Genre: Comedy
Les triplettes de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville)
Features an original jazz musical score by Benoît Charest.
Director
Sylvain Chomet
Writer
Sylvain Chomet
Cast
Michèle Caucheteux, Jean-Claude Donda, Michel Robin, Béatrice Bonifassi, Lina Boudreau
Producers
Viviane Vanfleteren, Didier Brunner, Paul Cadieux
Genres
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Interests
Family Relationships, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
French
Les barbares de la Malbaie
In this warm-hearted comedy, Yves (Philippe-Audrey Larrue St-Jacques), while still the best player on his minor league team, knows that his chances of making it in the NHL are slowly fading. When he suffers a serious injury, he thinks that he might finally be done for good - until his cousin convinces him to take one last shot at a comeback. Together, they drive from northern Quebec to Thunder Bay in the hopes of having him play in a national tournament.
While it begins as a story about following one's dreams, Les Barbares de la Malbaie also looks at the journey of self-discovery that comes when dreams don't go quite as planned.
Director
Vincent Biron
Writers
Eric K. Boulianne, Alexandre Auger, Marc-Antoine Rioux
Cast
Jean-Michel Anctil, Luc Boucher, Etienne Béliveau
Producers
Hany Ouichou, Jeanne-Marie Poulain
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interest
Sports
Original Languages
English, French
Psycho Goreman
Two children accidentally resurrect an evil alien overlord, who they name Psycho Goreman (or PG for short). While a magical amulet allows the kids to control him into doing their bidding, PG still wants to destroy the universe - and soon their activities draw the attention of a Planetary Alliance that sends an elite assassin named Pandora to stop PG from carrying out his evil will. In this battle of good vs. evil, it’s anyone’s guess who will come out on top.
From Steven Kostanski, the creator of the cult-hit Manborg, Psycho Goreman is a fantastical ride that is as bizarre as it is hilarious.
Director
Steven Kostanski
Writer
Steven Kostanski
Cast
Nita-Josée Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew Ninaber
Producers
Stuart F. Andrews, Shannon Hanmer, Steven Kostanski
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Interest
Cult & Offbeat Cinema
Original Language
English
Les mauvaises herbes (Bad Seeds)
Jacques (Alexis Martin), a struggling actor on the run from a loan shark, reluctantly strikes a deal with Simon (Gilles Renaud), a rural farmer with a secret marijuana greenhouse, to help him cultivate a marijuana crop for harvest. In exchange, Simon will hide him from the gangster he owes money to and give him a cut of the profits so that he can pay off his debts.
When they are forced to bring in a sassy energy technician (Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez) to help their secret grow-op thrive, both men’s secrets are threatened, and the race is on to complete the harvest before they’re discovered.
Les Mauvaises Herbes was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards including Best Picture and won two Prix Iris for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.
Director
Louis Bélanger
Writers
Louis Bélanger, Alexis Martin
Cast
Alexis Martin, Gilles Renaud, Emmanuelle Lussier Martinez
Producers
Lorraine Dufour, Luc Vandal
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French
Les invasions barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
An illuminating bittersweet-comedy that won Canada’s first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won the award for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival and nearly 50 other awards.
Director
Denys Arcand
Writer
Denys Arcand
Cast
Rémy Girard, Dorothée Berryman, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze
Producers
Daniel Louis, Denise Robert
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Arts and Culture, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
French
Fabuleuses
Laurie (O’Farrell) desperately wants to become a social media influencer, much to the chagrin of her roommate Elizabeth (Zazham). When she befriends her idol, Clara (Gosselin), a prolific content creator who seems to have a perfect life, Laurie starts to gain a following herself, and finally gets a taste of the life she wants. But as their friendship continues, and the façade that Clara constructed starts to fall away, Laurie comes to see the dark side of internet celebrity, and that she may already be in too deep.
An insightful look at contemporary young female relationships, Mélanie Charbonneau’s debut feature Fabuleuses was nominated for 5 Prix Iris, including best film and best actress.
