| The Vinland Club | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Benoît Pilon |
| Producer: | Chantal Lafleur |
| Starring: | Sébastien Ricard Rémy Girard François Papineau Fabien Cloutier |
| Music: | Guido Del Fabbro Pierre Lapointe |
| Cinematography: | François Gamache |
| Editing: | Richard Comeau |
| Studio: | Productions Avenida |
| Distributor: | Les Films Opale |
| Runtime: | 125 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
The Vinland Club (fr|'''Le Club Vinland''') is a Canadian drama film that was directed by Benoît Pilon and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Sébastien Ricard as Frère Jean, a priest teaching at a private Roman Catholic school in the Charlevoix region of Quebec in the 1940s who enlists his students in a project to locate archaeological evidence of the ancient Norse settlement of Vinland.[2]
The film's cast also includes Rémy Girard, François Papineau, Fabien Cloutier, Arnaud Vachon, Xavier Huard, Émilie Bibeau, Guy Thauvette, Guy Sprung, and Émile Schneider.
The film was originally slated for release on April 17, 2020,[3] but that was delayed by the shutdown of movie theatres in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[4] The film had its world premiere at the Beijing International Film Festival in August 2020 and had its North American premiere later that year at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival on October 31.[5]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Iris | June 6, 2021 | Best Film | Chantal Lafleur | [6] [7] [8] | |
| Best Director | Benoît Pilon | ||||
| Best Actor | Sébastien Ricard | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Rémy Girard | ||||
| Revelation of the Year | Arnaud Vachon | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Normand Bergeron, Benoît Pilon, Marc Robitaille | ||||
| Best Art Direction | Patrice Bengle, Louise Tremblay | ||||
| Best Cinematography | François Gamache | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Francesca Chamberland | ||||
| Best Hair | André Duval | ||||
| Best Original Music | Guido Del Fabbro, Pierre Lapointe | ||||
| Best Casting | Pierre Pageau, Daniel Poisson | ||||
| Public Prize | Benoît Pilon, Chantal Lafleur | ||||