Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be represented in the 2025 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (RVQC) program with eight productions.
Trécarré: à la source du son de la Baie Sainte-Marie (Trécarré: Exploring the Saint Mary’s Bay Sound) by Natalie Robichaud (documentary, 30 min) – QUEBEC PREMIERE
Screening: Friday, February 21, 7 p.m., Hydro Québec Theatre, Cinémathèque québécoise
- Brimming with energy and lively tunes, Trécarré takes us into the heart of an Acadian community where music has been a way of life for generations. It was named Best Acadian Short Film at the 2024 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie.
Le tableau (The Painting) by Michèle Lemieux (animation, 11 min 56 s)
Screening: Sunday, February 23, 6:15 p.m., Fernand Seguin Theatre, Cinémathèque québécoise (“Maître dans l’art” program)
- Animated on the pinscreen, this troubling yet tender film revisits the tragic fate of Queen Mariana of Austria and her 1652 portrait by painter Velázquez.
LOCA by Véronique Paquette (animation, 5 min 19 s)
Screening: Sunday, February 23, 6:15 p.m., Fernand Seguin Theatre, Cinémathèque québécoise (“Maître dans l’art” program)
- With a mastery of both dance and animation, the filmmaker combines mixed techniques to channel the essence of tango through evocative imagery of bodies that are equally furtive and powerful. Following its world premiere at the 2024 Sommets du cinéma d’animation in Montreal, LOCA went on to be selected by close to 20 festivals.
Ninan Auassat: Nous, les enfants (Ninan Auassat: We, the Children) by Kim O’Bomsawin (documentary, 93 min)
Screening: Tuesday, February 25, 7:45 p.m., Theatre 12, Cinema Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin
- This documentary from Abenaki filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin celebrates the power and vitality of Indigenous youth, speaking for themselves. The film won awards at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) and the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) in 2024.