Director
Mélanie Charbonneau
Quebec-based director Charbonneau started her career with directing commercials. Her first short film, Seule played several international festivals including Cannes. Her short film Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous collected over 30 prizes at festivals internationally. Fabuleuses was her first feature. Most recently she directed episodes of Je ne suis pas un robot.
Writers
Mélanie Charbonneau, Geneviève Pettersen
Cast
Noémie O'Farrell, Alexandre Nachi, Juliette Gosselin, Genevieve Boivin Roussy, Mounia Zahzam
Producer
Nicole Robert
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
French
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
With the reserve bully (Supernault) constantly at her heels and an old flame (Kapashesit) suddenly back in her life, she is grateful that her cousin (Martin) is there to help her in the fight to stay positive under trying circumstances. With a lot of laughs along the way, Mitzi embarks on a quest to get her family back on the right track!
Director
Shelley Niro (Kanien'kehaka)
Writer
Shelley Niro (Kanien'kehaka)
Cast
MorningStar Angeline (Navajo/Shoshone/Chippewa Cree/Blackfoot), Gary Farmer (Cayuga), Roseanne Supernault (Cree/Métis), Gail Maurice (Cree/Métis), Ajuawak Kapashesit (Ojibway/Cree)
Producers
Amos Adetuyi, Floyd Kane, Shelley Niro (Kanien'kehaka)
Genre
Comedy
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, Other Language
Picture Day
Forced to repeat her senior year in high school, Claire (Maslany) has a reputation for sliding into bad habits. At night, she escapes to would-be rock star Jim (McCarthy), while at school, she bonds with Henry (Van Wyck), a nerdy freshman she used to babysit.
Jim and Henry couldn’t be more different, but that becomes part of the point. In this playful, cool and whip-smart coming-of-age film, Emmy-winner Maslany shows us the emotional depth of a rare character that learns the difference between sex, intimacy and friendship.
Director
Kate Melville
Writer
Kate Melville
Cast
Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy
Producers
Lauren Grant, Peter Harvey, Daniel Iron, Kate Melville
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interest
Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Better Than Chocolate
Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) is happy with her life in Vancouver. She works at an LGBTQ+ bookstore owned by Frances (Anne-Marie MacDonald) and has recently fallen head over heels with a young artist named (Christina Cox). When the couple decide to take their romance to the next level and move in together, everything seems perfect.
That is, until Maggie’s recently-divorced mom Lila (Wendy Crewson) and brother Paul turn up at her doorstep, looking to stay with her. The unlikely foursome end up sharing Maggie’s Vancouver loft, and Maggie must decide whether to keep her relationship – and her sexuality – a secret, or reveal who she really is to her well-meaning but naïve and conservative mother.
“Anne Wheeler's sexy, funny, poignant film, from a bright script by Peggy Thompson, is a real charmer, with considerable brains.” – David Noh, FilmJournal InternationalDirector
Anne Wheeler
Writer
Peggy Thompson
Cast
Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Christina Cox, Karyn Dwyer
Producer
Sharon McGowan
Genre
Comedy
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, LGBTQ2S+
Original Language
English
Spinster
On her 39th birthday, Gaby (Chelsea Peretti) finds that she's hit a crossroad in her life. Fresh off of yet another failed relationship, everyone in her life is asking when she's going to settle down. It doesn't help that as a wedding caterer, she's constantly reminded of this pressure. With the dating scene looking bleaker than ever, Gabye begins to wonder whether she'd be happier if she never finds 'the one'.
Andrea Dorfman’s clever twist on the romantic comedy genre features a brilliant performance from Chelsea Peretti (Brooklyn Nine Nine), who brings a touching depth of character along with her trademark acerbic wit.
Director
Andrea Dorfman
Writer
Jennifer Deyell
Cast
Chelsea Peretti
Producers
Jay Dahl, Bill Niven, Marc Tetreault, William Woods
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Interest
Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English