| A Fire in the Cold Season | |
| Director: | Justin Oakey |
| Producer: | Marc Tétrault Justin Oakey |
| Story: | Kaela Babstock Justin Oakey |
| Starring: | Stephen Oates Michaela Kurimsky |
| Music: | Mat McNerney Kimmo Helén |
| Cinematography: | James Klopko |
| Editing: | Justin Oakey |
| Studio: | Black River Pictures OPC |
| Distributor: | Game Theory Films Vertical Entertainment Velvet Spoon |
| Runtime: | 94 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
A Fire in the Cold Season is a 2019 Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Justin Oakey.[1] The film stars Stephen Oates as Scott, an introverted trapper who has discovered a dead body, and Michaela Kurimsky as Mona, the dead man's pregnant widow.[2] It received praise for its cinematography, intricate original score, as well as its "artful, genre-bending approach" to the backwoods thriller.[3]
The film premiered on September 13, 2019 at the FIN Atlantic Film Festival.[4] It subsequently had its international premiere in Iceland, and continued to screen at festivals during the COVID-19 pandemic, before a delated theatrical and digital release in Canada (October 2020). It has since been released internationally, in dozens of countries.
James Klopko received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[5]