Fauve
Film poster
Directed byJérémy Comte
Written byJérémy Comte
Produced byEvren Boisjoli
Maria Gracia Turgeon
StarringFélix Grenier
Alexandre Perreault
Louise Bombardier
CinematographyOlivier Gossot
Edited byJérémy Comte
Music byBrian D'Oliveira
Production
companies
Achromatic Media
Midi la Nuit
Distributed byH264 Distribution
Release date
  • January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (Sundance)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Fauve is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Jérémy Comte and released in 2018.[1] The film centres on two boys (Félix Grenier and Alexandre Perreault) looking for adventure near an open pit mine, who are soon drawn into a dangerous situation as their power game spins out of control.[1]

The film was shot near Thetford Mines, Quebec.[2]

Awards

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize in the short films program.[2] It won several awards at other film festivals throughout the year, including the top award at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films,[3] an Honourable Mention from the Best Canadian Short Film jury at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] and the Grand Jury Prize at the 24FPS International Short Film Festival.[5]

It was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[6]

The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[7] It was also an Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards,[8] and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards.

References

  1. ^ a b "Aspen Shortsfest: Writer-director Jérémy Comte on making ‘Fauve’". Aspen Times, April 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Sundance : Jérémy Comte gagne un prix spécial du jury". La Tribune, January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Canadian Film Wins Top Prize at Palm Springs ShortFest". Palm Springs Life, June 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily, September 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Canadian's film 'Fauve' takes top prize at Abilene's 24fps short film festival". Abilene Reporter-News, November 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year". Now, December 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Les Québécois remportent plus de la moitié des trophées à l'avant-gala des prix Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "Two Quebec filmmakers receive first-ever Academy Award nominations". CBC News Montreal, January 22, 2019.

External links

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short and Best Theatrical Short
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