Festival Calendar
Montreal Festival of New Cinema
Montreal Festival of New Cinema
3805, Blvd. Saint-Laurent
QC H2W 1X9 Montreal
phone +1-514 2 82 00 04
fax +1-514 28 26 664
http://www.nouveaucinema.ca
email: info@nouveaucinema.ca
Director
Mr. Nicolas Girard Detruc
ngirard@nouveaucinema.ca
Programming Director
Mr. Claude Chamberlan
chamberlan@nouveaucinema.ca
Year of Foundation 1971
Event Date from 09 October 2013 till 20 October 2013
in Montreal, Canada
Sections International Selection, Special Presentation, Temps Zéro, Code 1520, Hommages & Retrospective, Open Source
Terms of Entry no restrictions concerning film length; works produced after 1st January of the current year; no previous screening in Quebec
Subtitles English subtitles recommended French subtitles recommended
Format 16 mm, 35 mm, Beta SP PAL, DVD PAL
Registration Deadline 15 July 2013
Fees $25 per foreign entry
Attendance Figures 100,000
Participants of the Film Industry 1.500 participants of the industry, largely Canadian distributors and producers
Prizes/Awards Louve d'or - Best Feature Prize (International Selection), Best Screenwriting Prize éQuinoxe/Radio-Canada, Public Prize Radio-Canada ($5000), Innovation Prize ONF (Temps Zéro), Best Feature Prize (Temps Zéro), Best Short Prize (Temps Zéro), "Main" Prize Feature or Short ($500), AQCC Prize Feature
2012
Sélection Internationale: Feature Movies
DJECA – CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO by Aida Begic (BA/DE/FR/TR, Rohfilm)
OUR LITTLE DIFFERENCES (DIE FEINEN UNTERSCHIEDE) by Sylvie Michel (Pallas Film, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion)
Présentation speciale: Feature Movies
PARADISE: LOVE (PARADIE: LIEBE) by Ulrich Seidl (AT/FR/DE, Tatfilm)
POST TENEBRAS LUX by Carlos Reygadas (MX/FR/DE/NL, The Match Factory)
TABU by Miguel Gomes (PT/DE/BR/FR, Komplizen Film)
Présentation speciale: Short Movies
DVA by Mickey Nedimovic
HOME (DAHEIM) by Olaf Held
OF DOGS AND HORSES (VON HUNDEN UND PFERDEN) by Thomas Stuber
Panorama International: Feature Movies
BAIKONUR by Veit Helmer (Veit Helmer Filmproduktion)
MOLD (SCHIMMEL) by Ali Aydin (TR/DE, Beleza Film)
PEACHES DOES HERSELF by Peaches (I U She Production)
THE BELLA VISTA by Alicia Cano (UY/DE, Thomas Mauch Filmproduktion)
Focus - Fantaisie
OH SUPERSTAR by Istvan Kantor (CA/DE)
Tribute - William Klein
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA: A LOSER’S OPERA by William Klein (Oko-Filmproduktion)
THE LITTLE RICHARD STORY by William Klein (Oko-Filmproduktion)
Youth Section: Feature Films
MOON MAN (DER MONDMANN) by Stephan Schesch (GE/FR/IE, Schesch Filmkreation)
THE TREASURE KNIGHTS – THE SECRET OF MELUSINA (SCHATZRITTER UND DAS GEHEIMNIS VON MELUSINA) by Laura Schroeder (LU/DE, NEOS Film, Bavaria Film Partners, Screenvest)
Youth Section: Short Films
BERLIN RECYCLERS by Nikki Schuster (DE/AT)
Number of Films Shown 200 to 250 works from about 40 countries
Media Coverage wide coverage in all national print and electronic media, about 200 journalists
Specific Characteristics The winner of the short film competition automatically qualifies for the OSCAR competition for the Best Short Film.Evaluation The festival sees itself as a "contrasting event" to commercially oriented festivals and calls for innovative contributions, particularly from the field of the "new media". It is the city's oldest festival. The festival showcase around 200 independent foreign productions and presents a choice selection of 25 international feature films in the competitive feature section. The festival's uniqueness lies in it being a prime platform for new media productions in the widest sense. Focus on experimental and innovative/artistic independent productions.
