Quebec cinema will shine brightly at the Canadian Screen Awards. For the second year in a row, Quebec is the province that has received the most nominations in the categories dedicated to the seventh art.
In total, 37 Quebec films have made it to the list of finalists for the 2024 edition of the Canadian Screen Awards ceremony, which will be broadcast on May 31 on CBC and CBC Gem.
However, it is the satirical comedy “Blackberry” by Canadian actor and filmmaker Matt Johnson that comes out on top with a total of 17 nominations.
Four of the six feature films nominated for the Best Film of the Year award come from Quebec. These are “Humanist Vampire Seeks Consenting Suicide” by Ariane Louis-Seize, “The Red Rooms” by Pascal Plante, “Richelieu” by Pier-Philippe Chevigny and “Solo” by Sophie Dupuis.
Among the Quebec productions that stand out the most, it is the black comedy “Humanist Vampire Seeks Consensual Suicide,” which received the most nominations with 12. Ru by Charles-Olivier Michaud follows close behind with 9 quotes.
Richelieu and Les Chambres Rouges also do well with 6 and 4 nominations respectively.
Solo (by Sophie Dupuis), Simple comme Sylvain (by Monia Chokri), Kanaval (by Henri Pardo) and Le temps d'un été (by Louise Archambault) each received 4 citations.
Magalie Lépine-Blondeau (Simple as Sylvain), Félix-Antoine Bénard (Humanist Vampire Seeks Consenting Suicidal), Théodore Pellerin (Solo), Rayan Dieudonné (Kanaval), Ariane Castellanos (Richelieu) and Juliette Gariépy (The Red Rooms) notably won nominations in the interpretation categories, now not gender specific.
The Canadian Screen Awards ceremony, honoring excellence in Canadian film and television, is organized by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, which also manages the Gémeaux Gala. The trophies will be awarded during Canada on Screen Week, which runs May 28-31.