1692803798 About Antoine in competition in La Rochelle

“About Antoine” in competition in La Rochelle

series About Anthony by Club illico will be in official competition at the La Rochelle Fiction Festival in France next month.

About Antoine, written by Cathleen Rouleau and directed by Podz, wins the Foreign Francophone Competition category.

The work, nominated six times for the 38th Gemini Awards Gala, will be presented in La Rochelle on September 15, the day before the awards ceremony.

About Antoine becomes interested in Julie (Cathleen Rouleau) as she begins a romantic relationship with Marc (Claude Legault), who is the father of two children, including Antoine (Antoine Parent-Bédard), a disabled, autistic, mentally challenged, non-verbal, and severely epileptic teenager.

Antoine Parent-Bébard and Claude Legault in a scene from the series About Antoine.

Cathleen Rouleau and Claude Legault. PHOTO PROVIDED BY CLUB ILLICO

About Antoine was created by ComediHa! produced in collaboration with Quebecor Content and distributed internationally by Amuz Distribution.