Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie explained
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]
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
2008
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
2010
2011
| Category | Film | Director |
|---|
| Best International Feature | The Minister (L'Exercise de l'État) | Pierre Schöller |
| Attenberg | Athina Rachel Tsangari |
| Best International Short Film | Aglaée | Rudi Rosenberg |
| Le Sucre | Raphaël Médard |
| Best Canadian Feature | The Salesman (Le Vendeur) | |
| Best Canadian Short Film | Ce n'est rien | Nicolas Roy |
| Sang froid | Martin Thibaudeau |
| Best Documentary | Vol spécial | Fernand Melgar |
| Godin | Simon Beaulieu |
| Best Acadian Feature | Moncton Vinyle | Paul Bossé |
| Roméo Savoie: La peinture du corps | Monique LeBlanc |
| Best Acadian Short Film | Off Route 2 | Amanda Dawn Christie |
| People's Choice | Monsieur Lazhar | Philippe Falardeau | |
2012
2013
2014
| Category | Film | Director |
|---|
| Best International Feature | Party Girl | Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis |
| Best International Short Film | L'être venu d'ailleurs | Guy Bordin, Renaud de Putter |
| Best Canadian Feature | Felix and Meira (Félix et Meira) | |
| Best Canadian Short Film | The Cut (La Coupe) | Geneviève Dulude-De Celles |
| Best Documentary | Miron: A Man Returned from Outside the World (Miron : Un homme revenu d'en dehors du monde) | Simon Beaulieu |
| Best Acadian Feature | The Utrecht Seals (Les Sceaux d'Utrecht) | Paul Bossé |
| Best Acadian Short Film | Le paradis de boue | Chris Harrigan |
| People's Choice | The Utrecht Seals (Les Sceaux d'Utrecht) | Paul Bossé | |
2015
| Category | Film | Director |
|---|
| Best International Feature | Much Loved | Nabil Ayouch |
| Best International Short Film | Père | Lotfi Achour |
| Best Canadian Feature | Our Loved Ones (Les êtres chers) | |
| Best Canadian Short Film | La femme qui a vu l'ours | Joannie Lafrenière |
| Best Documentary | Uncle Bernard: A Counter-Lesson in Economics (Oncle Bernard - L'anti-leçon d'économie) | Richard Brouillette |
| Pinocchio | André-Line Beauparlant |
| Best Acadian Feature | Le sprint au flétan | Pat Gauvin |
| Best Acadian Short Film | Cafétéria | Francine Hébert |
| People's Choice | Our Loved Ones (Les êtres chers) | | |
2016
| Category | Film | Director |
|---|
| Best International Feature | Sieranevada | Cristi Puiu |
| Best International Short Film | Zoufs | Tom Boccara, Noé Reutenaeur, Emilien Vekemans |
| Best Canadian Feature | Prank | |
| Best Canadian Short Film | My Last Summer (Mon dernier été) | Claude Demers |
| Best Documentary | Spectres of Shortwave (Ombres des ondes courtes) | Amanda Dawn Christie |
| Best Acadian Feature | Zachary Richard: Cajun Heart (Zachary Richard, toujours batailleur) | Phil Comeau |
| Best Acadian Short Film | Belle-île-en-mer, île bretonne et acadienne | Phil Comeau |
| People's Choice | Zachary Richard: Cajun Heart (Zachary Richard, toujours batailleur) | Phil Comeau | |
2017
| Category | Film | Director |
|---|
| Best International Feature | BPM (120 battements par minute) | Robin Campillo |
| Best International Short Film | Five Years After the War (Cinq ans après la guerre) | Samuel Albaric, Ulysse Lefort, Martin Wiklund |
| Best Canadian Feature | Tadoussac | |
| Best Canadian Short Film | Marguerite | Marianne Farley |
| Best Documentary | The Devil's Share (La Part du diable) | Luc Bourdon |
| Best Acadian Feature | Modified (Modifié) | Aube Giroux |
| Best Acadian Short Film | $1.25 | Jeep Jones |
| People's Choice | Modified (Modifié) | Aube Giroux | |
2018
2019
2020
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
2022
| Category | Film | Director | Ref |
|---|
| Best International Feature | Close | | [4] |
| Best International Short Film | Fairplay | Zoel Aeschbacher | |
| Best Canadian Feature | Rosie | | |
| Best Canadian Short Film | Paradoxe | Aimé Majeau Beauchamp | |
| Best Documentary | The Super 8 Years (Les années Supr 8) | Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot | |
| Best Acadian Feature Film | Croque-mort, c'est beau la vie! | Georges Hannan | |
| Best Acadian Short Film | Gendrbendr | Joe Nadeau | |
| People's Choice | The Secret Order (L'Ordre secret) | | [5] | |
External links
Notes and References
- https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1400674/gagnants-ficfa-prix-vague-festival-film-cinema-acadie "Le Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie couronne ses lauréats"
- Pascale Savoie-Brideau, "Un bilan positif pour le 34e Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 21, 2020.
- https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1841033/prix-ficfa-2021-festival-films-acadie-wandel-grbovic-gould "Le jury du 35e FICFA récompense les meilleurs films"
- https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1933633/cinema-acadie-prix-la-vague-croque-mort-beau-la-vie-georges-hannan-ficfa "Le film acadien Croque-mort. C’est beau la vie! se distingue au FICFA 2022"
- Damien Dauphin, "L’ordre secret est le film coup de cœur du public au FICFA". Le Moniteur Acadien, November 30, 2022.
