted to make, with some innovative thinking. [Continued ...]...
- 6/10/2013
- QuietEarth.us
Oh, what a wonderful, rich, glorious treat of a film Mars et Avril is. A sci-fi steam-punk romance with a terrific score, it is a delight to the senses. Visually stunning, melodramatic in its storytelling, and unafraid to delve into deep philosophical musings, apparently it's already been released on DVD, and I don't know if it ever had a theatrical release in Canada (though perhaps in Quebec). This is a film that demands to be seen on the big screen, but is by no means an easy watch, in the sense that it does ponder big questions, and asks the spectator to stretch their imagination more than usual. Written and directed by Martin Villeneuve (adapted from his own graphic novels) and set in futuristic Montreal, it...
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- 5/8/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Canadian Screen Awards 2013 nominations: War Witch rules The Genie Awards are dead, long live the Canadian Screen Awards! Well, in truth, the Genie Awards aren’t exactly dead; they’ve just been transmogrified, along with Canadian television’s Gemini Awards, into the aforementioned Canadian Screen Awards, organized by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. But Genie or Canadian Screen, once again a Québécois production dominates the nominations roster. (Photo: Rachel Mwanza in Kim Nguyen’s War Witch.) Kim Nguyen’s Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award nominee Rebelle / War Witch, the story of a (very) young African rebel fighter, received a total of 12 Canadian Screen Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Berlin Film Festival’s Best Actress Rachel Mwanza), Best Supporting Actor (Serge Kanyinda), and Best Original Screenplay (Nguyen). War Witch follows in the heels of recent Quebec-made Genie Award powerhouses and eventual Best Picture winners such...
- 1/16/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Toronto – Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe, Rashida Jones and Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg have added to the star wattage for the Whistler Film Festival, which gets underway next week. Radcliffe will take part in an informal keynote conversation in Whistler, while Jones will receive a trailblazer award for acting and screenwriting. Rosenberg, a top-grossing Hollywood scribe on the strength of the Twilight franchise, will also receive a screenwriter award in Whistler. Elsewhere, Caroline Dhavernas will accompany director Martin Villeneuve for a screening of sci-fi epic Mars et Avril, while Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3) will appear at the west
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- 11/23/2012
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Montreal’s Festival Du Nouveau Cinema (10.10 – 10.21) announced their line-up today for their 41st edition and among the smorgasbord of subtitle offerings dating back to this year’s Rotterdam, Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Venice and Tiff editions, we’re knee-deep in avant-garde world cinema from the established auteurs Assayas, Vinterberg, Ozon, Sang-Soo, Joao Pedro Rodriguez, Larrain, Loach, Reygadas, Ghobadi, Mungiu and Miguel Gomes. Heavy on offerings from Quebec and France, the fest also manages to offer a stellar snapshot of the up-and-comers from all corners of the globe. Among the notable titles in the (Competition category) International Selection we’ve got Pablo Berger’s Blancanieves, Ursula Meier’s Sister, Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky’s Francine (which received its theatrical release earlier this month) and Rodrigo Plá’s La Demora. Loaded in Cannes items, the Special Presentations is the fest’s A-list selections (see filmmakers named above) and the one pic...
- 9/25/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
14th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff) announced its complete lineup today in a press conference. Mff will be held from October 18th to 25th at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Ncpa) and Inox, Nariman Point, Liberty Cinemas, Marine Lines as the main festival venues and Cinemax, Andheri and Cinemax Sion as the satellite venues. Click here to watch trailers and highlights from the festival.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
- 9/24/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A rare example of a French-Canadian science-fiction thriller with the glossy dimensions of a blockbuster, Mars & Avril is a flawed labor of love for former graphic designer turned writer-director Martin Villeneuve, the younger brother of the acclaimed Quebecois film-maker Denis. Adapting his own two graphic novels, first published in Quebec in 2006, Villeneuve has conjured up a highly polished comic-book futurescape that recalls classic French fantasy fables like Jeunet and Carot’s City of ... [Continued ...]...
- 7/6/2012
- QuietEarth.us
Mars et Avril Trailer. Martin Villeneuve‘s Mars et Avril (2012) movie trailer stars Caroline Dhavernas, Jacques Languirand, Robert Lepage, Jean Asselin, and Paul Ahmarani. Mars et Avril‘s plot synopsis: “Mars et Avril takes place in a Montreal of the future when humanity is ready to move to Mars. But, not everyone is ready to go. Jacob Obus, a charismatic and beloved septuagenarian, leader of the anti-cybernetic movement, takes pride in slowing down time. He plays captivating music on instruments inspired by women’s bodies and designed by his friend, Arthur.
It’s when Jacob and Arthur are smitten by Avril, a young and short-winded photographer, that the true nature of the old sex symbol is revealed. After making love for the first time in his life, Jacob is ready to leave for Mars in search of his muse. In the midst of everything arrives Eugène Spaak, inventor, cosmologist and Arthur’s father,...
It’s when Jacob and Arthur are smitten by Avril, a young and short-winded photographer, that the true nature of the old sex symbol is revealed. After making love for the first time in his life, Jacob is ready to leave for Mars in search of his muse. In the midst of everything arrives Eugène Spaak, inventor, cosmologist and Arthur’s father,...
- 12/22/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
We were very excited when, earlier this year, director Martin Villeneuve (younger brother of the much respected Denis Villeneuve), provided us with an update on his project Mars et Avril. Adapted by Villeneuve from a series of graphic novels and featuring visuals by renowned artist Francois Schuiten, not to mention script doctored by his brother, the story takes place in a futuristic world where migration to Mars is commonplace but Jacob, a leader of the anti-cybernetic movement, isn't quite ready to go. The story follows Jacob as he works his way though the issues that are keeping him tied to earth.
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- 12/21/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Mars et Avril is a striking new Canadian science fiction film, currently in post-production. The feature film about a future where people are emigrating to Mars is based on the graphic novels of the same name and is written, produced and directed by newcomer Martin Villeneuve who was kind enough to pass along some stills from his film and give us an update on where production's at... and if you're wondering why the film looks so visually interesting, it's because Belgian comic book artist François Schuiten, who has worked on film's such as Golden Compass and Mr. Nobody) is on production design duties.
To get the world of Mars et Avril just right, the film was shot almost entirely on green screen and with a budget of $2 million - a decent size for a Canadian production - Villeneuve was actually able to do the technique justice.
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To get the world of Mars et Avril just right, the film was shot almost entirely on green screen and with a budget of $2 million - a decent size for a Canadian production - Villeneuve was actually able to do the technique justice.
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- 4/4/2011
- QuietEarth.us
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