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) |
Sébastien Pilote
|
| 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) |
Maxime Giroux
|
| 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
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 |
Vincent Biron
|
| 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 |
Martin Laroche
|
| 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 |
Lukas Dhont |
[4]
|
| Best International Short Film |
Fairplay |
Zoel Aeschbacher |
[4]
|
| Best Canadian Feature |
Rosie |
Gail Maurice |
[4]
|
| Best Canadian Short Film |
Paradoxe |
Aimé Majeau Beauchamp |
[4]
|
| Best Documentary |
The Super 8 Years (Les années Supr 8) |
Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot |
[4]
|
| Best Acadian Feature Film |
Croque-mort, c'est beau la vie! |
Georges Hannan |
[4]
|
| Best Acadian Short Film |
Gendrbendr |
Joe Nadeau |
[4]
|
| People's Choice |
The Secret Order (L'Ordre secret) |
Phil Comeau |
[5]
|
2023
2024
| Category
|
Film
|
Director
|
Ref
|
| Best International Feature |
NIKI |
Céline Sallette |
[8]
|
| Best International Short Film |
Tan Lontan |
Guillaume Noura
|
| Best Canadian Feature |
Universal Language (Une langue universelle) |
Matthew Rankin
|
| Best Canadian Short Film |
Something Else (Autre chose) |
Étienne Lacelle
|
| Best Documentary |
Dahomey |
Mati Diop
|
| Best Acadian Feature Film |
Not presented as no eligible feature films were screened
|
| Best Acadian Short Film |
Trécarré : à la source du son de la Baie Sainte-Marie |
Natalie Robichaud
|
| People's Choice |
Au travers |
Beatriz Mediavilla |
[9]
|
References
- ^ "Le Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie couronne ses lauréats". Ici Radio-Canada, November 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pascale Savoie-Brideau, "Un bilan positif pour le 34e Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Le jury du 35e FICFA récompense les meilleurs films". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Le film acadien Croque-mort. C’est beau la vie! se distingue au FICFA 2022". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 18, 2022.
- ^ Damien Dauphin, "L’ordre secret est le film coup de cœur du public au FICFA". Le Moniteur Acadien, November 30, 2022.
- ^ "L’Empremier Live at Beaubassin, de Rémi Belliveau, est couronné au FICFA". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 24, 2023.
- ^ Sylvie Mousseau, "FICFA: le film acadien Racines, diaspora et guerre récompensé par le public". L'Acadie Nouvelle, November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Trécarré, sur la culture musicale de la Baie-Sainte-Marie, primé au FICFA". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Beatriz Mediavilla remporte le prix du public". Le Citoyen, November 28, 2024.
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